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3d

The #Trump admin has sued <California for allowing #transgender athletes to compete on #school sports teams that match their #gender #identity.

The suit alleges that California has violated federal civil rights law by discriminating against women [which doesn’t make any sense].

California officials have denied any wrongdoing & rejected federal demands to bar transgender #athletes from girls’ & women’s school #sports teams.

#law #LGBTQ #disinformation #bigotry
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-09/trump-sues-california-alleges-title-ix-violations-transgender-athletes

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3d

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of LGBTQ people, women and gender nonconforming people.

This court is clearly not TERF-infested.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/08/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-leaders-over-persecution-of-lgbtq-people-women/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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25d

Alice Austen’s body of work is considered among the earliest and most prolific by a female photographer.

Now recognized for her significant contributions to the canon of American photography and her heretofore ignored yet influential role in LGBTQ+ history, the pioneering photographer's archive returns to her ancestral home in New York.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/alice-austen-photographs-repatriated/

#history #photography #identity #lgbtq #nyc #portraits

a black-and-white photo from the late 19th century of four women, turned to each other in twos and embracing

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24d

#wipwednesday
From Whimsical Tigress, book 8 of the Whimsical Dreams series.
https://www.tiffanyetaylor.com/bookshelf

#wipwednesday #romanticsuspense #embezzlement #dangerinperil #bodyguard #graphicartist #butchfemme #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #writingcommunity #butchfemme #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

A black background with two figures dressed in black holding stacks of cash with a snippet from Whimsical Tigress, book 8 of the Whimsical Dreams series, for WIP Wednesday on 06/18/25.

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3d

Anti-Transgender Bill Advances in Puerto Rico, Seeking to Ban Lifesaving Care for Youth and Punish Parents and Doctors

https://glaad.org/anti-transgender-bill-advances-in-puerto-rico-seeking-to-ban-lifesaving-care-for-youth-and-punish-parents-and-doctors/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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24d

#SCOTUS on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on #gender-affirming care for #transgender minors, a stunning setback to #TransgenderRights.

The 6-3 decision in a case from #Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by #Trump’s #Republican admin & #state govts to roll back #protections for transgender people. 26 other #states have laws similar to the one in TN.

#law #discrimination #bigotry #LGBTQ #CivilRights #HumanRights #privacy #BodilyAutonomy
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-health-care-trump-79fc6f3bbdab2e92d6f0184201a468a9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-18-Breaking+News

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24d

Over 180,000 Transgender people in the US could lose healthcare if HR 1 becomes law

https://transwrites.world/over-180000-transgender-people-in-the-us-could-lose-healthcare-if-hr-1-becomes-law/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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2d

"#Russia's 'anti-#woke #visa' woos #Western #expatriates

#Moscow's "Shared Values Visa" welcomes #conservative migrants who are against #LGBTQ+ rights or globalism in general. Russia, meanwhile, uses the newcomers for #propaganda"

We can have a lot of different reactions to this

Mine is very simple:

Go

Bon voyage

Have a nice trip assholes. Enjoy the sinking ship under #Putin's #ethnofascist #imperialist government

Bye, Felicia

https://www.dw.com/en/russias-anti-woke-visa-woos-western-expatriates/a-73214511

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24d

A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest

https://www.out.com/gay-athletes/trans-woman-swims-topless-england

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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24d

NEW ESSAY: rather than reading the legalese #SCOTUS used to justify #Skrmetti, learn about how conspiracy theorists hijacked mainstream discourse on gender-affirming care, and why many ppl find these particular "conspiracies" so compelling:
on Substack (no paywall): https://juliaserano.substack.com/p/what-covid-lab-leak-and-rushing-kids
& Medium (friend link): https://juliaserano.medium.com/what-covid-lab-leak-and-rushing-kids-into-transition-have-in-common-2eb4e08ee3f4?sk=c866d22b9e29cc428fd73e02abba9881
please share & like etc! #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #science #healthcare

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26d

Official #Introduction Post:

#GenX #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #California.

Hablo español. Aprendo português.

Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #ACIM #sober

#Gay #leather #drag #pride #LGBTQ

Also on Threads at @danwentzel@threads.net

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23d

Butch/Femme fiction Books on $ale/Free on 06/19/25.

#booksonsale #lesfic #sapphicbooks #butchfemme #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

Book covers on a picnic background with a book lying open for butch/femme sapphic fiction Books on $ale/Free on 06/19/25 on Amazon.

