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These unheard stories from young #trans people unable to flee #Texas now hold urgent lessons for all of us about how to resist by existing, in the face of fascistic movements seeking to deny so many communities the right just to be alive.
texasobserver.org/survival-adv…
#LGBTQIA #news #politics #USpol #transphobia #fascism #TXlege #transgender
‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas
Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?Marisol Cortez (The Texas Observer)
This is a transman. He was born female. Republicans want him to use the lady's room.
#trans #Transgender #transman #transmasc #TransVisibility
Some musings on men with softer voices
I'm trans masc and my voice is often heard as more "feminine" even though I've been on T for years. It happens all the time, but mostly on the phone. I don't mind my voice though.
Aside from the queer male community being a very common place to hear men with softer voices (which is wonderful), there are also many men raised exclusively or primarily by women and other feminine people, that have softer voices, even if they're straight. This doesn't necessarily mean their voices aren't "deep", but it means when it comes to speaking, they carry themselves in a more cordial and cautious way. They're not interested in being the loudest or the "deepest".
If a guy has a soft voice, I feel more comfortable around them, because I think they've taken an important step towards dismantling toxic masculinity:
They're actively combating the notion that posturing is necessary (and normal) to be a "man". This in turn breaks the idea that everything is a competition to be the man. It rejects the notion that you need to project power in every way, even in the way you speak.
For that reason, and many more, it's OK to not do voice training if you don't want to. It doesn't make you less of a man (or any other gender). It doesn't make you less trans. It doesn't make you less valid.
You sound fine.
Wishing a solemn Trans Day of Remembrance to not just trans people, but also to their friends, families, and allies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgen…
Especially the latter groups, we all need to commit to standing up for the trans community with material and moral support.
Nobody's free until everybody's free. ✊
#trans #TransRights #HumanRights #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
CNN sent 9 trans and nonbinary people disposable film cameras and asked them to document their lives.
The results are a fascinating peek into how they move through the world.
cnn.com/interactive/2024/11/us…
#BelieveInFilm #LGBTQ #Trans #NonBinary #Photography #FilmPhotography
Over the next hour we will toot a number of options for #trans people getting out of the #USA.
Every one of these depends on having a passport. Don't delay.
usa.gov/apply-adult-passport
It's better to have one in your deadname than to delay waiting to change it.
#trans #TransRights #usa
Apply for a new adult passport | USAGov
Know what form, IDs, photo, and fees you need to apply for a U.S. passport. Learn how to get a passport in an emergency. Check a passport application status.www.usa.gov
Americans: if you're thinking of leaving, beware before considering an asylum claim.
"Safe" countries have treaties recognising each other as safe, and do not recognise asylum claims from each other as valid. So if you as an American try to claim asylum there, at the moment you will be automatically rejected.
Instead, travel on a tourist visa. If things get bad for US trans people, this may eventually change.
Democrat Sarah McBride has won election to a U.S. House seat representing Delaware. With her victory over Republican John Whalen III, McBride is poised to become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress.
Live updates from @gbhnews: bit.ly/48HcSmz #Election2024 #trans
Live updates on the Massachusetts 2024 election
Get the latest from polling locations, election night watch parties and results from key races in Massachusetts.GBH News (GBH)
juliaserano.medium.com/trans-p… #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #sports #science
Trans People and Sports: Everything You Need to Know
I have been writing about transgender people and issues for over twenty years now. For most of that time, I never felt the need to pen a piece about trans athletes, in part, because it’s fairly…Julia Serano (Medium)
Forget about even the anti-trans part a minute here, the fact that a supposed gay man like Wes Streeting is actively courting with and acquiescing to a well-known, long-time anti-gay group like Christian Concern, should be eye-opening for anyone left with even half an open mind to what game is really being played out into their minds.
