Lockdown Update Day 248
20 November 2020 06:02 pmBBC: Trans Day of Remembrance: 'When one of us is hurt, we all feel it'
BBC: Transgender struggle: 'I had to keep who I was secret'
The Guardian: My trans child needs to be himself – I understand that now
When my son told me he was a boy, I worried he wasn’t sure. Then a community opened my eyes to the support he deserves.
(Direct link: https://twitter.com/JayHulmePoet/status/1328994210599628801)
NBC News: Biden talked a big game on LGBTQ rights. Here's what his agenda may look like.
And finally this tweet (when saying 'the President' she means the President Elect, obvs.):
BBC: Transgender struggle: 'I had to keep who I was secret'
The Guardian: My trans child needs to be himself – I understand that now
When my son told me he was a boy, I worried he wasn’t sure. Then a community opened my eyes to the support he deserves.
This is a good thread showing the sheer scale, constancy, and insidiousness of how draining and stressful the UK makes being trans these days. I feel if you don't live it, you can get bits and pieces, but it's all of it, all the time. We're collectively exhausted. https://t.co/SzG3LIJCeX
— Trans Issue Elainovision (@scattermoon) November 18, 2020
(Direct link: https://twitter.com/JayHulmePoet/status/1328994210599628801)
NBC News: Biden talked a big game on LGBTQ rights. Here's what his agenda may look like.
And finally this tweet (when saying 'the President' she means the President Elect, obvs.):
The fucking President of the US is talking about #TransDayOfRemembrance!
— Katy Montgomerie 🦗 (@KatyMontgomerie) November 20, 2020
I know that politicians saying stuff doesn't mean anything if they do nothing, but them at least saying something positive is a whole lot better than them saying they are going to take our rights away https://t.co/DMOJ4ksjBD
