Youth In Motion

Youth in Motion creates safer schools for queer youth by providing free LGBTQ films to GSAs nationwide. frameline.org/youth-motion 

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Using the bathroom is a RIGHT, not a privilege. (We know, it’s silly we even have to say that.) Lawmakers across the country have spent the last few months trying to make it illegal for trans students to use school restrooms, and that is just plain WRONG.

We provide free LGBTQ films and educational resources to support student activists and educators fighting to make school a better place for trans and queer youth. Make sure your GSA has the tools to combat transphobia and queerphobia in your school. We got you. 🙌👍

Register now: frameline.org/youth-motion

‪#‎TQYouthPower‬ ‪#‎GSAs4Justice‬ ‪#‎WeJustNeedToPee‬

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As part of Rookie’s How We Live series, Amandla Stenberg will be answering YOUR questions about activism, confidence, hair, gender/sexuality, pronouns, organizing, school, dealing with racism, artmaking—STUFF! Please send your questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Ask Amandla” by 11 AM EST on Wednesday, May 25. (Photo by Petra Collins.)

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Using the bathroom is a RIGHT, not a privilege. (We know, it's silly we even have to say that.) Lawmakers across the country have spent the last few months trying to make it illegal for trans students to use school restrooms, and that is just plain WRONG.

We provide free LGBTQ films and educational resources to support student activists and educators fighting to make school a better place for trans and queer youth. Make sure your GSA has the tools to combat transphobia and queerphobia in your school. We got you. 🙌👍

Register now: frameline.org/youth-motion

‪#‎TQYouthPower‬ ‪#‎GSAs4Justice‬ ‪#‎WeJustNeedToPee‬

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Mom of Trans Kid Tells Heartbreaking Story of Suicide

Yesterday at the NQAPIA News Conference, Joanne Lee shared her unforgettable story.

Please be advised: The following video features frank discussion of suicide and depression, which some viewers may find triggering or objectionable.

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https://twitter.com/thejeffreymarsh

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OMG Laverne Cox retweeted us!

We’re sharing the receipts so you know its real. Thanks, @lavernecox! <3 <3 <3 

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We must recognize police do not make transgender people safer. This is particularly true for trans people of color and others facing intersectional marginalization. We cannot forget police have historically targeted transgender people in uprisings such as The Stonewall, Compton’s Cafeteria, Cooper’s Doughnut, and Black Cat Tavern Riots. Police now profile trans people (particularly trans women of color) for walking while trans, carrying condoms, or having documents that do not “match” their appearance. Visit our police page for more information and resources. 

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(for some reason this keeps deleting when I try to reblog, but description from the OP):

2.10.16

Larry Wilmore speaks to 11-year-old activist, Marley Dias, who has collected about 1,000 books with Black girls as main characters after she became frustrated with always “reading about White boys and dogs” in school.

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Wanna talk about Youth In Motion films with other teens, family members, and professionals?

Gender Spectrum's online forum, Reframe Gender Through Film Series, is a dedicated space for parents/caregivers, family members, teens and professionals to discuss the role of film in expanding understanding of gender diversity.

Tune into their first broadcast on Tuesday February 9th @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST - A Conversation with Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer, Producers of A Place in the Middle. A Place in the Middle is one of the short documentaries featured in Expanding Gender: Youth Out Front! Watch the film beforehand at aplaceinthemiddle.org. You can download our curriculum for the film at frameline.org/youth-motion.

Join the Feb 9th Google Hangout here.

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Signing up for Youth In Motion takes about a minute. You've got a minute, right? Register by midnight tonight to receive THREE Youth In Motion DVDs. You'll get the 2016, 2015, and 2014 collections if you register today.  

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We're proud to announce the release of our 2016 collection, EXPANDING GENDER: YOUTH OUT FRONT! This collection explores the varied identities of trans and gender expansive youth and young adults through four documentaries that allow these brave individuals to share their own stories. These films come complete with professionally developed curriculum and an accompanying Action Guide for use in classrooms and GSA meetings, thus creating safer schools for LGBTQ youth.

Visit Youth In Motion's website to register for the 2016 collection, Expanding Gender: Youth Out Front. Register today and you'll receive THREE Youth In Motion DVDs. This package includes our 2016 collection, as well as our 2015 and 2014 collections. Register by midnight to get all three films. 

[projectqueer]

Fashion victims: In the fitting rooms with trans femmes

For us trans and queer people raised as boys, femme aesthetics are often vitally important to self expression – but not always easy to achieve.

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I found a dark blue matte lipstick that doesn’t fuck with my chicken nuggets and Cookout budget.

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Filed under: reasons why Laverne Cox is amazing.

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“Self-affirmation for cisgender kids vs for transgender kids”

tl;dr : TOO YOUNG

Sophie Labelle

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Neither male nor female, transgender student calls for 3rd option on census form

Quinn Nelson, a University of Calgary student, has been told to leave the gender question blank on the 2016 long-form census and write a comment explaining that neither male nor female was accurate.

Quinn Nelson wants to be counted in the 2016 long-form census, but when it comes to the question of gender identity there’s a problem: Nelson is transgender and identifies as neither male nor female.

“As a non-binary person, often when I fill out forms there’s only two options given to me and that’s not enough for me,” Nelson said in an interview on CBC’s Power & Politics.

In November, Nelson wrote an email to Navdeep Bains, the minister responsible for Statistics Canada and the census. Nelson didn’t want to violate the law by not filling out the questionnaire. The University of Calgary sociology student also wanted to make sure Statistics Canada was going to provide an accurate reflection of the country.

CLICK THE HEADER LINK TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.

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We often hear about school districts that struggle with high poverty, low test scores and budget problems. But one district has faced all of these and achieved remarkable results.

In just over three years, Superintendent Tiffany Anderson, who oversees the Jennings School District in Jennings, a small city just outside St. Louis, has led a dramatic turnaround in one of the worst-performing systems in Missouri.

Anderson has embraced a holistic approach to solving the problems of low-performing students by focusing on poverty above all else, and using the tools of the school district to alleviate the barriers poverty creates.

The Superintendent Who Turned Around A School District

Photo: Bill MacDonald/Courtesy of Tiffany Anderson