Are We Witnessing the Birth of TV’s Intersex Liberation?
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#television #The Advocate #tv #intersexToday is Intersex Awareness Day! Share if you support the intersex community!
Watch this fierce speech by our 2013 Student Advocate of the Year, Laila Al-Shamma
“Visible allies are incredibly important. I mean people who make their support know because I can’t tell just by looking at you if you’re an ally, just like you can’t tell by looking at me if I’m gay. […] But we have to realize that their love would be lost if they did not openly express.
"So if no one around you knows that you are an ally, then you can’t claim that you’re an ally at all. Our parents, our friends, our teachers, our political leaders, our celebrities need to make their support well-known.”
GLSEN Student Advocate of the Year Mars Hallman and ElloSteph share stories about their activism and advocacy during a Talks at Google!
Self-care is important! Read Harvey Katz share his thoughts on self-care, transition, and reality television here!
I’ve thought about why I love these types of TV programs so much and, for me, it comes down to a single moment and it’s not the big reveal. No, instead I relish that moment where the pain of change overtakes the will to remain the same and the transformation begins. That’s the moment I love because it’s a grand proclamation of self-care.
This is what Washington-Lee High School’s GSA is doing to prepare for the Day of Silence.
What are you doing? Let us know in a reblog or leave a comment on YouTube!
Better yet, make your own video response!
It’s moments like this where being an advocate pays off. My school now has a gender neutral bathroom open, and even though I’m a senior and won’t get a lot of use out of it, I know that I’m helping students in the future. Even though it’s a single stall sort of deal, since we didn’t have money to build a whole new bathroom it’s still progress. I hope that more people advocate all over so that future generations don’t have to.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
