It is not enough to say our names once we're gone, or arrest our abusers after we're harmed. Fight for us while we're still here, before we're berated, or beaten, or raped. Those of you who will likely not be in immediate danger when you speak up: call someone out for a transphobic joke, or confront your friend who insists that it is trans people who are threats in bathrooms. Engage in conversations with them. Direct them to resources. Ask them questions that force them to analyze and critique their own prejudices.
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