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The 2023 Gender Census is now open!

[ Link to survey ]

The 10th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 9th May 2023.

It’s short and easy, about 5 minutes probably.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful - it’s what helped us get 40,000 responses last year.

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

For the curious, you can also spy on some graphs and demographic data for the incoming responses here.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

Image credit: Avery at Tradescantia Hub

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TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida

y'all there is an absolutely bonkers deal going on at itch.io right now

You can get over 500 rpgs for only *five dollars* right now. That's right, over $2000 worth of games for only five fucking dollars. It's insane. It's unreal. It's totally worth more than any dollar amount you're going to throw at it. And it's all going towards charities that work with trans folx on the ground: specifically Zebra Youth and Transinclusive Group. If you donate more than $10 you get a special bonus - the creators of Action Fiction will send you a PDF copy of the 5E supplement "Monsters of Murka: Chromatic Gamut." Go check it out now!!! Offer lasts until April 6!

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Calling nonbinary folks with nonbinary partners!!

Have you heard of the LNLH study? This study seeks to gain insight into how nonbinary partners who live together share household labor (tasks such as cooking, cleaning, taking out the trash, etc.).

To be eligible to participate, you must have a nonbinary identity, and currently living with one romantic partner, or multiple romantic partners, who has/have a nonbinary identity.

Zoom interviews typically last around one hour. Interviewees will receive $50 Etsy e-gift cards as compensation for their time.

This isn't limited to only U.S. participants, either, so check it out if you're interested and international.

If interested, please scan the QR code or visit https://bit.ly/LNLHstudy

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Hello!! I am calling for transmasculine individuals and their partners to take part of my research into sexual health and sexual education for transmasculine communities! Yes, this also means transmasculine individuals who have not or won’t medically transition! If you are interested, please see above, and I highly recommend going through the intake form on desktop to allow yourself easy access to important documents related to my research. You can access the form below, and if you have any questions, I am happy to answer them through inbox, pm, or email :)

If you are not eligible for this project, please share it! I would like to have a wide range of participants to aid my research ^-^

RESEARCH INTAKE FORM

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New year, new me? How about... a more healed me: I hope that the end of the year brings a version of me that is more healed and has been able to work on their trauma in a way to be able to show up more fully in every space. a more compassionate me: I aim to become a version of me that is able to create space for compassion, empathy, and kindness. a me that gives myself the same grace and space I seek to give to others: That compassion, empathy, and kindness I seek to extend to others must also be something that I extend to myself in order to combat the perfectionism rampant with white supremacy. a me ready to take on important work: Working to make the world a better place requires that we do a lot of self-work. I hope that I am in the space to be able to take on that work, not only on myself but in the spaces I occupy. a more righteous me, not for religion but for justice: May we all be hungrier for justice than we are for privilege. a more whole me: Here's to becoming more whole this year.

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I can’t -happy crying-

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The staff and performers of Club Q are struggling financially with the club being shut down. Those who weren't working the night of the shooting are not counted as "victims," so don't have access to the same kinds of support but are nonetheless out of a paycheck.

Del Lusional explained here: "Unfortunately the employees and contractors who were not in the building are still being greatly impacted with the loss of income, these last few shows of the month were gonna help pay rent and utilities for many of us."

They are working on getting a joint PayPal set up, but for those of us in the US, here are ways to send money to some of these individuals:

[there's an OCRed version here.]

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okay. i've seen a lot of posts with a lot of links going around. and i thought that i'd make a linktree with every link i've seen so far for indigenous organizations that need monetary support.

here is the linktree. please donate, especially if you are white and live on stolen land.

i'm also making a linktree for indigenous individuals in need of monetary support, but i haven't seen that many links, so please, if you are indigenous and need monetary support, please reply, reblog, or dm me with your links and i will add them to a new linktree, which i will make shortly.

the great thing about one linktree is that you can copy the link and share it on your instagram as well, since instagram doesn't allow sharing more than one link -- which is the primary reason i made a linktree. share this and reach as many people as you can.

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There's so much to say and yet no words, no images convey anywhere near enough.

