Help me counteract JK Rowling's actions through charitable donations
January 29, 2023 2:47 PM Subscribe
In addition to getting rid of all HP books and merch, what orgs should I donate to in order to counteract JKR's heinous crimes against trans folks and the people of Scotland? Especially interested in anything that would be a really big F.U. to her and her bigotry. Thx.
Mermaids, an organization that supports trans and gender-nonconforming young people, attracts a lot of ire from the British TERF cabal.
posted by babelfish at 3:02 PM on January 29, 2023 [11 favorites]
posted by babelfish at 3:02 PM on January 29, 2023 [11 favorites]
Coming in to second Mermaids.
posted by socky_puppy at 3:25 PM on January 29, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by socky_puppy at 3:25 PM on January 29, 2023 [1 favorite]
Mermaids does good work, and Rowling and her crew have threatened them directly. They're mostly in indirect advocacy: spreading information and teaching schools and parents to treat trans kids better.
If you want to give direct material aid to trans people (money to prevent homelessness, cover transition costs, help people escape abuse, etc), then for whatever reason there aren't a ton of stable organizations in that space, and your best bet is to look at crowdfunding. Search #transcrowdfund on your social media platform of choice, and if you want, add Scotland to narrow it regionally.
Both are valid forms of support. But FWIW, direct aid OVERWHELMINGLY comes from other trans people. That means we're balancing the burden among ourselves, but we're not lessening the burden. Having cis people pitch in lessens the burden, and is a tremendous help to the community.
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:04 AM on January 30, 2023 [5 favorites]
If you want to give direct material aid to trans people (money to prevent homelessness, cover transition costs, help people escape abuse, etc), then for whatever reason there aren't a ton of stable organizations in that space, and your best bet is to look at crowdfunding. Search #transcrowdfund on your social media platform of choice, and if you want, add Scotland to narrow it regionally.
Both are valid forms of support. But FWIW, direct aid OVERWHELMINGLY comes from other trans people. That means we're balancing the burden among ourselves, but we're not lessening the burden. Having cis people pitch in lessens the burden, and is a tremendous help to the community.
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:04 AM on January 30, 2023 [5 favorites]
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