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[killjoy-activist]

Mourning.

Today Donald J. Trump was appointed the 47th president of the United States of America.

This is obviously devastating for not only Americans but for the rest of the world. To recap, here’s a couple things Trump wants to do.

Gut the department of education.

Close the border.

Kill the possibility of a “Green New Deal”

Firing ��the radical Left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics” - AKA PhD having experts on their subjects

Increase a tax on imported items from 10-20% and 60-100% on Chinese items

“Free speech”

Obviously, this is devastating for Americans. But I urge everyone who is from the US and outside of it to organize. Mourn while you need to, PLEASE mourn. But when you are ready, organize.

Find your local people who are of like-minded ideologies. Find them, read the literature together, organize protests, spread the word, find joy, find anger. Just do SOMETHING to not drive yourself crazy.

We can’t sit back and die while these awful people do these things. We need to band together. Be proactive.

These times are devastating. They’re downright fucking awful. But we can’t all become martyrs to Trumps awful plans.

And remember. Privacy is key. Your trans friends? You don’t know their trans. Your friends with invisible illnesses? You don’t know about their medical history. The list goes on.

My heart goes out to the BIPOC people, especially those in red states who can’t hide their identities. To those who are physically disabled and can’t hide. To anyone who cannot hide themselves from what’s about to come.

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Transgender First

Transgender students experience a considerably more challenging time accessing resources and funding for college more than cisgender people. This statement is a fact. Due to socio-economic status, the lack of supportive parents who are still in their lives, and a plethora of other reasons. Depending on the state the transgender person is in, it may be frightening to even consider college having to present as their assigned gender at birth. All of these factors make it incredibly difficult for transgender people to access post-secondary education.

I personally have a friend in my life whose mother refuses to pay for his college education unless he keeps his birth name, legally and at school (my college has a name change program that stays on campus). Due to this, college is incredibly difficult for him. As teachers may accidentally refer to him as his deadname. He's always on edge. She holds an incredible financial power over his head as he needs a PhD for his dream job.

Personally I struggled to find funding for college as a transgender individual due to the fact that there are very little scholarships available to transgender individuals. Despite this, I am here, in thousands of dollars of debt. Being able to apply for scholarships is necessary for someone who doesn't rely on their parents for tuition. But nonetheless, transgender people worldwide experience financial difficulties that cannot be ignored.

When you're surrounding by your transgender friends, and they seem down. Remember the weight a transgender person takes on their shoulders. Remember the financial weight upon their shoulder's. Find empathy within your peers.

Being the killjoy activist, I find myself needing to kill the joy others experience from ignorance, willful or not. Those with the privilege cisgender people experience may not fully understand the experiences of transgender people. I can't fault them for that, they're not living it. That's why we need killjoys, to take remind people of the real lived experience of marginalized people's.

This blog will be to remind people of the experiences of marginalized identities that do not align with their own, if they have a chronic marginalized identity or not.