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So, I've been getting some invitations to speak at various LGBT History Month events (in Feb). I've decided to turn them down & encourage organizers to offer the platform to other trans/NB PoC instead. Here are my reasons: (1) I'm exhausted. I did a number of talks/panels for... https://twitter.com/i_jayas/status/1334267330533208074
#LGBTSTEMDay20, some on my research, mostly on EDI, and juggling these commitments around my work days was so difficult, esp while WFH. (2) I cannot see the impact of the time I spend, apart from visibility, on the systemic biases that seem to be growing against people like me;
My wee PowerPoint talks or Q&A sessions are just not doing enough. Whilst I'm outspoken, I doubt that what I have to share travels much further beyond the usual EDI bubbles. (3) I'm focusing on contributing in different ways, incl elevating other intersectional LGBTQ+ folk...
to a platform, & working more directly to organisational change. (4) I'm shifting more towards advocacy directly, if people will listen. We live in a culture where trans people're not consulted or given the chance to advocate for themselves. If changing this is a job worth doing,
it's worth putting my hand up for it. (5) Finally, some of those invitations are from institutions that are home to outspoken transphobes. Whilst I fully support my LGBTQ+ colleagues in those universities, it is time that they looked inwards, educated themselves & took action...
rather than ask me to do a futile data download. So, this is me putting my foot down in the kindest way 
. Trans rights are no longer a debate. The facts are *so* clear. If there is no evidence of genuine change in your workplace, please do not invite me to give talks. Thanks!
. Trans rights are no longer a debate. The facts are *so* clear. If there is no evidence of genuine change in your workplace, please do not invite me to give talks. Thanks!
