"Vulnerability is often the first step on the path towards justice. Vulnerability breeds empathy. Empathy fosters support. Support leads to action."

Coming out is already be an intimidating experience for many, but to do it again and again on a national stage in the hopes to change one's community takes unfathomable courage. Sarah McBride never set out to make history. But as a political activist who happens to be transgender, she became the first openly transwoman to work at the White House under the Obama Administration, to legislate LGBTQ+ inclusivity bills in Delaware, and became the first openly transgender state senator.
In her memoir "Tomorrow Will Be Different," she shares the hurdles she's faced throughout her political career, coming out, and losing her husband to cancer just days after they were married. The politically-focused aspect isn't as engaging as I hoped it would be, but it's necessary to read in order to truly understand how bills currently going on in Texas, the Don't Say Gay Bill in Florida, and transphobia takes hold. Despite the challenges she faces, McBride is also open about the privileges she also has, addresses issues in what it means to be "pass" as a transwoman based on her looks, and reiterating how important intersectional activism is. She lays out the political scope of the LGBTQ+ community and her personal experiences with vulnerability and honesty that really paints a deep portrait of the importance of treating transgender individuals with dignity and respect, and what happens when we have ignorant people in power. This is a definite inspiring must-read.