Inspiring Unity in Trans Culture. Unity + Visiblity = Freedom
Not every mountain is moved with a major explosion. Most are moved by removing one large stone at a time. Change doesn’t happen by one man or woman, but every soul plays a part. That’s why this year I’m celebrating the everyday lives of the Black people in my life that through their lived experiences aided in the civil rights movement equally as important as any great leader.
Cuomo, in a statement released after he signed the bill into law, called the statute “archaic.” COVID exposed low tide in America and the ‘walking while trans’ policy is one example of the ugly undercurrents of injustices that transgender New Yorkers — especially those of color — face simply for walking down the street,” Cuomo said in the statement. “For too long trans people have been unfairly targeted and disproportionately policed for innocent, lawful conduct based solely on their appearance. Repealing the archaic ‘walking while trans’ ban is a critical step toward reforming our policing system and reducing the harassment and criminalization transgender people face simply for being themselves.”
Interestingly, given the four years and the Capitol Riots, our country disrespectfully was forced to deal with, this act of Reconciliation by the Democratic Controlled Congress concerning The People’s Elected President Biden’s Covid 19 Relief Package, may finally be moving forward.
Buttigieg, the 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana has been approved by an 86-13 vote.
“I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate—and ready to get to work,” Buttigieg tweeted shortly after he was confirmed.
The results of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) are in, and Tesla again is one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” Tesla’s 2021 CEI rating marks the seventh time the manufacturer has received a high HRC rating, despite the recent flip-up by the current CEO.
Actions like these give a license for even swifter, uglier forms of hate, and considering this is Brazil, that is beyond alarming.
By TMPlanet According to Rachel Lynn Golden, Ph.D via Psychology Today, there are sex positive ways to approaching the topic of sexuality with your transgender or non-binary child: 1. EDUCATE YOURSELF. There are a variety of resources you can access to better understand aspects of sexuality, sexual identity, and gender identity. Planned Parenthood , Scarleteen […]
By Lynnea Urania Stuart How did I survive all this? When I look back on all the times I could have died in obscurity, I can’t help but think that some uncanny intelligence intervened. Is it God? Is it the universe? Or does this intelligence even cater to individual understanding? I don’t think so. […]
By TMPlanet New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, and Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, introduced a bipartisan amendment to protect transgender service members from President Trump’s plan to ban from the military. The amendment introduced Monday would prohibit the Department of Defense from dismissing current transgender service members “solely on the basis of […]
C. Blair, trans youth author, discuss what researchers have found: that incorporating LGBT related topics into everyday lessons will positively affect the overall environment and improves all students’ educational outcomes. The easiest class to incorporate inclusive lessons into, is history classes. We teach students the roles that LGBT people have played in history as well as the historical oppression they have faced. By doing this, we take away the negative stigmas and replace it with real life faces.
