We have to. If we yield then there's no one standing up for trans children. As tempting as escape is, we cannot abandon them. We cannot abandon ourselves and our community. I'm sorry. I wish it wasnt this way, dearly.
As deranged as it may be to take comfort in a quote from a fantasy book, a quote from lord of the rings brings me some degree of comfort.
So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
Getting bogged down in wishes to be in a different world can stop us from making this world better. We can't change what's already happened, all we can do is take actions now.