Speeches

Wedding Speech

Hi everyone, as you know I am Annierose’s cousin, Poe Porter. I promise I will not keep you for long. Firstly, I would like to say thank you to all of you for coming out here and celebrating these two wonderful people. Now to focus on Annie, who has always been there for me and taught me how to play dungeons and dragons when my brothers would not. Annie, you were the person that made me feel safe and comfortable at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every Thanksgiving I go to grandmas with my switch and sit in a corner and play video games until you show up and I have someone to hang out with. You always would be so kind and nice to me even though I am the youngest cousin and to me you are the oldest cousin. We may be cousins, but I’ve always seen you as a sister. I am so happy and proud of you for finding someone who respects, supports, and protects you as Zach does. He is patient and understanding towards you and I am so glad that you found each other. When I first met Zach, I thought it was going to be slow and awkward, but he was so nice, and he is the reason grilled peanut butter sandwiches are my favorite snacks. I know you are going to be happy for many years. I love you, Annie. And welcome to the family Zach. Now lets raise a glass to bride and Groom.

Random Transgender Speech

What do you first think of when you see me? Maybe you think I’m lesbian because I have short hair and wear my brothers' shirts. Or maybe you think that’s a trans dude. Well, I hope you think of the second one. Hi, I’m Poe James Porter, I picked my name, cut my hair, and use he/him pronouns. Most people assume I am a girl at first glance and as you could imagine it doesn’t feel good when you first meet someone and they instantly misgender you before you can say anything else. Growing up I never felt like a girl, yes, I loved wearing dresses and was a cheerleader, but I wanted to be on field playing football instead for holding someone’s foot above my head. I would watch the guys in my classes playing with their hot wheels or bay blades trying to join them, but I was always pushed to the back just for wearing pink. So, in 6th grade I got a New York Giants backpack so guys would know I liked football. And that went just as well as you’d like. None of the guys wanted anything to do with me because I liked football. I was constantly asked to name 5 players or list their record and when I couldn’t answer they’d laugh and say I was a poser. It was a cheap backpack too so when it broke and I needed a new one, they all celebrated. No matter how hard I tried to be one of the guys, no one took me. I started to go by my last name in Freshman year and didn’t want to be a girl, it made me uncomfortable. I cut off my hair and then covid hit. For most people covid was the worst time of their lives. As for me, I started transitioning to a guy, I started to use he/they pronouns, wore clothes from the guy's section and started streaming on twitch. It was the best time of my life. I was one of the first trans people in my high school to come out which helped everyone else come out too. When we went back to school, I made sure no one used my deadname or called me she/her. Even though I was a guy, I still didn’t get that guy friend group I wanted but I dated someone who changed their sexuality just so I felt comfortable and helped me as much as he could being cisgender.

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