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transstudent

Like gender, sex is a spectrum.

malfoypotterpoems

There’s gay pride in the city I live in tomorrow, so of course I made some nails that matches

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kittyvines

Kitty: *Sits on the keyboard, making one long drawn out synthesized note while a human accompanies them on an acoustic guitar*

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The death of a transgender woman held in solitary confinement in a Florida men’s prison highlights the dire consequences of so-called protective custody.

Stacy Lorraine Naber, a 30-year-old trans woman who was serving time in a men’s prison, was found dead in her isolated cell on August 6. The cause of her death is still being investigated, but some family members have suggested she committed suicide.

Before her death, she had been in a legal battle with prison and state officials over the right to change her legal name in her records to affirm her gender.

Naber was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being convicted in November 2013 of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her roommate two years earlier. The Herald notes that Naber was initially serving her sentence at Okeechobee Correctional Institution, but was moved to the Dade facility after she filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections seeking a name change.

The American Civil Liberties Union picked up Naber’s lawsuit in March, filing a complaint that stated Naber suffered from gender identity disorder and “identifies exclusively as a female person,” according to the Herald. “Inmate Naber experiences severe mental anguish as inmate Naber is prohibited by law [from changing] his/her name to Stacy Lorraine Naber,” the suit continued.

Upon news of Naber’s death, the ACLU attorney representing her asked the judge to dismiss her case Wednesday. But the national civil rights organization Monday filed another lawsuit, aimed at the Florida Department of Corrections’ refusal to grant another trans inmate, Reiyn Keohane, access to the medically necessary hormone therapy she had been receiving prior to her incarceration.

We have to keep talking about the persistent abuse of transgender people, especially transgender women of color, under our current prison system. If you read the full article above, you’ll learn more about how this is entirely more common than we ever hear about.

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Trans rights activist Hande Kader was raped and burned to death in Turkey

In Turkey, the LGBTQ community is mourning the loss of transgender rights activist and sex worker Hande Kader. Kader’s body was found raped and brutally burned on Aug. 12 in Istanbul and now activists across the world are demanding justice for her death and the greater violence inflicted upon the the LGBTQ community. While homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community is staggering.

equalityspeaks

This is so horrible, I have no words. Rest in Power, Hande.

transsource

A Child Moves From 'She' to 'He' With Confidence

Q Daily, a third grader who attends a Brooklyn public school, describes himself as silly, curious and nice — all of the qualities that he likes about people. He is a lover of Michael Jackson, a wearer of trendy hats and isn’t shy about dancing in front of a crowd.

And, now that he identifies as a boy, he feels more alive than before.

“It feels like, instead of a dead flower, a growing flower,” he said of his transition from girl to boy.

the-recreational-ratchet

Because you never hear about trans kids of color until they’re dead.

genderfluxthings

letters-to-lgbt-kids

My dear lgbt+ child

Here’s your friendly reminder that..

- You are valid

- Your feelings are real and beautiful

- You deserve respect, support and love

With love,

Your Tumblr Mom

canineskeleton

be proud

graduallyrachel-deactivated2017

Transgender lesbians? Transgender lesbians!

w0witsarlo

OMG

ssugarhiccupp

I need to see this kind of thing forever

radicalsynchronicity-deactivate

cisgender is not the default

equalityspeaks

Tom Bosworth told BuzzFeed News that he is one of the lucky ones, but other LGBT athletes face abject persecution that cannot be forgotten – as he also revealed his plans to become a father.

Two days after proposing to his boyfriend, British Olympic race-walker Tom Bosworth has spoken out about the stark contrast between his own experiences as an out gay athlete from a liberal nation and the plight of LGBT competitors from countries with repressive laws, who face criminal penalties and societal persecution – rendering them unable to come out, far less propose to their partners.

Bosworth told BuzzFeed News there are countless other LGBT athletes suffering in the closet, with relationships forced into secrecy, who must be remembered and helped.

“We have 44 out athletes at the Olympic Games, which out of 11,000 athletes is nothing,” he said. “There are lots of countries still where you can’t be out, let alone be a sportsperson at the Olympic Games and be out. I can’t imagine being in that situation where back home it is still illegal.”

Bosworth, who is from Leeds and who last year revealed publicly that he is gay, added: “Can sporting governing bodies do more to combat homophobia? Absolutely. But I think for athletes from countries where it’s not accepted, things have to change at home first – for their own safety, and for them to be able to come out and be those role models. The world needs to change.”

If the 75 countries that criminalise homosexuality were to change the law, their sportspeople might “then be brave enough to come out”, said Bosworth, who stressed that such a decision is “about the individual”, who “has to do what’s right for them”.