awsome activism, what have you done or what do you want to do?

[Natkat]

Hi folks

I thought of making this thread to share our positive idears and experience in which activism which had been most awsome, or
wich awsome thing we have thought about or wanting to do in the future.
You do not need to have done activism to writte, it can also be if you do have a dream of wanting to do some in the future.
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For me the most awsome things I been paticipating in had been paticipating in transgender day of rememberence and joining a middleschool normcritical education team.
The trangender day of rememberence was extremly stressfull and expensive but the end result was accepting with both political speach decoration food and musics and the people who showed up was satified.
I also started on some queer education teams which had been very exiting. I havent got to educate yet but im looking forward to educating soon with my partner.
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Theres many things I want to do for the future: I got an offer about talking about kenya which unfurtunatly I had to refuse but I wrotte back that im interesteed if they got any other kinds of workshops.
in general im interesteed in doing focus or coperations with other countrys, I may do some activism in norway and I "may" get to do some trans-focus meet together for the nordic but im not sure yet.
I would also really much like to do coperations with lgbt-imigrents.

[Kiwi]

I am an activist for trans* rights in my country, Italy. Here there is a lot of ignorance about the subject so the main goal is to spread the knowledge about gender identities, transitions and so on. Most people don't even know what FtM or MtF is, and you know what's funny in Italy we use english words for terms like 'genderqueer' 'intersexuals' 'non-binary' 'transgender' because no one even thought about translating them in the native language. Discrimination is high but mostly due to ignorance so we try to go to schools or to dedicated LGBT events to tell about our stories and show them that we are normal people like everyone else.

I wrote my story for the italian version of 'It gets better' (called 'Le cose cambiano') and I took part in some of their public events. And then I volunteer weekly in the youth LGBT group of the main italian LGBT association, Arcigay.
I'm kinda "important" in my country because of my activism and I am proud to help others with my efforts and the ones of my friends too.
I think you really have to do something in your country, if you need hints I'm here to help

[JLT1]

Transgender Day of remembrance was big for me in connecting with the community.  Im going to start getting a little more involved. 

When I get back to work, I want to start publishing some review articles on HRT. There are not many out there and those that are most often are not very good.  I can do better.  I know doctors can do better in treating us.

I believe we are missing a control mechanism in way humans stabilize E and T levels.  I'm going to start looking for it.

Jen

[Natkat]

I am an activist for trans* rights in my country, Italy. Here there is a lot of ignorance about the subject so the main goal is to spread the knowledge about gender identities, transitions and so on. Most people don't even know what FtM or MtF is, and you know what's funny in Italy we use english words for terms like 'genderqueer' 'intersexuals' 'non-binary' 'transgender' because no one even thought about translating them in the native language. Discrimination is high but mostly due to ignorance so we try to go to schools or to dedicated LGBT events to tell about our stories and show them that we are normal people like everyone else.

I wrote my story for the italian version of 'It gets better' (called 'Le cose cambiano') and I took part in some of their public events. And then I volunteer weekly in the youth LGBT group of the main italian LGBT association, Arcigay.
I'm kinda "important" in my country because of my activism and I am proud to help others with my efforts and the ones of my friends too.
I think you really have to do something in your country, if you need hints I'm here to help
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Yes here we also use Many english Words, however we do have some word which is un-english like we say transperson insteed of transgender.

If i come to italy i World sure have a talk on the trans movements there.

[PoeticHeart]

At my university, a transgender professor and I are working to build the first student organization that is solely aimed at the trans community on campus. There are various 'LGBT' groups, but as I'm sure we're all too familiar with, us 'T's' often get left out.

[Natkat]

There are various 'LGBT' groups, but as I'm sure we're all too familiar with, us 'T's' often get left out.

sad truth

[HoneyStrums]

What Have I done?

Come out.
Speak about myself when asked questions of what its like.
(As well as informing of the variety of dysphorias and the differing levels of discomfort between individuals)

Interject corrections when faced with negative assumptions.
show somebody to my friends and family and people I meet, somebody that's "Not like that" so they can hopfully say that to people who judge us with the negative portrayal.

What would I Like to do?

