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As you might know, I'm currently suing the Utah Legislature over their refusal to issue me a press credential to cover the Capitol.
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in September.
We just filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit in Denver.
Let's break down some of the key arguments 🧵
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in September.
We just filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit in Denver.
Let's break down some of the key arguments 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
As you might know, I'm currently suing the Utah Legislature over their refusal to issue me a press credential to cover the Capitol.
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in September.
We just filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit in Denver.
Let's break down some of the key arguments 🧵
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in September.
We just filed an appeal with the 10th Circuit in Denver.
Let's break down some of the key arguments 🧵
Expert, respectful trans healthcare is so important!!
Help Point of Pride collect data to support joyful, hopeful healthcare initiatives for trans people.
Open to all trans and non-binary people age 18+ who live within the United States.
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Help Point of Pride collect data to support joyful, hopeful healthcare initiatives for trans people.
Open to all trans and non-binary people age 18+ who live within the United States.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Expert, respectful trans healthcare is so important!!
Help Point of Pride collect data to support joyful, hopeful healthcare initiatives for trans people.
Open to all trans and non-binary people age 18+ who live within the United States.
d2qjdd04.na1.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/UB+23284...
Help Point of Pride collect data to support joyful, hopeful healthcare initiatives for trans people.
Open to all trans and non-binary people age 18+ who live within the United States.
d2qjdd04.na1.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/UB+23284...
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NBC, The New York Times, and most importantly @hellgatenyc.com call the NYC mayoral race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NBC, The New York Times, and most importantly @hellgatenyc.com call the NYC mayoral race for Zohran Mamdani.
You deserve to eat, whether or not you have the cash to do so comfortably.
So let's review some options!
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So let's review some options!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
You deserve to eat, whether or not you have the cash to do so comfortably.
So let's review some options!
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So let's review some options!
www.amplifyrespect.com/you-deserve-...
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The Flytrap is a worker-owned, community-focused feminist media group founded by journalists, writers, and artists. Our motto is "fuck the algorithm." Because fuck the algorithm.
About The Flytrap
The Flytrap is bringing principled and diverse cultural criticism from a feminist perspective back to the internet.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Flytrap is a worker-owned, community-focused feminist media group founded by journalists, writers, and artists. Our motto is "fuck the algorithm." Because fuck the algorithm.
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With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
An Urgent SNAP Crisis Looms — Plus This Week's Must-Have Grocery Deals
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here's how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
Staying well hydrated is a privilege.
Trans people in the US have more cause to avoid public bathrooms than the general population, and that means they are more likely to be habitually dehydrated.
Read more:
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Trans people in the US have more cause to avoid public bathrooms than the general population, and that means they are more likely to be habitually dehydrated.
Read more:
www.amplifyrespect.com/were-a-bit-d...
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Staying well hydrated is a privilege.
Trans people in the US have more cause to avoid public bathrooms than the general population, and that means they are more likely to be habitually dehydrated.
Read more:
www.amplifyrespect.com/were-a-bit-d...
Trans people in the US have more cause to avoid public bathrooms than the general population, and that means they are more likely to be habitually dehydrated.
Read more:
www.amplifyrespect.com/were-a-bit-d...
I was shocked that Fenway Health stopped prescribing gender-affirming care for patients under 19.
Massachusetts still has strong trans healthcare, but we can’t take it for granted.
Read more here: www.amplifyrespect.com/we-need-heal...
Massachusetts still has strong trans healthcare, but we can’t take it for granted.
Read more here: www.amplifyrespect.com/we-need-heal...
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I was shocked that Fenway Health stopped prescribing gender-affirming care for patients under 19.
Massachusetts still has strong trans healthcare, but we can’t take it for granted.
Read more here: www.amplifyrespect.com/we-need-heal...
Massachusetts still has strong trans healthcare, but we can’t take it for granted.
Read more here: www.amplifyrespect.com/we-need-heal...
Fenway Health, a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ health center in Massachusetts, announced that they stopped prescribing gender-affirming hormone therapy or puberty blockers for patients younger than 19 years old, as of October 1st.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fenway Health, a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ health center in Massachusetts, announced that they stopped prescribing gender-affirming hormone therapy or puberty blockers for patients younger than 19 years old, as of October 1st.
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Get this in your inbox tomorrow: www.amplifyrespect.com
I've never been in a room with so many other creator journalists! I was honored by the opportunity to attend #ONA25 as part of the Project C ONA25 Creator Cohort.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I've never been in a room with so many other creator journalists! I was honored by the opportunity to attend #ONA25 as part of the Project C ONA25 Creator Cohort.
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Let's learn LGBTQ+ Spanish words together!
This week, we focus on representation, respectful language, and pride: learning inclusive Spanish words inspired by Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl moment.
Check out the whole post right here:
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This week, we focus on representation, respectful language, and pride: learning inclusive Spanish words inspired by Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl moment.
Check out the whole post right here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/lets-learn-l...
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Let's learn LGBTQ+ Spanish words together!
This week, we focus on representation, respectful language, and pride: learning inclusive Spanish words inspired by Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl moment.
Check out the whole post right here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/lets-learn-l...
This week, we focus on representation, respectful language, and pride: learning inclusive Spanish words inspired by Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl moment.
Check out the whole post right here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/lets-learn-l...
Tomorrow!! - Let's learn LGBTQ+ Spanish words together in my next newsletter post.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tomorrow!! - Let's learn LGBTQ+ Spanish words together in my next newsletter post.
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So honored to collaborate with Chris Musei-Sequeira and learn from his insights on the apologizing process. There's no perfect words to form an apology, but by working together with care and respect, we can learn how to interact better.
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How to REALLY say, "I'm sorry."
