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I am a trans-gentleman looking to make a difference in this world. I was born female but that does not make me any less of a man. I believe that everyone has the right to self-determination and that no one has the right to tell another person what they are or aren't. I believe in Universal Human Rights and in a higher power that is not full of wrath and rules but just pure creative and loving energy. I have dedicated my life to making positive change in the world through my work as an LGBT activist. I am currently a Political Science Major at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and plan on working with organizations like the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Awareness and others in the activist community after I graduate. In the meantime, I use social media to spread a message of equality. I am here to make a difference in this world. Please join me. My most recent publication is acts as a guide to other FTMs based off of my journey transitioning. Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.
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Harry Potter Fans and Acceptance

It was at that point that I realized that I had never been harassed at a Harry Potter event, nor had I ever heard an anti-LGBT comment from a fellow Harry Potter fan. That sparked my interest. Was it a trait of the Harry Potter community that they were simply more accepting than other kids? Was it because the main character of their favorite book was different?
I honestly would not be surprised if I were to discover the Harry Potter fandom to be supporters of equality for women, people of all races and the LGBT community.
Please take a couple minutes to fill out the survey if you are a Harry Potter fan. There are only 10 questions, so it should not take too long, and feel free to drop a comment below if you would like to take part  in the longer survey I will be putting together after I get the results from this one. The survey can be found below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBHD3VL

Harry Potter Fans and Acceptance Survey

This survey was created by LGBT activist and long time Harry Potter fan Anthony Doubek. He realized that he had never met a homophobic, racist or sexist Harry Potter fan before and this sparked his interest. He asks all Harry Potter fans to take 5 minutes out of their day to answer the questions on this survey so he can learn more about the correlation between being a Harry Potter fan and being accepting. 

“A few days ago was Day of Silence, a day set aside to raise awareness about LGBT bullying, anti-gay violence and suicide. Last night I talked a friend down from a suicide attempt. I will respect my friend’s privacy by not giving any details about them, but I can tell you that the world would lose some of it’s shine if this person were gone. It’s time for a wake up call world. This teenager was going to take their life because of the hatred in this world that is aimed at them. This person is beautiful, unique, creative and driven and is constantly pushed down just because they are a little different. This has got to stop. I am calling for every person who reads this post to break the silence surrounding the issue of mental health, surrounding suicide, surrounding everything that makes us feel less than worth it.” Read more: http://boxersandbinders.com/uncategorized/break-the-silence/

“A few days ago was Day of Silence, a day set aside to raise awareness about LGBT bullying, anti-gay violence and suicide.

Last night I talked a friend down from a suicide attempt.

I will respect my friend’s privacy by not giving any details about them, but I can tell you that the world would lose some of it’s shine if this person were gone.

It’s time for a wake up call world. This teenager was going to take their life because of the hatred in this world that is aimed at them. This person is beautiful, unique, creative and driven and is constantly pushed down just because they are a little different. This has got to stop.

I am calling for every person who reads this post to break the silence surrounding the issue of mental health, surrounding suicide, surrounding everything that makes us feel less than worth it.”

Read more:

http://boxersandbinders.com/uncategorized/break-the-silence/

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The Queer Dictionary was put together by Anthony Doubek to help make it easier to navigate the LGBTQ community in all it’s complexity. Filled with 100 terms and definitions, the Queer Dictionary helps it’s reader understand all the different terms found in the community. It also has lists of resources for further reading and a full chapter on what it means to be an Active Ally.http://www.amazon.com/The-Queer-Dictionary-ebook/dp/B00CFTT0QO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1366466917&sr=1-1&keywords=queer+dictionary

The Queer Dictionary was put together by Anthony Doubek to help make it easier to navigate the LGBTQ community in all it’s complexity. Filled with 100 terms and definitions, the Queer Dictionary helps it’s reader understand all the different terms found in the community. It also has lists of resources for further reading and a full chapter on what it means to be an Active Ally.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Queer-Dictionary-ebook/dp/B00CFTT0QO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1366466917&sr=1-1&keywords=queer+dictionary

The Action Center

This page is the place for you to find LGBT news, petitions, and different ways that everyone can take action in their everyday lives to make change in this world. Check back each week to find more ways to take action! 
I created this section on Boxers and Binders to make it easy for everyone to find the petitions, events, new articles etc, going around that are working for equality.
If you have something that you feel should be added, send it my way!

Did you miss the opportunity to send in a submission to the I Am More Project? For the next week Boxers and Binders will be accepting I Am More submissions one last time before the video starts being put together.  Send in your submissions to anthonydoubek@gmail.com  Check out more about the I Am More Project here http://boxersandbinders.com/i-am-more-project/

Did you miss the opportunity to send in a submission to the I Am More Project?

For the next week Boxers and Binders will be accepting I Am More submissions one last time before the video starts being put together. 

Send in your submissions to anthonydoubek@gmail.com 

Check out more about the I Am More Project here

http://boxersandbinders.com/i-am-more-project/

http://boxersandbinders.com/uncategorized/bullying/ “I am an anomaly in the world of the bullied. So many kids are are affected so deeply by bullying that the cuts never even turn into scars. They walk around with wounds that are opened again and again until they have nothing left to bleed out. They are pushed closer and closer to the edge by every word and many of them eventually fall. And the thing is, we can’t put this all on the kids who turn into bullies. Many of those kids are in just as much pain as the bullied. If we want to take steps toward creating a world where kids leave school without massive amounts of scaring, we have to start creating a society where social policing of gender, fashion, interests, capability, color, status and self-expression no longer runs rampant in our streets.” PHOTO BY: https://www.facebook.com/JessyMicekPhotography?fref=ts

http://boxersandbinders.com/uncategorized/bullying/

“I am an anomaly in the world of the bullied. So many kids are are affected so deeply by bullying that the cuts never even turn into scars. They walk around with wounds that are opened again and again until they have nothing left to bleed out. They are pushed closer and closer to the edge by every word and many of them eventually fall. And the thing is, we can’t put this all on the kids who turn into bullies. Many of those kids are in just as much pain as the bullied. If we want to take steps toward creating a world where kids leave school without massive amounts of scaring, we have to start creating a society where social policing of gender, fashion, interests, capability, color, status and self-expression no longer runs rampant in our streets.”

PHOTO BY: https://www.facebook.com/JessyMicekPhotography?fref=ts

City of Moscow, Idaho, passes anti-discrimination ordinance

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