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it is wild how many non-trans people seem to be taking an issue with this extremely correct thread: transphobia was an extreme minority position that was isolated to fringe reactionary christian conservatives, but through "liberal" publications laundering bigoted talking points it became accepted
There was an elite consensus against transphobia so strong Texas’ Republican Speaker of the House Joe Straus refused to pass a transphobic law, the public broadly agreed, and then a few elite liberals took it upon themselves to make transphobia popular and more or less succeeded.
July 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
it is wild how many non-trans people seem to be taking an issue with this extremely correct thread: transphobia was an extreme minority position that was isolated to fringe reactionary christian conservatives, but through "liberal" publications laundering bigoted talking points it became accepted
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Jules Gill-Peterson doesn’t want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones, and surgery. Her latest arena? The Supreme Court.
This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care
Jules Gill-Peterson doesn’t want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones, and surgery. Her latest arena? The Supreme Court.
www.them.us
June 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Jules Gill-Peterson doesn’t want to fight for trans joy. She wants to fight for what trans people really need: resources, hormones, and surgery. Her latest arena? The Supreme Court.
gonna keep yelling about this for as long as we need good news!!!
June 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
gonna keep yelling about this for as long as we need good news!!!
jfc when did Lynda Carter turn into Mary McDonnell? 🔥
Performing readings of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Sonnets with the National Chamber Ensemble at the Kennedy Center was a thrill. A sold-out crowd was enchanted by Artistic Director Leo Sushansky's violin speaking to us through the centuries.
June 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
jfc when did Lynda Carter turn into Mary McDonnell? 🔥
Our community worked so damn hard for this outcome—hundreds of folks testifying, far more flooding phone lines & inboxes, volunteers & community leaders &coalition organizers spending hours & days & weeks at the State House...
All for this: EVERY anti-trans bill defeated. The line held. We held it.
All for this: EVERY anti-trans bill defeated. The line held. We held it.
June 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Mainers spoke up and our reps stood firm -- every anti-trans bill has been DEFEATED! Thank you to the legislators who said NO to removing trans Mainers' rights. 👏🏼🏳️⚧️🫶🏼
June 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mainers spoke up and our reps stood firm -- every anti-trans bill has been DEFEATED! Thank you to the legislators who said NO to removing trans Mainers' rights. 👏🏼🏳️⚧️🫶🏼
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This reminds me that “I am apolitical” is by default a deeply conservative position, and nobody’s particularly keen to interrogate it
This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings
Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, who was apprehended late Sunday and charged with murdering a state lawmaker and her husband, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.
www.startribune.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This reminds me that “I am apolitical” is by default a deeply conservative position, and nobody’s particularly keen to interrogate it
I'm going to have a lot more thoughts later, but as we wait for this last flicker of life in this very last bill to die, I am filled with so much joy. This was an ugly fight, and this is a goddamn satisfying victory.
The Maine Senate blocked a bill advanced last week by the House that sought to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls sports.
The vote means the bill, sponsored by Rep. Richard Campbell, R-Orrington, and approved by the House of Representatives Friday, will likely die.
The vote means the bill, sponsored by Rep. Richard Campbell, R-Orrington, and approved by the House of Representatives Friday, will likely die.
Maine Senate blocks last transgender sports bill
A bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Campbell, R-Orrington, which would have prevented transgender athletes from competing in school sports consistent with their gender identity, had been the only anti-tr...
www.pressherald.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm going to have a lot more thoughts later, but as we wait for this last flicker of life in this very last bill to die, I am filled with so much joy. This was an ugly fight, and this is a goddamn satisfying victory.
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It is firmly in the “somebody’s making an active decision to downplay this” territory.
I count 49 news headlines on the NYT mobile app home page right now, not including opinion, sports or cooking. None of them are about the massive protests yesterday.
June 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It is firmly in the “somebody’s making an active decision to downplay this” territory.
After a long and emotional week in my sphere of this world we’re surviving, I’ve missed a lot and I’m not feeling too inspired to catch all the way up; that said, I just checked BS for the first time in several days just in time for the “parade” and lmaoooo I love everyone in this bar
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
After a long and emotional week in my sphere of this world we’re surviving, I’ve missed a lot and I’m not feeling too inspired to catch all the way up; that said, I just checked BS for the first time in several days just in time for the “parade” and lmaoooo I love everyone in this bar
Sitting in the State House hearing representatives quote the New York Times in their arguments to pass anti-trans bills. The rage is incalculable.
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Sitting in the State House hearing representatives quote the New York Times in their arguments to pass anti-trans bills. The rage is incalculable.
