“Remember: we’re stronger together. Don’t run and hide. We have to be more visible and unified than ever!” – Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Miss Major gave the LGBTQ+ community and our allies this call to action in October 2018, under the first Trump Administration. She addressed our fear and anxiety as we reacted to a leaked draft of a rule detailing changes to how Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act would be implemented, which would remove protections from discrimination for many marginalized communities. She ended her gentle message to her beloved trans and gender nonconforming community with a powerful reminder: We are still here.

We are here because of the love and care of movement leaders like Miss Major. In every community across the United States, there are trans elders who have shown us how to navigate moments like this. We honor Miss Major, our trans elders, and our trans youth by advocating for a healthcare system that cares for us from youth to our golden years because every person, across race, gender and ability, deserves to live long, healthy, joyful lives.

We are here because of the grit and humor of Cecilia Gentili, who taught us that we are all worth fighting for. When this administration and its supporters act to dim our light, we honor Cecilia by showing up for our community and shining bright as our true selves.

We are here because of the vision and tenacity of Lorena Borjas, mother to trans migrants, and an inspiration to all of us who believe that liberation for LGBTQIA2S+ people is a global commitment. We honor Lorena by fighting to keep our families and communities whole.

We are here because of Monica Roberts’ fierce commitment to telling our stories and uplifting our history. We honor Monica by taking on those who try to bully their way into power, who ban books and medical care, and pass laws controlling who we can be and love.

In these challenging times, we remind ourselves that ours is a legacy of care. Our stories, our families, our art, our voices, and our lives are powerful. We hold onto this truth: Those working to divide us cannot take away our joy because they didn’t give it to us in the first place. Trans and queer joy will always exist because trans and queer people will always be here.

It’s crucial for LGBTQIA2S+ communities, organizations, and our allies across the country to come together. When we collaborate and when we create community, we amplify our power and strengthen our impact.

For those who are ready to take action and have the capacity, there are many ways to get involved including:

• Joining or supporting local and national advocacy efforts. The organizations listed below are a start.
• Sharing stories of resilience and uplifting voices within our community.
• Engaging in campaigns that fight for our rights and protect our future.

To everyone in our community: We are here. We will keep fighting for us, showing up for us, and creating spaces where we can all feel safe and loved. We are not alone.

Through solidarity, thoughtfulness, and resilience, we will keep pushing forward. Our commitment to intersectionality and community ensures that all of us move forward as one.

We are here. Together, we are stronger. Together, we will continue to fight for a world where all LGBTQIA2S+ people and our families are seen, heard, and celebrated.

The following national, state, and local organizations join in solidarity:

Advocates for Trans Equality

Advocates for Youth

Affirmations Community Center

Albemarle/Stanly County PFLAG Chapter

All Under One Roof LGBTQ ADVOCATE of Southeastern Idaho

Alliance For Full Acceptance SC

Arkansas Black Gay Men's Forum

Atlanta Pride

Basic Rights Oregon

Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice

Blue Ridge Pride

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center

Brenham PFLAG

CAMP Rehoboth

Caribbean Equality Project

Center on Halsted

CenterLink: The Community of LGBTQ Centers

Central Valley Gender Health & Wellness

Central Valley Pride

Charlotte Trans Health

COLAGE

Compass LGBTQ Community Center

Decatur County PRIDE Alliance

Delmarva Pride Center

Diversity Center of Oklahoma

Diversity Collective Ventura County

Diversity Richmond

Equality California

Equality Community Center

Equality Federation

Equality Florida

Equality Illinois

Equality Michigan

Equality New Mexico

Equality North Carolina

Equality Ohio

Equality South Dakota

EqualityMaine

Fair Wisconsin

Fairness Campaign

FAIRNY

Family Equality

Fem Alliance Uganda

Forum for Equality

Franklin Pride TN

Freedom Oklahoma

Garden State Equality

Gender Justice

Georgia Equality

GLAAD

Grand Rapids Pride Center

Grand Rapids Trans Foundation

Greater Dayton LGBT Center

GSAFE

Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation

Henderson Equality Center

Hendersonville Pride

Human Rights Campaign

inTRANSitive

Jim Toy Community Center

Keshet

Keweenaw Chapter of PFLAG

Lavender Rights Project

LGBT Center of Raleigh

LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin

LGBT+ Center Orlando, Inc.