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23d

Puberty blockers do not cause problems with sexual functioning in transgender adults, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-puberty-blockers-problems-sexual-functioning.html

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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1d

There were never strawberries
like the ones we had
that sultry afternoon
sitting on the step
of the open french window…

—Edwin Morgan, “Strawberries”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)

Hot poetry for a hot day 🍓🍓🍓

https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781784109967

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #summer #love #lovepoem #LGBTQ

Strawberries
Edwin Morgan

There were never strawberries
like the ones we had
that sultry afternoon
sitting on the step
of the open french window
facing each other
your knees held in mine
the blue plates in our laps
the strawberries glistening
in the hot sunlight
we dipped them in sugar
looking at each other
not hurrying the feast
for one to come
the empty plates

laid on the stone together
with the two forks crossed
and I bent towards you
sweet in that air
in my arms
abandoned like a child
from your eager mouth
the taste of strawberries
in my memory
lean back again
let me love you

let the sun beat
on our forgetfulness
one hour of all
the heat intense
and summer lightning
on the Kilpatrick hills

let the storm wash the plates

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23d

Victory: American trans people may again get passports with their correct gender marker (Zaya on the victory)

https://trans-express.lgbt/post/786768282060472320/victory-american-trans-people-may-again-get

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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2d

EDIT: In case some still doubted that transphobia also hurts cis-women.
(properly rephrased from women to cis-women)

"The propaganda campaign against Brigitte Macron is an example of transvestigation, a conspiracy theory that accuses famous people of having undergone a transgender transition."

https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-brigitte-macron-s-personal-doctor-found-dead-in-paris-planned-to-reveal-the-first-lady-s-secret-to-press/

#trans #transphobia #transgender #women #terf #lgbtq #conspiracy #farright #fascism

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23d

Gallup’s latest survey of more than 14,000 U.S. adults finds that 9.3% now identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another identity other than heterosexual — up from 8.2% in 2023 and more than 2x the share recorded just 4 years ago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-percentage-of-lgbtqia-folks-in-america-is-higher-than-you-think/ar-AA1GYlMJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=ec376c2bd535412f902d2753788486ae&ei=16

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ

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2d

Mass. Senate has already passed an updated Shield Act to enhance statewide protections for transgender health care and the providers who administer it.

https://provincetownindependent.org/local-journalism-project/2025/07/09/state-makes-moves-to-protect-transgender-care/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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22d

#politics #LGBT #LGBTQ #equality #cruelty #discrimination #trump #fascism #alt #canada #mentalhealth

CORRECTION POST ON CANADIAN LGBTQ HOTLINE FAKE

However, the number listed, 1-877-330-6366, does not connect to a Canadian government service. It connects to Trans Lifeline, a nonprofit, peer-led support line that has served both American and Canadian transgender people since 2014. No new Canadian hotline has been created for LGBTQ+ Americans.
advocate.com
SEE BELOW FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICES

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25d

There's Pride inside the new episode of Frequently Alternative. LGBTQ artists mingling with other alternative rockers for an hour of indie rock tunes going back four decades. From Against Me to Ani DiFranco and beyond. Listen on Mixcloud.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Paulsplaylist/frequently-alternative-theres-pride-inside-episode-58/
#LauraJaneGrace #AniDiFranco #IndieRock #LGBTQ

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22d

Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?

https://www.lawdork.com/p/where-is-the-outrage-over-skrmetti?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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21d

#sapphicfictionsaturday
I’m reading Sparks of Destiny by Tuesday Harper. What’s in your hands today? 📖
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8RD98LY

IG/Threads: @tuesdaywrites
Website: https://tuesdayharper.com/

#whatareyoureading #sapphicbooks #fantasyromance #blackafricanamerican #dangerinperil #fatedmates #shifters #witches #butchfemme #lesfic #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

A woman laying outside in a hammock reading next to a picture of the cover of Sparks of Destiny by Tuesday Harper with the caption “What Are You Reading?” for Sapphic Fiction Saturday on 06/21/25.

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21d

The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don’t count on other sex-based rulings to stand either.

https://prospect.org/justice/2025-06-20-threat-to-trans-rights-supreme-court/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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21d

"It’s always the ones pointing the fingers, the ones screaming the loudest about 'protecting the children.' That’s why we call them gaslighters. They demonize drag queens and the LGBTQIA+ community. Meanwhile, they’re the ones doing the most harm behind closed doors."

~ Saadia Mirza

#Republicans #trans #drag #LGBTQ #SexualAbuse

https://beagoodinfluence.substack.com/p/its-always-the-ones-you-most-suspect