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Podcast panel urges everyday visibility and safety for transgender and non‑binary Westford residents
Summary
A Westford DEI Committee podcast episode for Transgender Day of Visibility urged everyday acceptance — using names and pronouns, sharing welcoming businesses, and expanding supports — and highlighted crisis‑line and PFLAG resources for youth and parents.
Lisa Kilpatrick of the Westford Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and fellow committee members Kat Bergner and Wendy Gloyd hosted a podcast conversation with Alex, a non‑binary Westford resident, about Transgender Day of Visibility and what practical visibility means in daily life.
Alex said visibility is ‘‘when people I interact with…hear and accept me the same way as someone who identifies as cis would be heard and accepted,’’ and urged simple acts such as using someone’s name and pronouns without interrogation. Alex described accepting, patient corrections as distinct from intentional…
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