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TCQC | Maya Kay | SubstackTri-City Queer Coalition news letter. Click to read TCQC, by Maya Kay, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
- HSZ&WHe She Ze and We serves families of Transgender children via support meetings, education, advocacy and more. Join a weekly meeting.

BOT-Slayer the sequel

The Digital Mirage: Why Your Feed Feels More Hostile Than the Real World

If you’ve spent any time on Facebook over the last year, you’ve likely felt a dark shift in the atmosphere. A little over a year ago, the platform essentially bent the knee to the tyrant, rolling back vital protections and effectively green-lighting bigotry against transgender people.

Let’s Talk About the "Transgender Mass
Shooter" Myth.
(And What the Data Says)

Every time a tragedy involving a firearm hits the news, the internet’s "outrage machine" kicks into high gear. Recently, there’s been a loud, coordinated effort to claim that transgender and non-binary people are suddenly behind a "wave" of mass shootings.

It’s a scary headline. It’s a viral talking point. It’s also completely made up.

If you’ve seen these claims floating around your feed, it’s time to arm yourself with the actual numbers. Because when we look at the data, the "transgender shooter epidemic" doesn't just shrink—it effectively vanishes

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays: transgender education for everyone!
We are who we say we are!Idle thoughts, Upcoming Action and Maya's Story.
“Look for the helpers”Finding joy in the darkness
Bot fighters and Troll slayersBeware the Doom Scroll
Action cures AnxietyHere are actions we can take the week of February 3rd
...Remember this, try. Thoughts on the day after.
ExMetaOrganizing in a hostile social media environment

Substack: ExMeta

Seeing the effectiveness of Social media organization, the old guard and the right wing have made a concerted effort to shut down, seize or shift the primary social media tools toward their cause.

 
Maya asks "Now What?"

New Year, New HopeIn the lead up to the holiday, I took my family out to dinner.
Protecting Each OtherThis last School Board meeting in Chesterfield, VA.
Guidance for Virginia's LGBTQIA+ Communities After Trump's Election
Chesterfield School Board OKs new trans student policiesUpdated: More than 130 residents spoke during the seven-hour board meeting.

TCQC Regrets the loss of a safe place for students to experiment with their identities without being dangerously outed. 
More than that, we regret the attitudes displayed by some members of the board who stated that these roll-backs are not harsh enough. 
This debate, and the need for the Chesterfield LGBTQ  community to work together protecting our own is why TCQC was formed. 

Tri-City Queer Community serves Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Chesterfield County.  
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N. Chesterfield, VA 23234USA
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