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I've spent the past few days having conversations with other trans people about contingency plans in case Trump decides to round us up.
How's your week going?
At last !! #Greece, a predominantly conservative country, legalises same-sex marriage and makes the lives of many of its citizens better. 👏 👏
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This is your regular reminder that
NONBINARY PEOPLE/CREATURES EXIST.
See this flag? --->
Yep, it's for nonbinary people/creatures. It has a lot of meaning for us. But you know what else is ours?
On THIS flag ---> 🏳️⚧️
nonbinary people/creatures are represented by the white stripe. That one is ours, too. We can fit under the trans umbrella. We don't have to fit a binary.
We are here, we are valid. Use our flags and represent us in your stories.
If you're curious about us, ask us! We are mysterious entities, but we don't have to be!!
Talk to us. Get to know us.
Please stop making us invisible.
looking for something to watch this weekend? "Trans People & Biological Sex: What the Science Says" started as a talk I've given at colleges & conferences, now updated & free for YouTube! addresses virtually all trans-skeptical talking points, as well as intra-community debates about "born this way" & "true trans":
https://youtu.be/ZymYiwoRoC0
#trans #transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #science #biology #sex #feminism
#UK’s only #trans #judge #quits due to #hostile #climate
"I’m #political every time I choose where to #pee", adding that her personal #dignity is at stake, The Times reported.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland
Hi #LGBTQIA Masto - I need a favor. I have a friend, a very private friend who is looking for #trans resources in the general STL area. I believe STL is "St. Louis" so anything in that area? Specifically events, clubs, locals I can suggest and guide this friend to so that she can investigate her surroundings a bit as she creeps out of her egg?
I'm literally acting as an... escrow of sorts? She is aware of this thread and will see your responses.
To that point, if you're someone who feels this is a golden opportunity to be a bad person - be aware no one appreciates you.
Actress Georgia Tennant revealed a tattoo reading “trans rights are human rights” on her wrist as part of her outfit for the BAFTA Awards, presented by her husband David Tennant
Dear #trans people, #LGBT #Queer #LGBTQIA and allies from the Fediverse, if you have a #Wikipedia account (note: with at least 50 edits in French articles before January 29, sorry), you may help the French Wikipedia to become a better place to read quality articles involving trans people.
Under the pressure of trans and allied contributors (Edit: and NOT at the initiative of T&A contributors), the French Wikipedia moderators opened a survey on "how to handle #deadname mentions in our articles".
The survey proposes 6 questions and multiple possibilities, including harmful and insensitive ones.
At the moment, the answer ratio is not in favour of trans people. Most of the time, people insist on mentioning the deadnames like it's a data like any other, including when unnecessary.
This must change, and here's why I'm making a call to you.
(Edited) The rules to vote are restricted to editors of French contents who were already active before February, so it's actually not possible to vote on behalf of French trans people with no account, BUT you still may vote: they won't be taken into account but they will remain visible on the page.
Action and reskeets may save young trans people from shitty behaviours from careless cis people.
Thank you by advance 🙏🏼
And sorry for the multiple editions
FINAL EDIT I'm probably going to be suspended soon for my outrageous behaviour consisting of : having posted this very toot, and being pissed by the passive-agressive tone and the general stubbornness of a bunch of wiseguys who consider that it's not okay to call for collaboration to the rules of a collaborative online encyclopedia, because, woo, BIAS. So long and thanks for all the fish.
Next episode : My indefinite suspension (in French starting from there)
Y'all they have openly said they plan to do this nationwide if #Trump is reelected. Look up Project 2025.
A #Missouri Republican has introduced a bill that would make it a felony for teachers to support #trans and #gender-nonconforming students’ transitioning socially and force those found guilty to register as sex offenders.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/03/gop-bill-would-require-teachers-to-register-as-sex-offenders-if-they-support-trans-students/
#Fascist #Texas #AttorneyGeneral #KenPaxton #Demands #PFLAG Provide #Names, #Addresses Of #Trans #Members.
On Thursday, a legal filing by #PFLAG National alleges #retaliation.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/retaliation-texas-ag-paxton-demands
I have to share this. So my partner is on the DEI board for a nonprofit org, which consists of my partner, a gay black woman, a Latina woman, and a straight white guy.
I was working from the other room and overhead some of their meeting.
The guy, (Fred? Doug? Something like that. Let's say Fred), had coopted the meeting for the last hour. He was going on about how he didn't think the org needed a DEI committee...it went something like:
"Race is an outdated social construct."
"I don't see color or gender."
"If everyone was just chill like me, there wouldn't be an issue."
And so on.
I heard my partner trying to gently reign in his monopoly on the discussion:
"Maybe we should hear from one of the other members about their lived experiences?"
He kept going; transitioning into the topic of "handout programs":
"I mean, the opportunities are there. Maybe the story was different in the past, but now they just have to work for it like anyone else."
