What a surprise to see my family mentioned here. Thank you, @lgbtqnation.com, for spotlighting these fearless parents in this inspiring article.

LGBTQ Nation@lgbtqnation.com · 11mo ago

These fierce parent activists hit the streets, airwaves, & halls of power to fight for trans kids - buff.ly/nsQJojE

Kristi Noem: “I don’t feel safe in my own home.” Also Kristi Noem: Made South Dakota so unsafe and unlivable for trans kids that they had to literally flee. Anyway, thoughts and prayers, Governor. Sending you the exact amount of empathy you gave them: zero. 🫶

Greg Abbott: "Texans don't run away from a fight" Texans who ran away:

Pretty rich for Paxton to spend years writing + defending policies meant to define trans inclusive families as "sinful" while his own family falls apart for "biblical reasons", then ask for "privacy" when he's repeatedly sought access to trans kids' medical files. Thoughts and prayers, buddy.

PS- As if I'm not salty and petty enough, here is a playlist I created a while back to celebrate the absolute karmaaaaaa he keeps getting into. Enjoy the schadenfreude, babes. Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum. open.spotify.com/playlist/1dh...

Amber Briggle@mrsbriggle.bsky.social · last yr.

In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵

In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵

I'm obsessed with a single i heard on @npr.org today by an artist named #EphSee called "malachi the uber driver" and I can't find it on Spotify and its driving me crazy! The song and the story behind it are stuck in my head and im kind of obsessed. Where can I download and listen? Thanks!

Perfection

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2y ago

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

This deportation was planned as a political spectacle. The deportees were carefully chosen, as was the language used to describe them. Absolutely illegal! Via @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

The evil at your door

The deportation action as regime change

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It's not hard. This is unacceptable. They won't stop at him.

John Nichols@nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 2y ago

“We are horrified by the illegal abduction and now indefinite detention of Mahmoud Khalil—a U.S. legal permanent resident—by Department of Homeland Security agents. We unequivocally demand his immediate release from DHS custody.” — 14 House Dems in letter to DHS EVERY House member should say this!

This podcast episode left out facts about inclusion in sports. The truth is, young people learn many life lessons playing sports: leadership, confidence, self-respect, and the value of teamwork. No one should be denied the opportunity to play sports just because of who they are.

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments he made about transgender student athletes

The California governor, once hailed as a protector of LGBTQ+ rights, premiered his podcast by interviewing and agreeing with far-right transphobe Charlie Kirk.

advocate.com

Maybe he should stop trying to become a dictator and instead focus on what he said he was going to do!

Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here

Congratulations, @abriggle.bsky.social ❤️ This is more timely than ever and I'm proud of you. You're a great philosopher and an incredible dad.

Adam Briggle@abriggle.bsky.social · 2y ago

My piece on trans youth healthcare, philosophy, and politics has just been published by @issuesinst.bsky.social. Please share widely. issues.org/scientific-n... @mrsbriggle.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @susanstryker.bsky.social @juliaserano.bsky.social @jennyboylan.bsky.social

Now more than ever.

idk. i'm a mom of a trans teen in texas and just feeling a little salty and bitter this morning. 🧵

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

My Texas town had a rally to support immigrants today and my local paper was there and anyway I fixed their caption. ✌️

As the EOs and orders keep coming, I keep thinking of the exhibit in the Berlin Jewish Museum that displays the 962 anti-Jewish laws and policies in order as they came down. These kinds of drumbeats are designed not just to oppress but to normalize oppression. www.jmberlin.de/en/jmb-journ...

Axios [Jan 31] -- Federal websites tracking health care information on HIV prevention and transgender care went dark this afternoon. Also gone was information on contraception and gender-based violence. [by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social‬]

HIV, transgender care and other federal websites go dark

Several CDC pages were taken down Friday afternoon. Some redirected users to other sections of the site.

axios.com

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

1. Yesterday, Trump released a broad anti-trans executive order that could have extreme impacts on transgender people's lives if implemented. There has been much discussion of what it actually does. In my latest piece, I go line by line to explain it. Subscribe to support my journalism.

A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Big Anti-Trans Executive Order

Trump released over 70 executive orders on Monday. While orders on immigration and climate got a lot of attention, his anti-transgender order could have sweeping impacts as well.

erininthemorning.com

We're prepared to defend our community from the wave of anti-trans attacks. This Wednesday, January 29th our legal and policy experts will explain how A4TE plans to fight back – and how you can join us. Sign up here: action.transequality.org/a/a4te_vs_tr...

Want some good news at the end of a very long week? Our short doc Love To The Max has been acquired by @newyorker.com and nominated for a @glaad.bsky.social Media Award! Trans kids won't be erased, no matter what Trump says. 💪🏳️‍⚧️ Watch it now at www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

I'm seeing a few reports of this, but I can't confirm this is widespread. I have been told a separate passport office is no longer processing changes, but new apps will go by your BC and renewals by your current info. There's a lot of confusion out there on passports and no real answer yet.

Alyssa MacKenzie@alyssamackenzie.bsky.social · 2y ago

VERY urgent update regarding trans/nonbinary people safety & security:

Incredibly grateful for the work that @glaad.bsky.social does. This might be a baby step in the bigger march towards lasting change, but it is forward progress nevertheless and they should be proud.

GLAAD@glaad.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵 You may remember Pamela Paul for her “In defense of JK Rowling” essay, a piece supporting dangerous anti-transgender rhetoric, published one day after a coalition of 100+ orgs and leaders publicly called out @nytimes.com's pattern of inaccurate, biased coverage of trans people.

Diversity and inclusion has never started a fire, but profound ignorance of climate change and a refusal to fund the government’s ability to address it certainly have. Truth from @lizplank.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lizplank...

No, Lesbians and Black People Having Jobs Didn’t Start the Fires

Basic fact-checking has entered the chat.

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"This is an effort to invalidate votes, even though there is no indication that they’re fraudulent or that voters would have known they could be problematic..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | The gravity of a GOP election challenge in N.C.: ‘Invites incredible mischief’

Why the North Carolina Supreme Court allowing the case to proceed two months after the election is so extraordinary.

washingtonpost.com

The 19th [Jan 8] -- Great in-depth explainer on possible/pending federal actions against trans ppl. Sen. Dems can filibuster anti-trans bills but as w/ NDAA may be hard if attached to budget bills, and R's can still try to enacted some thru Presidential Exec. Orders [@rikiwilchins.bsky.social‬]

The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?

Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.

19thnews.org

Stay focused on protecting norms and institutions and not on the “gulf of America.”