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ALT IMAGE TEXT: Durham Trans Association's Trans Day of Visibility fundraiser for We Exist London. Text is on a white background with the DTA logo in the top right corner, and the We Exist London logo in the bottom left corner.
ALT IMAGE TEXT: Durham Trans Association's Trans Day of Visibility fundraiser for We Exist London. Text is on a white background with the DTA logo in the top right corner, and the We Exist London logo in the bottom left corner.
ALT An informative poster white background with rainbow in bottom right corner. Text reads: ''How to fill in the 2021 Census if you are closeted. If you want to fill in questions about gender identity, sexual orientation or religion without other household members finding out, it is very simple. Step 1. Go to census.gov.uk and click 'start Census' Step 2. Find and follow the link that says 'Need to answer separately from your household?' Step 3. Click the link 'request an individual access code' Step 4. They will text you a code you can use to fill out your own census form. Your household will not be notified of this request and whatever is written about you by them in overwritten.''
ALT An image with a blue background showing four people marching all wearing white including a wheelchair user carrying a pink flag, a women with a blue sash, a child and a woman with a prosthetic leg carrying another pink flag. The use of colour is to signify the Trans flag colours. The text reads: "From Durham trans association... Happy International Women's Day! Today we're going to talk about some trans women that inspire us! (swipe)"
ALT Image of Charlie Martin which reads: "Charlie is a race driver and stonewall sports ambassador. She is a role model for overcoming adversity and a trailblazer for LGBT+ history both on and off the track. Her work towards gender equality has improved LGBT+ women’s representation in motorsport. She has been appointed as a Stonewall ambassador of sport for her efforts to provide positive trans visibility in a historically male dominated arena. Her achievements include pride campaigns, academic outreach to inspire young people and making history by breaking records! In 2020 Charlie became the first Transgender person to compete in the 24 hour Nürburgring race scoring 4th placed for her team. She also engages in advocacy and fundraising via her YouTube channel."
ALT An image of Kat Blaque which reads: "Kat is an Illustrator, Animator and Activist from California who's been on Youtube since 2010. She is an activist and often discusses social justice topics surrounding race, trans issues and feminism, and how they intersect, she's called herself an "intersectionality salad" in the past and often speaks about how her identities affect her personal experiences in society. As well as youtube, Kat has written articles for websites like Everyday Feminism and Huffpost's Black voices section. She has spoken on comicon panels about writing trans characters and she spoke at the University of Toledo's LGBT+ History month celebration in 2015. She regularly advocates against transphobia, racism and misogyny, and answers her followers questions regarding these topics on a weekly basis in her series "True Tea"."
ALT SOPHIE was a Scottish musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ known for a hyperkinetic and electronic take on pop music. She originally worked anonymously, before coming out as a trans woman in 2017 after the release of the music video "its ok to cry" which featured images of herself nude on a background of clouds. SOPHIE unfortunately died earlier this year after a fall from a balcony in Greece while attempting to photograph a full moon. She will be sorely missed by both the trans community and the wider pop community alike. In 2017, SOPHIE was asked what transness meant to her, and she said; "For me, transness is taking control to bring your body more in line with your soul and spirit so the two aren't fighting against each other and struggling to survive. On this earth, it's that you can get closer to how you feel your true essence is without the societal pressures of having to fulfil certain traditional roles based on gender.... And it's more human and universal..."
ALT An Image of Sylvia Rivera which reads: "TW: This page contains mentions of suicide Sylvia was a Latina-American self identified drag queen and was a close friend of Marsha P. Johnson, who she often credited with saving her life. Sylvia was an LGBT+ rights & Black liberation activist. She co founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) which supported homeless queer youth and fought for LGBT+ rights. Sylvia was also another key member of the Stonewall riots. Sylvia often stood up against transphobia. In response to being excluded from speaking at a pride march in 1973, she stole the microphone and reminded the crowd that "If it wasn’t for the drag queen, there would be no gay liberation movement. We’re the front-liners." The reaction was very negative, and led to her suicide attempt and her leaving the world of activism. Later in her life she returned to pride marches and lived in Transy House, which gave shelter to trans & GNC people in need."
ALT An image of Parinya Charoephol which reads: "Parinya, more casually known as "Nong Toom" is a Muay Thai kick-boxing champion, model and actress, and is classed as the world's first trans Muay Thai fighter. She financed her transition through fighting. In 2003 a biopic was filmed about her named "Beautiful Boxer", which tells her story of being a trans woman in boxing, she is a huge role model for the trans community in Thailand Parinya has helped to dismantle assumptions that Muay Thai boxing is a male dominated sport and has helped to make the sport safer for LGBT+ fighters. She also works on promoting and defending other trans fighters, as well as being a symbol of empowerment for them. She opened her own boxing camp in 2010 where she teaches Muay Thai and aerobics to children, women and anyone who loves the sport."
ALT An Image of Natalie Wynn which reads: "Natalie has been on YouTube since 2016. She has a Master's degree in Philosophy, but quit her PhD after some time because she found the world of academia too stifling and unwilling to change. Instead, she now redistributes her knowledge surrounding different social and political issues for free in her video essays. Her channel "Contrapoints" was inspired by the emerging trend of right-wing and anti-left youtube videos which were gaining a lot of traction. Her channel aims to give clear rebuttals to these videos and to thoroughly explain left-wing arguments in an entertaining and engaging way, while still being educational. "
ALT An image of Sarah Jane Baker with text that reads: "Sarah is a violinist, poet, author and the UK’s longest serving transgender prisoner. She spent 30 years in a men's prison without access to hormones or support. In prison she learnt to read and write and studied economics. She later wrote and published the book "Transgender Behind Prison Walls" detailing her experiences of prison life as a trans woman. Since her release she now advocates for other trans prisoners across the nation that are stuck in the wrong prisons. She set up an organisation called the Trans Prisoner Alliance, which supports the needs of trans prisoners by organising visits and letter exchanges, as well as donating make-up, wigs and gender affirming clothing."
ALT An image showing Marsha Johnson which reads: "Marsha was a self identified drag queen and a massively influential LGBT+ rights and AIDS activist all throughout her life. Marsha went by 'Black Marsha' before settling on Marsha P Johnson. The 'P' stood for 'Pay it no Mind,' which is what Marsha would say in response to questions about her gender. She is most well known for her involvement in the 1969 stonewall riots. In 2019 Elle Hearns founded the Marsha P Johnson Institute in response to ongoing murders of Black trans women and women of colour and their regular exclusion from issues in social justice. They are committed to Protecting and defending the human rights of Black trans people, uplifting their voices. Reclaiming their relationship with Marsha's life and legacy, as well as working to dismantle white supremacy." https://marshap.org/donate/
ALT An Image decorated with hearts in the trans and nonbinary colours which reads: "As some final words, we want to take a moment to celebrate all the amazing trans women and woman-aligned trans people across the globe, especially those we've lost in recent years. You are loved and you matter. Today is for you as well, don't forget that. Have a wonderful international women's day! ❤"
