Loved co-facilitating this free workshop on
#TransgenderInclusion
last week with the brilliant, brave, beautiful Trans Latinx Activist (and my dear friend), Johanna Clearwater. You can watch it here.
Bridget: βI interrogated you. I said it's just a phase. How did that feel?β Jackie: βFrustrating. Hurtful. If someone came out to you yesterday, youβve only had a day to think about it. Theyβve had their whole life. Trust their assessment of their own identity & experience."
"My advice: Provide nothing but support and an ear to listen to whatever your child is feeling and planning to do. Provide resources in the form of doctors, therapists, support groups. Educate yourself. Expose yourself to transgender communities."
My heart breaks for Felycya Harris and her loved ones. Felycya, a transgender woman, was killed 2 days ago. At 33, Felycya owned her own interior design company and her friends say they will always remember her smile and her laugh.
#TransLivesMatter
Congratulations
@TheElliotPage
!! Coming out takes a lot of courage, especially when you are a public figure. We also love to see many media outlets correctly reporting this news as "Elliot Page comes out as transgender" without sharing his dead name.
Who was that person we dressed all in blue, never bothering to ask if we could be mistaken? What could I have done to make it safer for you so you wouldnβt have had to grapple with this all alone for 19 years?
"I know itβs so hard to believe. But, if your kid has told you that theyβre trans, itβs very likely true. Trust me, I know what youβre going through. I also want you to know the potentially grave consequences of lingering in denial."
Take 4 min. to celebrate transgender identities with us by watching "I am Samantha," with an all-transgender cast of 27 & a crew of 98% LGBTQ, women, and/or POC.
#transgender
#LGBTQ
Abortions are not exclusive to cis women. Biology isnβt binary, and Buck Angel, Caitlyn Jenner, and Blaire White do not speak for trans people.
Reposted from
@iamlexchandra
Abortions are not exclusive to cis women. Biology isnβt binary, and Buck Angel, Caitlyn Jenner, and Blaire White do not speak for trans people.
Reposted from
@iamlexchandra
This huge, but the battle is far from over - Alabama is still advancing a bill that would make it a felony to provide any gender affirming healthcare to minors. You can call Governor Kay Ivey's office at 334.242.7100 to demand she veto it if it passes.
40% of transgender people attempt suicide.
6% of youth in foster care are transgender.
83% of trans youth are bullied at school.
33% miss lessons out of fear of discrimination.
25% of trans people have lost a job due to discrimination.
#transgenderschool
#transgenderrights
Our first PRIDE weekend in San Francisco. The State of Pride film crew followed us around for 3 days. Seeing miles of people marching, taking a stand for Jackie, for all LGBTQIA+ people, gave me hope. See Jackieβs 5 minutes in State of Pride here:
"We get a lot of people who send a lot of terrible things to us, but that doesn't matter. What matters is the person who has been in the closet their whole life, listened to our podcast, and it was the thing that gave them the strength to come out." Thanks for the coverage
@ABC7
!
"When it comes to open tolerance for sexual harassment and assault, many believe our Mad Men days are behind us. On the other hand, we still have a long way to go toward creating workplace dynamics that arenβt implicitly predicated on gender roles."
When someone tries to justify their transphobia by claiming that being trans is a new trend, what theyβre really reacting to is the trend of more cis people accepting trans people. Weβve always been here, and our existence isnβt defined by cis peoplesβ tolerance, or lack of it.
Governor Ivey of Alabama has signed anti-trans legislation in an attempt to deny trans youth the life-saving, proven, necessary medical care they need. Why? Political gain. No one is being protected here. Young trans people are being attacked.
#ProtectTransKids
Get the latest news on all the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and how you can join us in fighting back. This one is so timely, we wanted you to have access to it right away, just two days after we recorded it.
EARLY RELEASE: Episode 7 of the Transgender School podcast is now live at - get access to early releases of all our podcast episodes and exclusive content, including our True Ally webinar, for just $5 a month by signing up today!
A clip from our very first video 6 months ago - 40 minutes of us revisiting Jackie coming out, the mistakes I made, the things weβve learned & healed, and our top tips.
The whole video is on our Patreon, where we upload exclusive content every week.
#TransgenderSchool
Podcast episode 2 is out. Dads don't tend to be as supportive of their trans kids as moms, but they need to be. Hear from the dad of a trans woman about his journey to embracing her identity.
If you or someone you know in the US needs access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), check out this amazing resource, Erin's informed consent map. You can support Erin's work by donating to her transition fund on Venmo
@Erin888
or
Hey y'all! Pinning this.
If you want to start HRT but you are nervous about gatekeeping, therapy, HRT letters, and don't know where to start... Here's a map of all informed consent HRT in the US.
Get your hormones now. No letter/therapy required.
"Genital mutilation,"
@RandPaul
bellowed as he started questioning the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmed position,
@SecretaryLevine
.
#LGBTQ
Seeing lots of
#PrideMonth2021
posts & celebrations. It's also important to know the true meaning and history of
#pride
. Hope to see your name as one of our viewers at 1 pm PT today. Watch here on our Facebook page. β€οΈπ§‘ππππ
"Vilain, a pediatrician and geneticist who studies sex differences in athletes, says there are no good faith reasons to limit transgender women's participation in sports, especially at the high school level.
40% of trans people attempt suicide.
Bridget: βThose statistics are... because of the fear of how the world will respond.β
Jackie: βIf we told trans people βcongratulationsβ when they came out, maybe it would be a better process."
#TransLivesMatter
#TransIsBeautiful
#LGBTQ
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Celebrate this
#transgenderdayofvisibility
by supporting our work on
@Patreon
- in exchange for an affordable monthly subscription you'll get access to exclusive content added weekly.
"One of the main reasons LGBT identification has been increasing over time is that younger generations are far more likely to consider themselves to be something other than heterosexual. This includes about one in six adult members of Generation Z"
Did you miss our livestream chat with Delwin (Del) Lampkin yesterday? It's available, along with other exclusive content on our patreon at
Del develops and facilitates programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is a law enforcement professional.
"This bill is not about saving womenβs sports. It's a vehicle for Rep. Fuller to push through his anti-trans discriminatory agenda. If he really wanted to save womenβs sports, he would address the concerns in the WSF's 2020 Chasing Equity report."
"Eddie Izzard has adopted the pronouns 'she' and 'her,' saying she wants 'to be based in girl mode from now on'." Thank you for leading the way, Eddie!
@eddieizzard
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
See Jackie's amazing grandparents - Bill and Kath, share how deeply they love her AND the understandable fear they once felt about possibly losing some part of her when she transitioned. Join us on Facebook for our weekly livestream Q&A sessions!
Chaya Raichik is a domestic terrorist who routinely incites threats and violence against LGBTQ people. She, along with State Superintendent Ryan Walters and Owasso High School Principal Tiffani Cooper (who opted not to call 911 or file a police report) have blood on their hands.
1. Last month, I reported that Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok was appointed by Ryan Walters to "make schools safer" in Oklahoma.
One month later, a trans teen is dead after a year of transphobic bullying.
Their name was Nex.
WARNING: Facebook messages ARE NOT secure. If you live in a state where trans healthcare, particularly for youth, is illegal or on the verge of being criminalized, do not discuss these issues via Facebook messenger.
Our webinar on How to be a TRUE ALLY to
#transgender
people is for sale now! Only $25, with 20% donated to our support group. Find this webinar on Vimeo on Demand for rent now!: