#MyStoryOutLoud | a project of Advocates for Youth

Andrea Jenkins made history in November 2017 by becoming the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S., according to LGBTQ advocacy groups and researchers. Jenkins, a Democrat, was one of two openly trans people to win a seat on the Minneapolis City Council last year. Jenkins is also a published poet and an oral historian at the University of Minnesota. Jenkins won about 73 percent of the vote in Minneapolis’s Eighth Ward, where she is known for addressing youth violence and improving the south-central ward’s neighborhoods.

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11 February, 2019

Reggie Bullock of the Detroit Pistons was the first active player to ride on the NBA Pride’s float. He rode on the float to honor the life of his sister Mia, a trans woman who was murdered in Baltimore at the age of 26. In the fourth episode of #KikisWithLouie, Reggie sits down to talk family, loss, and his journey to becoming an LGBTQ ally. All athletes should have the same access to the sport they love. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xquh-WtmfqM&t=5s

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18 January, 2019

we are proud to support the #BlackTransPrayerBook’s social media campaign #TransphobiaIsASin

you too can support this effort. make/draw/write your own signs, take a picture & share them with the hashtag #TransphobiaIsASin in support of the revolutionary work of #BlackTransPrayerBook project.

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15 January, 2019

ameera, wisconsin, muslim youth leadership councilmember (she/her)

never enough.

Not masculine enough for my family or for what society thinks I should be,

not feminine enough for how a faggot or tranny is usually seen,

not talented enough to be a master of one trade,

not skilled in enough to be a jack of all,

not Muslim or religious enough to feel at home in a masjid,

not queer enough to feel at home with gays,

not quiet enough to enjoy the company of nerds,

not talkative enough to be a socialite,

not skinny enough,

not active enough,

not cultured enough,

not selfless enough,

not selfish enough,

not thoughtful enough,

not practical enough,

not thorough enough,

not nice enough,

not tough enough,

not considerate enough,

not successful enough,

not rich enough,

Not white enough,

not black enough,

Never good enough. never happy.

Never able to please others, never able to please ourselves.

Never good enough.

We are the misfits. And we are ok with ourselves.

We are ok.

We are perfect not despite, but because of our imperfections.

We are. Never enough.

And that means we are enough.

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30 October, 2018

Asking and correctly using someone’s pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for their gender identity.

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17 October, 2018