I hope to get more involved with the legal, and political campaigning, awareness programs. Be heard by more, seen by more, listened to by more, to be accepted by more. Only that seems such a long way off, I need to start from the ground up, Basically as far as education and future prospect I may as well be five. Every day is a step towards this, And my first goal is to be comfortable going out in public alone. Ill get there some day.

[Kiwi]

At my university, a transgender professor and I are working to build the first student organization that is solely aimed at the trans community on campus. There are various 'LGBT' groups, but as I'm sure we're all too familiar with, us 'T's' often get left out.

True, and that's why I go to LGBT groups and associations to speak about being transgender and transsexual. To be honest once they get involved they become more caring and supportive. It's just that they need our help to familiarize with us, I always found nice people that asked me a tons of questions to understand us.

[TerriT]

Transgender Day of remembrance was big for me in connecting with the community.  Im going to start getting a little more involved. 

When I get back to work, I want to start publishing some review articles on HRT. There are not many out there and those that are most often are not very good.  I can do better.  I know doctors can do better in treating us.

I believe we are missing a control mechanism in way humans stabilize E and T levels.  I'm going to start looking for it.

Jen

That's a pretty awesome task to take on. I mean, I'm not saying this lightly, but you could like change the entire world of HRT.

[gennee]

I attended Equality and Justice Day here in New York in April. This past Sunday in church we had a transgender basics  class where a transsexual woman and I shared our experiences. There is one organization I'm looking into to work on getting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed in this state.

[Felix]

I attend events and I sometimes do signature canvassing or phone banking or help serve food or clean up at fundraisers, but mostly I prefer doing data entry for civil rights organizations. It's not spectacular and I can't ever tell how much of a difference it makes, but it's what I can handle and it makes me feel useful. I no longer regularly attend november remembrance stuff or june pride stuff. Too stressful.

In the spirit of activism and awareness, I do try to answer formal questions for people who are doing research or trying to develop protocols in the schools and the healthcare system. I try to donate regularly (when I can afford it) to agencies and organizations that seem to be doing good work. I try to be helpful when I run into people who are struggling with barriers to transition or acceptance.

I think most of what I do is more "sticking my neck out more than I wish I had to" than "awesome activism" but it's kinda just the way it is right now.

[Natkat]

I think most of what I do is more "sticking my neck out more than I wish I had to" than "awesome activism" but it's kinda just the way it is right now.

sticking your neck out is also important. many seach for understanding and suport by our comunity.

[cmh91]

I'd love to help out the people of Palestine.

[StevieAK]

I stand my ground and hopefully jar some doors open for those behind me.  Recently while in OK City I went to Mickey Mantle's which by review would be a great place to dine.  I was alone as I was traveling and went to the bar.  The young guy sneered at me and tried to squeeze in every male pronoun available in the english language while serving me.  I said, "excuse me?" he insisted on being rude so asked for the manager and explained who i was and what was expected. He would not give satisfaction so called corporate and told them what was going on.. a long story short but by the end of the night I had some great food served by the manager. 

I don't shop in Norstroms Anchorage anymore as the MAC counter women treated me poorly, their loss. I did tell the manager and he said they would get me a 100 dollar voucher if I came back...thinking about it. 

Locally I shop where treated well and don't where treated poorly and explain why i wont be back and their choice if they want my money or not. Feels good to try on a bunch of clothes and when going to check out and them being rude to leave it all behind on the counter and tell them why I'm leaving.  I always think that perhaps just maybe they will be treating the next person like me a little better.

[OreSama]

I'd like to try making a gallery of photos and stories of trans people who don't fit into the trans narrative.  I feel like a lot of the published stories about trans people really only represent a portion of the community, and I want to change that, both to show people that we're really not that different from anybody else and to provide a wider variety of stories for trans folk who are struggling to find themselves.

[traci_k]

Before I was aware of the recent Medicare ruling where they will now be covering some Transition costs, I started a petition on We The People to get Health Insurance coverage for transition costs, before I realized I needed 150 signatures to get it public.Its going to remain an issue I'll continue to push for because I'm afraid too many people have suffered depression too long because of not being able to afford to transition.

Also becoming more familiar with ENDA and going to be working for passage.

Hugs,

Traci