TDOV with Scotty: The Trans Law Center

Hi! It's Transgender Day of Visibility in the U.S. when I am writing this. In the current state of federal and state government efforts to regress and remove protection for the 1% of our population that is transgender folks, there is nothing more important than organizing to support. I came out as gender non-conforming in my first year of college, and I'm privileged to be attending Vanderbilt University, to have been raised by open-minded parents, and to know and love people who see me. The Transgender Law Center offers legal resources and platforms for trans people, particularly those most impacted by marginalization in our community: BIPOC, disabled, and HIV+ folks. This is their mission, as listed on their site,

"Transgender Law Center is the largest national, trans-led organization working to set all people free. We champion the right of all transgender and gender-nonconforming people to make their own choices and live freely, safely, and authentically. Prioritizing BIPOC, disabled, and HIV+ communities, we advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy to ensure that we all not only survive but thrive at all ages and phases of life."

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/2023-annual-report/

If you're interested in knowing more about their work, they make their annual reports very accessible. They also work to support incarcerated people and migrants, all of their powerful work in the name of making an "impact on the greater movement for trans liberation."