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87 Trans Stories From Western Pennsylvania Honor Trans Awareness Week 2020
The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, we have Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues the community faces.
Since 2015, the #AMPLIFY project has curated first person Q&A’s with members of the region’s LGBTQ community. The archive is meant to be a permanent resource to understand the LGBTQ experience(s) of this era. We invite you to browse the entire archive at your convenience.
This year has been particularly brutal — we’ve lost at least 34 trans neighbors to violence, a new horrific record of sorts. The impact of the pandemic have been magnified through the lens of trans neighbors, including but not limited to being misgendered because of wearing life-saving face masks.
But resiliency and determination to thrive has been a hallmark of the trans community since time immoriam. That doesn’t excuse our tacit acceptance of a transphobic culture, but it does offer moments of hope and insight. Several Black trans women have been at the forefront of resistance to police violence and toxic anti-Blackness among law enforcement. SisTers Pgh held a successful virtual People’s Pride event, while Trans Pride Pittsburgh also had a tele-conference to educate and connect people. Garden of Peace has…
