![]() ![]() ![]() She’s also Kansas’s first openly transgender lawmaker. office when she won her seat for the Kansas House of Representatives. Stephanie Byers made history this November by becoming the first openly transgender Native American to be elected to U.S. Stephanie Byers | Courtesy of Stephanie Byers Facebook Stephanie Byers It means fighting for what is right and to not let this cycle of violence keep happening over and over again in my city.” You can support Korea through her work with the KC Anti-Violence Project or through Cavalli Entertainment. Today, Korea told Flatland KC what Transgender Day of Remebrance means to her: “For me, TDOR means keeping the love, joy, memories and dreams of my fallen Kansas City trans-siblings alive. ![]() When she isn’t educating and supporting the trans community, she is also the owner of Cavalli Entertainment, her business that supports and creates events for ballroom and pageant communities and the LGBTQ+ community, with a focus on supporting people of color in those spaces. Korea is a community advocate for trans and LGBTQIA peoples, and she shared her passion at October’s Reale Womxn’s Rally/March at Mill Creek Park. Korea Kelly is a Youth and Adult Empowerment Specialist and UplifT Program Coordinator for the Kansa City Anti-Violence Project-a nonprofit offering dedicated services to LGBTQ+ youth and adults. Korea Kelly speaks at the Reale Womxn’s Rally/March in October, 2020. Check out UN/TUCK’s bandcamp and let your ears enjoy their artists. “We want to move away from a singular idea of what it means to be queer or gay or trans in the Midwest,” Zoey Shopmaker, told The Pitch in 2019 about the Pride fest. Last year, they put on an alt Pride Fest called Transfiguration Music and Arts Pride Festival. Trio Zoey Shopmaker, Mazzy Mann, and Lorelei Kretsginer-who perform as BTRFLY, MX.MRS, and Floraviolet respectively-founded UN/TUCK in 2017, and they’ve been fulfilling our need for queer and trans music enjoyed in an accepting space. The queer and trans-focused collective and record label UN/TUCK has brought Kansas City a collection of intricate live shows and national act-connections. UN/TUCK’s Zoey Shopmaker + Mazzy Mann + Lorelei Kretsinger You can support Sav through the Transgender Film Center or on his Patreon. It’s in the early stages, but we’re damn excited about it. Launching later this month, it’s a space designed to help trans creators promote their film work. While his documentary has been in post-production, he’s been working on a few other queer projects-including the Transgender Film Center. It’s about “the cultural impact of Chasing Amy (1997) on the greater LGBTQ+ community and the profound, lasting impact on himself.” He also has Kevin Smith on speed dial now, so that’s pretty neat. He’s currently working on a documentary called Chasing Chasing Amy. At the beginning of the year, he gave a TED Talk called “The rom-com that saved my life” about his love for the 1997 Kevin Smith film Chasing Amy. Kansas City director and filmmaker Sav Rodgers makes films about the queer experience through both a comedic and personal lens. We know this list is nowhere near comprehensive or complete, so tell us the trans folx in you’re life who you’re supporting today and always. So we put together this quick-list of trans folx and organizations to support right now. We need to support our transgender community now. But while we mourn and memorialize these trans lives, we wanted to remind you that support for trans lives doesn’t start after we’ve wrongly lost them. Today, Elle shared this comprehensive list of the names we must remember. Close to home, Nina Pop was killed in her Sikeston, Missouri, apartment in May. ![]() 2020 is the deadliest year on record for Transgender lives. On the last day of Transgender Awareness Week, we remember the trans lives who have been victims of transphobic violence. ![]()
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