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Systemic Racism

LGBTQIA Oppression

On this page you will find a sampling of resources related to LGBTQIA Discrimination and Oppression, broken down into the following sections:

Issues in LGBTQIA+ Oppression: Abuse, Assault, Cultural Incompetence, Civil Rights, Crimes Against, Criminalization, Dead Named, Gender Normativity, Gendered Violence, Harassment, Hate Crime, Health Care, Heteronormativity, Homelessness, Homophobia, Intersectional Oppression, Incarceration, Invisibility, Legislation, #MeToo, Mental Health, Minority Stress, Misgendered, News Coverage, Policy, Popular Culture, Representation, Reproductive Justice, Sexual Minority, Surveillance, Transphobia,  Trauma, Victimization, Violence

Keywords for Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Searches:   Anti-Black, Association Between, Bias, Discrimination, Disparity, Disproportionate, Effect, Gap, High Rate, Impact, Inequity, Inequality, Institutionalized Racism, Oppression, Racial Inequity Racist, Racism, Unconscious Bias, Violence, White Supremacy 

Video Clips

Source: ABC News. (2022, May 9). What is the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill? YouTube. https://youtu.be/U-DGTUj8mLg

Source: ABC News. (2021, May 28). Legislation against transgender students. YouTube. https://youtu.be/9m_T5BEkWNU

Source: Oregonian. (2016, May 14). Transgender health care horror stories. YouTube. https://youtu.be/pvRYamafT0c

Source: AJ+. (2022, July 10). I’m A Pregnant Man In An Anti-LGBTQ+ State.  YouTube. https://youtu.be/bBbXpXnT8k8

Source: Them. (2018, March 2). Trans Women Open Up About Their #MeToo Sexual Assault Experiences. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zGnULTNJvks

Source: Vice News. (2021, February 24). Violence Against Black Trans Women Is One of the US' Deadliest Epidemics. YouTube. https://youtu.be/IpYadyI3EiE

Source: Mic. (2017, December 29). Walking While Trans. YouTube. https://youtu.be/lS-3ZqdtPvw

Source: ABC News. (2020, October 20). ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’: Activists call for inclusion in racial justice movement. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gbUmNXA1y7U

Source: NowThis News. (2018, December 30). Why LGBTQ+ Migrants on 'the Caravan' Face Unique Struggles. YouTube.https://youtu.be/dWu0Jys39os

Books

Podcasts

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TransLash

Episode: Black, Incarcerated, and Trans

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At Liberty

Episode: The Century-Long Fight Over Transgender Youth

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TransLash

Episode: Trans Reproductive Justice on the Ballot

Code Switch

Episode: They Don't Say Our Names Enough

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At Liberty

Episode: The Dangers of Drag Censorship with Peppermint

TransLash

Episode:The Anti-Trans Hate Machine Rolls On

Laverne Cox

Episode: Ending Violence Toward Trans People w/ Dr. Karen Franklin

At Liberty

Episode: A Trans Organizer on the Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work

Street Politicians

Episode: Protecting the Trans Community

Articles

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