#trans empowerment

With COVID-19 resulting in so many lost jobs and reduced hours, and trans job discrimination perpetuated across regions and industries, resources like our Trans Employment Project are as important as ever for the trans community.

If you are a trans job seeker or employee, join our Trans Employment Project Facebook group for job listings with trans-affirming companies, trans employment resources, and trainings specific to the trans job search.

Join here: bit.ly/TEPemployment

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We are greatly saddened to learn of the death of Jaheim Pugh, a Black gender non-conforming 19-year-old, in Prichard, Alabama on December 13.

Jaheim is remembered by loved ones as “the life of the party,” “such a bright light,“ and “so loving.” We mourn the loss of such a young life, and will continue to work towards a world where no one has to fear violence or oppression for who they are or how they look.

Rest in peace and power, Jaheim.

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ATTENTION ALLIES - Want to learn the best ways to make sure your trans loved ones feel supported during the holidays? Join our webinar tomorrow with Evey Winters for Day Five of “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays”!

Allies and folks with trans loved ones are highly encouraged to attend our discussion at 7pm EST to learn how they can best support their trans family members during this holiday season (and always). Register here: bit.ly/TEPholidaysupport

We want to give our community a space to come together safely and frequently for the holidays. Despite the hurt we have individually and collectively felt this year, we can be your home this season.

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Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 after having been created by professor of Africana studies, activist, and author Maulana Karenga to help give identity, purpose, and direction to African Americans.

Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa (between December 26 and January 1) correspond to the Nguzo Saba (the Seven Principles):

1. Umoja - Unity - To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
2. Kujichagulia - Self-Determination - To define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves.
3. Ujima - Collective Work and Responsibility - To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems and to solve them together.
4. Ujamaa - Cooperative economics - To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
5. Nia - Purpose - To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
6. Kuumba - Creativity - To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
7. Imani - Faith - To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Happy Kwanzaa to those who celebrate it. While it does not receive the same visibility or acknowledgement as other end-of-year holidays, it is important to include those who observe these seven days!

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Trans people of color face the compounded oppressions of white supremacy and cisnormativity, and often patriarchy as well. Because they live at the intersection of multiple systems of marginalization, QTPOC experience significantly increased harm in housing discrimination, unemployment, poverty, and state and individual violence.

We are dedicated to support trans people in crisis, with a major focus on Black, Indigenous, and people of color who are trans, non-binary, Two Spirit, or non-conforming. But we can’t do it alone.

Donate to our QTPOC Freedom Fund to support our direct aid funds for BIPOC clients. Help us help our community here: bit.ly/TEPfreedom, or text “FREEQTPOC” to 44321.

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Today is DAY FOUR of our six-day series “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: Virtual Home for the Holidays” – GAME DAY! In addition to our Zoom events (you can register at bit.ly/TEPgameday), check out our Bingo card, open through Friday 11:59pm EST!

You can find the links for every square here: bit.ly/TEPbingolinks. When you get BINGO, send us a DM with your completed card and find out about your prize! 

Thank you to all our supporters, to all who participate in our BINGO challenge, and to everyone who has enjoyed our Peace, Love, & Trans Joy events!

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Want to meet some of your community members? Join our second of six days of community fun and connection! Tomorrow, Day Two of “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays,” is our game day!

Join us for a day of games and prizes. At 1 pm EST, we have a scavenger hunt! At 4 pm EST, we’ll be playing bingo. And we’ll be doing trivia night starting at 7 pm EST. Register for just one or all three here: bit.ly/TEPgameday

We want to give our community a space to come together safely and frequently for the holidays. Despite the hurt we have individually and collectively felt this year, we can be your home this season.

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We are in the midst of the holiday season! Thanks to the generosity of some talented artists, you can send love and support to someone who might need some extra joy this holiday season: bit.ly/TEP-ecard

By making a donation of $3 or more, you can pick your favorite design and send a personalized e-card to the person of your choosing! Not only will your gift ensure that your loved ones know you were thinking of them, it will help us continue to provide vital resources to trans people in crisis, particularly QTPOC.

All of the artwork featured was created and donated by trans artists, and we have given them a shoutout on our social media!

Being isolated from each other feels especially tough during the holidays. Send your loved ones an e-card so that they can feel your love and support from afar! Choose your e-card here: bit.ly/TEP-ecard

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Just because we are in the holiday season does not mean that mental health crises, COVID-19 isolation, and ongoing trauma are on pause. This is especially true for marginalized communities like ours.

Since 2014, Trans Lifeline has been connecting trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive. If you need support or help in a crisis, call the lifeline at (877) 565-8860. If you are in Canada, you can call (877) 330-6366.

