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Transgender School Learn about diverse transgender identities/experiences & how to be an advocate, with Jackie and Brid No personal attacks. No posts focused on religion.

Learn about diverse transgender identities/experiences & how to be an advocate, with Jackie & Bridget. 💗🏳️‍🌈 https://transgenderschool.org / Subscribe to our Patreon page for access to our exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/transgenderschool / Rent our powerful 90 minute video course on how to be an ally, where we re-enact Jackie's coming out moment and share our ALLY model, for only $25 here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/transally (20% will be donated to Transforming Family support group). Transgender School is run by Jackie Thornhill, a social justice activist and political organizer/aide who happens to identify as a transgender bisexual woman, and her proud mom, Bridget Sampson, a consultant & retired professor who is also a social justice activist and educator. Members of the LGBTQ+ community, their family and friends, coworkers, teachers, mentors, bosses, leaders, and supporters of all kinds are welcome to join & learn with us. We post pieces of our story here - the raw truth, the heartbreak, the growth, the love, all of it. We also share articles, research, books, documentaries, personal experiences, and anything else we come across to help us all become as informed as possible and be better advocates for transgender people. We welcome you to share anything you find, as long as it is accurate and supportive and reflects transgender-friendly policies, legislation, and inclusion in all realms

**Disclaimer: This group is for educational purposes only. We will do our best to connect you to services, but do not have the expertise or capacity to provide extended one-on-one support. Please respect the privacy of any trans people in your life and do not share anything in this group that you would not share on your public profile.**

GROUP RULES **Any post or comment violating these rules will be removed. Repeat violations are grounds for removal from the group.**

1. Do not invalidate anyone’s identity, or lived experience.

2. If discussing a heated topic, stick to the issue.

3. Posts that mention religion in relation to a transgender experience are allowed, but this is not the place to debate the validity of any particular faith.

4. This is not a debate group. Posts that devolve into debates rather than discussions will be removed. Practice kindness and respect in all interactions here.

5. If you are considering self-harm, please do not post this in our group. We are not mental health professionals and are not equipped to provide the support needed here. By being a member of this group, you agree to reach out to one of the su***de prevention resources listed here.
-Trans Lifeline Crisis Hotline: 1-877-565-8860
-The Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678 to connect with a Trevor counselor (A Trevor counselor will be available 24/7.)
-National Su***de Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Rougaroux came to play a show in Prince Edward Island, Canada. After a bartender denied trans musician Marina Hanly acce...
10/07/2026

Rougaroux came to play a show in Prince Edward Island, Canada. After a bartender denied trans musician Marina Hanly access to the women’s restroom, the band packed up.

The Sportsman’s Club manager confirmed the policy to CBC. Hanly and her fiancé, bandmate George Finley, said the experience left them shaken. Local q***r organizers offered support, and P.E.E.R.S Alliance hosted a gathering with the band.

Buy Rougaroux’s music and support P.E.E.R.S Alliance. The band asked people not to harass venue staff.

James Ga***rd taught at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. In 1972, an administrator asked if he was gay. He answ...
10/07/2026

James Ga***rd taught at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. In 1972, an administrator asked if he was gay. He answered honestly, and the school fired him.

Ga***rd fought the dismissal in court and lost. Forty-two years later, after Oasis Youth Center pressed the district, Tacoma’s school board apologized. Its president said the records showed an excellent teacher and no reason for his dismissal other than being gay.

Fairview High School’s students chose Sammi as their homecoming queen. Some adults had a problem with that. Her classmat...
10/07/2026

Fairview High School’s students chose Sammi as their homecoming queen. Some adults had a problem with that. Her classmates stood by their vote.

After online harassment, supporters filled the September 28 school board meeting in Fairview, Pennsylvania. No one spoke against her crown.

Support LGBTQ students through GSA Network, and show up when they ask their community for help.

