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Pride Spotlight: Corey Rae

We’re back with another Pride 2019 Spotlight. In partnership with @makerswomen, we have had the pleasure of interviewing Corey Rae (she/her). You might have heard of Corey as she was the first Transgender prom queen in the nation. We got to catch up with the model and activist about the importance and visibility of trans people.

You’re the world’s first transgender prom queen, that’s an amazing feat! Now you’re working on a movie called QUEEN. Tell us more about that.

Yes! QUEEN is a coming of age story based on my Prom victory. It’s a project I’ve been working on for three years with a friend from high school, Harry Tarre. The script we created was recently optioned by Red Crown Productions, and we are very excited to be making this into a soon-to-be seminal feature film with them.

Why is it important for us to understand the difference between non-operative and post-op transgender people?

There’s a conversation happening within the transgender community right now regarding the limits of pre-operative and post-op labels. We have to consider those who don’t need or want to have top or bottom surgeries but are also trans because they identify with something other than the gender assigned to them at birth. For me, a vagina meant being a woman. But that is not the case for everyone, nor does it have to be. Contrary to popular belief, genitals do not define a man or woman—your soul-being does. It’s important for our culture to start adapting terms such as non-operative with respect to those who aren’t just “pre” or “post” surgery in their transition.

When it comes to redefining confidence, patriarchal standards can be very damaging to the trans community. What has your experience been with passing privilege?

Passing privilege is primarily based on a person’s socioeconomic and genetic makeup. I’m a transgender woman who technically never had to come out because I am “passable” or “unclockable.” In college, it was important not to disclose my true gender identity for safety reasons, but now I think passing culture is quite damaging. Transgender people don’t need to “pass,” just as we don’t need to have surgery. As transgender women, we don’t need to walk sexier, heighten our voices, or feminize our faces. Like all women, we don’t need to meet the conventional standards of beauty as deemed by society in order to be seen, validated, accepted, supported, loved, and equal.

What do you hope people in the LGBTQIA+ community take away from your story?

Anything is possible—you can become your own dream come true, with hard work and dedication. Speak, write, think, create, and manifest whatever good you want to bring into existence, and give it your entire heart and soul. Never give up. It’s all about confidence, persistence, and thoughtfulness. Also, surround yourself with positive, uplifting people.

Thank you! You can follow Corey as she continues to work on projects that support the LGBTQIA+ community and their stories. Tumblr, how do you support trans people? Use the #tumblr pride to share.

This interview has been condensed for clarity.

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KNOW 👏 YOUR 👏 WORTH 👏 Celebrated TV journalist and presenter @lisalingstagram shares her personal mantra, and we could not agree more. 👆 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAPCN5F9Sl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=clzj59kmmz0x

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Women are changing the world every day. But you wouldn't know it from search results, because society has taught them to be biased. 

 Introducing SHE: Search. Human. Equalizer., a search tool that shows us what a world with less bias could look like. 🙌

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Marsai Martin was told she was too young to be an executive producer. She then went on to become the youngest EP in history. ✊🏾 What motivates her? The fact that there are so few young black girls on TV: “I can count on my hand how many there are." @marsaimartin @littlethemovie https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWwcKSF4nj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kqwzlvzaxuyf

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"Looking in the mirror and accepting what's in the mirror is very very difficult, and right now I love every time I look into the mirror." @lizzo opens up to @jameelajamil on the new #iWeigh IGTV interview series. Tune in tonight for the full interview: http://instagram.com/i_weigh/channel/

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ALL girls just want to h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶f̶u̶n̶ GET 👏PAID. 👏 The gender wage gap is a measure of just how far our nation still has to go to ensure that women can participate fully and equally in our economy – and it is widest for many women of color. According the @npwf: Nationally, the median annual pay for a woman who holds a full-time, year-round job is $41,977 while the median annual pay for a man who holds a full-time, year-round job is $52,146. This means that, overall, women in the United States are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an annual gender wage gap of $10,169. 👎 👉Swipe to see the wage gap broken down by wage/ethnicity. 👉Take the quiz in our stories to learn more. Thank you to National Partnership for Women & Families (@npwf) for providing research so we can learn more about this issue. 🎨: @nathgonzart https://www.instagram.com/p/BvwiEr0jya7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iu3r71mxn7q9

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Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Founder of MuslimGirl.com, launched #MuslimWomensDay as a call to action for media and organizations to include and celebrate more Muslim women in stories. 👏 Here’s how you can celebrate #MuslimWomensDay: ✔️ RT, reblog, & amplify Muslim Women’s voices and opinions on social media. 📣 share articles centering the stories and experiences of Muslim women. ✊post a message of solidarity or celebrate a Muslim woman in your life using the #MuslimWomensDay https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvg70KpFit3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1526hq94b7eot