“we all know why” just say it’s because they’re white. say it out loud with your whole entire chest. trump supporters aren’t being stopped from storming government buildings because THEY! ARE! ALL! WHITE! that’s it. just say it.
As many of you know, today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
There are no words to express the utter loss our community has suffered this past year. Thirty nine of our siblings in struggle, many of whom were people of color, were killed in the U.S. since January 1 of this year. There may be others whose names we do not yet know. This is a time of mourning for the entire community, and we must hold each other close as we close out the year next month.
Take care of ourself today, and every day after this. Give yourself the time to feel, to experience, to love, to embrace as we remember these thirty nine names, faces, lives, people, and the ones who came before us.
We say their names - and remember their stories
Dustin Parker.
Neulisa Luciano Ruiz.
Yampi Méndez Arocho.
Scott(lynn) Devore.
Monika Diamond.
Lexi Sutton.
Johanna Metzger.
Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos.
Layla Pelaez Sánchez.
Penélope Díaz Ramírez.
Nina Pop.
Helle Jae O'Regan.
Tony McDade.
Dominique “Rem'mie” Fells.
Riah Milton.
Jayne Thompson.
Selena Reyes-Hernandez.
Brian “Egypt” Powers.
Brayla Stone.
Draya McCarty.
Tatiana Hall.
Merci Mack.
Shaki Peters.
Bree Black.
Summer Taylor.
Marilyn Cazares.
Dior H Ova.
Queasha D Hardy.
Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears.
Lea Rayshon Day.
Kee Sam.
Aerrion Burnett.
Mia Green.
Michelle Michellyn Ramos Vargas.
Felycya Harris.
Brooklyn Deshauna.
Sara Blackwood.
Angel Unique.
Yuni Carey.
We remember.
[ID 1: Dark blue background. White text lists the names of trans people killed in the U.S. in 2020, with dots between each name. A dark pink rectangle at the bottom frames white text reading “Trans Day of Remembrance.” The Trans Empowerment Project is in the bottom right corner.]
[ID 2: Square photos of seven of the trans people killed in the U.S. in 2020, framed in dark pink. There are two dark pink squares, one with white text reading “TDOR” in it and one with the TEP logo.]
[ID 3-6: Square photos of eight of the trans people killed in the U.S. in 2020, framed in dark pink. A dark pink square is centered, with white text reading “TDOR” in it.]
It is not your partners job to heal you, rehabilitatate you, or manage you. You are in charge of yourself, you do not get to put your mental illness on the person you love. Go to a therapist or another licensed practitioner. You can and should share your feeling and problems with your partner, but they are not obligated to solve them for you.
you know what i don’t get? when like, people write romance stories where two characters are so in love w each other its all magnetism, but they? don’t even have fun together? or are even nice to each other sometimes?
“our love could level a thousand mountains and conquer a million cities”
ok but… are you even… like….. friends????
THIS. I’m so profoundly depressed by romances that are all passion and grand gestures and drama with no actual like… fondness or affection at all.
Media like this should be called out at all times tbh
