Beliefs, Values and Principles

only we know who we are, how we identify, and what being trans means for us.
every trans person has a fundamental right to community and support.
our identity, dignity and safety is unalienable.
safety and comfort are not the same and that growth often happens at the edges of our discomfort.
trans community needs to be intergenerational and intersectional.
we can only thrive if we center, uplift and support those on the margins of our community and society at large while limiting hierarchical structures.

making our community a space for both support and commiseration, celebration, joy and play
making everyone in our community feel seen, heard, wanted and appreciated for who they are
creating a supportive, coalition-based space for trans people independent of their age, gender identity, sexuality, race or disability
building a community where members feel safe to sit with discomfort and people’s traumas are validated
supporting people as they learn to accept criticism, appreciate caring call-outs and navigate conflicts

to listen and believe people when they share their personal experiences and needs
to work collaboratively with the entire community to develop and implement the rules, structure and server culture based on our shared beliefs and values
to calling people out in a caring, constructive manner and calling people in
to respect people’s boundaries and to encourage them to state them openly
to treat the safety of the community as paramount and to remove members who endanger it when necessary.