What Can We Do Now, After Transgender Day of Remembrance 2012 Has Come to a Clos

[Shana A]

JamieAnn Meyers
Transgender representative and board member, ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation

What Can We Do Now, After Transgender Day of Remembrance 2012 Has Come to a Close?
Posted: 11/21/2012 11:54 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamieann-meyers/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2012_b_2169466.html

The 14th international Transgender Day of Remembrance has come to a close in Winona, Minn. It was a privilege to participate in the vigil at Winona State University, and again the next day at Hamline University in St. Paul. Now, safe in the quiet of my cozy home, I'm reflecting on the lives of transgender and gender-nonconforming people who have come to a violent end as a consequence of transphobia.

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What can we do to help bring an end to this vicious cycle of murders of transgender and gender-nonconforming people that brings us together every Nov. 20? We need allies to interrupt the language and actions of people that feed transphobia. We must tell our own stories so that others will come to know our humanity. We must work together with allies to help others understand transgender and gender-nonconforming identities and experiences so that someday we may bring an end to the ignorance and fear at the root of transphobia. We must work together with allies for passage of legislation at all levels of government that will give justice to transgender and gender-nonconforming people. But even more than these things, we must all work together to fight for justice so that all people are respected and accepted without regard to gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex, race, ethnicity, social class, economic situation, ability or age.

So who are the allies whom we call upon in this work? Allies work from a position of social power and privilege to interrupt oppression that they are not personally targeted by. Allies don't just come from outside an oppressed group such as the transgender and gender-nonconforming community; they also come from within that oppressed group. Oppressed groups are often made up of a very diverse population. Consequently, people within the group have different types of privilege and power that they can use to liberate others.

[eshaver]

JamieAnn Meyers
Transgender representative and board member, ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation

What Can We Do Now, After Transgender Day of Remembrance 2012 Has Come to a Close?
Posted: 11/21/2012 11:54 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamieann-meyers/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2012_b_2169466.html

The 14th international Transgender Day of Remembrance has come to a close in Winona, Minn. It was a privilege to participate in the vigil at Winona State University, and again the next day at Hamline University in St. Paul. Now, safe in the quiet of my cozy home, I'm reflecting on the lives of transgender and gender-nonconforming people who have come to a violent end as a consequence of transphobia.

[...]

What can we do to help bring an end to this vicious cycle of murders of transgender and gender-nonconforming people that brings us together every Nov. 20? We need allies to interrupt the language and actions of people that feed transphobia. We must tell our own stories so that others will come to know our humanity. We must work together with allies to help others understand transgender and gender-nonconforming identities and experiences so that someday we may bring an end to the ignorance and fear at the root of transphobia. We must work together with allies for passage of legislation at all levels of government that will give justice to transgender and gender-nonconforming people. But even more than these things, we must all work together to fight for justice so that all people are respected and accepted without regard to gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex, race, ethnicity, social class, economic situation, ability or age.

So who are the allies whom we call upon in this work? Allies work from a position of social power and privilege to interrupt oppression that they are not personally targeted by. Allies don't just come from outside an oppressed group such as the transgender and gender-nonconforming community; they also come from within that oppressed group. Oppressed groups are often made up of a very diverse population. Consequently, people within the group have different types of privilege and power that they can use to liberate others.

Zytheria , I've said this before and I'll repeat it again. Most of our fight is with in our OWN ranks . yes, we brerate the Cross Dressers who in turn are jealous of those Pre- Op. The Post -ops hide within society too often and won't share their knowlege with those not on their level . Meanwhile , we're sill not doing a good job of educating Hollywood and the rest of the mediea . We allow  criminal acts by "Some " to dictate to the "Straight " America that we're all prostitutes , drug users , and wack jobs . Hey, stop the idiocy and start cleaning up you'tre own house . At every event , SHOW America  we're RELIABLE FAMILY LOVING , Church attending edcated individuals ! ellen