When the cameras turned away, she stayed
With fire in her chest, unafraid
When the doors were closed by fear and power
She became a voice in the darkest hour...
https://medium.com/prismnpen/profile-in-courage-raquel-willis-poetry-77deb0b51e74?sk=a97712e4759041e2c082664b649e719a

#LGBTQ #RaquelWillis #Poetry #QueerPoetry

Activists protest HHS rules against gender-affirming care; 24 arrested

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/protest-anti-transgender-hhs-rules

Trans trailblazer #RaquelWillis was named by #TimeMagazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2025. Others in the list include Trump (with a highly unflattering photo), Vance, and Musk. I hope her inclusion pisses them off.

https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273756/raquel-willis/

#Time100 #TransWomen #USPol

"Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist"

By Raquel Willis

#RaquelWillis
#LGBTQ
#LGBTQIA
#transjoy
#transgender
#USPol
#resist
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMastodon
#BlackFedi
#women

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-trans-kids-raquel-willis
https://www.raquelwillis.com/about

#RaquelWillis, #ChelseaManning, Others Arrested in #Trans #Solidarity Capitol Bathroom “Sit-In”

https://www.them.us/story/raquel-willis-chelsea-manning-others-arrested-trans-solidarity-capitol-bathroom-sit-in

#Black #Writers #Share Their Favorite #Books to #Honor #blackhistorymonth

#RoxaneGay, #DawnshaeéReid and #RaquelWillis share why #Black #artists are #important, the #impact of #Black #literature and the #books they just can’t put down.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackMastodon

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-writers-share-favorite-books-to-honor-black-history-month

#RaquelWillis #Shares Her #Trans #Journey in #Memoir #TheRiskItTakestoBloom.

Discussing her memoir with #TheAdvocate, Willis opens up about her life as a #Black #trans #woman from #TheSouth looking to change the world.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon

https://www.advocate.com/books/raquel-willis-memoir-podcast

A New #Podcast Remembers #LayleenPolanco, a #Trans #Woman Who #Died in #SolitaryConfinement.

#Afterlives is hosted by #trans #activist and #writer #RaquelWillis.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Police #Incarceration #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia #NoPoliceAtPride

https://www.them.us/story/afterlives-layleen-polanco-trans-incarceration-podcast

What Is #TransLiberation?
The meaning of “#trans #liberation,” according to #author and #organizer #RaquelWillis.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #BlackPride #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon

https://www.them.us/story/what-is-trans-liberation-raquel-willis-poem

[Audio] Two #Trans #Women on #Gender,Identity, and the Rise in #Transphobia.

#Author and English #Professor #JenniferFinneyBoylan and #activist and #writer #RaquelWillis talk about their #trans #identity and #fighting rising transphobia.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://whyy.org/episodes/two-trans-women-on-gender-identity-and-the-rise-in-transphobia/