3 Tips For Trans Allyship – Transgender Awareness Week – Nov 13-19 (2022)

Posted on Friday, November 11th, 2022

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Transgender awareness week occurs November 13-19 each year as an occasion to raise awareness of issues facing transgender communities leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20.

It is a week for transgender people and their allies to join together in action to educate each other, amplify one another’s voices, and advance advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community at large.

It is also a great time to brush up on Trans Allyship skills, and to share stories and experiences which uplift all who identify as Trans or non-binary.

Here are a few great ways to be an active Algonquin College Trans Ally this week:

1. Visit the “It Gets Better Canada” Trans awareness week website HERE or download their Quick Guide to Trans Allyship: Transgender Allyship Guide – It Gets Better Canada

2. Watch This Video below from It Gets Better Canada featuring Makayla Walker: Walker speaks to the importance of trans story-telling, shared experiences and finding a good support network. (visit the full toolkit here)

3. Share a resource:
– Read and share this great blog post on FacingCanada.Org by Lee Anton which provides some rock solid strategies and scripted responses for anyone needing to speak up and out against anti-trans rhetoric with confidence!
– Know someone who might not know where to start when it comes to changing gender markers on their identification documents? Point them here: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/gender-markers-guide/

 


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