How to build meaningful allyship with the Trans, Gender expansive and Intersex community.
Acknowledge your privilege
As a cisgender person, acknowledge your privilege to help the TGI Community.
Listen to the community.
Knowing a TGI person is definitely different from listening to their voice or respecting the visibility of the TGI community.
Learn to Unlearn
When you get to know about the TGI individuals, you will begin to respect their pronouns and the way they need to be addressed. TGI individuals go through gender dysphoria and they are misunderstood.
Initiate tough conversations
Tolerance to acceptance and acceptance to embracing the TGI community is important. They are misunderstood and marginalized in various areas like school curriculum, healthcare, workplace, sports. Be their voice when they are not in the room.
Educate yourself and others
Educating yourself about the TGI community is key. You will begin to educate others in the community and workplace. True allyship comes from the heart and not the letter head of an organization.
Support by being involved.
Supporting the TGI community is very important. Being their for them and participating in these events really helps in building a strong community of allies.
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