Democratic "Centrists" when a "blue wave" wins: "Sure, gestapo in the streets, gas prices, measles, buying groceries.... all that bad stuff was, ya know...just the backdrop. That didn't sway any voters. No no no. It was you guys following our advice to throw trans people under the bus! Hire us!"

@equality.house.gov It is clear that for this bunch, equality means equality for CIS people and not TRANS people. And folks... that is NOT equality. Democratic Party, Equality caucus, found your new mascot:

Bluesky Warning: It is accepted digital age truth that, no matter what else one believes about them, trans women, honed by decades of internet warfare with the worst people on the planet, are considered the most skilled and deadly shitposters in existence. Do not engage.

Dear fascist fucks: Regardless of how you try, you will never be able to create a legally, factually defensible definition of "Biological sex" that does not include trans people's actual, self-identified gender, AS that sex. I AM a biological woman, and can easily defend this statement as fact.

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social I am not an "ideology". Trans existence is not an "ideology". That little trans girl wanting to play sports with her friends who you outed... who you HURT with your actions? She is NOT an "ideology". Do you know what IS an ideology? Bigotry. Fascism.

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social has chosen the side of the bigots and fascists. This relic DOES NOT BELONG in Congress or representing anyone.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2w ago

Democratic Candidate for Ohio's 9th Congressional District Marcy Kaptur announces in an ad that she "voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools." It's one of the most hateful anti-trans ads ever released by a Dem. Subscribe to support our journalism.

juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...

On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads

and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses

juliaserano.substack.com

"Blockbuster interview about institutional transphobia at the New York Times that names names of the bigots responsible: A.G. Sulzberger, Joe Kahn, Carolyn Ryan at the top, plus Pamela Paul, Jeremy Peters, Azeen Ghorayshi, Katie J.M. Baker & an entire anti-trans pro-mgmt splinter group in the union"

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

transnews.network

Sean T. Collins@seantcollins.com · 9mo ago

It is unsurprising to learn that Sulzberger, Kahn, and Ryan are also responsible for the paper's "fairness" to Trump's fascism. You have never met an otherwise liberal person who's "only" transphobic. That train's never late.

I would like @msnowreports.bsky.social @msnowcomms.bsky.social @msnowevents.bsky.social @msnownews.bsky.social to imagine having a discussion about the civil rights of black people in America, and not having ANY black people on the show or panel. Why do you think that's ok to do to trans people?

@jamestalarico.bsky.social in this story, James... the person being denied fairness is the trans girl being thrown out of that Circle of Us, by you, who claimed inclusivity and fairness. Have you talked WITH, LISTENED TO any trans girls? You sure are with and listening to the fascists and bigots.

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wrote about the necessity of persuasion (and its pitfalls), a disappointing statement from a national figure, and how we might disrupt traditional popular exclusionary and bigoted stories of Them, by challenging them with open and expansive stories of Us. www.the-reframe.com/us-and-them/

@jamestalarico.bsky.social Next time, try this: You: Trans girls are girls. Trans women are women. Them: (Bullshit followup) You: Do you know how many trans girls are in sports in Texas? Them: bullshit evasion You: Pepper them with questions exposing their bigotry and ignorance.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social Fuck you, you triangulating piece of shit. You KNOW it doesn't endanger anyone or anything. You COULD have stood firm and spoken powerfully on trans rights, if you really believed in that. Instead, it's this mealy mouthed bullshit.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Talarico: "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' sports if it endangers safety or fairness"

"We'll be making a fortune, and you'll get $5000." And you dumbass magat dipshits think that's a deal. "We'll get even richer by taking disgusting amounts of ALL YOUR MONEY, and you'll get a down payment on an economy car! Yay you! Boy, you sure got the better of us there. Yep." Congratulations.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."

What these organizations are CLEARLY telling us is that they are no longer LGBTQ+... they are only LGB. That is to say... they are institutionally transphobic organizations who just haven't admitted it yet. "Well, there's just not enough of them to matter." aka: Ethically corrupt cowards.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 3w ago

Equality Orgs are struggling to decide how to handle anti-transgender Democrats. Equality Ohio and HRC have endorsed anti-trans candidates, exposing fault lines over how equality orgs fight for trans people. They confirm they refuse to pull their endorsements. Subscribe to support our journalism.

For my newsletter, I wrote a very late post-mortem for Seth Moulton's failed Senate run and the NYT publicity tour that fell flat on its face. www.burnsnotice.com/what-the-new...

What the New York Times Missed (On Purpose) About Seth Moulton

The Times tried to cast Moulton as an exciting younger candidate running to unseat a geriatric Democratic incumbent but voters don't want youth, they want solutions

burnsnotice.com

Erin's preface here is one I've been using. If every party abandons us, there's no future in it, and the whole thing is rotten and needs replaced. If what it takes is letting the rot reach all, it'll get replaced sooner, and there's the future for those who follow. No votes for transphobes.

The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State

These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.

open.substack.com

"Some people need to be dragged kicking and screaming towards civilization. And I've got a powerful will and a strong back." - Someone before me. I'm sure.

There's A LOT my generation (who grew up in the 60's) got wrong. But moving towards kindness, empathy, and respect for others. For understanding and welcoming perspectives and experiences different from our own and requiring it in our circles, pushing for it in our society... wasn't one of them. ..

Pattaya Beach, Thailand was, when I was in, a special sort of port of call. I have frequently likened it to a wild west town. I cannot imagine what it is and is going to be like over the next days. Nuclear pissed-off stressed-out Sailor Bomb.

Give me power over YOUR bodily autonomy before you ask for power over mine. No? Then shut the fuck up and mind your own damn business.

I suppose it's too much to ask that those who support anti-trans bills or use transphobic rhetoric... like @amyactonoh.bsky.social, @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social, or @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social ... would show up, reverse course on hate, and publicly and loudly fix their fucking hearts.

Upcoming rallies in support of transgender civil rights pop up across Ohio

Anti-transgender election rhetoric, driver’s license rule change, spark protests in Dayton and Columbus

thebuckeyeflame.com

By "reverse surgery" they mean forcing some little trans girl to stop wearing her pretty dress and remove the bow from her hair.

Pops@pops131.bsky.social · last mo.

This idiot seems to believe they can change people's lives at their discretion.

First, they came for the trans people. But you didn't know that, because we're not in the fucking poem.

DO NOT VOTE FOR TRANSPHOBIC DEM CANDIDATES like: @amyactonoh.bsky.social , @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social , or @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social . A Democrat, a human being, should not be throwing trans people under the bus for political calculation. DO NOT VOTE FOR TRANSPHOBES!

Hey, @vivaladirtleague.bsky.social while much of your content is enjoyable, the skits where you lean into terf island transphobic bullshit are less so.

The way white guys have taken to saying "clankers" like they've been wanting to use a word like that their whole lives

What repulsive worthless to society bully pieces of shit these two "coaches" are. www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

Family of transgender girl who sued her coaches and Sacramento State deserved better | Opinion

Transgender children want to play sports for the same reason other kids do: To be a part of a team, to feel like they belong and to have fun.

sacbee.com

If only there were some sort of system of checks and balances. You know... guardrails. Gee.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On @outfrontcnn.bsky.social, @jreinermd.bsky.social asks a pretty good question here: “Why is it acceptable in this country at this time—in this perilous time—for the president of the United States to have a dramatic problem staying awake?”