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Milwaukee, WI: Dezjourn is a pretty boy. After modeling from infancy, his mother struggles to understand why her child wanted to become a man. Even as he became a transgender public figure, he hid his gender identity from his mom. Now they are trying to understand one another before it’s too late. Episode addresses family acceptance and social transitioning. 

America in Transition is a documentary series exploring relationships, community, and social issues for trans people of color. Learn more at www.americaintransition.org

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What makes us safe? How can we build unity? How do we support #transfolks on the South Side of Chicago? Brave Space Alliance, Trans Liberation Collective, and America in Transition teamed up to reframe #TDOR in Chicago, Illinois. In case you missed it, check out our recap video. Message us if you want to be involved in Anti-racism in the LGBTQ community workshops. #TransUpFront

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We are rolling deep at NewFest: The NYC LGBT Film Festival this weekend! Come meet Dezjorn Ray Gauthier, Chris Walker, and Andre Perez during #Trans Tales, the Chicago power block. Catch AIT along with a doc on Darling Squire, and The T, a narrative short about trans love with Bea Cordelia Sullivan-Knoff. http://newfest.org/film/trans-tales/  #TransStoriesMatter #AmericaInTransition

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Happy #NationalComingOutDay! Star of episode 2, Dezjorn was traveling around the country modeling and advocating for the trans community before coming out to his family. Catch this episode and our Forging Families That Work workshop lead by Andre Perez this week at Marlboro College (Thursday) and UVM's Translating Identity Conference 2017 (Saturday). Please join us! More details about where you can see AIT on our website: http://americaintransition.org/fall-2017-tour/

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Columbus leaves many devastating legacies that we refuse to embrace today or any other day. One of those is the gender binary. Did you know many of the tribes that make up Indigenous People Of America had third gender or two-spirit people? Happy #Indigenouspeoplesday. #KnowYourHistory #DecolonizeYourMind

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We are an official @newfest selection! Catch us at NewFest: The NYC LGBT Film Festival on October 21st at 11:30am as a part of the Trans Tales lineup. #filmfestival #newfest #lgbtq #trans #transgender #queerfilmfestival #lgbtfilm #queerfilm #queerfilmmakers #transfilmmakers #transfilmfest

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In advance of the @windycitytimes Job Fair this FRIDAY at @center_on_halsted (10am trans in workplace workshop, job fair 11am-4pm), Windy City Times is launching the #HireTrans Chicago campaign today. The #HireTrans website is: http://hiretranschicago.com/ and the FULL gallery of images can be found there! (at Center on Halsted)

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Thank you for doing the work to uplift #trans stories @profajchristian and for bringing us to @newfest ! So important ❤️✊🏾 #Repost @profajchristian (@get_repost) ・・・ So proud to bring Chicago stories by and about trans people to @newfest: The NYC LGBT Film Festival! This will be the world premiere of @beacordelia and @danielkyri's #TheTTV, the world premiere of @diaquiri's documentary about @darlingshear, along with @andreperezphotography's @americaintransition, which follows trans people of color like his @weareopentv project #BeenThere!

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#tbt to our amazing Community screening and Chicago premiere of Called to Serve ft #transveteran Z Shane Zaldivar at @amfmlife ! We're cooking up something special for November so keep your eyes peeled for another opportunity to see more AIT and build community :) #staytuned #screening #workshop #tpoc #trans #transgender #protecttranstroops (at AMFM)

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PISSED: A 200-day durational performance where #transgender artist @cassilsartist has captured all the urine their body has passed since February 26, 2017, when Trump rescinded the Obama era order allowing trans teens to use their bathroom of choice versus the gender assigned to them at birth.

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Look at all this beautiful #melanin at #pthc2017 !! What was your favorite part of the conference ? #tpoc #blacktranslivesmatter #Repost @kofibreak (@get_repost) ・・・ black and brown family at the philly trans health conference ✨🤘🏾

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We’re live! Check out our new show #LIVEInTransition with Sir Knight of Black Trans TV 

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Absolutely love this persons analysis. Any thoughts on this? #tpoc #trans #transpoc #hair #hairjourney #transtuesday #transformationtuesday #Repost @laundromattt (@get_repost) ・・・ Hair and Identity I have always valued my hair, probably more than the average person. My hair was one of the most important aspects of my expression from who I am to how I wanted society to see me as. It's been there when I identified as a woman, lesbian, effeminate and then masculine, and to trans, as male identifying, and queer. My hair was always a means to perform my identity. For me, it's hard to see my hair as "just hair" when it really feels like it’s a part of me and who I am. . As I am nearing my birthday and two years on testosterone, I realized I have lived my whole lifetime being meticulous, controlling, and protective of my hair. It's somewhat become my security blanket because it was one thing I could control in my life. Choosing haircuts that I was accustomed to was another attempt to keep control and hold on to what was. My hair has always been a symbolism for where I am in life, and where I am now is feeling ready to let go. I wanted to let go of the dead ends on my hair and the dead ends in my life. I wanted to cut those away and move on, and so I decided to shave my hair off (and no I didn't shave my hair off to pass more as male nor is it trans related). It has prompted a growth within myself that I had never expected. . I was so scared to do it, but once I did it was liberating. As I was looking at myself, I realized it felt so good to feel free from something that I controlled and what controlled me. I truly saw myself and gained confidence from it. In these moments of change, I'm not searching for a new look, but a whole new start in life. I'm on a mission to create a new and better version of myself. . If you've read this far, thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts. 🙏🏽 Do you feel the same about your hair? Or do you have a similar relationship with something else? . #transformation #transformationtuesday

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Happy #melaninmonday to this incredible #transvet and #tpoc @luckypandacub who's currently recovering from their #phallojourney . They're hosting a Q&A soon so get in touch! #protecttranstroops #Repost @luckypandacub (@get_repost) ・・・ Good morning! So, I've been getting a lot of questions regarding my surgery, many of which are similar, and I was wondering if y'all would be interested in me going live here later today to talk about my experience so far with OHSU and Dr. Berli? If so, what time? Remember I'm on PST. I'm still feeling a little bit loopy from surgery yesterday, but I'm happy to to do a brief Q&A if it would be helpful. _ #phallojourney #drberli #phalloplasty #ohsu #trans #transgender #ftm #tpoc #qtpoc #transguy #transman #lgbt #lgbtq #translife #queer #postop #recovery #lowersurgery #bottomsurgery #q&a

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Trump's #Transban is nothing new. Trans people of color have been fighting exclusion and bigotry for over a decade, and we won't stop anytime soon! After his family and church rejected him, Z Shane Zaldivar became the marine he always wanted to be. His life is upended when he’s kicked out under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and he becomes an unlikely activist. 

In episode 3 of America in Transition, join Z as he searches for love and belonging amidst rising political tensions. Due out November 2017. Sign up to stay connected: http://eepurl.com/brJsJf #StandUpFightBack

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Check out our story or fb page to watch the #brandnew #trailer for Ep 3. Trump's #Transban is nothing new. Trans people of color have been fighting exclusion and bigotry for over a decade, and we won't stop anytime soon! After his family and church rejected him, Z Shane Zaldivar became the marine he always wanted to be. His life is upended when he’s kicked out under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and he becomes an unlikely activist. In episode 3 of America in Transition, join Z as he searches for love and belonging amidst rising political tensions. Due out November 2017. #StandUpFightBack #protecttranstroops