This is a very special and powerful conversation with Nicoa's amazing friend Alaina Kupec who is a powerful woman who just happens to be transgender.  Alaina vulnerably shares her personal story of living the American Dream in secrecy, fear, uncertainty and doubt until she finally felt safe and secure to consciously choose to begin living her AUTHENTIC Life By Design.  She asks us all to reflect and asks, "If you don't stand up for us, the most marginalized, weakest, least represented people in the LGBT community? Where is your line? Where do you stand up? "
 
Alaina appeared in the first nationally aired transgender awareness ad, depicting her being denied the use of a woman's restroom with millions of viewers when it aired on Fox News immediately before Donald Trump's acceptance speech.  Alaina has also been recognized  at the Logo Channel Trailblazer Awards for her advocacy work and was named the 2016 Transwoman of the Year by Transwomen National and in the same year recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as one of North Carolina's People of the Year.

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

• G.R.A.C.E. Gender Research Advisory Council & Education www.grace-now.org  and TAKE ACTION to support this effort now!
• The Alaina and Kathy Brennan-Kupec Transgender-positive NCSU Library collection
• PFLAG - PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Additional PFLAG RESOURCES
• REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE US HERE VOTE.GOV 

Transgender people in crisis should contact the following resources:

• The Trevor Project‘s 24/7/365 Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)

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