June 2012
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WatchTestimony by KASHA JACQUELINE NABAGESERA, Uganda
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Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, is an Ugandan LGBT activist and founder/Executive Director of Freedom and Roam Uganda, one of the main lesbian, bisexual and transgender women rights organization in the country. She has been continuously fighting for the rights of the marginalized communities.
She became engaged in the very “controversial”...
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WatchTestimony by TOMMY, Age 15 and ALEXANDRO FIGUEROA, Age 17, New York
Video titled: “Christopher Street Pier: A Home for LGBT Youth”
Film by: Janet Upadhye
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How a Gay Homeless Teen Became His High School's...
Testimony by MARQUISE BROWN, Chicago, IL
Going to college has always been a dream of mine—but it almost became a dream deferred. As a 16-year-old sophomore I came out as gay to my aunt, who was my guardian, and she kicked me out of the house. I didn’t get to take my belongings, and I wasn’t wearing anything but my underwear. But thanks to the support I’ve received from other...
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May 2012
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Growing Up Trans in Small Town Montana
Testimony by SHAY, Age 12, Western Montana
My journey began as a small child. I have always known I was different and felt I was living in the wrong body. In the first grade, I was taking karate classes and remember feeling awkward changing in the boys’ dressing room because I felt I didn’t belong in there. I remember also feeling awkward in the boys’ gymnastics class.
As early as I can...
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Let There Be Art! A Call for Creative Healing for... →
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Coming Out as Genderqueer at the Age of 50
Testimony by LYLA CICERO (www.UnderCoverintheSuburbs.com)
I frequently find myself thinking ‘If only you were born now,’ while working with middle-aged people. The few times I actually say it out loud, it’s painfully clear how unhelpful it is. A few days ago I found myself trying to explain the concept “genderqueer” to a married, middle-aged natal male who identifies as transgender. He was saying...
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