J.E. Reich

There's this one part that almost looks like the inverse of a masthead. It's sort of like a column that's etched throughout the building. And if you look down, you can see the bottom floor. It's a place of cascading light, which is such an interesting juxtaposition to the dark reasons that bring people to it.

It's not a perfect process, but what's perfect anyway?

It's not a perfect process, but what's perfect anyway?

It's not a perfect process, but what's perfect anyway?

What I mourn the most and what I'm trying to grapple my way back to is I stopped writing. Writing was always something that was such a core part of me. It took that away from me because I felt like I didn't have a voice anymore for a really long time. The first real thing that I wrote of some significance or substance, at least to me, was the victim impact statement.

What I mourn the most and what I'm trying to grapple my way back to is I stopped writing. Writing was always something that was such a core part of me. It took that away from me because I felt like I didn't have a voice anymore for a really long time. The first real thing that I wrote of some significance or substance, at least to me, was the victim impact statement.

What I mourn the most and what I'm trying to grapple my way back to is I stopped writing. Writing was always something that was such a core part of me. It took that away from me because I felt like I didn't have a voice anymore for a really long time. The first real thing that I wrote of some significance or substance, at least to me, was the victim impact statement.

And then the Tree of Life shooting happened on October 27th of the same year. It was hard to listen to that. The judge heard both statements from the prosecution and statements from the defense, then declared a recess, which wasn't super long. And this was a lovely act of kindness. As a transmasculine, non-binary person, I wanted to go to the bathroom.

And then the Tree of Life shooting happened on October 27th of the same year. It was hard to listen to that. The judge heard both statements from the prosecution and statements from the defense, then declared a recess, which wasn't super long. And this was a lovely act of kindness. As a transmasculine, non-binary person, I wanted to go to the bathroom.

And then the Tree of Life shooting happened on October 27th of the same year. It was hard to listen to that. The judge heard both statements from the prosecution and statements from the defense, then declared a recess, which wasn't super long. And this was a lovely act of kindness. As a transmasculine, non-binary person, I wanted to go to the bathroom.

The printout, the one that I have in front of me is the one that I actually read in court. I'm here in court today, here in front of you, to make my existence absolute. On paper, I'm victim number three. But I am not an abstract. I am not an idea.

The printout, the one that I have in front of me is the one that I actually read in court. I'm here in court today, here in front of you, to make my existence absolute. On paper, I'm victim number three. But I am not an abstract. I am not an idea.

The printout, the one that I have in front of me is the one that I actually read in court. I'm here in court today, here in front of you, to make my existence absolute. On paper, I'm victim number three. But I am not an abstract. I am not an idea.

During the recess, I was really worried about what bathroom to use. I don't pass as cis, which is not something that I particularly want for myself anyway. But it can make my life harder in certain ways. Like doing something as simple and gross and embarrassing in private as going to the bathroom. I just want to like pee and wash my hands and leave.

During the recess, I was really worried about what bathroom to use. I don't pass as cis, which is not something that I particularly want for myself anyway. But it can make my life harder in certain ways. Like doing something as simple and gross and embarrassing in private as going to the bathroom. I just want to like pee and wash my hands and leave.

During the recess, I was really worried about what bathroom to use. I don't pass as cis, which is not something that I particularly want for myself anyway. But it can make my life harder in certain ways. Like doing something as simple and gross and embarrassing in private as going to the bathroom. I just want to like pee and wash my hands and leave.

That's all I can hope for. Thank you guys for giving me a platform to be able to speak about this so candidly and to help people be heard. You're truly making a difference in the world. It's Tikkun Olam. It's repairing the world.

That's all I can hope for. Thank you guys for giving me a platform to be able to speak about this so candidly and to help people be heard. You're truly making a difference in the world. It's Tikkun Olam. It's repairing the world.

That's all I can hope for. Thank you guys for giving me a platform to be able to speak about this so candidly and to help people be heard. You're truly making a difference in the world. It's Tikkun Olam. It's repairing the world.

So in a state like Florida, I really have to worry about how I go about doing something as simple and stupid as that. I asked the FBI agent who had been my main point of contact where the bathroom was. She's obviously been to this courthouse multiple times. She directed me as to where they were. And she said, I want you to know we're in a federal building. So you use whatever bathroom you want.