by FORGE Intern | Apr 3, 2020 | Anti-Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence are experiencing intensified abuse while trapped with their abusers at home under “stay-safer-at-home” mandates during COVID-19. Under these tense conditions, abusers are taking advantage of survivors’ fear of COVID-19 and...
by FORGE Intern | Dec 2, 2019 | Anti-Violence, Policy
We don’t need to tell you that the current Administration has targeted transgender and non-binary people, rolling back federal protections and insulting us seemingly at every opportunity. Well, they’ve found a new way to hurt us. In November 2019, the...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Anti-Violence, Trans Community / Survivors
It’s the last day of our #14DaysOfAction campaign. We are grateful to everyone who read these posts and took actions to support (other) trans and non-binary individuals and loved ones. To close this year’s series, we would like to talk about micro-inclusions. ...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Anti-Violence, Core Concepts, Trans Community / Survivors
Did you know that you – yes, you! – can save the life of a young trans/non-binary youth? That may sound like hyperbole, but it’s not. Many research studies have shown that T/LGB adults have far higher victimization rates than the general public, and we now...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Anti-Violence, Core Concepts, Trans Community / Survivors
Many trans and non-binary people have experienced trauma. If what you think when someone you know tells you they have experienced trauma is, “I don’t know what to say!” FORGE has a card that can help. Our free “I’m here for you!” cards list eight simple things anyone...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Anti-Violence, Core Concepts, Trans Community / Survivors
This weekend many communities will be holding Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events. TDOR is hard for many people. While some are comforted and feel supported by gathering together to mourn those who had their lives taken by anti-transgender violence, others...
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