On this Transgender Day of Remembrance I think it’s really important for the trans community to keep intersectionality in mind, especially those who are CAFAB and/or white. So often violence against trans women of colour is co-opted and used as a prop by less marginalized members of the trans community, and we need to prioritize the majority of victims and survivors this day is supposed to be about, and who needs to have the loudest voice when it comes to arranging TDOR events and activism: trans women of colour.
We also need to look toward the new year, and how we take the message of TDOR into the rest of our interactions and community-building as trans people. Every single trans person, especially those in positions of privilege, needs to make it their intent to honor the value and contributions of trans women and black and indigenous trans people of colour in life, at every opportunity. We cannot allow the most vulnerable members of our community continue to go underrepresented and under-valued, we cannot allow them to be tone-policed and forced out of transgender spaces for refusing to submit to transmisogyny and white supremacy. We need to create spaces for leadership and consultation for trans women of colour, and many of us need to take a step back and assess the space we take up. Assess whether we could be making room for others who need a voice, or at least use our platforms to prioritize and amplify other voices.
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