fatima jamal later talked about transphobia as a reproductive issue, as social sin, that is sexual violence enacted against trans people through the policing of genitalia and so on (this is me terribly paraphrasing)

(i can’t even figure out how to name all the climate catastrophe events, from jamaica to alaska, because i don’t remember everything and that feels horrible…)

ofc!! so brilliant and thoughtful c:

Also:

"You need not die today.
Stay here—through pout or pain or peskyness.
Stay here. See what the news is going to be tomorrow.

Graves grow no green that you can use.
Remember, green's your color. You are Spring." - Gwendolyn Brooks

fatima jamal got the audience to ask and answer the questions:

“what is transphobia?”
“what is the difference between a cis and trans woman?”
“what is a woman?”
“do you believe trans women are women?”

one of my faves for sure <3