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#TransJustice

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🏳️‍⚧️ Christin Löhner 🏳️‍🌈

Es ist Zeit, als Ally wirklich aktiv zu werden! ✊💙💖

Du fragst dich, wie du als cis Person trans Menschen wirklich unterstützen kannst? Ganz einfach: Es gibt viele Wege, wie du dich stark machst und für trans Personen sichtbar wirst!

Eine der einfachsten, aber effektivsten Möglichkeiten ist es, Trans-Abzeichen, Buttons, Pins oder Schals zu tragen – und zwar deutlich. Zeige deine Unterstützung für die #trans #Community und mach es sichtbar! Je mehr #cis Menschen das tun, desto sicherer wird es für uns trans Personen in der Öffentlichkeit. Ich möchte überall hellblaue und rosane Farben sehen! Es bedeutet, dass das Tragen eines solchen Symbols nicht gleich jemandem als trans entlarvt, sondern einfach als Unterstützung verstanden wird.

Und falls du jetzt denkst: „Aber was, wenn die Leute denken, ich bin trans?“ – warum sollte das ein Problem für dich sein? Hast du Angst, falsch verstanden zu werden? Willkommen in unserer Welt. Diese Angst erleben wir jeden Tag – und sie gehört zu den vielen Hürden, mit denen #transPersonen konfrontiert sind. Aber genau darum geht es: Wenn wir uns gegenseitig unterstützen, machen wir es für alle leichter, sich selbst zu sein.

Aber es geht noch weiter! Hier sind noch weitere Wege, wie du als #cisPerson für #transMensch|en da sein kannst:

Bildung und Aufklärung – Informiere dich über die Erfahrungen von trans Personen, ihre Geschichte und die Herausforderungen, denen sie sich stellen. Je mehr du weißt, desto mehr kannst du Verständnis und Empathie zeigen.

Höre zu und sei da – Manchmal geht es nicht nur darum, etwas zu tun, sondern einfach zuzuhören. Sei ein offenes Ohr für die Geschichten und Bedürfnisse von trans Personen.

Setze dich für trans Rechte ein – Unterstütze Organisationen, die sich für die #Rechte von trans Menschen stark machen, und setze dich aktiv für gesetzliche Veränderungen ein.

Verwende die richtigen #Pronomen – Es ist so einfach, und doch ein so großer Schritt, um trans Personen zu respektieren. Achte darauf, die Pronomen von trans Menschen zu verwenden und auch im Gespräch darauf hinzuweisen, wie wichtig es ist, dies zu tun.

Stelle dich gegen Transfeindlichkeit – Wenn du Zeug*in von transfeindlichem Verhalten oder Sprache wirst, stelle dich klar dagegen. Es ist wichtig, dass wir als Gesellschaft zusammenstehen und jegliche Form von Diskriminierung ablehnen.

Das ist eure Zeit, cis Menschen! Ihr habt die Chance, zu echten Verbündeten zu werden und uns Trans Personen aktiv zu unterstützen. Lasst uns gemeinsam für eine Welt kämpfen, in der wir uns alle sicher und akzeptiert fühlen können.

Zeigt eure Unterstützung! Tragt eure Abzeichen, sprecht offen über trans Rechte und setzt euch für echte Veränderung ein. Denn eure Hilfe kann Leben retten. 🙌

#jkrowling#harrypotter#boycottharrypotter
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TheBird

Friend asked me on how to help her trans kid. I couldn't find a good guide for this, especially with states like Iowa stripping us of our rights.

I want to be clear that this should not be done without the child's input. Always, always trust the kid to understand and always give them the chance to participate. There are ways to adjust the language for the age of the child, and children often have creative ideas when given the chance to participate. The goal here is to give the child the tools to help them thrive, okay? Thanks for understanding.

So without further ado, here's steps on how to help trans kids navigate all of this.

1. Identify safe groups where the child can be themself. Remember, the child likely will have ideas on who to ask. So be sure to ask the child who they trust for this conversation.

*NOTE: Talk with those on the "trusted" list and/or leaders of the trusted groups and verify they will defend the kid's right to be themself and support them. (Child doesn't necessarily have to be present for this, but let the child know how it went to ease anxiety.)

2. Identify which friends are safe and will honor their pronouns. Again, the child will have ideas on this too. Make a list together!

