The world seems a lot more dangerous these days. But is it? We collected statistics from several bureaus of the federal government, in order to come to a conclusive answer.

Being transgender saved my life. It also almost ended it. The world just isn't cut out for trans people these days. In the past year, I had to give up a lifetime of being myself to preserve whatever lifetime I had. But even a life miserable isn't worse than dying.

You have to be careful out there. There's never a moment when it's safe to let down your guard, existing in public while trans. Here are eight of our best tips to keeping yourself safe and defending yourself.

like the title says. everywhere i go i feel like people are staring at me. is it going to be like this forever? will i ever look right enough to be in public?

Too many people in the world think everything's going to turn out roses and cupcakes. They won't. They never will be. Life is a struggle, and it's dangerous out there. You can never lose situational awareness.