#StonewallIsNow: National Day of Action
Cities, companies, and organizations across the country are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with parties this June. But Stonewall never ended. Stonewall is now.
At least eleven Black trans women have been murdered this year—including Layleen Polanco, who died at Rikers because she couldn’t afford $500 bail. Two trans migrants have died due to ICE and CBP negligence. The U.S. government continues to push policies and rhetoric that threaten our survival. The same state that targeted us in 1969 is still killing us in prisons, detention centers, and inciting violence against us in public.
Join us in El Paso on 6/25 for a rally and day of action—or take action wherever you are online and in the streets—to reclaim Pride, honor Stonewall, and demand justice. We must hold the U.S. government accountable for the deaths of Black and brown trans women, because #StonewallIsNow.
Take the pledge:
http://bit.ly/stonewallisnow
Hashtags:
#StonewallIsNow
Follow us:
Transgender Law Center
www.facebook.com/translawcenter/
@translawcenter on Twitter and Instagram
Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project
www.facebook.com/OfficialBLMP/
@officialBLMP on Twitter and Instagram
Familia Trans Queer Liberation Movement
www.facebook.com/Familiatqlm/
@familiatqlm on Twitter and Instagram
Mijente
https://www.facebook.com/conmijente/
@conmijente on Twitter and Instagram
El/La Para TransLatinas
https://www.facebook.com/ELLAParaTransLatinas/
@ellatranslatina on Twitter and @ellaparatranslatinas on Instagram
Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee
https://www.facebook.com/DMSCElPaso/
@dmscelpaso on Twitter
Topline messages:
- As cities, companies, and organizations party for Pride and the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, the same government that targeted us in 1969 continues to kill Black and brown trans women. Stonewall never ended. Stonewall is now.
- Through its policies and rhetoric, the United States government is responsible for the violence against LGBTQ people. There is no Pride in this country killing and caging us -- there is only Pride in rising up against state violence.
- The government targets and kills Black LGBTQ migrants and trans migrants with cruel detention practices. We are dying at the hands of the government. Roxsana Hernandez and Johana Medina Leon are just two of the many migrants brutalized by this system.
- The government has placed Black trans women in its crosshairs. Police are profiling and rounding us up. Prisons are abusing and neglecting us. The government incites violence against us in our neighborhoods.
- Our country still renders people living with HIV disposable. Stigma and discrimination is killing people living with HIV. Roxsana Hernandez was living with HIV when she died in detention.
- The government doesn't want us to survive. When the government proposes regulations that create barriers in housing and healthcare, it is telling the country that we don't deserve the resources all people need to survive.
- We cannot talk about policy attacks without talking about the murders of Black trans women. We cannot talk about the murders of Black trans women without talking about the deaths in migrant prisons. All of these forms of violence are connected – and the main perpetrator is the US government
- We know our communities are resilient. That our solidarity saves lives. That our sisterhood nurtures new futures. We demand the chance to thrive.
Here’s how you can take action:
- Sign our pledge and share it on social media. Here’s the link: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
- Email the pledge to your friends, family, and coworkers.
- On social media, share a photo of you holding a sign stating why you support Black trans women and trans migrants.
- Record a short video explaining why you support Black trans women and trans migrants.
- Share our graphics on social media.
Graphics live here.
Social Media Samples:
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- The government is killing us.
Trans migrants, Black trans women, trans people living with HIV, trans people in the South. We are dying. Take the pledge to keep our people alive and hold the government accountable. Stonewall never ended. #StonewallIsNow
- W E D E M A N D A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y.
Through policies and rhetoric, the government is responsible for violence against us. There is no #PrideMonth when this country is killing and caging us. Stonewall never ended: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- The government actively throws us in cages to kill us. No matter if it's jails or migrant detention centers.
We know that Black LGBTQ migrants and trans migrants' lives are at risk. Join us to hold the government accountable: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- Say their names aloud with us:
Dana Martin
Jazzaline Ware
Ashanti Carmon
Claire Legato
Muhlaysia Booker
Michelle Washington
Paris Cameron
Chynal Lindsey
Chanel Scurlock
Johana Medina Leon
Layleen Polanco
Zoe Spears
All lost this year.
Take action with us NOW: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- The government is targeting and attacking Black trans women.
Police are profiling and rounding us up.
Prisons are abusing us.
The government encourages people to reinforce violence in our own neighborhoods.
Take action now: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- Our country still renders people living with HIV disposable. Stigma and discrimination is killing people living with HIV. Roxsana Hernandez was living with HIV when she died in detention. We're fighting back: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- The government doesn't want us to survive.
When this administration creates barriers for us in housing and healthcare, it's telling the country that we don't deserve the resources all people need to survive. #ProtectTransHealth #StonewallIsNow
- ♦ Policy attacks on trans housing and healthcare.
♦ Murder of Black trans women.
♦ Death in migrant prisons.
All these forms of violence are connected–and the main perpetrator is the US government. Hold the government accountable: bit.ly/stonewallisnow
#StonewallIsNow
- We know our communities are resilient. That our solidarity saves lives. That our unity builds new futures.
We
demand
the chance
to thrive.
#StonewallIsNow
