This extends beyond the fiber community. I often hear things like ‘Anyone is welcome to join us…’ or ‘No one is stopping you…’ But, does this get the intended result? Are you trying to build (verb) community? Let’s talk about how we get there.

Today is the Trans Day of Visibility. This is a reminder that it isn't the work of trans people to educate cisgender people and to bring an end to transphobia, although they do it anyway. I would imagine it's for the same reasons that I try to help non-black folks learn about racism. Necessity.