This Trans Day of Remembrance, Take Action to Honor Those We Have Lost
“And why aren’t we doing more to protect our trans siblings while they’re alive in hopes that there comes a November 20th when there are no names left to read?”
Month: November 2019
I Always Knew She Was My Sister: On Loving My Transgender Sibling
“I’ve had people ask me how I “dealt with it,” but I can honestly say that it has never been something I’ve had to “deal with.” It was a process through which I had to support my sister – period.”
Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned About Trans Advocacy and Education in the Workplace
“Slowly, I began to weave advocacy for my community into my work as a barista, first through offering resources and information to those who needed these and more recently by hosting trans literacy trainings.”
Trans Identity Through a Mother’s Eyes: Learning to Celebrate my Transgender Daughter
“Many people have congratulated me on handling this so well. They say, ‘I don’t know if I could have done it.’ Emphatically, I respond, ‘Yes, you would! If you love your child and want to keep them in your life, you would. It’s that simple, though admittedly not easy.'”