For the past 4 years, I have poured everything I have into my passion as a professional wrestling referee. There's not much money in it, but I've dreamed about making it to one of the larger national companies and this year all my work was finally start to pay off with being booked in Vegas during WrestleMania week and being booked for several large arena shows.
I'm also trans.
Now I find myself in a situation where interstate travel in the US is becoming more dangerous by the day. I am finding myself having to check legislation multiple times a week to see what new laws have been passed and how they could affect me. When it's illegal for you to use the proper bathroom without going to jail (and getting put in with the wrong population on top of it), it becomes impossible that drive the hundreds of miles through these states to where I'm booked.
After countless hours on the road and thousands upon thousands of dollars invested, I'm now finding my dream, which seemed obtainable just a few months ago, being ripped away from me simply because of what I am. I am also losing my entire social and support circle as I have literally no one locally in my life (extremely small town).
American dream my ass. Only if you're cis-het white. I've not been able to stop crying and I just don't care to keep going anymore. In wrestling or life.
Welp. Time to complete my pirated Trek collection ๐คทโโ๏ธ