Monica Roberts corrected the names that police and newspapers got wrong.She founded TransGriot on January 1, 2006, and d...
10/07/2026

Monica Roberts corrected the names that police and newspapers got wrong.

She founded TransGriot on January 1, 2006, and documented Black trans lives with a care that too many newsrooms failed to show. She tracked killings that could disappear from the record when police and reporters used the wrong name or gender.

“I got tired of them being disrespected in death,” she said.

In September 2016, she accepted GLAAD’s Special Recognition Award in San Francisco. Her own blog preserves both her announcement and the speech. Monica passed away on October 5, 2020.

Read her reporting. Share it with someone who is learning this history, and support trans journalists doing the work today.

Tayy Thomas was a 17-year-old trans girl in Mobile, Alabama. Her family remembers her smile, her talent for doing hair, ...
10/07/2026

Tayy Thomas was a 17-year-old trans girl in Mobile, Alabama. Her family remembers her smile, her talent for doing hair, and how readily she helped people.

On September 28, 2026, Carl Mitchell Washington Jr. pleaded guilty to murdering her and received a 25-year sentence. The plea deal came before jury selection. Her mother, Victoria Thomas, wanted a trial and a longer sentence.

Tayy was killed on May 7, 2024. She deserved the chance to grow up.

Support LGBTQ young people in Alabama through Prism United, and remember Tayy for the life her family knew.

Workers at Advocates for Trans Equality fought to save their jobs. Twelve people left the organization on September 30, ...
10/06/2026

Workers at Advocates for Trans Equality fought to save their jobs. Twelve people left the organization on September 30, including through layoffs and voluntary departures.

A4TE formed in October 2024 through the merger of the National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Their union says management failed to make the contractually required efforts to prevent layoffs and says it plans a grievance. A4TE disputes that claim. It cites a $2.4 million deficit and says negotiations saved two union jobs and led to management pay cuts.

Gretchen Whitmer has a message for Republicans who attack LGBTQ people: “Good luck, babe.”Speaking at the Human Rights C...
10/06/2026

Gretchen Whitmer has a message for Republicans who attack LGBTQ people: “Good luck, babe.”

Speaking at the Human Rights Campaign’s National Dinner, Michigan’s governor talked about her daughter Sherry coming out in a college application essay and how proud she is of her.

Whitmer also has a record to point to. In March 2023, she signed the expansion of Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

Politicians can defend q***r families in public and put protections into law. Support the organizations helping those families every day, including Stand with Trans and Equality Michigan.

Two men dance at a wedding. They are fully clothed. Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for the singer who...
10/06/2026

Two men dance at a wedding. They are fully clothed. Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for the singer who put that scene in a music video.

The indictment against openly gay pop star Mabel Matiz seeks six months to three years for alleged obscenity in “Ha Leylim.” It has been submitted for court approval.

Matiz denied that the scene was criminal and said attempts to criminalize his work were connected to his identity.

Watch the video. Support his music. A dance between two men should not be a criminal case.

Renée Good’s family has filed two federal lawsuits over the ICE shooting that killed her in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on J...
10/06/2026

Renée Good’s family has filed two federal lawsuits over the ICE shooting that killed her in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7.

One targets the United States. The other names individual agents and Trump administration officials. The complaints allege unlawful force and a discriminatory federal operation. Federal officials have defended the shooting as self-defense.

Good was a mother of three. Her partner, Becca, described the loss at the family’s press conference: “Every morning, she is my first thought.”

Support immigrant communities facing federal enforcement and follow the family’s effort to obtain accountability.

On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association board voted to remove homosexuality itself from the DSM. Rese...
10/05/2026

On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association board voted to remove homosexuality itself from the DSM. Research and activism had challenged the diagnosis: Evelyn Ho**er studied gay men outside the clinic, while Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny and John Fryer brought gay voices into psychiatric meetings.

Later editions retained diagnoses tied to distress about sexual orientation. Read the original records through the APA Foundation and WHO.

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