GLAAD And MTPC Release New Videos For "I AM: Trans People Speak" During Transgender Awareness Week #TAW12
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 12:53pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD
http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-and-mtpc-release-new-videos-i-am-trans-people-speak-during-transgender-awareness-weekGLAAD and the MTPC (the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition) have released four new videos for the I AM: Trans People Speak campaign, as first reported by BuzzFeed. The I AM: Trans People Speak campaign, started locally by MTPC, aims to spotlight the stories of transgender Americans and their allies in an effort to educate the public about transgender issues, as well as speak to transgender youth and adults. These latest videos feature prominent transgender advocates sharing their experiences and views, including New York Times bestseller Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, actress Laverne Cox, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) attorney Noah Lewis, and performance poet Kit Yan. You can participate in the I AM: Trans People Speak campaign by submitting your own video here.
The release of these new videos coincides with Transgender Awareness Week, (November 12-19), when individuals and organizations around the country work to raise the visibility of transgender people and the issues they face. Transgender Awareness Week culminates with the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.
