GSA Day 4 Gender Justice 2021 We are excited to share the new art piece created for GSA Day 4 Gender Justice, “Transformative Justice” art by DXTROSE that goes with our theme, We Call for an End to Disposability Politics and a Commitment to Transformative Justice! Welcome to the GSA Day 4 Gender Justice home base! […]
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My journey with gender has been a wild ride. While I’ve been able to sculpt an intimate relationship with myself and my body, the reality of my lack of access to health care, community, and basic needs was always evident. I first told my mother I was not a boy after my freshman year of
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Welcome to the Trans Wellness Zine created by Trans Youth for Trans Youth! In the Zine you will find Guided Journaling Prompts, Words of Affirmation, Emergency Planning, and an Exclusive Interview with Amayas from Roses and Lakshmi from TRUTH! Download the full Trans Wellness Zine 2021 here! Click here to read the full Trans Wellness
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Love is beautiful, complicated, fragile, so many words to describe something some people seek and some people don’t. Love is often taught to us through a cisgender heterosexual lens that so many trans and nonbinary folks are often left out. For trans youth, it may be hard to imagine ourselves and love because the messages
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Applications are open on a rolling basis. Are you a trans girl of color who is sparking change around your community and want to connect with other leading girls nationwide? Do you want to boost your organizing, research, and leadership skills and build movement experience with other young activists? Do you want to share your
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Submit your application here by January 14, 2021, at 11:59 pm. Do you want to join the team of young transgender and nonbinary organizers challenging media narratives of our people? Do you want to deepen your organizing and campaign skills, develop your leadership and put this into practice? Do you want to share your own
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Yay, you’ve made it to the GSA Day 4 Gender Justice 2020 home base! This is where you can find information about the history of GSA Day, what we’re planning for this year, and for ways you can get involved in the action! This is also where you can find this year’s new Nine-Point Platform
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Update: Our care package send-out is now closed. Thank you to the 70 trans girls and nonbinary fems who registered for a package, we hope it brought you a moment of joy and care! Stay connected to our new Roses Initiative and upcoming opportunities by following us on Twitter and Instagram at @ ourtranstruth. Come
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As the National Trans Youth Council, we are in solidarity with our Black trans sisters, brothers, and siblings around the country and around the world. As a council made up of Black, Indigenous, people of color, and white members, we as a collective of trans youth condemn the anti-Black violence and murders at the hands
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The National Trans Youth Council denounces the extreme and violent actions of state legislators across the country who have proposed bills that would severely restrict healthcare access for transgender youth. The latest attempts by legislators serve as further evidence that there is a pervasive backlash against transgender youth who are asserting their right to live
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Do you want to join the team of young transgender and nonbinary organizers challenging media narratives of our people? Do you want to deepen your organizing and campaign skills, develop your leadership and put this into practice? Do you want to share your own story and support other trans youth in sharing theirs? Apply for
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Join the action. Moved toward liberation. Today, November 15, 2019, we call for our right to determine who we are, who we will be. As young trans and nonbinary people, our experiences with decision making is often second-consideration to the voices of the adults in our lives. Today, we say trans youth have a stake
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October 10, 2019 – On October 8th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on three cases regarding whether gender identity and sexual orientation are protected from employment discrimination through Title VII’s language of “on the basis of sex.” The National TRUTH Council calls upon the Supreme Court to rule in favor of queer and trans
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This week, leadership from the Human Rights Campaign announced a sweeping proposal to reshift the organization and allocate attention and funding toward work for transgender and non-binary communities. The plan outlined intentions to build economic power, leadership, legislative protections and public education to the benefit of our people.The announcement was paired with self-reflection from the
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UPDATE: Our application season for 2019 has closed. Our next application season to join our National Trans Youth Council will open again around November of 2019. Application opens: November 19, 2018 Applications closes: December 31, 2018 ~ Do you want to join the team of young transgender and nonbinary organizers challenging media narratives of our
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The National Trans Youth Council invites you to join us in just three weeks on our third annual GSA Day for Gender Justice. On our third GSA Day 4 Gender Justice, November 16, 2018, we are excited to launch the TRUTH Nine Point Platform! The TRUTH nine point platform centers the social movements that our team understands to be
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Update: our application season has closed. Want to fight back against stereotypes of who trans youth are? Lead campaigns with other trans and gender nonconforming youth across the country? Share your own story and support other trans youth in sharing theirs? Apply for a paid ($100/month) position on our TRUTH council! We welcome young, transgender/genderqueer/non-binary
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UPDATE: Applications have now closed. You can still be part of TRUTH by sharing your story using our storytelling toolkit, or signing up for emails to learn about new campaigns as they come out here. NOTE: if you applied for the TRUTH council and have not received a follow-up email from us with information about this
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What does gender justice mean to you? This #GSADay4GJ we are asking our community what GJ means to them! We know that sharing language and a goal can build power within movement. Here are some ways to get involved and join the online movement: Post a photo of yourself and caption what gender justice means
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From the brick-throwers of Stonewall to the youth testifying about legislation that impacts them, the power of our movement is led by young people openly challenging gender roles and every other role set before us. It is important to remind ourselves of this as the trans community (and especially young trans people) continues to bear
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