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		<title>Learn How Sexual Harassment Laws Can Help Trans Employees (Day 25)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thirty percent (30%) of transgender and non-binary individuals who are employed report experiencing problems or discrimination at work each year. Many trans and non-binary employees feel there is not much, if anything, they can do to counter this difficult situation. That’s actually not true. Recently FORGE was funded by the Time’s Up! Legal Defense Fund™ [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prevent Gun Violence and Police Violence (Day 24)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[Content warning: guns, police violence, transgender homicide] Every year, we mourn the loss of vibrant transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people on November 20.&#160; In 2019, ¾ of the transgender people were killed by guns. In 2020, 60% died from being shot.&#160; Some of the deaths, we don’t know the details – cause of death, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Send Postcards! (Day 23)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you eagerly rush to your mailbox every day to welcome in a new pile of junk mail and bills?&#160; Probably not.&#160; During the days of COVID-19, more and more of us have been using old school methods to communicate with our friends and loved ones.&#160; We’ve written longhand letters.&#160; We’ve sent care packages.&#160; We’ve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Expand your Pod by One Person (Day 22)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are all feeling a bit isolated, lonely, or disconnected these days. Many of us are using the concepts of “pods” to create a small group of people who we have in our “inner circle” – who we have made agreements with about COVID-19 safety and have a shared commitment to maintaining those safety guidelines.&#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Connect Trans Elders with Peers and Resources (Day 21)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it can seem that trans elders are like hens’ teeth in a sea of predominately trans and non-binary young people. If you are a trans elder, you may well feel that most available sources of support and information are geared toward people many decades younger, and just don’t feel all that pertinent. In fact, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Remembering &#038; symbolism (Day 20)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Remember those who died as a result of anti-trans violence.&#160; Nurture yourself and your community. Take the time to reflect, connect, and remember. Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Many communities around the country hold formal vigils to mark this day and remember those who died as a result of anti-trans violence. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Make a plan to support people around Transgender Day of Remembrance (Day 19)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transgender Day Of Remembrance (TDOR) events are likely to look very different this year, but many of the feelings will be the same. TDOR is hard for many people. While some are comforted and feel supported by gathering together to mourn those who had their lives taken by anti-transgender violence, others feel more painful emotions. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Support a trans/non-binary teen. (Day 18)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know you can save a life – easily? You can do so through very small actions. This year FORGE continued studying the linkages between the lifelong health and violence disparities transgender and non-binary adults suffer from, and what happens to us as children and youth. There is definitely a correlation. The suite of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Decrease Body Stigma (Day 17)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One way we can decrease violence against trans and non-binary people is to encourage ourselves and each other to radically and unapologetically LOVE our bodies.&#160; Trans and non-binary people are saturated with messages that our bodies are not whole, handsome, beautiful, just the way they are. Trans people are inundated with messages that we do [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Make Life Better for Incarcerated Trans Folks  (Day 16)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Munson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Detention rates (and violence in detention) are high for trans people. You can make a positive difference in their lives. Sixteen percent (16%) of transgender people have been in jail or prison [compared to 4.9% of American (non-trans) males and 0.5% of American (non-trans) females]. These rates skyrocket for American Indian trans people (30%) and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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