i’m afab – gamerfreakathon

teacakes:

This is a time to focus on trans women: their strength, their resilience, and most of all their vulnerabilities. By working toward holistic justice that will allow trans women – especially trans women of color – to live their lives under their own terms, we will further untangle the complexities of oppression faced by other marginalized groups. But we must begin with trans women. When trans women face the majority of violence faced by LGBTQ people; when 1-in-8 transgender women of color will be killed during their lifetime; when these statistics don’t fully display the disproportionate violence lodged against trans women; when the conversation is derailed to make room for an agenda that silences and actively excludes trans women.

This is a time to focus on trans women: their livelihoods, their unique identities, and the systematic and institutionalized violence they face every single day. This is a time to shut up and listen. Trans women are literally dying to be heard – to simply exist – so use the privileges afforded to you to amplify their voices. Trans women deserve space in this world to thrive, as opposed to simply surviving. Make it a resolution to better the lives of trans women around you and beyond you. Remember that this isn’t about you. Listen.