Neha

Our ability to build power in this way is a way that we maintain hope so that we can keep organizing for a better future. I think one of the best tools like these fucking fascist freaks have is making us feel like there's no hope. It's beating us down. It's making us feel like we have no power.

It's making us feel completely disconnected from like the government, our workplace, all of these different things that like exert power over us. And I think labor is such a direct way to give people that power back.

It's making us feel completely disconnected from like the government, our workplace, all of these different things that like exert power over us. And I think labor is such a direct way to give people that power back.

It's making us feel completely disconnected from like the government, our workplace, all of these different things that like exert power over us. And I think labor is such a direct way to give people that power back.

The trans community is disproportionately impoverished. A lot of us are struggling to just pay for rent or our basic needs, right?

The trans community is disproportionately impoverished. A lot of us are struggling to just pay for rent or our basic needs, right?

The trans community is disproportionately impoverished. A lot of us are struggling to just pay for rent or our basic needs, right?

I think this framing assumes that all trans people are, I don't know, rich, working in tech or some shit like that, which just is not true.

I think this framing assumes that all trans people are, I don't know, rich, working in tech or some shit like that, which just is not true.

I think this framing assumes that all trans people are, I don't know, rich, working in tech or some shit like that, which just is not true.

And I mean, I can also attest to the fact that I started at Starbucks five years ago because I needed to have access to gender affirming care. I was coming from a situation where I came out as a teenager. I was disowned and kicked out by my family. I didn't have access to college. I was like basically on my own, right? And I had no idea how I was going to medically transition.

And I mean, I can also attest to the fact that I started at Starbucks five years ago because I needed to have access to gender affirming care. I was coming from a situation where I came out as a teenager. I was disowned and kicked out by my family. I didn't have access to college. I was like basically on my own, right? And I had no idea how I was going to medically transition.

And I mean, I can also attest to the fact that I started at Starbucks five years ago because I needed to have access to gender affirming care. I was coming from a situation where I came out as a teenager. I was disowned and kicked out by my family. I didn't have access to college. I was like basically on my own, right? And I had no idea how I was going to medically transition.

And like older trans women in my life told me to apply to Starbucks. And it was also like one of those things where like, Again, I live in Oklahoma. It's not like there's a ton of employers who are like super excited to hire trans women, right?

And like older trans women in my life told me to apply to Starbucks. And it was also like one of those things where like, Again, I live in Oklahoma. It's not like there's a ton of employers who are like super excited to hire trans women, right?

And like older trans women in my life told me to apply to Starbucks. And it was also like one of those things where like, Again, I live in Oklahoma. It's not like there's a ton of employers who are like super excited to hire trans women, right?

Right. And I think that's how Starbucks kind of like advertises itself to queer and trans workers. Right. And I think this is reflected in the demographic of my store. 99% of my coworkers are queer. A lot of us are trans. There's like a lot of trans women who work at my store and, I actually don't even know if we have a single straight coworker, actually.

Right. And I think that's how Starbucks kind of like advertises itself to queer and trans workers. Right. And I think this is reflected in the demographic of my store. 99% of my coworkers are queer. A lot of us are trans. There's like a lot of trans women who work at my store and, I actually don't even know if we have a single straight coworker, actually.

Right. And I think that's how Starbucks kind of like advertises itself to queer and trans workers. Right. And I think this is reflected in the demographic of my store. 99% of my coworkers are queer. A lot of us are trans. There's like a lot of trans women who work at my store and, I actually don't even know if we have a single straight coworker, actually.

We have like our one token diversity hire, but he literally just transferred. So I think it's all gay people. But no, like all of us apply to Starbucks because like, what other options do we have, right? And again, in my case, I applied to Starbucks because I needed access to gender affirming care. And over like the five years that I've worked here, I've realized that