Trans Lifeline is based on ten principles:

1. Peer support (active listening, community knowledge, shared lived experience & trust to be there for our peers)
2. Community, not cops (preempting crises by connecting trans people with each other; will not call emergency services or law enforcement without your explicit request)
3. Harm reduction (reducing harm and not creating barriers to supporting our peers through their survival)
4. Confidentiality & anonymity (callers’ identities are fully anonymous, and nothing said will ever be shared without a caller’s request)
5. Structural not pathological (develop and recognize our own unique resilience and power by building community together)
6. Informed consent (never bring in outside resources or engage a caller in any activity without their fully informed and consensual request)
7. Dismantling white supremacy (centering the people in our communities who face the most barriers to economic justice)
8. Financial redistribution (draw inspiration from the principles of mutual aid as we take responsibility for caring for one another and changing our conditions)
9. Equity, not equality (address the failures of disparate levels of privilege and access caused by colonialism, white supremacy, ableism, and transmisogyny)
10. Autonomy & self determination (right to self identify, have autonomy over our choices, and be in the drivers’ seat of your own future)

Learn more about the Trans Lifeline on their website: https://translifeline.org/

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Trans lives matter. ALWAYS. Trans lives – especially our QTPOC siblings – matter unconditionally.

The vast majority of our donations go towards our direct aid programs for trans, non-binary, and non-conforming people in crisis. 57% of those who requested emergency assistance since the summer, totaling over 100 individuals, were BIPOC, and requests increased substantially each month. It’s clear that our work is far from over.

We are committed to lifting our community members up, but we can’t do it alone. Help us our trans siblings stay safe and healthy TODAY.

Donate here to help bring trans people out of crisis and into empowerment: bit.ly/TEPgive.

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Want to meet some of your community members? Join our second of six days of community fun and connection! Tomorrow, Day Two of “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays,” is our holiday mixer!

For get-to-know-you activities and break out rooms, register here for the Zoom event at 6pm EST tomorrow night: bit.ly/TEPholidaymixer

We want to give our community a space to come together safely and frequently for the holidays. Despite the hurt we have individually and collectively felt this year, we can be your home this season.

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Sign up for our mailing list to get the scoop on the latest news and information about the work that Trans Empowerment Project is doing to improve the lives of trans and gender non-conforming communities across the US.

For regular updates on events, webinars, and ways that you can get involved as a volunteer or donor, click here: bit.ly/TEPsubscribe

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The concept of “mutual aid” has entered the popular imagination over the past few months, but it is not a new concept – and not one everyone understands.

Mutual aid is often characterized by the slogan “solidarity - not charity.” In short, it is the process of building and maintaining bottom-up structures of cooperation (for the people, by the people) to replace reliance on top-down solving of problems, such as the state or philanthropists. It is an inherently anti-capitalist politic by valuing cooperation over competition in all aspects of life.

Following mutual aid accounts on social media is not enough. We must actively and regularly participate in the process itself by serving or donating. Share and promote the needs of our communities, yes, but shares do not help pay for food or rent. We must do more.

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Check out this zoom party hosted by Enby Spoken Histories (featured on a previous #FollowFriday post) to kick off the new year! RSVP for the Zoom party on January 29 at 9pm EST here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI2A7GdnwcOHvRefBBJvj31lBxHJuk3H4ze2jo6nN8pjcwEA/viewform

This event is by donation, with funds distributed to the artists and performers (listed below). It is on a sliding scale, and if you do not have the funds, you can still RSVP and attend. They ask everyone to “pay what you can, so we can support our performers who are all trans musicians, singers, djs, and entertainers.”

Performing at Enby Spoken Histories’s 2021 Zoom party are XEMARA, Lē, Bashbabyblue, PixieShawty, Onyx Demonic, Libby Leola, Rashad Rashàd, Introspekt, and Irregular Girl! Supporting trans artists and trans organizations is so important.

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Sending peace, love, and light to those who celebrate Kwanzaa!

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Productivity is NOT more important than your wellbeing. Getting things done is NOT more important than your health, physical or mental.

Capitalism teaches us that we have to produce to have worth, to deserve life. WE DO NOT. Every person has intrinsic value, no matter how much, how often, how efficiently you produce something “valuable.”

Your wellbeing is more important than whatever nonsense capitalism tries to brainwash us with to benefit a few rich individuals who manipulate our communities. You matter more.

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It’s #TransSpotlightSaturday today, and we are featuring Mayam Garris (they/them), a Black agender farmer helping run a queer & trans community farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

For Mayam, trans empowerment is “a way of self determination, inspiration, and liberation. We determine where we are and where we want to go. Envisioning our futures and the futures of our kin moving forward.”

