Social:Trans Day of Action
Trans Day of Action (TDOA) began in 2005 and is an annual rally and march held in late June in New York City.[1][2] It is organized by the Audre Lorde Project's TransJustice group. It aims "to call attention to the continued violence, discrimination and institutionalization of our people [Trans and Gender Non-Conforming people], while simultaneously lifting up and celebrating our legacy of resilience, organizing, and community building."[3][4] While addressing issues that disproportionately impact trans and gender non-conforming people, TDOA is also meant to honor and contribute to the broader "struggle for justice, liberation, and recognition for all oppressed people worldwide."[4]
In its first year, TDOA drew over 1,000 participants.[2] The 2016 event gathered 2,000 attendees in Washington Square, and included speakers such as Olympia Perez of the Audre Lorde Project, Jennifer Louise Lopez of Everything Transgender in NYC, and Jennicet Gutiérrez of Familia Trans Queer Liberation Movement.[5] TDOA is supported by a range of organizations, including SALGA (South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association) and GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).[6][4] The event is highly intersectional, as "TGNC communities include communities of color, immigrants, youth, elders, rural communities, and differently abled communities... as TGNC communities of color, we view our struggles as one and the same as broader struggles for social justice domestically and directly connected—if not the same as—struggles for social justice globally."[7]
References
- ↑ Feder, Sam (2016). "Does Visibility Equal Progress? A Conversation on Trans Activist Media". Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media 57. https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/-Feder-JuhaszTransActivism/text.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First Trans Day of Action draws 1,000". http://www.workers.org/2005/us/trans-day-0707/.
- ↑ "A Decade of Resistance; Ten Year Anniversary Statement | Audre Lorde Project" (in en). http://alp.org/decade-resistance-ten-year-anniversary-statement.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "NYC: Join the Audre Lorde Project at the 11th annual Trans Day of Action this Friday" (in en). GLAAD. 2015-06-24. https://www.glaad.org/blog/nyc-join-audre-lorde-project-11th-annual-trans-day-action-friday.
- ↑ Humm, Andy (July 7, 2016). "Trans Day of Action With Old-Time Radical Feel". Gay City News. http://gaycitynews.nyc/trans-day-action-old-time-radical-feel/.
- ↑ Dutt, Ela (July 10, 2015). "South Asian-Americans Join Gay Pride Parade In Great Numbers". News India Times.
- ↑ Hayashi, Kris (2008). "Stepping Back, Looking Outward: Situating Transgender Activism and Transgender Studies". Sexuality Research & Social Policy 5: 97. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191708/http://nsrc.sfsu.edu/.
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