Lessons From A Queer Elder During the Holidays
“This is my first holiday season living as my most authentic self. A queer family member who died long before I was born has given me the courage to embrace it.”
“This is my first holiday season living as my most authentic self. A queer family member who died long before I was born has given me the courage to embrace it.”
“…Senate Democrats inched ever so slightly closer to having enough votes to pass the Equality Act, which would add gender identity and sexual orientation to federal civil rights legislation.”
“I entered college already believing abuse was normal.”
“It’s easy for those of us in blue and purple states to look at Texas and Florida and write them off, but many of our trans siblings and their families will still be living in those places after the election.”
“As I continue on my gender transition journey, I have this incredible adventurer next to me to remind me how amazing it is to see it all for the first time.”
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“Right-wing candidates continue to campaign on disrupting gender affirming healthcare for youth, which could have grave consequences for all peoples’ access to healthcare.
In short: bodily autonomy is on the ballot in 2022.”
“I was a closeted trans girl doing what I could to hide that fact from everyone, including myself. Since leaving high school, I had curated a personality to throw anyone off the scent of me being queer. These were my beards.”
“Too often, fat/trans/Black folks are taught to ignore our natural instincts—for food, water, a bathroom break, or a nap—because something else is ‘more important.'”
“For the first time ever in my professional life, I felt like I could exhale a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding.”
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TransLash tells trans stories to save trans lives. As a trusted source for journalists, thought-leaders, movement activists, researchers, and those wanting to know about trans people, we produce narratives about and for the trans community—accurately and reliably. At a time when disinformation about trans people is being used to undermine democracy and human rights, TransLash Media serves as a beacon of hope through the voices that we share with the world.