You can follow their work on the farm and community garden on Instagram at utilityqueer!

Trans people exist all around us, in every sphere of life! We aren’t all well-known actors, artists, authors, poets, or drag performers. Some of us are farmers! Some of us bake as a hobby! Some of us are students, or don’t have a main hobby, or are still figuring out where we belong. There is no single correct way to be trans or to embody our transness – it all deserves to be acknowledged.

Are you a trans person who is doing something empowering, inspiring, or just plain cool? Do you know a trans person committed to trans joy? Nominate yourself or someone else here: bit.ly/TEPspotlight

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The holiday season can be uncomfortable for many queer and trans folks. But we do not have an obligation to continue familial and community traditions that are not good for us.

We can make new traditions. We can adapt old traditions to our needs and our evolving selves. We can come together and find joy amongst ourselves, in person or virtually.

Where do you find affirmation during the holidays, for any and all parts of yourself? What traditions (new or old) bring you joy? Share in the comments – share in each others’ joy.

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Whether you are feeling holiday cheer or not, we invite you to participate in our six days of community fun and connection! DAY ONE of “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays” is tomorrow with Mystery Holiday Theater 3000!

Join us as we watch the holiday classic "Scrooged” and help us roast the heck out of it! Register here for the Zoom event at 5pm EST tomorrow night: bit.ly/MHT3000

We want to give our community a space to come together safely and frequently for the holidays. Despite the hurt we have individually and collectively felt this year, we can be your home this season.

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Want to support marginalized individuals with their immediate material needs? Need a place to promote your own GoFundMe or Vemno/CashApp for mutual aid support? There are many online accounts dedicated to sharing and meeting these needs.Here are just a few on Instagram:

• We Are The Ones Mutual Care
• Funds 4 Caregivers
• Trans Fundraisers
• New Wxrld Network
• Open Yr Purse
• Black Womxn Exhale
• Ill Bulletin
• Funds 4 Mommys 3
• Redistribute Ur Wealth
• Black Trans Directory
• BIPOC Pockets
• COVID 19 Mutual Aid

Know of any other mutual aid accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or another platform? Comment them below!

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Sign up for our mailing list to get the scoop on the latest news and information about the work that Trans Empowerment Project is doing to improve the lives of trans and gender non-conforming communities across the US.

For regular updates on events, webinars, and ways that you can get involved as a volunteer or donor, click here: bit.ly/TEPsubscribe

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The trans community is inherently linked with all other oppressed communities. We are interdependent; our oppression and therefore our liberation are inextricably connected.

Without Black, Native, queer, disabled, and all other groups’ liberation, we cannot have trans liberation. If we are not all actively anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-queerphobic, and anti-ableist, we cannot promote the joy and liberation of the trans community.

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GEORGIA’S RUNOFF ELECTION DAY IS SOON!

Voter turnout is incredibly low for runoff elections – but voter participation is always important, whether it’s a nationally covered election or not. If you want to vote by mail, you must return it (by mail or in person) by January 5. If you want to vote in person on Election Day, make sure you make a plan for January 5.

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The path to our liberation is more than just the nationwide protests. It’s the behind-the-scenes organizing, the local mutual aid efforts, the activist art, the community care.

Everyone has a part to play in our liberation, in the cultural and political revolution needed for our collective joy. If you don’t have the space, time, expertise to organize a protest – there is plenty you can do.

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It’s #TransSpotlightSaturday, and today we are highlighting Jamie Malone (they/them), a mixed non-binary digital artist!

They not only create digital art for themself and for commissions, but they also created art for a billboard promoting the importance of trans life.

For Jamie, trans empowerment is important because “along with the encouragement of uplifting fellow trans friends into their power, it brings in constant reassurance of who I am within my identity. What I have given in love and support has returned to me 10-fold, and that cycle will always continue.”

You can find Jamie’s artwork and their top surgery fund on Instagram (ArtByJMalone), their website (jamiemalone.com), or their LinkTree (linktr.ee/jmalone)! Thanks for creating such wonderful art, Jamie!

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Trans people don’t need to be palatable - to anyone, for any reason, in any situation.

Trans people don’t need to explain or justify or modify their existence to be more acceptable.

Trans people need to be able to live and thrive in whatever way is most affirming to them - full stop. And if you think there is any criteria that needs to be filled for trans people to have that right, you need to evaluate why access to joy needs qualifications.

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Check out this webinar by Nalgona Positivity Pride on the connection between historical trauma and eating disorders!

