The Pride Festival
Ponyville was covered in flags of blue, pink, and white in preparation for a pride festival. The festival was meant to promote transgender equality, but a lot of ponies were still closed minded. Equestria was not safe for transponies, especially those who never had surgery. Many of them stayed in the closet. Some even stayed hidden after transitioning.
Rarity was lucky to have transitioned when she was still young. The foals never learned about hate yet. They knew the concept of gender, but they were still too young to find Rarity announcing that she was a filly anything out of the ordinary.
None of the ponies knew she was a transsexual mare, not even her friends. The hormone blockers and estrogen helped her pass very well. Even before she had surgery, her penis remained in its sheath. They had to really look to know the truth, and everypony knew it was wrong to look at certain areas of a pony. She got surgery in her teen years, however.
Rarity was ready to attend the festival. She decided to disguise herself as an ally, though. Even if she came out during the festival, her safety would be at risk. She decided to wear one of her finest dresses and took extra care to make sure her mane was perfect.
After she was finished getting ready, she left to search for her friends. She didn't need to look far because Pinkie Pie popped up out of nowhere and dragged her to the town hall where her friends, as well as a large crowd of other ponies, stood.
She stood next to Applejack who had a transgender flag pinned on her hat. Rainbow Dash, who stood on the other side of Applejack, held a flag with stripes of pink, white, purple, black, and blue. Scootaloo stood on her back wearing a hat with a mars symbol. Fluttershy stood next to Rainbow Dash. Angel, who was on her back, waved a transgender flag. Beside her was Twilight. Twilight decided to paint her face the colors of the transgender flag to match Pinkie Pie, who stood next to her, or more accurately, excitedly danced in place.
“I can't wait!” Pinkie shouted excitedly.
The other six glanced at her and turned their gaze back to the stand Mayor Mare was on. Rainbow Dash replied, though, “Neither can I! After Scoots told me he's FtM, I told him that I'm gender fluid! We are tight, now!”
“You're gender fluid?” Rarity asked, shocked.
Rainbow Dash nodded, “Yep. Right now, I identify as male. I sometimes identify as female, and there are times that I don't even identify either way. Not quite mare, not quite colt.”
Rarity nodded. She knew she would be safe with Rainbow Dash. It didn't change her decision on remaining hidden, though. Rainbow was strong and could handle almost anything. If something were to happen to her, she would still defend him, her, or hir, though. She was proud of Scootaloo for taking the first step at an early age. While it wasn't as early as when Rarity did so, it was still early.
After what felt like hours of excitement, Mayor Mare finally spoke, “Fillies, gentle colts, and everypony else, welcome to the transgender pride festival. Two hundred years ago, a large group of transgender ponies were murdered in Canterlot. Since that day, we held a festival as a reminder of that day.”
Rarity drowned out what the Mayor was saying. She heard that speech every year, and unlike the other ponies, she didn't believe a word she said. While there was a mass murder on Transponies two hundred years ago, most ponies didn't really care about them. Mayor Mare never included the gender non-binary ponies in any other speech. She wasn't exactly transphobic, but she wasn't an ally either. Nevertheless, she loved attending the festival because it gave her a sense of belonging. She was reminded that she wasn't alone in her struggles, and that alone encouraged her to continue attending the pride parades.
After the long speech, it was time to start the actual parade. Rarity loved walking down the streets with other ponies, transgender or ally. She felt excited to take part in a parade celebrating her community. It may have been in memory of a mass murder, but it was still a pride parade nonetheless. She walked with her friends to the streets of Ponyville and walked with a large crowd of other ponies.
The entire walk around Ponyville was filled with cheers and music. Large flags were carried throughout the parade. Transgender, gender queer, gender fluid, and agender. Other than that, the parade itself was uneventful.
After the parade, Rarity talked with other ponies, many of whom were transgender. She remained stealth as she planned on doing. She congratulated on their courage for coming out, especially after knowing the dangers. She wanted to come out eventually, but she wasn't ready yet. She stayed out socializing until the sun started to set. The other ponies returned to their homes, and so did she. She got out of her dress and took a shower. Then she brushed her teeth and went straight to bed.