#protecttranskids
Let me tell you bout my best friend
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The one constant in my life has been basketball. As a kid who struggled with her identity and thoughts of suicide, the basketball court was the one place I found solace. Basketball was my escape, my distraction, my salvation, and my passion. Instead of sleeping with a stuffed animal like most kids, I always had my basketball in my bed with me. If I wasn’t out playing somewhere, I was watching a game on tv while pretending I was hitting the game winner of the finals with a rolled up piece of paper I’d shoot at a trash can in the corner of my room.
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I often felt isolated and alone, struggling to make friends because I hated who I was and if it weren’t for competing in sports like basketball…I wouldn’t have had any friends at all. I’m thankful I began playing basketball because it truly saved my life. Sports are universal and bring us all together like few things can. They provide us with community, friendships, and bonds that can be hard to find in other places. Excluding trans youth from sports is dangerous because it further isolates those who already feel alienated from their peers. It’s estimated that nearly half of trans youth think about or attempt suicide. In a world that tells us we shouldn’t exist, the last thing we need is more isolation.
—————————————————There are currently 16 states that have introduced legislation attempting to ban trans youth from sports activities, another 12 that are trying to ban medical care for trans individuals, as well as a lawsuit in the state of Connecticut challenging the rights of trans student athletes. We need allies to stand with us. Let our youth know that you support and love them. We all deserve equality and the ability to live our best, authentic lives. Reach out to state representatives and demand equality for trans youth. Their lives depend on it! #protecttranskids #wearehere #translivesmatter #athlete #basketball #mybestfriend #myvalentine #sports #provide #community #transisbeautiful
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️⚧️#Letters4TransKids️⚧️
Since@inafried started #Letters4TransKids in defiance of this recent wave of anti-trans and LGBTQ+ legislation, we knew we HAD to write one, too! Read the letter from our ED, Brian Wenke, and join in to write your own letter using the hashtag #Letters4TransKids:
“Dear Rockstar,
Adults seem to have an easy time forgetting what it’s like to be young. I am dumbfounded daily by the vitriol adults are purposely casting at LGBTQ+ youth, particularly our beloved trans community.
Despite what may appear to be a rising tide of negative sentiment directed at you and your peers, I can’t help but see it as the dying breath of an outdated form of conditioning. We’ve been here before. It won’t last, but it won’t go down without a fight.
If any of the individuals trying to limit your freedoms met you, they would understand how important you are. You elevate the world’s understanding of what it means to be human - a beautiful sentient being with an experience so complex modern language cannot describe it. Your value transcends the hateful rhetoric of a loud minority. I promise you, there are more people in this world who will fight for your existence than those who seek to diminish it.
I will fight for you. The It Gets Better Project will fight for you. Countless millions will fight for you without question. Open yourself up to the love coming your way. Be you, unapologetically, and show by example of your life the joy that can come from it. You are loved, and you are a f***ing rockstar!
Stay Proud, Brian”
It’s always a good day to stand for #transyouthpower
Please follow and donate to @brooklynliberation, @blackxcollective, @mcacbham, @take_resourcecenter, @forthegworls, and @thestonewallprotests
#protecttranskids #protecttransyouth #brooklynliberation #brooklynliberationmarch #brooklynliberationrally (at Brooklyn, New York)
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Arkansas just overrode the governor’s veto and banned physicians from providing any and all gender affirming health care for youth and that strips over 200 trans youth currently on puberty blockers of medications they need.
I have been donating to Intransitive, which provides support for trans youth in Arkansas. They are going to need all the help they can get now that the bill is law. If you have anything extra to donate their ActBlue link is https://secure.actblue.com/donate/intransitive
Or you can donate via Resilient Trans folks in Arkansas
Venmo: @ intransitive
Cashapp: $Transcoins
Happy 67th to the Big Guy, and happy 29th to me
Also to my friends on FB, if you would like to donate to my birthday fundraiser that I started for @trevorproject, please hit up and I’ll provide you a link; any amount you are able and willing to donate would be appreciated!
#godzilladay #godzilla #gojira #giantmonsters #kaiju #kaijufan #kaijugroupie #kaijuenthusiast #thetrevorproject #protectlgbtyouth #protecttransyouth #protecttranskids
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Day 54: #rockmy365days
#rocks #stones #doodle #365project #artproject #art #rockart #protecttranskids #transgender #transgenderflag #transgenderrights #equality #equalrights #hand #flag #champaign #champaignil #illinois #daily #dailyphoto #dailypic #ig_shots #ig_captures #followme #addmeonsnapchat #bealittleboulder (at Champaign, Illinois)
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