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Writer's pictureÆr Queen

Helping Us Out: Why and How?

Ær Queen


If you have had the pleasure of presenting at conferences, you know that the costs can add up quickly. Most conferences that we have been able to present at do not have any sort of stipend or honoraria for presenters, and many of these conferences also expect presenters to pay to attend. That's before we even get into travel expenses or hotels.


We could talk a lot about how the current system for most conferences is an exercise in professional gatekeeping, and that only people with disposable funds can really afford to present at one conference - let alone multiple - throughout the course of a single school year. At the moment though, we have to work within those systems in order to have the footing to present, attend, and ultimately work to create change.


For now, that means that we are coming to you, "NPR-style" and asking for your help to share and present for as many conferences and people as will listen to what we have to say.


With hopes of being as accessible to you as we can be, we have established a few ways that you can help us out in a tangible way. Every single donation or purchase goes directly towards presenting at conferences, and our mission of helping to make every school a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and affirming space for transgender students everywhere.


PayPal Donations (Direct Donations)

PayPal might be the easiest way to help us get to as many conferences as possible, and we will gladly accept any amount you feel you can give. With PayPal, you won't get any "swag" the same way you might with some of our other options, but it is straight forward without any middle-people!


I am not able to directly link our PayPal donation site here, but if you click the yellow donate button at the top of your screen it will take you where you need to go!



Bonfire Store

If "swag" or "goodies" are more your style, you are in luck! We currently have two operational storefronts (and might open more soon). All of our goodies have our "Trans Kids Belong" design, and have the added bonus of showing the trans kids in your own life that you see and care about them too.


Our Bonfire store has shirts and tote bags with our "Trans Kids Belong" design and can be accessed through this link.

CafePress Store

Our CafePress storefront has some more options than our Bonfire Store, including notebooks, magnets, stickers, postcards, and even cuff links!


The CafePress Storefront can be accessed here.


Patreon

The final way that we are currently seeking help defraying the cost of presenting is through our Patreon. If you become a patron through Patreon, you will get a first look at all upcoming projects, blog posts, and exciting news! There is more planned for our Patreon patrons down the line, but we are keeping that under wraps for a little longer- at least until we are able to get the final, exciting details squared away.


Our Patreon link can be found here.



A final thought...

We know that what we do is important, and we know that you know that- because otherwise you wouldn't be here. We really will share our content in as many places as we can, as many times as we need to, because we know that equity and inclusion for our transgender students is possible. If we work together we know that this will be more than a pipedream, and it needs to become reality sooner rather than later.



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