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Shauna_WeExistFLX
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Director of the We Exist Coalition of the Finger Lakes.
@seanferrick.bsky.social

I wish you a blessed Samhain!

May the ancestors guide your steps.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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July 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Transgender Rights Cases Reopened After Supreme Court Ruling—Even Ones It Didn’t Touch
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Transgender Rights Cases Reopened After Supreme Court Ruling—Even Ones It Didn’t Touch
The Supreme Court ordered several cases to be reexamined after the Skrmetti ruling, despite the decision ostensibly being a limited ruling.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump makes homophobic dig at Anderson Cooper a day after he fled to a bomb shelter live on air www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/make...
Trump makes homophobic dig at Anderson Cooper a day after he fled to a bomb shelter live on air - LGBTQ Nation
The president managed to insult both gay people and women while berating the media for questioning his claims about his success in Iran.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Why You Need to Hear the Speech That Sylvia Rivera Wasn’t Allowed To Give
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Why You Need to Hear the Speech That Sylvia Rivera Wasn’t Allowed To Give
Sylvia Rivera was met with jeers and boos at one of the very first Pride Parades on this day in 1973. Here’s why that matters now.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"These Colors Don't Run": HRC Launches Defiant Protest Campaign For Pride
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"These Colors Don't Run": HRC Launches Defiant Protest Campaign For Pride
The image of an eagle with feathers the colors of the progress pride flag went viral Friday.
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May 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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May 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Update on this story: WoLF has now posted their own reply, where they share receipts from Raskin, Fetterman, and Schiff's staff saying they'd meet.

My bet is the staffers did not do their research and the main parties here were horrified, cancelled.

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May 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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1. I reach a lot of readers from a big variety of political backgrounds... and one of the most common points of contention I see centers around transgender sports bans.

In my latest story, I make the moderate case against such bans.

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The Moderate Case Against Transgender Sports Bans
Bans on transgender competition in sports tend to be controversial, with some even otherwise supportive people siding with such bans. I present the moderate case against doing so.
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May 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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1. Anti-transgender Republicans often like to hide their religious animosity towards transgender people, arguing they are instead for "science."

Rep. Click, the Ohio law's author, let his mask slip yesterday, comparing trans people to "Lucifer."

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Ohio Republican Author Of Anti-Trans Law Compares Trans People To "Lucifer"
Representative Gary Click has previously asserted that there was no religious motivation to his gender affirming care ban law.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"I Gave Up Freedoms” - Trans Man Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Military Ban
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"I Gave Up Freedoms” - Trans Man Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Military Ban
“I’m sorry you haven’t gotten to know soldiers like me,” he said.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
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The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
Many transgender adults have wondered when their care would be banned by the Trump administration. Now, we are seeing the first vectors to do so.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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My latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation.

I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.

Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.

kettering.org/do-not-compl...
Do Not Comply: A Lesson from the Last Three Months of Anti-Trans Attacks
kettering.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Dear friends,
Trump is using the Tariffs to change the
subject from Social Security to the Economy.
He's doing this on purpose to change the
subject while he wrecks Social Security...
We can't lose our focus... The country is
with us... #SocialSecurity Strong!!!
April 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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"You have to throw trans people under the bus to win elections as a Democrat, trans political ads work, the public is reacting to trans people poorly"

Meanwhile in Wisconsin after tens of millions in anti-trans ads against WI-SC candidate who did not flinch:
April 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Elon Musk whispers into Tяump’s ear, “look what my Grandpa wanted.” Panama, Greenland, Canada and Mexico.
Make no mistake, whether Musk hangs around or not - this is the goal. Invade and conquer.
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Montana Adult Trans Bathroom Ban Blocked In Court: "No Evidence" It Protects Women
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Montana Adult Trans Bathroom Ban Blocked In Court: "No Evidence" It Protects Women
The ruling is the first such ruling to block an adult transgender bathroom ban in the United States.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Trump Admin Threatens To Pull California School Funding Unless It Forcibly Outs Trans Students
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Trump Admin Threatens To Pull California School Funding Unless It Forcibly Outs Trans Students
The investigation, which will take place under the Department of Education, threatens to pull California's funding over not outing transgender kids to their parents.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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This was a lot of fun!! Thank you for having me @livelongpod.bsky.social :)

#StarTrek

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An Interview with Seán Ferrick
YouTube video by Live Long and Podcast
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March 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Funny how the Dems who are vigorously fighting for democracy are also the ones who haven't arbitrarily given up on their previous support of the transgender community.
AOC, Tim Walz, Jasmine Crockett and JB Pritzker are meeting this moment. More Democrats should follow their lead
March 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM