Do you have a favorite trans or gender nonconforming poet?

It’s #NationalPoetryDay and here’s a piece by Black trans poet Venus Selenite from her new collection of poems, trigger.
Stanford is using a new system to keep track of students’ gender pronouns, is now woke

“We want to encourage a culture of respect on campus, and one of the best ways to convey respect to someone is to get their name right — and to get their pronouns right, too,“ Stanford University Registrar Tom Black told Mic.
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Support #TransJustice on #GiveOUTDay (Aug. 2)!
You have an opportunity to make a big difference in the fight for trans justice with a $10 donation.
Make sure you know your donations are going back into the trans community on #GiveOUTday! Schedule your gift at bit.ly/TLCgiveout
One more day for trans youth (13-17) to apply to #transTRUTH!
The national #transTRUTH council is filling two seats!









Transgender Law Center and GSA Network, TRUTH is a national storytelling and movement-building campaign that aims to build a network of transgender and gender nonconforming young people changing narratives around gender by telling their own stories in their own ways.
The National TRans yoUTH (TRUTH) Council will help lead a youth movement for transgender justice by working with other transgender and gender nonconforming youth to share their stories, create media campaigns, and organize with TGNC folks on a national level. In recognition of the effort and work council members are expected to put in, a stipend will be included.
Trans student won right to run for prom king, now he’s suing to use boys’ bathroom

“Transgender youth should have the same opportunity as all other students to go to school and get an education without being singled out for harassment and discrimination by school administrators,” said Kris Hayashi, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center, which is representing Whitaker along with lawyers from firms in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.
Support Trans and GNC Youth on #GiveOUTDay

TRUTH, a collaboration between TLC and GSA Network, is building a national trans & gender nonconforming youth movement for youth to share their stories on their own terms and in their own way! Support TRUTH on #GiveOUTDay and schedule your pledge today: bit.ly/TLCgiveout
