As a woman

As an American that is 3/4 Asian 1/4 White

As the daughter of a woman that is by definition an Asian immigrant

As the daughter of a half Asian half white man that looks more Asian than white

As an openly, as of this sentence, queer woman (YAY WOMAN YAY MEN I like both okay yes)

As someone that struggles with mental illness

As someone who has had days where even her dorm room is not a safe space away from misogyny

As someone that fits into the numerous categories that Donald Trump has publicly shamed, spoke out against, and made to feel inferior

I am scared.

I am scared for my safety. I am scared for the safety of my family, my friends, my classmates, for everyone that has felt the hate, bigotry, prejudice, racism or misogyny.

I am scared.

While there is fear in the air right now. It is also a time of realization, one in which we must educate those that see this hate as the right way, that the choices of the minorities belong in their hands, that they do not have the right to run our lives.

Donald Trump may have won the election. He is our president-elect. That is the unfortunate fact for many of us. But we can't let this stop us from fighting for what is right. It is absolutely crucial that we work our hardest to make our voices heard from every corner of this world. While he may have won the election he will not break out spirits.

To my friends who voted for Trump, it was your choice not mine so I will not criticize you, but I will stand for what I believe in and if you don't accept that then please unfriend me.You're allowed to have your opinions and I'm allowed to have mine, so please let me speak my mind without being told I'm wrong, dumb, uneducated or whatever you think.

This is not a time to criticize one another, but rather to band together with those who are willing to fight with you. So please I implore you all that like me do not support Trump and his ideals, to rise up and fight for equality, for diversity, for everyone that has ever been marginalized.