Monday Roundup: "Gone With the Facts"
It is Trans Day of Visibility: GO OUT AND BE SEEN!!!!!
The International Transgender Day of Visibility takes on new significance as Trump's administration implements policies that erase transgender recognition from government. Since January, Trump has signed orders banning transgender troops, ending support for gender-affirming care for minors, and prohibiting trans women in female prisons—without using the word "transgender." Rachel Crandall-Crocker, who founded the day in 2009 to celebrate living trans people, says it now represents resistance. While visibility has increased, activists like Raquel Willis emphasize the need for action beyond visibility. Ash Orr, lead plaintiff challenging Trump's passport policy, describes public transgender existence as "an act of resistance." I mean, Im in a dress, I did my makeup today, I’m headed to the local Starbucks for my morning coffee, you’d best believe I will be seen today whether the republican fuckwads want it or not. Fuck them.
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