How we are avoiding misgendering

I’ll be hosting a community conversation, along with my excellent pal Zan, on the topic of how we are trying to avoid misgendering (and why, and what difference it makes).

There is so much hostility directed towards trans and gender diverse communities right now, and the actions we take to care for, welcome, affirm, and acknowledge trans folks can often feel small and invisible in the face of so much hostility. But these actions are not small, and our hope is that this conversation will make them more visible, and that by sharing these stories, we can take a stand, together, against transphobia, and alongside trans community members.

This conversation is open to anyone, of any gender, who wants to talk about how they are trying to avoid misgendering. 

This conversation will be taking place on December 11 from 3-4:30 pm mountain time (December 12 from 8:30-10 am Adelaide time). You can register for the conversation here. 

We will record and transcribe this conversation, and collect the stories into a collective document (probably a zine!) to share with participants and community members, and on the Dulwich Centre’s website as part of this project. 

Stories will be anonymized if you prefer, and the transcription will be shared back with conversation participants but will not be shared publicly. 

Zan and I have collaborated before, when we worked together on the Non-Binary Superpowers collective document, and the She/he/they/ze/hir: Talking about pronouns and gendered language collective document (with David Denborough).

It’s been a minute since I hosted a conversation like this, and I’m really excited for it. But I also want to acknowledge that this conversation is in response to tragedy and trauma. The actions we take to stand with trans and non-binary folks can be life-saving. The effects of transphobia, homophobia, and refusing to support trans and non-binary folks are horrific.

I want to make something that makes care visible. And I want to be in a space where care is visible. It matters that we make this effort.