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nerdygaymormon: “Big shout out to the coalition of Catholic nuns who just told the US bishops to stop being transphobic. “As members of the body of Christ, we cannot be whole without the full inclusion of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive...

nerdygaymormon:

Big shout out to the coalition of Catholic nuns who just told the US bishops to stop being transphobic.

“As members of the body of Christ, we cannot be whole without the full inclusion of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals,” the letter reads. It goes on to argue that “we will remain oppressors until we — as vowed Catholic religious — acknowledge the existence of LGBTQ+ people in our own congregations. We seek to cultivate a faith community where all, especially our transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive siblings, experience a deep belonging.”

The letter also states transgender people are “experiencing harm and erasure” in various ways, listing daily discrimination, a groundswell of state-level legislation aimed at LGBTQ rights and “harmful rhetoric from some Christian institutions and their leaders, including the Catholic Church.”

Read about it here

wild-fucking-lesbian02:

zoestorm:

The worst thing you can do, as someone who has recently realised they are transfem, is to let terves and transphobes convince you cis women will never accept you.

I was told that when I came out everyone would reject me. That I would find myself isolated from the world, and from other women especially, who would react to me with horror and revulsion.

In reality, within the first months of coming out, in no particular order:

My sister’s reaction on my coming out was, “Right, so I have a sister instead of a brother. Cool. I’m taking you clothes shopping tomorrow.”

A friend, when she learned I am a woman, immediately invited me to her women-only, girls-night-out birthday party the following week.

Another friend, when a friend of hers expressed doubts about my gender, immediately shut them down and reaffirmed I am a woman.

I went camping with a group of friends, and we had two tents, one for the boys and one for the girls; I was unsure as to which I should enter, to which a girl friend responded by grabbing me and physically dragging me inside the women’s tent.

In the women’s bathroom at a movie theatre a random woman, whom I’d never seen before and haven’t seen since, stopped me as I was going into a stall, to warn me there was no toilet paper in there, because she’d just used the last of it.

All of these, and more, some from friends, some from complete strangers. All within a few months, as a trans woman who hadn’t started medical transition yet, and was very visible as being a trans woman.

I’ve had some people reject me, true, but the vast majority, including almost all cis women, accepted me as a sister with open arms.

Cis women are cool. It’s terves who are bigots.

I needed to see this today

knowhomo: “ Breaking News (as of 1/30/2017 at 7:11pm Eastern Time) UPDATE: (Source) BY CLAUDIA LAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS “DALLAS (AP) – The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in...

knowhomo:

Breaking News (as of 1/30/2017 at 7:11pm Eastern Time)


UPDATE: (Source)

BY CLAUDIA LAUER
ASSOCIATED PRESS

“DALLAS (AP) – The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs.

The organization announced it had made the decision to begin basing enrollment in its boys-only programs on the gender a child or parent lists on the application to become a scout. The organization had previously held a policy that relied on the gender listed on a child’s birth certificate for those programs.”

Read More Here

helly-watermelonsmellinfellon:

refinery29:

Avery Jackson, whose sweetly touching video about what it’s like to be a trans girl, is the groundbreaking cover of this month’s National Geographic

Several trans, non-binary, bigender, and androgynous people posed for another cover, which will be on newsstands on December 27. The issue will also be published online on Monday, December 19. Perhaps the best part is the life-affirming quote from Avery that the magazine put on its cover with her portrait.

Gifs: Debi Jackson

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I teared up.

to all the closeted trans kids terrified by this election

tracingintersectionality:

finecomic:

noelarthurian:

boobvoid:

YOUR TRANS SIBLINGS ARE STILL HERE WAITING FOR YOU! it’s okay and reasonable to be afraid, but not a single one of you will EVER be alone.

I’m here for you! Seriously, all my readers, I’m sure there’s at least some of you out there and I’m here for you. As a a trans adult who is out and living the life I want to live. I’m here if you need me.

Same. Here for adults, too.

The online trans community still exists. We are all terrified, but we are still here, and we are here for each other. If anyone needs someone to talk to (especially trans kids), just send a message to myself or someone else who is willing to help. We can and will fight this, but first and foremost, we need to make sure that we as a community are safe, and that we can still help each other.

California Restaurants Launch Nation's First Transgender Jobs Program

npr.org
The unemployment rate for transgender people is double that of the general population. A new program aims to change that. It's all because of a trans woman who's employed trans people for years.

albinwonderland:

druganaut:

Whoa. For reals? YAY!

‘in the years she’s had restaurants staffed with trans people, customers have been overwhelmingly supportive. And when they aren’t, she says bosses should be prepared to stand up for their employees.

“You know, you always hear the thing, ‘The customer’s always right’,” she sayss. “In my restaurants, the customer’s always right unless they attack you personally.“’


This is the biggest part. Employers need to be prepared to back you up and support you as an employee. That’s a big part of how you create a welcoming atmosphere. There’s always going to be crappy people out there, but if you feel your boss will defend you and have your back, it makes everything more tolerable.