Reposted from @modernpathcounseling on IG

After a week of awareness, hope, and love, today is extra hard. We are fighting a battle daily to be seen, to be respected, and to be allowed to live authentically.

Today we honor the 390 trans and gender-diverse lives we lost in the last 12 months due to hate and violence. This is a reported number, so we are also holding space that 390 may not be accurate and lower than the actual amount (due to reporting error and bias).

Every year on this day, we say the names of people whose lives were taken from them due to violence and hate. The number grows every year. These are brutal crimes. These are precious humans found in mass graves. These are deaths by suicide. And all of these deaths stem from hate. 390 people. One of them was 10 years old. These were 390 preventable deaths.

Today we are holding space for our trans family and those who lost their lives over the past year. Today we honor those who are here and those who paved the way for our communities.

Please take the time to read our post here: https://www.modernpath.net/modern-path-speaks-out/trans-day-of-remembrance-2022

In Solidarity,

Team Modern Path

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Do YOU support the rights of transgender people? Then please take this 15-minute survey about your experiences and motivations for supporting trans justice. You can access the survey directly at https://tinyurl.com/tgdactivismsurvey.

Anyone who is at least 18 years old, currently lives in the U.S., and supports trans justice can take this survey. This is part of my dissertation. The study has been approved by the Michigan State University Institutional Review Board. You can contact me with questions at kattaril@msu.edu.

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Our friends at The Q Corner are hosting an upcoming series of virtual talks:

🏳️‍⚧️ The TransYouth Care trio will be doing four panel/Q&A sessions open to anyone! These are the perfect place for providers, educators, parents, and anyone else to ask questions about how to best support trans youth and gender diverse kids 🤍

✨ Each session has a unique registration link:

▫️Thursday, November 17th, 6-8p, https://tinyurl.com/GGNov

▫️Friday, November 18th, 1-3p, https://tinyurl.com/GGNov2

▫️Monday, December 5th, 3-5p, https://tinyurl.com/GGDec1

▫️Monday, December 5th, 6-8p, https://tinyurl.com/GGDec2 ⚡️

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What does pathologization have to do with gender?

Without pathologization, we would encounter less gatekeeping and fewer roadblocks to care. We wouldn't have to 'prove' that we're 'trans enough' to access life-saving healthcare or supports.

What's one step you can think of that we can take now to push towards depathologization?

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Happy International Pronouns Day! Here are some tips and tricks on sharing pronouns and correcting yourself if you make a mistake.

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Happy genderfluid visibility week!!

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For World Mental Health Day, let's talk about how things are going overall for LGBTQ+ youth. Image descriptions: 1: World Mental Health Day | Content note: anti-LGBTQ+ violence, suicidal ideation and attempts 2: 94% of LGBTQ youth reported that recent politics negatively impacted their mental health. 70% of LGBTQ youth stated that their mental health was "poor" most of the time or always during COVID-19. 48% of LGBTQ youth reported they wanted counseling from a mental health professional but were unable to receive it in the past year. | Trevor Project 2021: https://bit.ly/3MnsqRy 3: 42% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth. 12% of white youth attempted suicide compared to 31% of Native/Indigenous youth, 21% of Black youth, 21% of multiracial youth, 18% of Latinx youth, and 12% of Asian/Pacific Islander youth. Half of all LGBTQ youth of color reported discrimination based on their race/ethnicity in the past year, including 67% of Black LGBTQ youth and 60% of Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth. | Trevor Project 2021: https://bit.ly/3MnsqRy 4: If you live with other people, how many of them respect your pronouns? - 29% all of the people 22% some of the people 49% none of the people| Trevor Project 2021: https://bit.ly/3MnsqRy 5: Transgender and nonbinary youth who reported having pronouns respected by all of the people they lived with attempted suicide at half the rate of those who did not have their pronouns respected by anyone with whom they lived. Transgender and nonbinary youth who were able to change their name and/or gender marker on legal documents, such as driver’s licenses and birth certificates, reported lower rates of attempting suicide. | Trevor Project 2021: https://bit.ly/3MnsqRy 6: The easiest way to help ensure that our children grow up? Respect who they are and stop trying to change them.