by FORGE Intern | Apr 6, 2013
Both trans abusers and their abusive partners can use not only any type of power and control tactic, but trans-specific ones, as well. This fact sheet gives examples of tactics that can be used against or by trans and non-binary people in the areas of safety, outing,...
by FORGE Intern | Feb 25, 2013
This list of 101 terms used by people in the trans community was compiled in the early 2000s. Countless more have been added since.
by FORGE Intern | Jan 10, 2013
This lengthy, trans-specific safety planning tool covers: basic facts about intimate partner violence; safety planning; groundwork; staying safe at home; emergency safety bag; financial planning; safe havens; safety in your new place; safety on the job and in public;...
by FORGE Intern | Jan 1, 2013
Short discussion of what service providers should be thinking of while doing safety planning with trans or non-binary people.
by FORGE Intern | Dec 16, 2012
A high percentage of transgender people – especially African-American transgender women – have survived through sex work, an occupation that vastly increases one’s risk of experiencing multiple forms of violence. This webinar discusses why sex work is so common among...
by FORGE Intern | Dec 15, 2012
An account of two families coping with the death of a transperson. CW: outdated language.
by FORGE Intern | Dec 14, 2012
This 2006 essay was reprinted in 2012 after the Sandy Hooks school shooting. It weaves together earlier school shootings, a loved one’s suicide and the neighbors’ response, mustaches, and the Amish response to violence. Today, on December 14, 2012, there...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 20, 2012
Opening speech by Rev. Wendy Woodruff at the 2012 Transgender Day of Remembrance. by Rev. Wendy Woodruff We gather this evening to mourn. We also gather to celebrate the lives that have been lost and to dedicate ourselves to making a better world for those who see...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 20, 2012
by Annie First of all I wish to commend and tell all of the transgender community how courageous you all are for living your lives for who you truly are on the inside. You are beautiful individuals who do not deserve to live in fear because of who you are. My daughter...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 20, 2012
by Loree Cook-Daniels Tonight we’ve gathered, as we’ve had so many years before, to remember and honor those we have lost to fear. Yes, fear. For that is the ultimate reason why so many transgender people and SOFFAs – Significant Others, Friends, Families and Allies –...
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