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#tdov

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Just saw a #TDOV post that used "AI art" to depict a fantasy bigender person. I've also seen a lot of posts by non-trans people that center the poster instead of trans people.

You know what helps me feel welcomed and supported when I'm visible? Not so much the vague "I see you!" statements, and not fantasy or stock trans people, but people posting in support of specific trans people in their lives who have chosen to be visible.

URGENT :boost_request: please help my trans friend survive under U.S. fascism.

25/$400 needed ASAP

Wren is a graphic designer that finally escaped the transphobic town they were trapped in thanks to your help. their housing voucher from their last place hasn't transferred yet, so they borrowed money from a friend to cover rent this month but need to pay them back. please help!

CashApp: $yungbbyHATE
PayPal: mightymeatymech@gmail.com
BTC: bc1qp9tuq8te4ezzgj5z3zvwdun06500fk90suymtg
GFM: gofund.me/196cbc0e

⭐ you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- writing.exchange/@riveraerica/
- mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/status
- weirder.earth/@june/1138898143
- terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/11
- flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/11

@mutualaid @blackfedi #BlackMutualAid #transMutualAid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #queer #trans #transgender #fascism #handmade #art #cats #catsOfMastodon #TDOV

octo got nothing on #TransDayOfVisibility but a report on her first mutual aid post she managed to make in an entire month. it's clear how badly people would rather her dead. octo is in debt from not meeting the last 3 months goals. she can't afford to eat & is battling suicidal ideation. she wants to live & escape abuse. there's nothing wrong with needing support in a society that murders people like her. please give her the flowers she deserves.

$1590/2743 OVERDUE

- ko-fi.com/queeroctopuss/goal?g
- donate.stripe.com/14k6p1bMg32Q

⭐ you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to her here:
- writing.exchange/@riveraerica/
- terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/11
- flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/11
- weirder.earth/@june/1138898143
- mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/status

@mutualaid @blackfedi #mutualAid #MutualAidRequest #transMutualAid #transCrowdfund #trans #queer #nonBinary #BlackMutualAid #transgender #gay #LGBTQIA #actuallyAutistic #bills #LGBTQ #poverty #pets #cats #catsOfMastodon #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #TDOV

Last year during #TDOV , we (en.osm.town mods) had to suspend various accounts and some whole domains because of transphobia.

I jokingly said that I'm looking forward to tdov this year because the transphobes will come out of the woodwork again, easily spottable and bannable.... But this year we got no reports of transphobia during tdov.... Either people aren't reporting on our instance or ... we did actually ban most of the transphobes already? either way 🚀

A closing thought for #TDoV / #TransDayOfVisibility, on the less joyful side

Even among the people who love us, sometimes it feels like we can only exist in one of two states:

  • highly fetishized dehumanized sexual objects
  • sexless, sexuality-less, romanceless entities from beyond

and that sucks

Continued thread

Some other trans reminders:

It's alright to decide not to change your pronouns, or to change it anytime.

It's alright to try names/pronouns to see which ones fit for you. I totally encourage this.

It's alright no matter when you discovered you were trans. As a child, in your 60s...

It's alright to be unsure, and if you need time.

You're trans enough. Nobody can take your identity away from you or know better than you do. :heart_trans:

Sobbing happy tears this evening, in the wake of seeing all my fellow trans folks showing up as their beautiful selves, seeing so many cis allies speaking up today, having driven past multiple pro-trans signs on the way to the airport earlier, and having just wrapped up an evening of interviews of @petalumapride.org board candidates.

We are beautiful and I am full of hope for our collective future :sparkles_transgender: