While most students are excited about returning to school, many of our trans brothers and sisters dread the days. According to Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 16.2% of transgender students report being physically assaulted as a result of gender expression, while 32.5% experience physical harassment. Many incidents go unreported due to fear of … Read More “Anti-Transgender violence isn’t just directed at adults” »
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On August 8th 2022, a federal judge ordered the North Carolina government to correctly note on birth certificates the gender of its transgender community even if they have not had re-assignment surgery. This order is long overdue but we are overjoyed that the day has come. We are are finally seeing the necessary progress that … Read More “Trans People in NC can now update birth records” »
Blake was assigned female at birth but like many of our brothers and sisters Blake knew he was different and simply wanted to live in his truth. Born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina Blake was born to set fire to a cold world. Blake was popular and spent two years … Read More “#SayHisName -Blake Brockington” »
The fact that Trans peoples civil rights are constantly violated and are usually ignored we know that we can’t depend on traditional media to tell our stories, we must do it ourselves. Here at ETHC we trust THE ADVOCATE magazine for our Latest News on what’s really going on with our brothers and sisters. We … Read More “THE ADVOCATE” »
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. -www,glaad.org 2021 Marquiisha Lawrence, a Black transgender woman, was killed in Greenville, NC on November 4. She was 28 years old. Jo Acker, a White transgender … Read More “#TDOR Trans Day of Remembrance” »