Dylan Patterson-Sims
@dylanpattersons.bsky.social
He/Him/His
Dad. Grandpa. Husband. Queer Christian.
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#LoveIsLove 🏳️🌈
#TransLivesMatter
#ResistTrump
Queer Christian (Progressive / MCC): God IS Love!
Dad. Grandpa. Husband. Queer Christian.
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#LoveIsLove 🏳️🌈
#TransLivesMatter
#ResistTrump
Queer Christian (Progressive / MCC): God IS Love!
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Little Shit 🐈 is now at the Rainbow Bridge, restored to health & running thru the long grass w/ his beloved sister Mocha.
I have never had a pet for as long as we had our sweet kitty, nor have I loved a pet as much as I love him.
RIP Little Shit (aka Little Bit) 🐈: June 29, 2008 - October 6, 2025
I have never had a pet for as long as we had our sweet kitty, nor have I loved a pet as much as I love him.
RIP Little Shit (aka Little Bit) 🐈: June 29, 2008 - October 6, 2025
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Meta didn't allow anti LGBTQ slurs again because of free speech, it's because they hate LGBTQ people and want us gone.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Meta didn't allow anti LGBTQ slurs again because of free speech, it's because they hate LGBTQ people and want us gone.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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How many pieces came out in the New York Times and the Atlantic accusing trans people of erasing the word woman. Here's the Trump administration literally banning the use of the word and not a peep.
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
How many pieces came out in the New York Times and the Atlantic accusing trans people of erasing the word woman. Here's the Trump administration literally banning the use of the word and not a peep.
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CINCINNATI: “ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges for for alleged assault, strangulation”
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
CINCINNATI: “ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges for for alleged assault, strangulation”
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
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Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
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This came out as part of a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration order to exclude certain immigrant children from Head Start
www.aclu.org/cases/washin...
www.aclu.org/cases/washin...
Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy et al. | American Civil Liberties Union
The Trump Administration is threatening the future of Head Start – a program that has provided critical and evidence-based services—from education to childcare— to more than 40 million children and th...
www.aclu.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This came out as part of a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration order to exclude certain immigrant children from Head Start
www.aclu.org/cases/washin...
www.aclu.org/cases/washin...
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More pages of that list of words forbidden from being used by Head Start programs:
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
More pages of that list of words forbidden from being used by Head Start programs:
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
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While the algorithmic bias towards content that triggers emotional responses favored reactionary politics that Rufo traffics in, it was always likely to become even more concentrated towards extreme conspiratorial content detached from reality. They rode the tiger and now they're getting mauled.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
While the algorithmic bias towards content that triggers emotional responses favored reactionary politics that Rufo traffics in, it was always likely to become even more concentrated towards extreme conspiratorial content detached from reality. They rode the tiger and now they're getting mauled.
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An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene horse traded her vote on the NDAA for a floor vote for a felony ban on gender affirming care for trans youth that would criminalize parents and doctors for providing evidence based lifesaving care for their children.
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene horse traded her vote on the NDAA for a floor vote for a felony ban on gender affirming care for trans youth that would criminalize parents and doctors for providing evidence based lifesaving care for their children.
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You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
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The trans person they're writing about is now a happy trans adult. Because they can never find any actual harm, they have to manufacture outrage about purely baseless harm.
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The trans person they're writing about is now a happy trans adult. Because they can never find any actual harm, they have to manufacture outrage about purely baseless harm.
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10. Lastly, EITM is an award-winning media outlet covering LGBTQ+ issues every day. You can subscribe to support our journalism at www.erininthemorning.com/subscribe.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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9. New Hampshire has become a case study rebutting the idea that surrendering on transgender rights slows Republican attacks or protects Democrats politically; neither claim has been borne out.
Now, trans people must fight again in the state for their basic rights in 2026.
Now, trans people must fight again in the state for their basic rights in 2026.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
9. New Hampshire has become a case study rebutting the idea that surrendering on transgender rights slows Republican attacks or protects Democrats politically; neither claim has been borne out.
Now, trans people must fight again in the state for their basic rights in 2026.
Now, trans people must fight again in the state for their basic rights in 2026.
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8. Those same Dems pitched their votes as an appeal to “moderate” voters, yet the party went on to lose several seats that fall as Republicans expanded their control. In 2025, lawmakers doubled down, approving more bills targeting trans students and banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Anger, Threats From Fellow Dems as Rep. Wheeler Backs Bipartisan Ban on Gender Surgery for Minors - NH Journal
New Hampshire - Anger, Threats From Fellow Dems as Rep. Wheeler Backs Bipartisan Ban on Gender Surgery for Minors - NH Journal - Politics
nhjournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
8. Those same Dems pitched their votes as an appeal to “moderate” voters, yet the party went on to lose several seats that fall as Republicans expanded their control. In 2025, lawmakers doubled down, approving more bills targeting trans students and banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.
