Through the Static

By Hannah Saunders

Seattle’s newest group, Gender Equality Movement, “GEM,” is hosting an art-chalk event outside of the Henry M Jackson Federal Building at 6 p.m. on April 3 to celebrate Trans joy, resilience and visibility. GEM went public with its launch over the weekend, and organizers are excited to kick-off its first event.

GEM is an intersectional coalition for gender, racial, and LGBTQ+ equity, and its slogan is “Until the last of us is liberated.” The rally will feature speakers, music, dancing, and Trans Pride flags and chalk will be passed out to attendees. GEM is aiming to fill the entire plaza and surrounding block with chalk art, radical love, and messages of hope for the Trans community. Attendees will then march. 

After over a year of hard, dedicated work towards protesting throughout Seattle with signs that read “In the U.S. 80% of sex trafficking victims are female,” and “The Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act excludes immigration detention,” Seattle Handmaids have split from DefundMusk to launch this new venture, which also includes several other activists in the area.

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