TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2024
Don't have the spoons to make a spiel about how solidarity in and out of the community is important, but wanting to highlight that as is. We need to speak out and show up for those who fight alongside us, and for those we've lost*.
*Remember: Any concrete numbers you see statistics wise are not 100% accurate. The violence against us, especially our BIPOC siblings, are majorly under-reported.
Here are some organizations and resources to share around, with attributions and pronouns (as of writing the post). I'll section this off based on what type of resource/org they are... more or less--
Archival.
2600 Pages of Hate: Transphobia and Fascism by maia crimew (It/She)
Black Trans* Oral History Project by Blu Bachanan (They/Them) and Naomi Simmons-Thorne (She/They)
Digital Transgender Archive by K.J. Rawson (He/Him) et al.
LGBT+ Intersectionality, a Google Drive full of Resource Books
The Mirror Memoirs by Amita Swadhin (They/Them), Jaden Cervantes-Fields (He/Him), and Bilen Berhanu (She/Her)
NYC Trans* Oral History Project
The Trans* Library (Carrd)
University of Victoria Transgender Archives (Canada)
Varied.
Baltimore Safe Haven, established by Iya Dammons (She/They).
Bklyn Boihood, established by Black masculine-of-center queer and trans people of color.
Black Trans Femmes in the Arts, established by Jordyn Jay (She/Her)
Black Trans* Travel Fund, established by Devin Michael Lowe (He/They) and Morticia Godiva (Her/Shey)
Brave Space Alliance, established by trans and gender non-conforming individuals.
FedUp Collective, established by Zain Lugay (They/He), Sam (They/Them), Cody (He/Him), Ian (He/Him), JO Walduck (She/They), et al.
For the Gworls, established by Asanni Armon (They/Them; Sources Vary)
The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project, established by transgender, nonbinary, and allied mental health and medical providers.
"The Gender Binary" is a Misnomer; Gender Has Always Been a Hierarchy by Talia Bhatt (She/Fae)
Privilege, Power, and Pride: Intersectionality within the LGBT Community by Kittu Pannu (He/Him)
The Okra Project, established by Gabrielle Inès Souza, Max Rigano, and Celyna Jackson (Pronouns Unknown).
Organización Latina Trans in Texas, , established by Anandrea Molina (Ella/She, Rigoberto Reyes/Monika Adams (Él/Ella/She/He), Gia Pacheco (She/Ella), Danny Lopez (Él/He), Noemi Garza, Barby Ledesma, Vanessa Garcia, and Kassandra Rivas (Pronouns Unknown).
Princess Janae Place, established by Jevon Martin (He/Him) and Dani Farrell (He/They).
The Transgender Education Network of Texas, established by various BIPOC trans community members.
Trans*, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project, established by Janetta Johnson (She/Her), zy'aire nassirah (He/Him), zen "zee" mills (She/Her), van dell (They/Them), Valentine McClain (They/She), eli b. (They/He), et al.
TransgenderNI (Northern Ireland) / Belfast Trans Resource Centre, established by trans community members.
TransInclusiveGroup, established by Tatiana Williams (She/Her/Goddess), Krys Gordon (She/Her), Adrianna Tender (She/Her/Diva), Mei-Lan Diaz (They/Them), and Na'stacia Buchanan (She/Her).
Trans Latin@ Coalition, established by Paolo Coots (She/Her/Ella), Arianna Inurritegui-Lint (She/Her/Ella), Alexa Rodriguez (She/Her/Ella), et al.
Trans* Needle Exchange, established by Oliver (Pronouns Unknown).
And remember, community is what keeps us alive.
It is important to call out bigotry in our spaces; important to let those here know we value them and their existence. Do not solely fight for those who are gone, fight for those who are living with us here and now.
Let the folks in your lives and in your communities know you care about them. Listen to them. Learn from them. None of us are free until all of us are free.
Which is why I'm also going to drop broader-focus organizations and resources for the global community:
alQaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society
Canadian LGBTQ+ History
India's LGBTQ+ Movement
LGBTQ+: A Troubled History in Mexico
LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jewish Education (PDF)
LGBTQ+ Narratives in Pakistan
LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana Support Fund
Nigeria's Queer History
Queer Activism in Africa
Queer Nigerian Emergency Fund
Feel free to add onto this (preferably with more grassroots kinda stuff/individual spotlights; anything goes long as it's vetted really).
