Take Action!!

If you feel the desire to help out those in need, this is the place for you.

You can get active by helping fight anti-trans legislation, homophobia, racism, anti-abortion laws, climate change, land destruction, ableism, or homelessness just to name some of what is here.

I have collected these resources here to get you started in the right direction.
​I am Texas based so some % of these resources will be for Texans. 

​ Please contact me if you ever need any help or advice on things like writing testimonies, if you're local and need someone to help you go vote, protest, be escorted to an abortion clinic, or need community support. 

Anti-Trans Legislation
As of current, the longest legislative session + special sessions have ended in Texas. An anti-trans sports ban has passed as of October 19th 2021, despite overwhelming opposition to it by constituents, trans rights activists and allies. 

• During the current interim, it is a great time to get educated on the issues that will be brought up in the next regular legislative session starting January 10th, 2023.
• Prepare your spoken or written testimony for use the next session in 2023.
• It is also crucial to turn your support and redistribution of wealth to the trans communities in your area who will be dealing with the damage of the sports ban.
  
  
• Equality Texas is always asking for volunteers to help fight back against anti-trans legislation in the most deadly state for trans people. Keep up to date with their work on EQTX's Twitter. 
• Find out how you are protected as an LGBT person through Lambda Legal's state search function. Their tool shows you all current protections or lack thereof.
• Chris Mosier's site, TransAthlete.com has entire kits ready to use for getting involved in any state and speaking up against anti-trans legislation. Get in touch with your reps!
• Try seeing if there is an 'Equality...[state]' for your home state and get involved with them to fight back against anti-trans legislation everywhere!
• Track Anti-Trans Legislation for all states using the Freedom For All Americans' Legislative Tracker.
• Read my friend Ben Valen's article: "TERFs Are Always White Supremacists, Here's How to Identify Them" to keep yourself and your loved trans ones safe. 
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Trans Support

• Practice how to better use your friend or family member's pronouns on PracticeWithPronouns.com, a free resource! Includes neopronouns.
• Keep up to date with the Trans Language Primer and the List of LGBTQIA+ Flags.​
• Read "Affirmations For Eggs" by Ben Valen. It was made in honour of those who might be thinking about transness and are struggling to find themselves.
• Find community and support as a trans creator through Phoenix Collective.
• Learn about cool LGBTQIA+ folk with HFE's interview series on faer site.
• Find a new LGBTQ+ and all other marginalized types of authors at A Room of One's Own, a trans-ecstatic bookstore.
• Dig into an endless amount of LGBTQ Reading recommendations!

Racial Equality and Justice
Black Lives STILL Matter, and Will Always Matter.

• Find multiple resources for ways you can help at the Black Lives Matter Carrd. It includes where to donate, call, text, volunteer, and how to put your activism to use. Updated last April 2021.
• Check out the Black Lives Matter, Policing & Protest Guides section of the Sherwood Virtual Zine Library. 
• Fight Voter Suppression, which greatly targets Black communities, with the ACLU.​
• Celebrate and support Black creators. Meet 18 Black Queer Streamers recommended by my friend HFE.
• Check out the Black Film Archive and learn about Black made media!
  
  

​​Land Back, Stop Line 3 & Supporting Indigenous Protectors & People​

• Support water protectors and their organization for direct action at [Resist Line 3]
•  Donate to support those purchasing land on the Line 3 route.
• Donate to the legal defense fund.
• More actions to take on the Stop Line 3 website.
• Follow Unicorn Riot who is reporting on the occupations and demonstrations with video livestreams.
• Find out what indigenous land you are living on as a first step to honoring it and fighting to give it back to the original protectors of it in your area.

Climate Change & Environment

• Find a way to participate with environmentalist + climate change activism in your Texas area locally with the Texas Campaign For The Environment.
• Help keep Texas waters clean with Environment Texas.
• Sign this petition to tell Biden to block all new fossil fuel projects and invest in a green energy future. 
• Find 36 Organizations fighting the climate crisis here.

​Helping Palestine

• Donate to Medical Aid For Palestine and DM me your receipt for a free sketch. Minimum $25 USD. 
• Check other places to support Palestinians on the Carrd.​​

Fighting Homophobia

• Equality Texas is a good place for local & general direction as they work to protect LGBTQIA+ youth and adults from discrimination, cover and fight things like the Gay & Trans Panic Defense, conversion therapy, "no promo homo" laws, and all other prominent anti-queer things happening. 
• Currently there is religious bill in Ghana on "sexual rights and family values" that seeks to make LGBTQIA+ rights advocacy illegal and censor their lives. You can donate to their community support fund, Outright International, or follow @LGBTRightsGhana on Twitter for updates.
• Donate to the Háttér Society to help Hungary's heavily targeted LGBTQIA+ community directly.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights

• Check out my article about 'Fighting The Heartbeat Bill: A Resource Guide' to point you in the right direction for what to do next now that SB8 is law. 
• Pick up a copy of my 'Trans Masc & Nonbinary Inclusion in Reproductive Rights Activism' Zine from Gumroad.  I have three physical copies left & endless digital copies. 
• Volunteer with Texas Equal Access Fund or donate to them to help people get the access to a life saving service. 
• Donate to The Lilith Fund to further support Texans in need of abortion help and resources.
• Get involved with Texas Rising to help fight for reproductive rights, among many other things they cover and train you for.
• Volunteer or donate to Avow Texas to help fight against SB8 the Heartbeat Bill which is now law as of September 1st, 2021. 

Prison Abolition

• Write a letter and sign a petition with The Last Prisoner Project, aiming to help people incarcerated on marijuana charges get out of jail.
• Donate to send a book with LGBT Books To Prisoners and brighten the life of an incarcerated LGBT person today.
• Become a pen pal to an LGBT incarcerated person! 

Homelessness/Houseless Crisis
As a queer person who has dealt with homelessness before it matters to me to try to support the local houseless community in my city. You should try to find a small org or volunteer group, or start one yourself for the houseless community in your town too.

• Connect to Friends With Frida to help support the Denton, TX houseless community directly.
• Born from the original 'Homeless Black Trans Women Fund', the Trans Housing Coalition is a trans-led and founded organization helping chronically houseless Black trans women off the street.
• Take a look at True Colors United, an org that helps fight LGBTQIA+ houselessness.

Autistics For Autistic Activism

• Take action with The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) and see how you can fight for autistic rights and acceptance in society.
• Purchase any of the Chiptunes 4 Autism albums, made by autistics for autistics, the funds directly supporting advocacy groups. 
  
  

Protect Yourself

• Check out the DIY for Feminist Cyber Security for yourself!
• Get informed with the Safety During Protest guide.