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Elliot Page’s character in “The Umbrella Academy” will also be transgender

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Mom "forced" to leave Alabama as ban prohibits trans healthcare for son

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After more than a decade of photographing queer kids on the journey of self-discovery, Lindsay Morris advises: ‘Let them lead the way’ - LGBTQ Nation Authentic Voices of Pride presented by Chevrolet

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This past weekend was an absolute success! This is the second year we have done "Redefining SisHood Educational and Empowerment Retreat". It's so important that we create spaces that are intentional and build connectivity amongst Black Cisgender and Trans women.

Alabama LGBTQ JUSTICE Voter Pledge

Message from our Executive Director Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd

They have passed HB 322 targeting transgender youth but TAKE will continue to fight for HUMAN RIGHTS. I didn't expect a different outcome because the lay of the land. It's BEEN time to build base and FIGHT harder for the voiceless. Our children are under attack and I will fight for them with everything in me.

In the next few days you will hear a lot of people come out and offer words of support. The only SUPPORT we are INTERESTED in is the support that invest DIRECTLY in the deep rooted work we're already doing in Alabama.

SIGN OUR TAKE Resource Center Voter Pledge to say
you stand with : https://bit.ly/ALtrans
We will never give up!

Alabama LGBTQ JUSTICE Voter Pledge LGBTQ communities, especially trans people, are under constant attack in Alabama. In Alabama: -adoption agencies can refuse to place children in homes with parents who are LGBTQ, even if that deprives the child of a loving home. -trans youth are excluded from full participation in school activities,...

LGBT summit is set to be axed

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It's always great to have TAKE Resource Center life changing work recognized on a national level..

Thanks for your support Ariana Grande

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As TAKE celebrates National Transgender Day of Visibility 2022! Please help us congratulate this year National Transgender Awareness Week Ambassador Jazell Barbie Royale. Jazell will be here in Birmingham,AL November 16-21, 2022 to help empower and raise awareness around transgender issues.

Join us for our Transgender Day of VISIBILITY 2022 Lot PARTY tomorrow 5:30- Until... Please don't hesitate to bring chairs, table,or tent

Join TAKE Resource Center, Birmingham DSA and other allies in celebrating Trans Day of Visibility! There'll be food, games, speakers and more! With trans rights and especially trans youth under attack across the country, it's more important than ever to celebrate trans lives and show our support in the face of state suppression. See you there!

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Super proud of TAKE Resource Center SELFLESS , COMPASSIONATE, and DEDICATED Executive Director Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd!

Mrs. Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd is an unapologetically Black, trans woman and Southerner and the Executive Director of TAKE Resource Center, a trans, people of color-led organization.

"I show up as a leader authentically, I show up as a leader unapologetically to let you know that you don’t have to have this level of academia that the white men have always tried to force on us, but we can be able to do it through lived experience as long as you are willing to continue to grow and to learn."

Read the rest of her interview here: bit.ly/36Wc9SD

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La Sra. Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd es una mujer orgullosamente Negra, transgénero y procedente del sur de los Estados Unidos, además de ser la directora ejecutiva de TAKE Resource Center, una organización dirigida por personas transgénero y de color.

"Me presento como un líder auténticamente, me presento como líder sin complejos, para hacerte saber que no tienes que tener este nivel académico que los hombres blancos siempre han tratado de imponernos, pero podemos ser capaces de hacerlo a través de la experiencia vivida, siempre y cuando estés dispuesto a seguir creciendo y aprendiendo."

Lee la entrevista por completo aquí: bit.ly/3DgE0t2

TAKE was created with a purpose and most of all to be INTENTIONAL about BLACK Trans Community members. Our HOLISTIC approach allows our team to meet community members where they are in LIFE.... This life changing work gives so many Alabamians HOPE !!

Jamie Lee Curtis pens touching tribute to her trans daughter

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Trans Thai model deported from Dubai because her passport identified her as male

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Anti-trans sports ban passes Kentucky legislature & heads to governor’s desk

Anti-trans sports ban passes Kentucky legislature & heads to governor’s desk S.B. 83 seeks to ban trans girls in 6th grade through college from competing in school sports on women's teams...