#LGBTQ #WesStreeting #gay #trans #Labour
![From Natacha Kennedy, news that Wes Streeting is "actively and positively listening to people involved with an extreme rightwing anti-trans group [Christian Concern]"](https://plantroon.com/photo/preview/640/343425 "From Natacha Kennedy, news that Wes Streeting is \"actively and positively listening to people involved with an extreme rightwing anti-trans group [Christian Concern]\"")
![The second tweet from Christian Concern: "Stating that the issue of why single-sex spaces are so important to women has not been 'taken seriously enough’, he [Streeting] added that ‘we have created an unnecessary conflict’ and that society has moved backwards on equality. Concluding the meeting, he said that the nurses had given him a lot to think about and that: ‘We've got to deal with this.’"](https://plantroon.com/photo/preview/640/343429 "The second tweet from Christian Concern: \"Stating that the issue of why single-sex spaces are so important to women has not been 'taken seriously enough’, he [Streeting] added that ‘we have created an unnecessary conflict’ and that society has moved backwards on equality. Concluding the meeting, he said that the nurses had given him a lot to think about and that: ‘We've got to deal with this.’\"")
Opponents of #Missouri #Abortion Rights Amendment Turn to Anti-Trans Messaging and #Misinformation
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Facing poll numbers showing support for a proposed amendment that would ensure #ReproductiveRights in the state, abortion opponents have poured more than $1 million into a last-minute campaign to undermine support leading up to the #election.
#News #Trans #Government #USPolitics #Politics #Health
Opponents of MO Abortion Rights Amendment Turn to Anti-Trans Messaging
Facing poll numbers showing support for a proposed amendment that would ensure reproductive rights in the state, abortion opponents have poured more than $1 million into a last-minute campaign to undermine support leading up to the election.ProPublica
THIS IS AN URGENT REQUEST HELP A BLACK TRANS WOMAN
I’m crowdfunding for my disability chronic pain in my thumb.
TODAY I really need a place to sleep and food (I am literally starving) Ty.
PayPal.me/ibirmaiz
gofund.me/867c23cf
#MutualAid #Trans #TransMutualAid #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQI #LGBTQIA #Disability #DisabledMutualAid #CrowdFund
from Open Your Wallet:
A Trans guy is recovering from Top Surgery alone as he isn’t out yet. He needs groceries for his two week recovery. We are crowd funding $150 for him today.
Every penny counts.
cashapp: $itsoyw
help a black nonbinary person survive cancer and get rid of medical debt!
*they were also evicted last week
"i'm asking you to step in & help me to pay off medical debt that has been piling up over the last 19 months
last year, i had 2 separate er visits + a gallbladder removal. this year, i have been admitted twice with intestinal issues.
(on 04/17) i have been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. i'm scared.
pls consider helping me to pay off some of this debt & pay for future cancer treatment."
#Disability #MutualAid #Trans #TransMutualAid #Nonbinary #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ
The PowerOn Individual Tech Grant provides life-saving and life-changing technology (cell phones, tablets, and laptops) to LGBTQ+ individuals for personal use.
poweronlgbt.org/individual-gra…
This grant operates in multiple rounds each year. Applications are accepted in a one month window for each round. Awards will be announced within a month of applications closing. Granted technology will be shipped shortly after.
Individuals may be awarded one (1) device within a 12 month period. Individuals who are not awarded technology in an application round are highly encouraged to reapply in the next round. The next round of applications will open June 28th, 2024 and will close July 28th, 2024.
Please see FAQs and "How to Apply Successfully - Guide" below. ¡También, el formulario de solicitud y la guía están disponibles en Español!
Free Sal!
Action Toolkit to Release
Sal Khan from ICE!
Updated and Urgent
Last update: 6/5/24 (sign the petition if youre in the US)
Muhammad Salman Khan (he/they pronouns), known by their community as Sal, was unjustly detained by ICE in early May. Sal is an openly queer journalist and political refugee from Pakistan who is seeking asylum in the U.S. for their human rights activism. We are calling on our community to help us demand Sal’s release from Plymouth County Correctional Facility, and an end to all detainments by ICE!
#Trans #Transgender #HumanRights #ICE #Queer #Journalism #PoliticalRefugee
#Refugee
ACTION TOOLKIT: Free Sal!
Free Sal! Action Toolkit to Release Sal Khan from ICE! Updated and Urgent Last update: 7/22/24 Link to share: bit.ly/freesalkhan Questions? Please email nicole@aarw.Google Docs
help a black trans person move out of a transphobic environment!
"Help me leave this place to find a new place as I have just received threats from my transphobic family who have found out about my location, I have been running away from them as they keep on threatening my whole existence ever since I was outed.I REALLY HAVE TO MOVE FAST‼️
Part of the funds will go towards my medical transition journey as I need gender affirmation surgeries.I’m out of work at the moment as I try to find my feet,please help me if you can. Please share this and donate if you can"