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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe need our allies,\u201d Johnson said nodding, \u201cwe very much need our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly Kelly, 53-year-old trans female actor, writer and producer made it a point not to highlight all the activism she\u2019s done but rather credited her mentors, shared titles of useful resources and shared why she is focused on stepping back to examine and \u201cunpack my own whiteness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly explained the harm that is done by taking the lead role in settings where her experiences are not the majority and how that only re-triggers trauma; resulting in emotional labor done by the undeserved because she cannot and simply will not ever experience their trauma because she is \u201cwhite-passing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Part of the ceremony includes holding space for the victims.<\/p>\n
With the lights dimmed, the altar set up, complete with 25 candles gleaming as a photo slideshow with a brief eulogy for each individual was shown while the ceremonial reading of names \u201csay their name\u201d was done by guest speakers Johnson, Kelly and Lily Zheng.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis event could be triggering but it genuinely opened my eyes to many issues that hopefully will gain more awareness,\u201d said attendee Kenya Ortiz, first-year SJCC student via email correspondence.<\/p>\n
Diversity and inclusion consultant and author of \u201cAmbiguity in the Workplace: Transgender and Gender-Diverse Discrimination,\u201d Zheng reminded the room that transphobia intersects with other systems of oppression, such as, \u201cworkplace discrimination and the broken American dream,\u201d and that everyone in the room \u201ccould do something about this in a way that the next person can not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zheng said, \u201cIt\u2019s more than just going to TDOR events and feeling pity for transgenders, it\u2019s about leaving more aware and prepared for the work that needs to be done.\u201d![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_9317_WEB-475x329.jpg\")
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