Today is TDOV, i.e. International Transgender Day of Visibility: so happy TDOV to all my fellow trans people & trans siblings!
This year, more than ever, we need to stand tall and stand united, and we need our allies to stand with us and fight for us. Trans rights are human rights!
As we come out of the Transgender Awareness Week, there is a deluge of terrible and terrifying news for the LGBTQIA+ community, in general, and trans people, in particular.
Some articles from LGBTQ Nation:
– Trump DOE investigates school district for letting trans girl participate in girls’ track
– Utah bans Pride flag after “cowardly” governor avoids veto
– Montana governor signs laws banning trans people from bathrooms & sports
– Restaurant owners excoriated for straight couples discount: “We don’t do trans or the lesbians”
– A cis employee was harassed by a customer who thought she was trans. Walmart fired her.
– Bud Light owner Anheuser-Busch ends support for hometown Pride festivities
– Trinidad & Tobago bans homosexuality… again
– Tens of thousands fill Hungary’s streets to protest ban on LGBTQ+ gatherings:
“Let’s not normalize fascizm”
The Little Prince and the Fox 