LGBTQ Center OC

LGBTQ+ Center Lake County

LGBTQ+ Walworth County

Louisiana Trans Advocates

Louisville Youth Group

LPAC Action Network

Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition

Movement Advancement Project

Muncie OUTreach LGBTQ+ Center

Naper Pride Inc

National Center for Lesbian Rights

National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund

New Hampshire Outright

New Haven Pride Center

North County LGBTQ Resource Center

NoVA Prism Center

Ogden Pride

Ogden Pride

One Colorado

One Iowa

one-n-ten

Our Family Coalition

OutCenter Southwest Michigan

OutFront Minnesota

OutNebraska

Outright Vermont

Pacific Center for Human Growth

PFLAG Acworth/Dallas

PFLAG Aiken SC

PFLAG Akron

PFLAG Anchorage

PFLAG Apex

PFLAG Athens, TN

PFLAG Auburn

PFLAG Bakersfield

Pflag Baltimore

PFLAG Bloomington-Normal

PFLAG Bolingbrook

PFLAG Bowie

PFLAG Bucks County

PFLAG Cape Cod

PFLAG Cape Girardeau

PFLAG Carrollton GA

PFLAG Carson Region

PFLAG Charlotte

PFLAG Chattanooga

PFLAG Clayton-Concord

PFLAG Cleveland

PFLAG Clinton River Cities

PFLAG Columbus, Ohio

PFLAG Concord Kannapolis

PFLAG Dallas

PFLAG Danville / Central Susquehanna Valley

PFLAG Dayton

PFLAG Deerfield, IL

PFLAG Delaware

PFLAG Denver

PFLAG DuPage

PFLAG Enfield

PFLAG Enid OK

PFLAG Evansville/Newburgh

PFLAG Fishers

PFLAG Flat Rock/Hendersonville, NC

PFLAG Florence

PFLAG Fort Collins

PFLAG Franklin

PFLAG Franklin-Hampshire

PFLAG Fresno

PFLAG Galesburg

PFLAG Genesee Flint

PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities

PFLAG Grayslake/Round Lake

PFLAG Great Lakes Bay Region

PFLAG Greater Boston

PFLAG Greater Orlando

PFLAG Greater Placer County

PFLAG Greater St. Louis

PFLAG Greeley

PFLAG Greensburg

PFLAG Greenville

PFLAG Greenville SC

PFLAG Grosse Pointe

PFLAG Hampton Roads

PFLAG Hannibal-Quincy

PFLAG Hanover/Madison

PFLAG Hartford

PFLAG Homer Glen Lockport

PFLAG Homewood-Flossmoor

PFLAG Huntsville TX

PFLAG Indianapolis

PFLAG Ithaca-Cortland

PFLAG Juneau

PFLAG Kansas City

PFLAG Lafayette

PFLAG Lafayette/Tippecanoe County

PFLAG LAS VEGAS

PFLAG Lawrenceville

PFLAG Livonia

PFLAG Madison

PFLAG Manhattan Beach/South Bay

PFLAG Marietta

PFLAG Milwaukee

PFLAG Moraga/Lamorinda

PFLAG Mount Pleasant

PFLAG Nashville

PFLAG National

PFLAG New Prague Area

PFLAG NYC

PFLAG Oak Park Area

PFLAG Oakland-East Bay

PFLAG of Port Huron

PFLAG Pawleys Island

PFLAG Peoria

PFLAG Plymouth-Canton

PFLAG Portland Maine

PFLAG Roaring Fork Valley

PFLAG Rockford

PFLAG Rome Georgia Chapter

PFLAG Sacramento

PFLAG Salisbury

PFLAG Salisbury/Rowan

PFLAG San Diego County

PFLAG San Francisco

PFLAG San Jose/Peninsula

PFLAG Sandy Springs

PFLAG Santa Barbara

PFLAG Santa Clarita

PFLAG Sarasota

PFLAG Seattle

PFLAG Silver City New Mexico

PFLAG Somerset

PFLAG Southern Maryland

PFLAG SOUTHERN PINES

PFLAG Springfield/SWMO

PFLAG Stanwood-Camano

PFLAG Statesville

PFLAG Stillwater

PFLAG Storm Lake

PFLAG Tinley Park

PFLAG Tulare & Kings Counties

PFLAG Tulsa

PFLAG Wenatchee

PFLAG West Chester/Chester County

PFLAG Westminster Carroll County

PFLAG Youngstown

PFLAG-Clinton Twp, MI

PFLAG-LA

PFLAG-WESTCHESTER COUNTY (NY)

PFLAG, Princeton NJ Chapter

Philadelphia Family Pride

Pittsburgh Equality Center

Point of Pride

Pride Center of Terre Haute Inc.

Pride Center of Vermont

Pride Center San Antonio

Pride Community Center of the Brazos Valley

Pride Frisco

Pride Lafayette (Indiana)

PRISM FL

PROMO Missouri

Queer Family Network

Queer Vox

QueerLit Collective

Rainbow Bridge Community Center

Rainbow Center

Rainbow Labs

Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance

Rochester Rainbow Union

Rock Hill PFLAG

Rockland County Pride Center

Safe Schools South Florida

SAGE

San Diego Pride

San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center

Shoals Diversity Center

Side by Side VA

SMYAL

SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network to Gender & Sexual Diversity

Solano Pride Center

Somos Familia Valle

Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation

Spencer Pride, Inc.

Stonewall Columbus

Sussex Pride

Tampa Bay Black Lesbians

Tennessee Equality Project

The 519 Church St. Community Centre

The Center Project

The Frederick Center

The Human Rights Alliance

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

The LGBT Center of Greater Reading

The LGBTQ Center of Durham

The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert

The LIAM Foundation

The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center

The Pride Center at Equality Park

The Prideful Path Project

The Queer Trans Project

The San Diego LGBT Community Center

The Source LGBT+ Center

Transcanwork

Transformation Project

Transgender Education Network of Texas

Transgender Law Center

Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico

Tranzmission, Inc

Triangle Community Center

Twisted Arts

Waves Ahead Corp

Wenatchee PFlag

Western Montana LGBTQ+ Community Center

Youth Oasis

Youth Outlook

Youth Pride Association

Youth Pride, Inc.

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