I Don’t Feel Brave

Instead of telling me I am brave, speak up for equal rights for all

Branwen Rhiannon Drew
Gender From The Trenches
3 min readMay 17, 2019

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Photo courtesy Branwen Rhiannon Drew

When you tell someone they are brave or are your hero, you put a burden on them that is often heavy to carry.

Why do people tell me I am brave? It actually hurts sometimes because I don’t feel brave. I never saw combat…

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Branwen Rhiannon Drew
Gender From The Trenches

Artist, Activist, Poet, Writer, Liberal, Progressive “I am woman! Hear me roar!” Trans Woman. Librarian.