Helen Parshall
@partiallyhelen.bsky.social
📍D(M)V ✍️ #MerrillMade 🐶 sato mom ☮️ views my own 🌈
Now: @lambdalegal.org Digital Director, Bisexual Resource Center board ✨ Past: AIDS United, HRC, Washington Blade, Capital News Service, Waves Ahead - Reconstruye Q
Now: @lambdalegal.org Digital Director, Bisexual Resource Center board ✨ Past: AIDS United, HRC, Washington Blade, Capital News Service, Waves Ahead - Reconstruye Q
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TDOR is not just about remembrance.
It's a call to action to interrogate + dismantle oppressive systems that perpetuate this violence, which disproportionately impacts Black trans women. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to fighting for a world in which all TGNCNBI people can thrive.
It's a call to action to interrogate + dismantle oppressive systems that perpetuate this violence, which disproportionately impacts Black trans women. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to fighting for a world in which all TGNCNBI people can thrive.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
TDOR is not just about remembrance.
It's a call to action to interrogate + dismantle oppressive systems that perpetuate this violence, which disproportionately impacts Black trans women. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to fighting for a world in which all TGNCNBI people can thrive.
It's a call to action to interrogate + dismantle oppressive systems that perpetuate this violence, which disproportionately impacts Black trans women. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to fighting for a world in which all TGNCNBI people can thrive.
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Today, SCOTUS scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 13, 2026 in Lambda Legal and @aclu.org's case, B.P.J v. West Virginia, challenging a law that bars trans girls from participating on girl’s athletic teams.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today, SCOTUS scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 13, 2026 in Lambda Legal and @aclu.org's case, B.P.J v. West Virginia, challenging a law that bars trans girls from participating on girl’s athletic teams.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
A brief break from the timeline because tonight’s aurora spotting was a success.
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A brief break from the timeline because tonight’s aurora spotting was a success.
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In a victory for the LGBTQ+ community––and everyone who believes in our Constitution and the rule of law––the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that marriage equality is the law of the land.
Moments like this demand action from all of us. Help us protect equality today: lambdalegal.org/protectmarri...
Moments like this demand action from all of us. Help us protect equality today: lambdalegal.org/protectmarri...
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a victory for the LGBTQ+ community––and everyone who believes in our Constitution and the rule of law––the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that marriage equality is the law of the land.
Moments like this demand action from all of us. Help us protect equality today: lambdalegal.org/protectmarri...
Moments like this demand action from all of us. Help us protect equality today: lambdalegal.org/protectmarri...
Reposted by Helen Parshall
Reposted by Helen Parshall
“We are the legacy of those who dared to be.”
As LGBTQ+ History Month ends, we're expressing gratitude to all trans people––especially trans women––throughout history who fought, and continue to fight, for the betterment of the LGBTQ+ community.
We thank you, we support you, and we see you. 🏳️⚧️
As LGBTQ+ History Month ends, we're expressing gratitude to all trans people––especially trans women––throughout history who fought, and continue to fight, for the betterment of the LGBTQ+ community.
We thank you, we support you, and we see you. 🏳️⚧️
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“We are the legacy of those who dared to be.”
As LGBTQ+ History Month ends, we're expressing gratitude to all trans people––especially trans women––throughout history who fought, and continue to fight, for the betterment of the LGBTQ+ community.
We thank you, we support you, and we see you. 🏳️⚧️
As LGBTQ+ History Month ends, we're expressing gratitude to all trans people––especially trans women––throughout history who fought, and continue to fight, for the betterment of the LGBTQ+ community.
We thank you, we support you, and we see you. 🏳️⚧️
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Honestly, I'd let Peter Jackson do another overly-long trilogy if it involved the ghosts of J.R.R. Tolkein and Sir Christopher Lee murdering techbros in extremely inventive ways.
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Honestly, I'd let Peter Jackson do another overly-long trilogy if it involved the ghosts of J.R.R. Tolkein and Sir Christopher Lee murdering techbros in extremely inventive ways.
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The Trump administration is also refusing to use the SNAP contingency reserves, set aside for this exact purpose.
42 million Americans will stop receiving SNAP on Nov. 1, according to a new message from the USDA.
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Trump administration is also refusing to use the SNAP contingency reserves, set aside for this exact purpose.
My life would be a lot easier on Mondays if Microsoft Authenticator didn't forget I existed over the weekend, and all my tabs didn't log me out and disappear into the abyss.
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My life would be a lot easier on Mondays if Microsoft Authenticator didn't forget I existed over the weekend, and all my tabs didn't log me out and disappear into the abyss.
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“As an LGBTQ+ person, watching, playing, and coaching sports has never been a one-dimensional endeavor for me...[it] was a means to survive until I could live freely & authentically as myself.” – @carlscharles.bsky.social, Lambda Legal Counsel
Trans People Need Sports and Sports Need Them
By Carl Charles, Lambda Legal Counsel As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard, I felt the adrenaline and emotion overwhelm me as I looked over to the stands packed full of my classmates, friends, and family. In 2002, I was the starting point guard for the 26-0 undefeated Colorado Springs Christian High School Girls...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“As an LGBTQ+ person, watching, playing, and coaching sports has never been a one-dimensional endeavor for me...[it] was a means to survive until I could live freely & authentically as myself.” – @carlscharles.bsky.social, Lambda Legal Counsel
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Shutdown day 6: the Trump admin is STILL refusing to fix the health care crisis.
