Transgender and non-binary people experiencing loneliness and isolation during the coronavirus pandemic can register for a new free text service that sends daily text validations.
The service, called Validation Station, was created as a way to combat the isolation trans people—especially those forced to shelter-in-place with unsupportive family members—often face.
Registered users get daily reminders of both how great they are and how valid their identities are. “I’ve struggled to feel valid a lot over the past few years, and working on a project like this gives me the chance to help people in the same boat feel a little better,” one of the creators, Kes, told Forbes. “I came to realize that in my identity as a trans woman, I faced very
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