#Social Issue

Transphobia is the fear of diverse gender identities, a shadow cast by modern society that hides behind anonymity to exclude others. It wields the word 'diversity' as a shield while hurling stones at the most vulnerable. It identifies others’ existence as a threat and spares no effort to barrierize public spaces. It manifests less in words than in violent deeds, scattering self-righteous terror in the name of every justice.

Unemployment is the state of having lost the lifeblood called income and being expelled from the body of society. It is the ordeal of wearing down both your resume and your self-esteem as you ping between job boards every morning. The job hunt stretches like a marathon whose finish line forever hovers on the horizon. The interviewer’s smile might be a beacon of hope or a flame of pity—you can never tell. You could interpret it as a temporary reprieve from economic activity, until the unemployment benefit deposit reminds you that reality just punched you in the forehead.