[Milwaukee, WI] – Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be hosting a Trans Day of Visibility event on campus on Tuesday, March 31st. The event will include live music, baked goods, and some words from local community organizations.
Read our press release below:
During Trans Day of Visibility, SDS UWM reaffirms our commitment to the fight for trans liberation. The notoriously transphobic Trump Administration and the wider reactionary Republican Party have increased their attacks against transgender people with an alarming intensity. For the past few years, many states have been in the process of overturning our hard-fought rights through bathroom bills, restrictions on gender affirming care, and making legal recognition more difficult, or even illegal. While we struggle against these measures, Trump and his cronies are trying to extend these policies nationally. They claim to be fighting for cisgender women and children, but this is smoke and mirrors to hide their true intentions: criminalizing trans existence.
It is increasingly important to stand up for our trans and queer colleagues as Trump further jeopardizes the safety of an already at-risk group of people. Trans people face discrimination in housing and healthcare, higher rates of poverty and unemployment, as well as the constant threat of gender-based violence. Reactionary attacks against trans people ultimately hurt everyone as they encourage hatred and violence towards marginalized groups. Trans and queer people have existed for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, and they are not going anywhere. If Trump wants a fight, we’ll bring it.
Students for a Democratic Society is a national, multi-issue progressive organization of student activists who fight for change on campus. Our goal is to build a student movement that mobilizes students against crimes against the people committed here at home and against other people abroad.
