Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram – And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
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Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter | Posted on 31/Mar/2021 22:34:59


![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram – This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
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“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
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Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
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In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
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As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
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If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-121-150x150.jpg)
