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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Some excerpts from @laura.edmondson’s MLK DAY highlight: If you learn something, please compensate Laura for her work by PayPal or Venmo.
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PROTECT BIPOC TRANS FOLKS
VIA RAQUEL WILLIS AFTER BRAYLA STONE’S MURDER Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman, was a key figure in the Stonewall Riots of 1969 — the police riots that gave birth to Pride. From their website: “Power without action is useless. The Marsha P. Johnson Institute joins you in Read more…
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Resources for Sexual Assault & Sexual Assault Awareness
You are not alone. If you are in need of immediate help, please call +1 (800) 656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
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Full Text: What do you do when your kid says they’re trans?
Full text for What do you do when your kid says they’re trans? “When your kid tells you that they’re transgender, what do you do? 41% of transgender adults have attempted suicide, mostly as a adolescent or young adult. [7][9] Parental support can dramatically reduce the risk of suicide, by Read more…
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Pronouns
For Parents and Allies — Parents, part of your child’s transition will be you learning to use the appropriate pronouns, regardless of how you feel about them or how you view your child’s gender. A few things to remember: Mistakes do happen; it’s how you deal with them that matters. Read more…
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Dysphoria FAQs
GENDER DYSPHORIA is the distress or discomfort that arises from the incongruence of one’s assigned gender at birth and one’s gender identity. Gender dysphoria is categorized under the DSM-V as a mental disorder as it incurs stress and discomfort to the person experiencing it. Older versions of the DSM (III Read more…
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2019 in Review
I have no idea how to encapsulate all the things I’ve learned in the past decade into a post, a caption, 10 slides. Nothing feels quite right. But here is my best effort. I have accomplished many things in the past decade that I am proud of. But I Read more…
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Holiday Thoughts
Holidays can be so very hard — for so many folks. If you are struggling, please reach out to the Trevor Project (1-866-488-7386) for 24/7 support. They also have text and chat lines open 24/7. To the trans kids, the gay kids, the bisexual kids, the queer kids who are Read more…
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Thanks NAIS – SDLC was amazing!!
On December 6, 2019, I was honored to speak at the National Association of Independent Schools annual national diversity conference and it was amazing. I gave the keynote address at the @NAISNetwork’s annual NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). Schools from around the country send up to six students. My high Read more…
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Fighting Fatphobia
This summer, several people replied to a random story of me, shirtless, said, “You’re getting fat.” These comments might have absolutely wrecked me 8 years ago, when I was so very caught in my eating disorder. Online and in public, I was often terrified that anyone (most especially myself) would Read more…