[Gentle Tiger]

It has been a while. How's everyone doing? To the folks in Oakland how are things for real?

Warning...I am about to vent!

I'm coming in here to share this because you most of all will appreciate this...once again I am pulled over by the police. Why? Was I speeding, nope! Was my license plate expired? Nope! Why? You guessed it...for DWB! Yep, you guessed it...driving while black. Apparently it is against some law that you can't be driving a nice car AND coming from work late at night. And did the idiot not ask me where I bought my car and when? And did I not ask what is your badge number and when did you receive it?

And then I have a conversation with someone that I will never know what it is to be a black man in America. While I may not know what it is to grow up from birth as a black man I sure have been pulled over multiple times since transitioning, had more women not of color try to blend into the elevator wall when I get on, clutch their purse when walking by them, etc, etc, etc.

I know this isn't the transitioning thread but I needed to vent about this topic here a reason.

ok, taking a deep breath and looking for the peach cobbler. and sweet potato pie.