thinking about whether other people walk into a space and also think

will people in this room not respect me because i am asian

will people in this room not respect me because i am small

will people in this room not respect me because i have feminine traits

will people in this room not respect me because i can't express myself freely in english

will people in this room not respect me because i can't express myself freely in canto

will people in this room not respect me because i didn't grow up in this culture

will people in this room not respect me because i am gender non-conforming

will people in this room not respect me because i am not allo

will people in this room not respect me because i do not present as "straight"

will people in this room not respect me, want to be near me, or like me because i am asian, small, have feminine traits, can't express myself freely in english/canto, didn't grow up in this culture, am not gender non-conforming, allo, and do not present as "straight"

every fucking second of every day

and how much lighter or heavier life like this, or not like this, would be in a different timeline