We are Committed to Fighting Anti-Trans Disinformation

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We are Committed to Fighting Anti-Trans Disinformation

It’s a rough time to be transgender (trans) in the US. It’s not that it hasn’t been before, but these last few years have made it particularly difficult (especially if you live in a “red state,” and even more especially if you’re under 18). Trans rights, and queer rights in general, are under attack to an alarming degree. More than 500 bills targeting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people were introduced in 2023. And seeing the direction things have been going, there’s so much at stake for queer rights in 2024.


So much of this recent wave of trans panic stems from disinformation about trans and queer people.


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“How do we support our LGBTQIA+ students?”

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“How do we support our LGBTQIA+ students?”

We have been back to school and working with educators for a month now, and it’s so gratifying to serve our returning clients as well as students and staff on campuses that are brand new to us. But regardless of where our client schools are or how long we have been working with them, the biggest area of concern for staff and administrators is most often, “How do we support our LGBTQIA+ students?” A hugely important question, to be sure, when we have ample evidence that LGBTQIA+ youth are more likely to have suicidal thoughts or attempts, personal safety issues and lower academic achievement than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. We are delighted that Chris Angel Murphy (they/them) breaks it down for us.

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Join us in Celebrating 28 Years of The Wall Las Memorias: Providing Sex-Ed for Social Change

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Join us in Celebrating 28 Years of The Wall Las Memorias: Providing Sex-Ed for Social Change

The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM) is a community health and wellness organization dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ+ and other under-served populations through advocacy and education while building the next generation of leadership. More Than Sex-Ed (MTSE) is so happy to be developing new connections with the TWLM team. The important work they have been doing for nearly three decades aligns with our MTSE mission so well, and we are delighted to be participating in the Rooted and Rising Community Youth Fair on May, 14th, 2022, at 2 PM hosted by TWLM At Plaza de La Raza in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. This event will focus on providing adolescents with FREE health services and workshops, as well as raising awareness and community support for young advocates, substance use prevention, and LGBTQ+ youth and their families. We hope to see you there!

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Black Lives Matter. Here’s What We’re Doing to Make our Classes and our Organization Actively Antiracist

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Black Lives Matter. Here’s What We’re Doing to Make our Classes and our Organization Actively Antiracist

Wow. What times we are living in. Our hearts are with you, whatever you are grieving or fearing; whatever you are celebrating, if not the way you had hoped. We’re wishing you all a happy pride month; rest assured it doesn’t take a big glittery rainbow parade for us to be proud of all our beautiful LGBTQ siblings and all of their courage, resilience, and joy. We are especially proud of all those activists and organizers centering the movement for Black lives in this year’s pride celebrations: none of us are free until all of us are free.

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