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“Brie Larson Wants Marvel to ‘Move Faster’ on L.G.B.T.Q. Representation”

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Today marks first day of using an app to try and actually use the gym, let’s see how it goes 😅

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I’ve found myself wondering “Where are the trans people of color?” a million times.

In my life, I’m often the only person of color in a room of trans people. I’ve noticed it is harder to find pictures and reviews of products (like packers) in the non-white skin tones. I see fewer pictures of POC post-surgery, and fewer people of color documenting their changes on HRT. Selfies of trans people, binary or non-binary, tend to skew towards the white and AFAB side. Hopefully, this blog can provide a sense of community and inclusion for all trans people of color. 

This blog is a place where we can answer that question. Where are the trans people of color? We’re right here! We’re talking about how our day went, about our families, about coming out, about our pets, about our transitions, about our ups and downs. We are here. We exist. This is a new blog for TPOC (trans people of color) to submit selfies of themselves! Anyone and everyone is allowed to follow us, all support is welcome, but only TPOC can send selfies. 

Please reblog and spread the word!

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for the record, as a non-binary person i do not want to eradicate gender. yes we joke ‘gender is fake’ and ‘fuck gender’ but in reality gender is a very important, liberating human phenomenon to a lot of people (especially some binary trans folk).

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why do cis people ask for our birth names?

this has always been something that has baffled me

questions like “what’s your real name?” or “wait so your actual name isn’t what we call you?” are so common and i just - don’t get it

this isn’t me trying to bash cis people, I know that these questions are often just out of curiosity/ a way to know me better

it provides no deeper understanding of what it means to be trans, to grow up as trans or the journey of transitioning

it’s just a name to you, but to me it’s a whole other person that I have fought hard not to be known as or associated with

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2017-2019

I guess shirts fit a wee bit better at the shoulders as of late 🤷🏽‍♂️