Report a Hate Crime or a Hate/Bias-Motivated Incident
To report a hate crime or bias motivated incident, or to get more info, click here.
On Being an Ally
Here's a pretty neat little article on being an ally to trans people.
Trans Respect/Etiquette/Support 101
National Survey on Transgender Discrimination
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released a survey on September 11, 2008, for transgender and gender non-conforming people. The aim of the survey is to collect data on discrimination against transgender people in housing, employment, public accommodation, health care, education, family life, and criminal justice. From the NCTE website: "NCTE and the Task Force have partnered with Pennsylvania State University’s Center for the Study of Higher Education to collect and analyze the data. Applying rigorous academic standards to the investigation will strengthen any case made to legislators, policy makers, health care providers, and others whose decisions impact the lives of transgender people. A national team of experts in survey research and transgender issues developed the questionnaire."
This survey will take very little of your time, and if enough people take it, the results could be powerful.
To complete the survey, click here.
Vote!
It's almost election time, and now is our chance to have a say in the government of the future! Will we elect politicians and policymakers who are receptive to trans people and our issues? Will we change our state and federal constitutions so that we have the same rights as everyone else? Will we protect ourselves from hate crimes and unjust treatment? Now is our time to act!
The National Center for Transgender Equality has put together some helpful information for transgender voters. Because of issues such as names and appearances no longer matching IDs, conflicting identification information, and general transphobia, it can be difficult for transgender people to vote. However, our voices are extremely important. If you think you may have trouble voting, definitely check out this guide.
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will have lawyers staffing their hotline from 6 am to 7 pm EST on November 4th to respond to callers who experience discrimination based on gender identity or expression at the polls. If you experience discrimination at your polling place, call their hotline at (646) 862-9396.
52 Things You Can Do for Transgender Equality
Taken from the National Center for Transgender Equality website
1. Take a trans person to lunch
2. Ask your library to carry books that deal positively with trans people
3. Attend an anti-racism training and put into practice what you learn
4. Run for office
5. Invite your mayor or other elected official to address a trans group or town meeting
6. Plan an art show of works by trans artists
7. Create and publicize a calendar of local events and encourage people to attend them
8. Start an online community or blog that deals with an issue that is important to you
9. Change the policy of an organization you belong to
10. Donate money to an organization providing direct services for transgender people
11. Hold a workshop on how to effectively advocate for yourself when seeking medical care or therapy
12. Ask your local film festival to show trans theed movies and then go see them
13. Support the Day of Silence
14. Preach or speak at a local community of faith, such as a synagogue, church, or mosque
15. Adopt a Highway
16. Hold a Trans Pride event in your community
17. March as a trans contingent in the Gay Pride Parade
18. Educate a local homeless shelter on how to be trans inclusive
19. Pass a non-discrimination ordinance in your community
20. Visit the offices of your congressional representative and educate them about trans issues
21. Start a local support or education group
22. Volunteer with an LGBT Advocacy group
23. Start a Speakers' Bureau
24. Break a gender rule
25. Make a restroom more accessible to trans people
26. Locate support services
27. Collaborate with another group on a community project or social event
28. Work to pass a nondiscrimination policy at your workplace
29. Connect with PFLAG
30. Write a regular column for a publication
31. Plan to come out on National Coming Out Day
32. Register voters
33. Fund scholarships
34. Programs for youth
35. Get involved in the political process
36. Volunteer for a political candidate
37. Plan and conduct a Day of Remembrance event
38. Support or create a radio show or podcast
39. Hold a House Party for NCTE or another trans organization
40. Make jails safer for trans people
41. Hold a job fair
42. Support a drag community event
43. Engage media coverage of transgender issues
44. Conduct a community needs assessment
45. Vote!
46. Start a discussion group on gender related books
47. Respond to alerts from other organizations
48. Collect and share stories of discrimination
49. Set up a training in a hospital, nursing or medical school
50. Write an op-ed
51. Help an LGBT organization become more transgender friendly
52. Make a New Year's Resolution for transgender equality