On Thursday, February 4 at 4:30pm PST, participants will have the ability to evaluate eating disorders through a social justice lens that centers the experiences of people of color and indigenous descent people, and learn about historical trauma, and the legacies of colonialism on self-esteem, body-image, and food.

To RSVP for the event (sliding scale pricing) or learn more, click here: nalgonapositivitypride.com/events/historical-trauma-and-eating-disorders-whats-the-connection-webinar-3

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It’s a new year, but our goals remain the same: joy and liberation.

Here’s to the collective joy of all of our communities. We can’t do it without each other; we are interdependent.

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Today is #FollowFriday, and we are featuring the Latinx History Project, an organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing Latinx LGBTQ history.

Founded twenty years ago, LHP has several programs aimed at empowering the queer Latinx community, including La Sanación (guided meditations and body movements), La Plática (discussions on important topics), La Fe (non-denominational chat about spirituality), and La Fiesta (community celebration).

You can join, contribute to, and learn more about the Latinx History Project on Facebook (Latinx History Project), on Instagram (LatinxHistoryProject), or on their website: latinxhistoryproject.org.

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Just a reminder that our Peace, Love, & Trans Joy BINGO closes tonight! Send in your completed card before 11:59pm EST for your prizes!

All links can be found here: bit.ly/TEPbingolinks. Good luck!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is finally 2021, after what seemed like many years squished into one.

Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021.

Here’s to a new year of growth in the right directions, in the directions of safety and love and community and hope, on the path to liberation. The problems of 2020 have not magically been resolved by the turn of the calendar, but we will keep moving forward.

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Happy New Year’s Eve!!

It is an accomplishment to have made it through this year. We remember all those who will not be coming with us into 2021, and we look towards the new year for growth on the path to liberation.

Stay as safe as possible today, tonight, and in the days ahead – stay home if you have one, and avoid parties with large crowds that we would normally expect at this time of year. Celebrate online or safely with a small group of friends!

See you in the new year!

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A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us over the past six days for community fun and connection in our event series “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays.”

Our goal for the events – from movie nights to BINGO to a holiday mixer – was to provide a space for those who were not with their loved ones this holiday season. To everyone who joined us for one or all of the events: THANK YOU. If you have feedback or ideas that you want to see from us – anything to make you feel more at home with your community – let us know!

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If you do not have the ability to donate money to our organization, don’t worry - you can still help!

We are always looking for more volunteers to help us protect trans lives and promote trans empowerment! We offer both short-term and long-term positions, depending on your capacity, and you can work fully remotely from anywhere in the country.

Interested? Email us at [email protected]!

Browse our open positions: transempowerment.org/volunteer-opportunities/

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Our holiday e-card fundraiser closes TOMORROW NIGHT! If you have not had a chance to look at the art donated by some wonderful trans artists, make sure you do so before 11:59pm EST tonight!

This fundraiser not only helped our supporters share some much-needed holiday cheer with their loved ones, but also helped us raise funds for our direct aid program – providing vital resources to trans people in crisis, especially QTPOC. You can support our efforts through this e-card fundraiser through tonight here: bit.ly/TEP-ecard!

Thank you again to all the artists who donated their time and work to our organization, and to everyone who has sent a card to their loved ones through us. Happy holidays, and happy New Year!

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As we close out the year, we are also coming to the end of our six days of community fun and connection! Tomorrow is Day Six of “Peace, Love, & Trans Joy: A Virtual Home for the Holidays,” and we are closing it out with a movie night and New Year’s Celebration!

Join us to watch a movie and discuss the highs and lows of 2020 and what is on the horizon for 2021, starting at 6pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/TEPnewyear

We want to give our community a space to come together safely and frequently for the holidays. Despite the hurt we have individually and collectively felt this year, we can be your home this season.

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Whether you are still buying holiday gifts or just the everyday essentials, you can support TEP’s work with every purchase! If you are a customer of Kroger or Amazon, you can support Trans Empowerment Project every time you shop. Add us to your Kroger and Amazon accounts today!

Kroger Community Rewards:kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

Amazon Smile:smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/homepage?orig=%2F

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As the holiday season and this year wind down, make sure you send some extra love and support to someone who might need some extra joy with an e-card: bit.ly/TEP-ecard

By making a donation of $3 or more, you can pick your favorite design and send a personalized e-card to the person of your choosing! Your gift will ensure your loved ones know you’re thinking of them and will help us provide vital resources to trans people in crisis.

Being isolated from each other feels especially tough during the holidays. Send your loved ones an e-card so that they can feel your love and support from afar! Choose your e-card here before tomorrow night:bit.ly/TEP-ecard

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