News for, of, and about the LGBTQIA+ community
Mephron has posted a news round up of LGBTQIA+ issues. Be it good, middle, or bad, this is a fantastic summary of matters facing the community this week, read on!
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Posts tagged with trans
Thoughts on being transgender on MetaFilter
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Say hello to Seven Deadly Gins, long term lurker who’s recently been inspired to sign up. They have a lot to say about how the MetaFilter community and the moderation team has dealt with trans issues and we implore everyone to read this thoughtful comment of theirs.
RESIST
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With the onslaught of changes occurring over the past year of the first two weeks of the Trump administration, it's good to be reminded that resistance is possible and not all is lost. African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist Raquel Willis has some notes on resisting discriminatory times and on the strength and legacy of trans activists through history.
In Metatalk
- Bella Donna is seeking interviewees and outlets for a Metafiler 25th anniversary PR pitch. Thank you, Bella Donna!
- If only I had a penguin... points out that our Wikipedia page could stand a bit of editing. Citation: Metafilter Wikipedia Page
a small good thing
Tasty allyship! (Cookie images via gssc.us)
the kids are under attack this year more than ever, so let's give them some joy: Bella Donna posted about how to support trans girl scouts (and enjoy some delicious GS cookies in the process)! A nice article and list from Erin Reed, and some nice stories in the comments! (h/t to prismatic7 for the title)
Trans people were always here
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"Using recent breakthroughs in photo editing techniques, Eli colorizes, restores, and digitizes photos from queer and trans history. The following images are originally from 1897-1973." Great post from creatrixtiara!
In Metatalk: "March 31st is the International Transgender Day of Visibility. I'd like a thread for those of us who are here to talk about our experiences on MetaFilter if we want to, to raise awareness of issues, and to celebrate our lives and contributions and voices and each other."
Unprecedented government onslaught
Chrysopoeia has a post presenting how different trans people are responding to state level anti trans bills in the US, including info on how to help protect Trans folks and save lives.
Highlighting the best bits from the MetaFilter universe
MetaFilter started as a community weblog in 1999, later added question and answers, then music by members, jobs, projects by members, a podcast, and finally an area dedicated to meetups.