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7. New Hampshire has seen a sharp escalation in anti-trans policy. In 2024, it advanced both a school bathroom ban and a ban on trans surgeries for youth—measures that passed only because multiple Dems crossed party lines, the only state to see significant defections on trans rights among Dems.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
7. New Hampshire has seen a sharp escalation in anti-trans policy. In 2024, it advanced both a school bathroom ban and a ban on trans surgeries for youth—measures that passed only because multiple Dems crossed party lines, the only state to see significant defections on trans rights among Dems.
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6. The bill is backed by thirteen cosponsors, including several with significant leadership roles, such as Sen. Kevin Avard, who chaired the Senate Rules Committee in the 2023–24 session, and Sen. Regina Birdsell, who led the Senate Health and Human Services Committee during the same period.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
6. The bill is backed by thirteen cosponsors, including several with significant leadership roles, such as Sen. Kevin Avard, who chaired the Senate Rules Committee in the 2023–24 session, and Sen. Regina Birdsell, who led the Senate Health and Human Services Committee during the same period.
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5. The bill does not require businesses to file charges, but it does say that signage is sufficient grounds for doing so. In practice, that means trans people would have to guess which businesses might enforce the law—and risk a trespass charge every time they use a public restroom.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
5. The bill does not require businesses to file charges, but it does say that signage is sufficient grounds for doing so. In practice, that means trans people would have to guess which businesses might enforce the law—and risk a trespass charge every time they use a public restroom.
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4. The bill also targets trans people in a way not seen in any other state: it applies to private businesses. While previous bans have stopped at public schools or govt buildings, HB1442 extends to any “place of public accommodation”—hotels, bars, theaters, concert venues, retail stores, and more.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
4. The bill also targets trans people in a way not seen in any other state: it applies to private businesses. While previous bans have stopped at public schools or govt buildings, HB1442 extends to any “place of public accommodation”—hotels, bars, theaters, concert venues, retail stores, and more.
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3. The new violation does not apply to trans men. In bathroom debates, Republicans have grown visibly uncomfortable when confronted with many trans men presenting with traditionally masculine feature.
NH republicans are apparently sidestepping this by shrugging and only applying it to trans women.
NH republicans are apparently sidestepping this by shrugging and only applying it to trans women.
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
3. The new violation does not apply to trans men. In bathroom debates, Republicans have grown visibly uncomfortable when confronted with many trans men presenting with traditionally masculine feature.
NH republicans are apparently sidestepping this by shrugging and only applying it to trans women.
NH republicans are apparently sidestepping this by shrugging and only applying it to trans women.
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2. The bill, HB1442, at first glance resembles measures enacted in states like Texas, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
It has two important features though:
- The penalty is against the transgender person, not the facility
- It applies to private businesses, a first for these kinds of bills
It has two important features though:
- The penalty is against the transgender person, not the facility
- It applies to private businesses, a first for these kinds of bills
New Hampshire-2026-HB1442-Introduced
legiscan.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
2. The bill, HB1442, at first glance resembles measures enacted in states like Texas, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
It has two important features though:
- The penalty is against the transgender person, not the facility
- It applies to private businesses, a first for these kinds of bills
It has two important features though:
- The penalty is against the transgender person, not the facility
- It applies to private businesses, a first for these kinds of bills
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1. In a stunning new bill proposed by several New Hampshire republicans, transgender women could be charged with trespass for using the bathroom.
The bill is the first to apply to PRIVATE businesses.
It also ONLY applies to transgender women, not trans men.
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The bill is the first to apply to PRIVATE businesses.
It also ONLY applies to transgender women, not trans men.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New Hampshire Bill Would Create First Private Business Trans Bathroom Ban, Would Only Apply To Trans Women
The bill has several cosponsors and would target transgender people in bathrooms across the state.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
1. In a stunning new bill proposed by several New Hampshire republicans, transgender women could be charged with trespass for using the bathroom.
The bill is the first to apply to PRIVATE businesses.
It also ONLY applies to transgender women, not trans men.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The bill is the first to apply to PRIVATE businesses.
It also ONLY applies to transgender women, not trans men.
Subscribe to support our journalism.