To Embody "_______," Rather Than Performing and Competing "_______," Enables

To embody "_______," rather than performing and competing "_______," enables trans women to enter spaces with a lower risk of being rebutted or questioned, policed or attacked. "_______" is a pathway to survival, and the heaviness of these truths were a lot for a thirteen-year-old to carry, especially one still trying to figure out who she was. I was also unable to accept that I was perceived as beautiful because, to me, I was not. No matter how many people told me I was fish, I didn't see myself that way. My eyes stung, betraying me, and immediately I felt embarrassed by my visible vulnerability.

A) inauthenticity
B) transgender
C) realness
D) sexuality