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In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we're hosting an event highlighting trans-identifying runners on GDQ Hotfix!! Submissions are open today until Feb. 28th 11:59PM ET to anybody who identifies as transgender! Event Dates: Mar. 29-30 forms.gle/Ty57pkezr15ZsZK77

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Personally I think trans+ is a better term for non-binary inclusion It’s simpler, has an obvious meaning, and doesn’t scream “TERF” to anyone from the UK

Language fascists, please read the room. GDQ is incredibly queer-inclusive. Your insistence on policing "trans-identifying" here is just as much a red flag toward non-binary erasure. The intent of the post's wording was quite clear.

To the people pointing out the language, it's very similar to the language used by the Frame Fatales, specifically "femme-identifying". That mostly exists for non-binary inclusion and isn't meant to be offensive or a dog-whistle. GDQ has a bunch of trans folk in leadership and volunteer roles.

It is worth knowing that the TERs in the UK tend to use the term "Trans Identified" in combination with sex to be fucking awful to trans people and misgender them. It's very much a thing local to them, because unfortunately here in the US they just hurl slurs without a care.

It was an attempt to be as inclusive as possible, essentially saying there aren't any guard rails or gatekeeping involved in the process. It's being organized by a trans woman. A bunch of the social media volunteers are trans people. The organization has trans people in leadership roles...

I DON’T GET WHY FOLKS ARE BEING SO PERSNICKETY ABOUT THE USAGE OF TRANS-IDENTIFYING HERE??? WHY SOME OF Y’ALL USE YOUR TIME TRYING TO FIGHT TRANS FOLKS USING THE LANGUAGE THEY FEEL IS MOST APPROPRIATE OTHER THAN FIGHTING AGAINST TRANSPHOBES AND TERFS IS BEYOND ME.

YEAH SERIOUSLY!!! AND NOT EVERYONE THAT ISN’T CIS IDENTIFIES AS TRANS??? AND NOT EVERYONE WHO TRANSITIONS CONSIDERS THEMSELF TRANS??? PLEASE EXERCISE SOME CRITICAL THINKING AND NUANCE I’M BEGGING YOU

form is under hotfix which doesn't do charity events, I think theirs some red tape they have that makes it harder for them to orgianize short planned charity events. But yeah we here for it, tons of trans runners who deserve showcasing!