We at BTWI wish everyone happy Earth Day! Earth day is celebrated annually to demonstrate support for environmental protection. BTWI would like everyone to take this Earth Day to learn more about environmental racism and environmental justice. According to the EPA, environmental justice “is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement ..Continue Reading
On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson signed with the Dodgers and ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson, No. 42, won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. From ..Continue Reading
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Join us for our virtual event Family Fights Back on April 14, 2022. This Zoom event will include trans panelists discussing anti-trans legislation and how to combat it, what our legislative needs are, and addressing housing, healthcare, and safety for our community. Our panelists Tori Cooper, Verniss Macfarland, and Lais ..Continue Reading
Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual awareness day celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender-nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice. It is especially necessary to raise awareness of ..Continue Reading
On February 22, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) directing the agency to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender children as cases of child abuse [1]. Abbott’s directive cites Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion that certain varieties of gender-affirming ..Continue Reading
We commemorate all women on this International Women’s Day. As trans women and transfeminine people, we experience misogyny, and we stand in solidarity with our cis sisters against the global violence that affects us all. We recognize that women and girls everywhere are reduced to their anatomy, whether they encounter ..Continue Reading