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The Banned Resistance substack is a newsletter from a group of educators and a mental health worker with the goal of lifting up, advocating for, and providing ideas to support queer and trans youth and those who care about them.
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Responsibility Matters: Standing up for Trans Youth (opens the original)
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Last week, Jack, a father of a trans man, shared with us about a helpful framework for thinking across differences in order to be able to show up and create safe spaces for trans and queer youth. But how do you know when it is your responsibility to show up and how you ought to show up? Being a good ally or good accomplice requires first the ability to recognize it is not a one size fits all role. It does not fall on everyone equally and it is not as simple as being a supportive person. Sure, an
Chess and Checkers: What Parents Could Know to Help If Their Kid Comes Out (opens the original)
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On our father-son trip my son asked me what I could have known before he came out that would have made it easier for me. I thought of a few things mostly having to do with being a divorced, non-custodial father living across the country from his children or living in an alternative universe with an educational system that taught real science and real-world reality. But I couldn’t think of anything concrete that would have helped. My recollection is that it wasn’t a monumental earth-shaking proce
Welcome Back to Year Two of Banned Resistance (opens the original)
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Happy school year to all who celebrate from all of us over at Banned Resistance. We’ve taken the summer off from this space, and are looking forward to another year of thinking, writing, and collaborating with folks who want to build and/or facilitate a more joyful and just world for queer and trans youth.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H-vj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpub
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