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Students Establish The National Transgender Leadership Conference Committee to Develop Trans Leadership Across the US.

In response to the hostile climate under the Trump administration, a new generation of trans leaders is emerging to advocate for their rights and build a supportive network, the 19th reports.

Lily Rood, a transgender student and the first transgender woman to serve as class president at Mount Holyoke College, has taken the initiative to form the National Transgender Leadership Conference Committee (NTLCC).

The goal of NTLCC is to cultivate trans leaders across the United States and counter the dehumanizing rhetoric that threatens their existence.

Rood, along with other student advocates like Jay Jones, the first transgender student body president at Howard University, and Forest Cusolito, a student at Smith College, aims to organize a summit in Western Massachusetts for young and early-career trans individuals.

Their mission is to empower trans people to become leaders in various fields, including politics, art, science, and community service, to foster understanding and break down the divisions created by anti-trans policies.

The NTLCC plans to offer online programs throughout the year to help trans people develop essential skills in communication, networking, and leadership. They also intend to bring prominent trans speakers to their conferences and summits.

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if you are a trans boy, especially a teenage trans boy, i wanted to say that as a trans man in their 30's, you have my deepest respects and condolences for what you may be going through right now.

it has become socially acceptable and basically online custom to bully teenage trans boys & mascs, call them cringy, or excuse misgendering them for whatever reason. people put trans boys on this pedestal of "must perform masculinity and manhood to cartoonish degrees" even though they're still children.

people make trans boys fight for their manhood before they can even be boys. i am sorry people can be so judgmental and harsh on you. you are not wrong for wanting to be a boy. you are experiencing something wonderful. it's okay if you still want to be a boy even if people have treated you poorly, or tried to make you feel bad for being a boy. there is nothing wrong with being a boy.

it's okay if you never socially transition. it's okay if you're afraid to come out because it's not safe. it's okay if you never change your outward appearance. it's okay if you try very hard to pass but struggle to. it's okay if you wear "women's" clothing and shoes, bras, makeup, etc., it's okay if you're gay and love other men. it's okay if you're scared of hrt. it's okay if you don't want surgery. it's okay if you mainly occupy girl's spaces still. people will find every reason to pick these things apart and ridicule trans boys for, but they are all perfectly fine experiences that do not make you any less of a boy. you are the one who is in control of your transition, presentation, and state of being- you should be able to prioritize your safety over the comfort of random strangers who have no impact over how you live your life.

i've been put through this too, but later in life as i came out when i was an adult. people still try to make me feel bad for identifying as a trans man, for whatever reason they have in their head to justify hatred of a trans person. i've had enough. there will never be an excuse for how people try to excuse the infantilization and abuse that trans men and trans boys face.

take care of yourselves, no matter what age you are, if you are a trans boy, man, or masc you deserve to know that other trans men care about you, especially when people are scrambling to find ways to punch down on you. there are people who suck, but there are also a lot of people who care about you. keep your chin up. you know who you are