22 million people will see their premiums DOUBLE if ACA tax credits aren’t permanently extended.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
22 million people will see their premiums DOUBLE if ACA tax credits aren’t permanently extended.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Shutdown day 6: the Trump admin is STILL refusing to fix the health care crisis.
22 million people will see their premiums DOUBLE if ACA tax credits aren’t permanently extended.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
22 million people will see their premiums DOUBLE if ACA tax credits aren’t permanently extended.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
I love you, MoCo. 💜
1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
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Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I love you, MoCo. 💜
I’ve been distracted by rewatching the Bad Bunny concert, and I am late to the news that TikTok thinks the Rapture is happening on Tuesday? Years of reading both of the Left Behind series (adult and kids) as an impressionable child have prepared me for this moment. 🤣🤪
September 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’ve been distracted by rewatching the Bad Bunny concert, and I am late to the news that TikTok thinks the Rapture is happening on Tuesday? Years of reading both of the Left Behind series (adult and kids) as an impressionable child have prepared me for this moment. 🤣🤪
Entering my villain era because the construction in my complex has finally reached my building, and they didn't notify me, but they definitely woke me up before my alarm today.
a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it
ALT: a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it
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September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Entering my villain era because the construction in my complex has finally reached my building, and they didn't notify me, but they definitely woke me up before my alarm today.
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NCLR is in solidarity with Lambda Legal and Carl Charles!
Swipe for what you should know about the unjustified federal indictment of this ethical and professional attorney on the frontlines of our movement.
Swipe for what you should know about the unjustified federal indictment of this ethical and professional attorney on the frontlines of our movement.
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NCLR is in solidarity with Lambda Legal and Carl Charles!
Swipe for what you should know about the unjustified federal indictment of this ethical and professional attorney on the frontlines of our movement.
Swipe for what you should know about the unjustified federal indictment of this ethical and professional attorney on the frontlines of our movement.
Reposted by Helen Parshall
Yesterday, an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama of Lambda Legal Counsel Carl Charles was made public.
Read our statement ➡️ tinyurl.com/yvz854my
“This unjustified federal indictment is an outrageous act of governmental overreach. We stand behind Carl and all of our attorneys."
Read our statement ➡️ tinyurl.com/yvz854my
“This unjustified federal indictment is an outrageous act of governmental overreach. We stand behind Carl and all of our attorneys."
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Yesterday, an indictment in the Middle District of Alabama of Lambda Legal Counsel Carl Charles was made public.
Read our statement ➡️ tinyurl.com/yvz854my
“This unjustified federal indictment is an outrageous act of governmental overreach. We stand behind Carl and all of our attorneys."
Read our statement ➡️ tinyurl.com/yvz854my
“This unjustified federal indictment is an outrageous act of governmental overreach. We stand behind Carl and all of our attorneys."
Reposted by Helen Parshall
When the lawyers OK this wording IN THE MIDDLE OF LITIGATION, you know it’s solid.
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
on.wsj.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When the lawyers OK this wording IN THE MIDDLE OF LITIGATION, you know it’s solid.
Today's Mood: West End 'Next to Normal' soundtrack on repeat. 🫠
September 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's Mood: West End 'Next to Normal' soundtrack on repeat. 🫠
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***Taps the sign.
The law will not save you.
NEW: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, DISSOLVES the restraining order that was preventing the administration from placing thousands of USAID employees on leave and DENIES a preliminary injunction halting further purges. A painful blow to the agency. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
***Taps the sign.
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BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge *dismisses* DOJ lawsuit against Maryland judges over their decision to automatically pause deportation cases for 48 hours
He also calls Trump and his admin's attack on judges a "smear" that is "unprecedented and unfortunate
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He also calls Trump and his admin's attack on judges a "smear" that is "unprecedented and unfortunate
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge *dismisses* DOJ lawsuit against Maryland judges over their decision to automatically pause deportation cases for 48 hours
He also calls Trump and his admin's attack on judges a "smear" that is "unprecedented and unfortunate
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He also calls Trump and his admin's attack on judges a "smear" that is "unprecedented and unfortunate
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message:
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message:
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
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This does not affect the restoration of research grants ordered in GLMA v. NIH. That preliminary injunction is based on violations of the ACA and the Fifth Amendment. lambdalegal.org/wp-content/u...
August 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This does not affect the restoration of research grants ordered in GLMA v. NIH. That preliminary injunction is based on violations of the ACA and the Fifth Amendment. lambdalegal.org/wp-content/u...
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Lambda Legal condemns the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s announcement that it will exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for adults from the Federal Employee Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs beginning in 2026.
Our statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
Our statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
August 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Lambda Legal condemns the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s announcement that it will exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for adults from the Federal Employee Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs beginning in 2026.
Our statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
Our statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
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Exactly like Washington, all three of these cities have reported a drastic DROP in crime over the first half of this year.
August 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Exactly like Washington, all three of these cities have reported a drastic DROP in crime over the first half of this year.
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Every news broadcast should run the facts split-screen in real time while Trump spews his lies.
Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.
Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.
August 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Every news broadcast should run the facts split-screen in real time while Trump spews his lies.
Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.
Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.