She calls herself a "bi, poly, switch, fat, femme, dyke witch," she's 65, and she's building the safety net the government tore down. In Portland, Stella Maris runs Queer Magic and assembles welcome bags for trans newcomers fleeing hostile states — knitted hats, transit cards, city maps, small gifts from local queer artists. "We're meeting our own community's spiritual needs from a mutual aid ethos," she says: everyone with something to give, and something to receive. The whole network started with exactly one welcome bag.
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Dec 28th we had our first Trans Action Refuge Holiday gathering. A beautiful evening filled with community and togetherness. We celebrated each other with marshmallows around the fire & looked ahead to a new year. Keep and eye out for our future in person events! We'd love to have you. #transjoy #transisbeautiful #transrightsarehumanrights #helpmeleave #transinchiangmai #lqbtqchiangmai #pridechiangmai
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity #QueerHope

For anyone with questions about moving to Thailand, we are having another one of our live Q&A’s! Email [email protected] for the link. <3 #transisbeautiful #transrightsarehumanrights #helpmeleave
#transinthailand #transinchiangmai #transjoy
#SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity

We remember them 🩷🤍🩵
Thank you to everyone who came to our Trans Day Of Remembrance event.
#transdayofremembrance #transyouthareloved #transisbeautiful #transactionrefuge #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSolidarity #transinthailand #transcommunity

Reminder to join us Nov 12th 9pm EST/6pm PT for another one of our live q&a’s where you can ask us anything you like about moving to/ living in Thailand. Email us at transactionrefuge.proton.me for the link. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity #QueerHope

Cost Of Living:"Thailand is unique in that it has a modern infrastructure with consistent power, and fast fiber internet is also very affordable. Bangkok the Capital will be more expensive than Chiang Mai but still less than a major city in US or Europe." #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafe ty #TransSolidarity #QueerHope #helpmeleave #trans #transrelocation

Medical: "There is good news here. While much of the world is restricting care Thailand has a very progressive stance and it’s easy to get gender affirming care here. Medicine is modern with well trained doctors available for a fraction of the cost. It’s also a leader in advanced treatments for transition. Getting in to see a specialist is easy with typical waits of less than a week." #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity #QueerHope #helpmeleave #trans

Why Thailand? "There is broad support for pride month. Thailand is a country where you can safely use the restroom you’re comfortable with in any major public area, business, or rest stop, and not get any comment, or hateful stares. ...In fact Chiang Mai was rated as the safest city in Southeast Asia by Numbeo." #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity #QueerHope #transrightsarehumanrights #helpmeleave

Next Q and A is Nov 12th 9pm EST or 6pm PT. Email us at [email protected] for the link #transactionrefuge #transisbeautiful #transrightsarehumanrights #helpmeleave
#transinthailand #transjoy #TransRightsAreHumanRights #SaveTransLives #TransSafety #TransSolidarity #QueerHope