Support Transgender People

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Aveda Adara is tired of facing discrimination as a transgender woman. She has been misgendered and targeted by inappropriate conditions at workplaces. Employers have refused to hire her. Discrimination has devastated her financially. 

“I’ve been laughed out of interviews for so many years,” she recounts. 

A transgender person is someone whose assigned sex at birth does not correspond with their personal gender identity. Their rights are often jeopardized by hate and discrimination. 

Actions 

1. Support transgender stories, artists, and creators

Time: 10 minutes 

Filmmakers, writers, scholars, and others tell the stories of the LGBTQ+ community. Supporting transgender artists and creators helps raise awareness about the discrimination they face. 

1. Review our list of books, films, TV shows, organizations, and resources that spotlight or come from the LGBTQ+ community. 
2. Search the web for other transgender stories, artists, and creators. 

2. Share crisis support information with transgender friends

Time: 10 minutes 

Let your transgender friends and community members know that crisis support available to them. 

1. The Trans Lifeline is a hotline run by a non-profit organization whose staff provides emotional support and resources for financial support for transgender people. The crisis line is 877-565-8860. 

Learn more 

• Ban the Gay and Trans Panic Defense, World Without Genocide — A related toolkit on banning the gay and trans panic defense.
  

Updated September 2023.