#agenderchat

Today’s chat runs on Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT, also known as 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM BST, or Sunday, August 8 from 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM AEST. 

aThis week’s topic: Gender (or lack thereof) and personal style

There's no one way to "look" nonbinary, but for many of us our sense of gender and our style preferences interlock in unique ways. How does expressing yourself through style work for you? How does gender (or lack thereof) fit in, if at all?

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, a day for celebrating our authenticity, our bravery, our resilience. Sometimes authenticity, bravery, and resilience look like being out, loud, and proud. But sometimes those things are quiet - small acts of rebellion, little affirming actions, private positive affirmations. As simple as looking in the mirror and practicing liking what you see.  So remember that TDOV is for all of trans people, whether we’re out right now or not. Whether we’ll ever be out or not. 

Regardless of our own personal situations, we can honor one other and celebrate the progress society is making toward radical acceptance of everyone - slowly, oh too slowly, but still moving forward. Representation that is starting to become more common and mainstream in media. Many more conversations about intersectionality and universal liberation are happening now compared to just a few years ago. We’ve come so far.

We still have far to go. For USA folks, here’s one link with information about recently proposed state laws that negatively impact trans people, and ways to raise your voice and take action to prevent them becoming law. If you have information about current civil rights actions to protect trans lives, please send them our way and we’ll boost the info. 

Today’s chat runs on Monday, May 24, 2021 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT, also known as 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM BST, or Tuesday, May 25 from 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM AEST.

This week’s topic: Coming out - the practical side

Imagine you've decided to come out - congratulations! But what's next? Who do you tell first? Who *don't* you tell? How do you explain? Where do you get started? Come share your own coming out memories, advice, or plans for the future.

Today’s chat runs on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM (next day) EDT, also known as Wednesday April 21, from 4:30 AM - 6:30 AM BST and 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM AEST.

This week’s topic: Privilege and Intersectionality

As agender and/or nonbinary people, many of us experience marginalization because of that part of our identities. Simultaneously, some of us hold forms of privilege because of other aspects of our identities and backgrounds (like race and class, for instance). How can we each practice allyship for people who experience marginalization differently than we do?

Today’s chat runs on Saturday, May 15, 2021 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT, also known as 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM BST, or Sunday, May 16 from 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM AEST.

This week’s topic: Managing dysphoria

When do you experience dysphoria? What does it feel like? How do you cope?