…towards the end of our time together, I asked Margot, “If gender is the least important thing about you, what would you say is the most important thing about you?” Their answer: Existing in a state of awe.

Change is happening, it is always happening—as Octavia E. Butler says, “the only lasting truth is change.” Yet, some folks try desperately to keep things the same, uphold the status quo, and stay deep in their dissonance. Take a look around. What are we trying so desperately to hold onto?