if you’re cis, don’t offer trans people meaningless platitudes. instead:
- pay for someone’s HRT
- help a trans person find employment and housing
- donate to local trans organizations
- contact your reps and demand non-compliance with policies targeting trans people
- *listen* to us
- pay for someone’s HRT
- help a trans person find employment and housing
- donate to local trans organizations
- contact your reps and demand non-compliance with policies targeting trans people
- *listen* to us
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but if you have the luxury of being ready to help *now*, don’t just say “everything will be okay” or “you’re valid” or whatever
do something substantial
Most Fundraisers are to cover short term lack, but lifting someone's income on an ongoing basis is life-changing.
Commissions on KoFi are also great.
I have had to lean on crowd-funding in the past. I know the difference it can make. It saves lives in the NOW.
Plan global, act local.
You want to change the body you're in, that's you're responsibility, not the general publics.
A safe place and other help (like uncompromised communication devices) made a huge difference to her.
There's lots of ways people can help, and the impact is enormous (even from something that seems small).
But people think being supportive is toooo haaard...
It won't stop me from standing with my trans friends and bringing them up in threads each time some senator or representative starts a "we'll get through this" thread somewhere.
I think a lot of us are just sick of being given a pat on the back and called brave.
Fix your heart or die, -Lynch
-Reserve some of your case load for pro bono or reduced fee work.
- gather resources for trans folk needing help.
So before you donate to your local trans org, ask some trans people to get a feel for what they do and what they spend their money on.
And if you don't know any local trans people, well now is the time to reach out and correct that.
Advocating works.
All I can say is, I'm sorry that I couldn't stop this.