Note: my partner was (nearly still)born into poverty, abuse, a broken child welfare system, and has multiple chronic conditions.
I could hear the frustration in my partner's voice. No one else spoke up.
My partner got up and left the call for a bit. Fred didn't seem to notice, as I could hear him still talking away in the background.
Eventually the meeting ended.
The other two women said they thought they got a lot out of the meeting, and that Fred brought up some good points (though I must of missed those ones from the other room).
My partner came into my office and recapped the meeting in one looong sentence (they were rather agitated).
So what's the moral of this story?
If you don't know why diversity, equity, and inclusion are necessary, then you're probably the reason.
If you refer to inclusion and social systems as "handout programs" then you have probably lived a priveledged fucking life.
If you're sitting on a DEI board full of LGBTQIA+/BIPOC people and none of those letters apply to you, then you'd better pay close attention to the collective lived experiences and perspectives of those other members.
If all the above apply to you, then you're probably Fred (and feeling pretty called out).
Don't be Fred.
#DEI #LGBTQIA #BIPOC #Rant #Privelege #DiversityEquityInclusion
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
This week we’re discussing something every trans person has to deal with, all these little things that add up in ways cis people likely don’t even realize.
It’s death by a thousand cuts with TRANS MICROAGGRESSIONS.
Let's talk about what they are and why they're awful, including examples of the most common ones!
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer
“Librarians are being harassed in private Facebook groups. They’re receiving pressure from within and outside the school.”
But bookstores, libraries and book lovers of all kinds came together to fight back against the censorious, so-called READER act. From correspondent Matthew Patin: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-booksellers-revolt/
#news #politics #USpol #Texas #books @bookstodon #censorship #LGBTQIA+ #BookBans #library
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address told transgender Americans, “I have your back.” He also spoke against book-banning and “erasing history,” and told Congress to pass the Equality Act, legislation that would enshrine LGBTQ+ civil rights into federal law.
The Christian right is going to lose it over the latest Gallup survey finding that 21% of Gen Z women are bi and 5.4% are lesbian.
Young women no longer being constrained by religious authoritarianism is the number-one reason why the right wing is freaking out so bad, and why misogyny is out of control.
They view young women as their property and it enrages them that it's not working anymore #lgbtqia
https://news.gallup.com/poll/611864/lgbtq-identification.aspx
Hi Fedi Family,
In 2008 Californians voted for Prop8 that defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman in the California constitution. While this was defeated in courts this draconian Prop8 language is still in the California constitution. Justice tHomas and the right wing SCOTUS is openly hinting at destroying precedent and trampling rights. If they overturned Obergefell - the Prop8 language in the California Constitution will act as a “trigger law”, raining havoc on queer families like mine across California.
Please spread the word to vote “YES” to repeal Prop8 (2008) from the California constitution in Nov 2024. Talk to your friends, family and colleagues about it.
Boosts appreciated.
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Right_to_Marry_and_Repeal_Proposition_8_Amendment_(2024)
#lgbt #lgbtq #California #marriageequality #Prop8 #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #queer #nonbinary #enby #HumanRights #Politics #USpol #scotus #lgbtqia #indivisible #equality #trans #love #sfba
"why does that character have to be queer?"
why not?
"why does that character have to be trans?"
why not?
"why does that character have to be a poc?"
why not?
”Dress Rebelling Against Gender (DRAG). We’re not making fun of any specific gender, we are hitting on #gender itself.”
Unlocked at my #Patreon: My interview with Raemonn James, aka the #drag queen Hermajestie the Hung. https://www.patreon.com/posts/100612676
”I do drag is because it's an illustration of what total human liberation would look like.”
Unlocked bonus content on my #Patreon: This excerpt from my interview with the #drag queen Hermajestie the Hung, on the philosophy of drag and #gender, as well as a response to a common criticism of drag: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100612676
Major Update: The #Texas Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling blocking Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (aka CPS) from invasively investigating families with #trans children https://www.aclutx.org/en/press-releases/texas-appeals-court-upholds-rulings-blocking-state-investigating-trans-youth-and via ACLU of Texas
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
This week we’re talking about a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad concept that plagues the trans community, and you might be surprised to learn where it comes from:
TRANSMEDICALISM, and WPATH version 1.
buckle up, this is gonna be a rough ride.
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer
#Vatican #blasts #genderaffirming #surgery, #surrogacy and #gender #theory as #violations of #humandignity.
The #Pope #signedoff on the #publication
— So much for them reforming their hateful views.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-gender-surrogacy-abortion-pope-3f84d8eb97f045b0cfb0ec1efa4e614e
How can teens be tried as adults and sent to prison for life in the U.S. yet not be allowed to affirm their gender?
#lgbtq #LGBTQIA
#trans #Transgender
~ Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for nearly all transgender minors for now~