Author Julie Tarney is a dynamic and highly engaging presenter and training professional on trans-inclusive topics. Her entertaining storytelling and actionable tips help promote LGBTQ+ representation and cultural change in high-performing organizations. Julie wrote the award-winning memoir, My Son Wears Heels (University of Wisconsin Press 2016), serves on the board of PFLAG NYC, guest writes for HuffPost and is a contributing advice columnist for My Kid Is Gay. She is member of the National Center for Transgender Equality's Families for Trans Equality network. Julie was named a “Favorite Queer Hero of 2016” by HuffPost and one of BlogHer's “Voices of the Year” in 2015. A longtime resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Julie now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Despite the day of the week, March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ So please take some time today to honor and celebrate the lives of all trans people. They are our friends, family, neighbors, colleagues and clients. Transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive people deserve, as do all humans, to live safely and thrive, free from bias, discrimination and acts of violence. This is where you and I come in. Because trans allies must also be visible, today and every day. There are currently FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT anti-trans bills being considered in FORTY-ONE U.S. states, FIFTEEN of which have passed, and FORTY-FIVE national bills. As extremist anti-trans bills across the country have broken records four years in a row, those numbers are expected to grow. But guess what? You don’t have to live in a state to call its governor and voice your opposition to anti-trans legislation that’s targeting the most vulnerable among us. Below, thanks to Trans Legislation Tracker, are the states and number of current anti-trans bills. Each governor’s phone number can be found at the National Governors Association website (nga.org) STATE & NUMBER OF BILLSOklahoma 60Missouri 44South Carolina 32West Virginia 30Iowa 28Tennessee 27Mississippi 19Idaho 18Kansas 17New Hampshire 17Wisconsin 17Minnesota 16Florida 12Kentucky 12Virginia 11Wyoming 11Arizona 10Georgia 10Ohio 9Michigan 8Utah 8Illinois 7North Carolina 7Alaska 6New Jersey 6Hawaii 5Nebraska 5Rhode Island 5Washington 5Alabama 4Indiana 4Louisiana 4Pennsylvania 4Maryland 3Oregon 3New Mexico 2New York 2South Dakota 2California 1Massachusetts 1Vermont 1Together we absolutely can make a difference. Brilliant Illustration: Fox Fisher #TDOV#TDOV2024 #TransDayOfVisibility#TransRights#transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtq ... See MoreSee Less
Julie Tarney is a dynamic DEIB speaker and educator who helps promote LGBTQ+ representation and cultural change in high-performing organizations. She is author of the memoir, MY SON WEARS HEELS (Unive...