I will survive

Gloria Gaynor washing her hands to "I will Survive" just popped up on Twitter yesterday and I was reminded again just how much I love her voice and this song.

Aside from just how well this song has held up, my mind interprets this song from the angle of gender dysphoria quite a bit and as I really start to unlock my own gender journey, it resonates with me a great deal.

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