Thank you for being here. “To my trans siblings: your existence is revolutionary. you carry the legacy of our Ancestors who lived their truths long before colonizers deemed us “unnatural.” you deserve freedom, love, and joy—not resilience in the face of violence.” ~ king yaa Greetings Everyone, People who’ve been connected with me for some time know I often talk about my heightened state of fear as a Black trans person living in the rural South, especially considering my visibility online. But now, with the looming presidential installment and his pledge of even harsher anti-trans policies, it feels suffocating. This newsletter is honoring all the trans, gender expansive folks, their loved ones, care takers and comrades in the struggle (across the country and abroad) who are already enduring, dehumanizing anti-trans laws that are banning our access to adequate healthcare, erasing us in schools and criminalizing our very existence. Many recently recognized Trans Awareness Week, but every single day is a fight for our survival and a call for solidarity. Therefore, this collection of community resources is dedicated to providing trans support in this current political climate. You can find a link to last week’s resources HERE Trans Resources: - 7 Critical Mutual Aid Funds Helping Trans Americans Right Now by Samantha: These funds help trans folks find safe shelter, obtain gender-affirming care, change legal identity documents, and more.
- Webinar: What Now, What Next: hosted by @transequity & @longcovidjustice and intersectional cross-movement conversation on COVID, Long COVID and disability justice.
- Four Things Trans Folks in the U.S. Can be Doing to Prepare for January: via @trans_together: “Although white trans people, trans people with financial means, those with access to comprehensive medical and legal transition services, and trans people living in blue areas of blue states may still feel fear, these concerns should not overshadow the immediate safety and survival needs of trans people who have long been impacted by transphobia, white supremacy, capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, ableism, and other intersecting forms of oppression.”
- Not Everyone Can Leave: Survival Advice From Trans Teens in Texas by Marisol Cortez: Media often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they are living in. But what about those who can’t leave.
- Erin in the Morning Stubstack: a trans journalist sharing news and discussion on trans legislation and life
- PDX Queer Death Collective: a space for radical grief support, accessible death care and community-based connection, where we face loss and embrace what haunts us.
- Protect Your Queer Family in Preparation for the Next Trump Presidency Webinar: hosted by @pregnantogether.community Learn from Amira Hasenbush, Esq, of All Family Legal, a family law firm based in CA, about how to protect your queer or solo parent family in preparation for the next Trump presidency. Free to all.
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