3. Sit down with the kid and explain this process.

* (For my friend, I shared with them how I also wrote up a safety plan and harm reduction plan on how to navigate an increasingly hostile society such as my state stripping me of my civil rights. Having examples of others who have done this can help solidify the need and make it more approachable and less scary).

4. Share the list of groups and people who support the kid and will have their back 100%. (Be ready to hold those people accountable as a behind-the-scenes thing). Ask the kid if there are others they think you should work with to get them on board. Add them to the "talk to" part of the list."

5. Build a harm reduction and safety plan with the kid. This includes:

* Talk about how to handle strangers in public spaces in a way that avoids too much misgendering but also keeps the kid safe. (Maybe use only their name and avoid pronouns entirely for instance).
* Talk about how to handle medical professionals who are not known for being trans-friendly; how in those instances the kid will be wearing a "costume" as a safety strategy where they pretend to be x gender.
*Talk about parks and other public spaces.
*Talk about how to handle when meeting new people. How to test the water to see if it is safe to take off the 'x gender costume' or not.

6.Make sure the kid signs off on the harm reduction and safety plan, and that they feel included in it. Try to make it fun by drawing out scenarios, and explaining how sometimes we have to act like we're in a play for that scenario. We put on our "costume of x gender" and act out a play. Then when we are out of that scenario, we can take off our "costume of x gender" and enjoy being ourselves again around our safe groups and people.

(I'll write this up as a blogpost eventually. But for now, wanted to put it out there for folks to think about since transphobia and anti-trans legislation and policies are ramping up again. Please share any tips or resources you know of that can help!)

#Trans#Transgender#TransJustice
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emeritrix

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued (Texas v. Becerra) the United States Government, asking the court to get rid of Section 504, which bans discrimination on the basis of disability and ensures equal access for disabled people to schools and healthcare.

If you live in one of the states that is part of the lawsuit, you can contact your state Attorney General and tell them to drop out of the case. If you live in a state that is not part of the lawsuit, you can still contact your Attorney General and tell them to protect Section 504.

For instance, Section 504 requires that
• Schools must include students with disabilities and help them learn.
• Doctors and schools must have sign language interpreters for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing who sign. Videos must have captions.
• Doctors must give clear information to disabled people. This includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Websites for schools and hospitals must work for people who are blind and low vision.
• Doctors and hospitals cannot stop helping someone because they have a disability.
• Doctors and hospitals must have tools and machines that work for wheelchair users. This includes machines that check for cancer.

One of the reasons for the states' suit is that "gender dysphoria" is included in the list of qualifying disabilities in 504; these 17 states don't want to provide work and school accommodations or Medicaid coverage for trans people. From the lawsuit: "By including gender dysphoria within the definition of disability in the employment context, Texas’s agencies, as employers, must expend time, money, and resources to provide what Defendants believe are reasonable accommodations to those diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Such accommodations likely include using employees’ preferred names and pronouns that do not align with their biological, immutable sex, allowing employees to dress as a member of the opposite sex in violation of dress codes prohibiting unprofessional or inappropriate clothing, and allowing employees to use sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms that do not align with their biological, immutable sex" (p. 21).

The lawsuit calls for the elimination of not just that part of Section 504 but the whole thing.

The film Crip Camp includes some of the story of how activists fought for Section 504 in 1977.

Find out more:
dredf.org/protect-504/
cripcamp.com/

DREDF · Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDFDisability Rights Education & Defense Fund
#DisabilityJustice#TransRights#TransJustice
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MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:

#ACLU #TransRights
The Way Forward for #TransJustice | #AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion
aclu.org/podcast/the-way-forwa

#USAShitShow
#TransAndNonbinaryRightsAreHumanRights :heart_trans: :heart_nb:

American Civil Liberties UnionThe Way Forward for Trans Justice | American Civil Liberties UnionLast year, states passed a record number of bills restricting health care, athletics, public accommodations, expression, and educational materials for trans people — trans kids, more specifically. With the turn of a new year, the situation continues to grow dire.Laws threatening access to gender-affirming care went into effect in several states on January 1, 2024. The ACLU is calling on the Supreme Court to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans people under the age of 18, and to reject a case concerning a transgender student’s access to restroom facilities that correspond with their gender identity at an Indiana school.As this unprecedented surge in attacks on the trans community rages on, we need to stay vigilant in watching what’s happening and fighting back. Here to update us on what’s going on and what’s to come is Chase Strangio, the ACLU’s deputy director for trans justice with the LGBTQ & HIV Project.
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