Today, March 31, is Transgender Day of Visibility. Celebrated internationally, TDOV shines a light on the accomplishments of trans and gender nonconforming people while also driving awareness and action against the violence and discrimination they continue to face. To help amplify this critical mission, Civic Entertainment Group is excited to welcome Imara Jones as a guest speaker. Imara is a journalist, producer and the founder of TransLash, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit, podcast and media group that tells the stories of trans people to save trans lives.

Imara has also curated some things to DO, places to DONATE, or edutainment to DOWNLOAD below. A huge thank you to Imara and the TransLash team for their important contributions, and we look forward to seeing everyone later today.

DO

• Take Action Against Anti Trans Bills by following the Instagram #TransWeekofAction to learn about local efforts to stem these discriminatory bills.

• Follow Black Trans Femmes in the Arts which is an organization that creates spaces for the production of Black trans art and culture.

• Find out how to be a trans ally by reading this guide from the Trevor Project.

DONATE

• Equality Federation which supports local organizations who are  fighting trans hate across the country.

• TransLash a multi-platform trans storytelling and journalism project which tells the stories of trans people in order to save trans lives.

• SNAPCo is an organization devoted to decarceration and prison abolition for Black trans communities.

DOWNLOAD

• Watch Shine Through where model Ritchie Shazam and photographer Lucas Silveira help trans people express their identities and passions through style, with a focus on personal breakthroughs after hardships.

• Subscribe to the TransLash Podcast where host Imara Jones examines news and culture from a trans perspective. Guests have included Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, model Leyna Bloom, trans actor Marquise Vilson.

• Read artist Tourmaline reflect on the power of imagining open futures for transgender people through the power of “freedom dreaming.”