The Myth of Neutrality

They’ll say:
“Be careful what you say. You don’t want to alienate people.”
“Don’t take sides.”
“Be neutral.”

But let’s name the truth:

Neutrality is a myth.
It’s the mask power wears while harm is happening in plain sight.
It’s the silence that lets systems keep grinding people up.

And in this country, silence is never neutral, it’s endorsing the status quo.

The Status Quo Is Not Neutral

There’s nothing neutral about:

• A school-to-prison pipeline that begins in third grade.

• A healthcare system that bankrupts people for being sick.

• Immigration policies that treat brown children like threats before humans.

• Black and queer bodies being tokenized for diversity and then discarded when inconvenient.

• A 2024 Congress where people born before desegregation still hold power over Gen Z.

So when people say, “Don’t get political,” what they mean is:
“Don’t challenge what I benefit from.”

But I will. I already am.

What Choosing a Side Really Means

I’m not here to play for a party.
I’m here to stand in alignment with what’s true, and what uplifts life.

And sometimes that means calling out Democrats.
Sometimes that means working with Republicans.
Sometimes that means ignoring both and going straight to the people.

Truth doesn’t ask which party you’re with.
Truth asks what world you’re building.

This Is Not Centrism. This Is Integrity.

Let’s be clear:
I am not moderate. I am not safe. I am not here to pacify.

I’m deeply progressive. But I don’t wear it like a team jersey.
Because the moment you tether your truth to a party, you become their puppet.
You say what they want. You bend to win favor. You avoid discomfort to maintain your seat.

That’s not politics.
That’s performance.

What I offer instead is narrative accountability
a style of leadership that names the system, centers the story, and refuses to bow to shallow consensus.

Narrative Power Over Political Power

When I speak about war, I will center the child whose school was turned to rubble.
When I speak about immigration, I will tell the story of the father who risked everything to keep his daughter alive.
When I speak about schools, I will name the trauma students carry in their bones from homes broken by policy.

And if you try to argue with me on party lines, I will say:

“You’re debating a party.
I’m telling a story.”

That’s how I win hearts. That’s how I move policy.
Not by sounding like everyone else, but by sounding like someone people trust.

What Happens When You Refuse to Play the Game

You become dangerous.

You get called unpredictable, difficult, radical.
But you also get something rare: respect from all sides.

• Conservatives see your fearlessness and crave your moral clarity.

• Progressives see your integrity and trust your vision.

• Independents see your complexity and finally feel seen.

And none of them can control you.
Because you didn’t come here to be owned. You came here to unfold.

What I Will Say to the Voters

I’ll tell the people this:

“You don’t have to vote like me. You don’t have to agree with me on everything. But if you’re tired of being lied to, if you want someone who will center truth no matter what, then I’m yours.”

My truth is this:
I am a gay Black man, and I will center my story without erasure.
I will carry the voices of my fallen trans siblings, not as charity, but as family.

And if that makes you uncomfortable, maybe you’re not yet ready for the deeper truth it takes to change the face of this nation.

Trans people make up barely 1% of this country.
If you’re spending your energy attacking them, you’ve lost the plot.

Focus on the other 1%, the corrupt.
The ones hoarding wealth, bending laws, and buying democracy.

And if you claim to care about this country,
I have to believe you care more about rooting out corruption
than policing someone’s pronouns.

And that will be enough.
Because what voters want more than promises, is honesty.

And what this country needs more than unity is integrity.

The Legacy We Leave

We are not here to maintain false balance.
We are here to rebalance the scale of truth.

And when history looks back at this moment, I want it to say:

“There were people who told the truth, even when it cost them.”
“There were people who refused to become mascots for broken parties.”
“There were people who used grief as fuel and storytelling as flame.”

I will be one of those people.

And the side I choose is the side of life, dignity, and liberation.

Let the puppets play their games.

We’re here to tell the story that sets people free.