Authentic apologies are about more than just words
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October 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So honored to collaborate with Chris Musei-Sequeira and learn from his insights on the apologizing process. There's no perfect words to form an apology, but by working together with care and respect, we can learn how to interact better.
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I'm launching something for us. Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
Not-Ship
A newsletter charting the age of uncertainty
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September 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I'm launching something for us. Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
It's been quite a week for trans people and the news, as we process the fallout from the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservative influencer.
The problem when news outlets publish misinformation is it legitimizes the incorrect info.
Read the rest here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/what-even-is...
The problem when news outlets publish misinformation is it legitimizes the incorrect info.
Read the rest here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/what-even-is...
What even is "transgender ideology"?
42 news outlets published misinformation, hurting trans people
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September 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's been quite a week for trans people and the news, as we process the fallout from the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservative influencer.
The problem when news outlets publish misinformation is it legitimizes the incorrect info.
Read the rest here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/what-even-is...
The problem when news outlets publish misinformation is it legitimizes the incorrect info.
Read the rest here:
www.amplifyrespect.com/what-even-is...
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Still glowing from the Torched party — or is that just the glare of shadeless streets in a sticky late September heat wave? Become a paid subscriber at torched.la and you, too, can sport LA’s hottest anti-palm propaganda
September 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Still glowing from the Torched party — or is that just the glare of shadeless streets in a sticky late September heat wave? Become a paid subscriber at torched.la and you, too, can sport LA’s hottest anti-palm propaganda
Apologizing is difficult! The secret is that there are no perfectly correct words.
I'm so thrilled to share my collaboration with Chris Musei-Sequeira with you!
I also want to thank Jax Bayne.
Don't miss our complete interview!
www.amplifyrespect.com/learn-how-to...
I'm so thrilled to share my collaboration with Chris Musei-Sequeira with you!
I also want to thank Jax Bayne.
Don't miss our complete interview!
www.amplifyrespect.com/learn-how-to...
September 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Apologizing is difficult! The secret is that there are no perfectly correct words.
I'm so thrilled to share my collaboration with Chris Musei-Sequeira with you!
I also want to thank Jax Bayne.
Don't miss our complete interview!
www.amplifyrespect.com/learn-how-to...
I'm so thrilled to share my collaboration with Chris Musei-Sequeira with you!
I also want to thank Jax Bayne.
Don't miss our complete interview!
www.amplifyrespect.com/learn-how-to...
Apologizing is hard, right? That’s why I asked Chris Musei-Sequiera to share his insights on authentic apologies and guilt with our readers. I learned so much!!
I'm so excited to publish this collaboration tomorrow! Don't miss this. Subscribe at www.amplifyrespect.com to receive it in your inbox.
I'm so excited to publish this collaboration tomorrow! Don't miss this. Subscribe at www.amplifyrespect.com to receive it in your inbox.
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Apologizing is hard, right? That’s why I asked Chris Musei-Sequiera to share his insights on authentic apologies and guilt with our readers. I learned so much!!
I'm so excited to publish this collaboration tomorrow! Don't miss this. Subscribe at www.amplifyrespect.com to receive it in your inbox.
I'm so excited to publish this collaboration tomorrow! Don't miss this. Subscribe at www.amplifyrespect.com to receive it in your inbox.
Someone just became a paid subscriber to Amplify Respect! Thank you so much for backing indie journalism for trans folks and allies. Yay!!
September 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Someone just became a paid subscriber to Amplify Respect! Thank you so much for backing indie journalism for trans folks and allies. Yay!!
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Nice work @reywrites.bsky.social
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Wired: comparing it to tipping at a drag show
Nice work @reywrites.bsky.social
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September 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Tired: comparing the cost of your subscription to coffee or pizza
Wired: comparing it to tipping at a drag show
Nice work @reywrites.bsky.social
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Wired: comparing it to tipping at a drag show
Nice work @reywrites.bsky.social
www.amplifyrespect.com/what-does-it...
Someone just contributed to Amplify Respect! Yay! I really appreciate you helping us continue indie creator journalism and providing uplifting and informative resources for trans people and allies. 🧡
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Someone just contributed to Amplify Respect! Yay! I really appreciate you helping us continue indie creator journalism and providing uplifting and informative resources for trans people and allies. 🧡
Sending emails and running a website is actually not free! Dig into my exact expenses and learn how you can help support independent indie journalism:
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💸 What does it cost to publish this newsletter?
My actual finances and how you can help
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September 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sending emails and running a website is actually not free! Dig into my exact expenses and learn how you can help support independent indie journalism:
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Who do I know who is a trans person and/or ally, and, is fluent in Spanish?
I would love to collaborate on a resource for parents and grandparents who have a trans kid and would like to learn more.
I would love to collaborate on a resource for parents and grandparents who have a trans kid and would like to learn more.
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Who do I know who is a trans person and/or ally, and, is fluent in Spanish?
I would love to collaborate on a resource for parents and grandparents who have a trans kid and would like to learn more.
I would love to collaborate on a resource for parents and grandparents who have a trans kid and would like to learn more.
"I use they/them in non-queer spaces, but in queer spaces sometimes I prefer she/her. She/her feels good tonight."
I think a lot of allies don't realize many of us who use "they" and "them" are trying to make it a little easier for you.
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I think a lot of allies don't realize many of us who use "they" and "them" are trying to make it a little easier for you.
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Clothes do not define your gender
You are not your $%#@ khakis
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September 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"I use they/them in non-queer spaces, but in queer spaces sometimes I prefer she/her. She/her feels good tonight."
I think a lot of allies don't realize many of us who use "they" and "them" are trying to make it a little easier for you.
www.amplifyrespect.com/clothes-do-n...
I think a lot of allies don't realize many of us who use "they" and "them" are trying to make it a little easier for you.
www.amplifyrespect.com/clothes-do-n...