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I'm tired of having to coddle harry potter fans
if you have spent money on harry potter in the last five years, your money has contributed to the deaths of real trans people & the defense of their killers
that is a fact, don't celebrate a harry potter video game during pride month for fuck's sake
if you have spent money on harry potter in the last five years, your money has contributed to the deaths of real trans people & the defense of their killers
that is a fact, don't celebrate a harry potter video game during pride month for fuck's sake
June 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm tired of having to coddle harry potter fans
if you have spent money on harry potter in the last five years, your money has contributed to the deaths of real trans people & the defense of their killers
that is a fact, don't celebrate a harry potter video game during pride month for fuck's sake
if you have spent money on harry potter in the last five years, your money has contributed to the deaths of real trans people & the defense of their killers
that is a fact, don't celebrate a harry potter video game during pride month for fuck's sake
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Not going to lie, learning this gives me a sigh of relief. I had seen numbers showing the active military is not as Trumpist as this speech/rally seemed to suggest. Nice to know that this was basically a handpicked audience of supportive soldiers.
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Not going to lie, learning this gives me a sigh of relief. I had seen numbers showing the active military is not as Trumpist as this speech/rally seemed to suggest. Nice to know that this was basically a handpicked audience of supportive soldiers.
I swear to god, every single day Maine Dems make it harder for me to show up and smile and talk to them about how human beings deserve to live safely like they're the fucking children that will die as a result of their mealy-mouthed "moderation".
Under intense pressure — and threats of a lawsuit — from Republicans and gun rights groups, Democrats reversed course and agreed to hold a public hearing on a citizens initiative that would make it easier to temporarily remove access to firearms from people who are in a crisis.
Maine Democrats drop opposition to ‘red flag’ hearing
A public hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday on a citizen initiative that would make it easier to temporarily remove access to firearms from people who are in a crisis.
www.pressherald.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I swear to god, every single day Maine Dems make it harder for me to show up and smile and talk to them about how human beings deserve to live safely like they're the fucking children that will die as a result of their mealy-mouthed "moderation".
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re: lrt, if you're going to take that freak's money to make her wizard bullshit, just say you like money. stop half-stepping. stop talking about diversity of opinion. just say your career is more important to you than the safety and health of trans people.
June 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
re: lrt, if you're going to take that freak's money to make her wizard bullshit, just say you like money. stop half-stepping. stop talking about diversity of opinion. just say your career is more important to you than the safety and health of trans people.
This whole thread!!!
🧵 I generally really like The Mary Sue, but I really really dislike the way this article frames that we should "respect" Nick Frost for acknowledging JK Rowling's transphobia and simply saying we should "sit with the discomfort" for NUMEROUS reasons 1/?
www.themarysue.com/they-just-do...
www.themarysue.com/they-just-do...
'They just don’t align in any way, shape or form': Nick Frost opens up about J.K. Rowling's views and his Harry Potter casting | The Mary Sue
If you are benefiting from J.K. Rowling's world, many of us will believe you agree with her unless you tell us otherwise!
www.themarysue.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This whole thread!!!
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This. Doesn't matter who they are, or what else you've always loved them for.
Just clarifying, though this is not difficult to grasp: Anyone working on an industry project with a notorious transphobic bigot is OK with transphobic bigotry.
The end.
The end.
June 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This. Doesn't matter who they are, or what else you've always loved them for.
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Easiest way to declare a state of emergency is to create the emergency.
June 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Easiest way to declare a state of emergency is to create the emergency.
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We are living in scary and uncomfortable times as the pace of change speeds up under the motivations of the worst people alive, and it is very tempting to argue over our own righteousness (speaking from experience), but sometimes we should focus on the results we want and work from there.
June 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We are living in scary and uncomfortable times as the pace of change speeds up under the motivations of the worst people alive, and it is very tempting to argue over our own righteousness (speaking from experience), but sometimes we should focus on the results we want and work from there.
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As someone who Discourses too much, I’d like to suggest to everyone that we take a deep breath, step back, and ask ourselves where we want to put our energy right now.
June 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
As someone who Discourses too much, I’d like to suggest to everyone that we take a deep breath, step back, and ask ourselves where we want to put our energy right now.
Couldn't be more deserved. So, so proud of you, @writingroslyn.bsky.social.
TWFTW is #1 in new releases in LGBTQ+ Fantasy and #2 in the category overall on Amazon! That category is usually dominated by tradpub & m/m. I REALLY hope this is a good sign for indie & small press sapphic books. Thanks to everyone who’s reading!
June 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Couldn't be more deserved. So, so proud of you, @writingroslyn.bsky.social.
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A fictional character reminding us: "There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." --Commander William Adama,
June 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A fictional character reminding us: "There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." --Commander William Adama,
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There is so much history happening, if you're a future historian please tell everyone I said aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa thank you
June 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
There is so much history happening, if you're a future historian please tell everyone I said aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa thank you
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The way trans issues and trans lives have been covered by contemporary media is the ultimate example of talking about people like they're not in the room *while we're in the room* begging to speak
When you pub a 9500w story all about us but don’t include a single trans voice (which the nyt did) you’re not covering the ppl affected by the issues. You’re treating the ppl as incidental objects in a debate they’re excluded from
June 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The way trans issues and trans lives have been covered by contemporary media is the ultimate example of talking about people like they're not in the room *while we're in the room* begging to speak
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes