Yasemin Smallens
@yaseminsmallens.bsky.social
LGBT Rights @hrw | opinions my own
Based in the last great American city (Chicago)
Based in the last great American city (Chicago)
Trump’s latest rollback targets federal employees, retirees, and their families—removing coverage for gender-affirming care in 2026.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump’s latest rollback targets federal employees, retirees, and their families—removing coverage for gender-affirming care in 2026.
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Gender-affirming care can be life-saving. The consequences of losing access to this care can be catastrophic.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is harmful and potentially life-threatening.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is harmful and potentially life-threatening.
Live Updates: Supreme Court Upholds State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Gender-affirming care can be life-saving. The consequences of losing access to this care can be catastrophic.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is harmful and potentially life-threatening.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is harmful and potentially life-threatening.
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SCOTUS is about to decide if the govt has say over your kid’s body.
I sat down with @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social from @hrw.org to expose the war on trans care—and why you should be scared, even if you’re not trans.
🎧 New Violet Rage: open.spotify.com/episode/6mco...
#SCOTUS #TransRights #VioletRage
I sat down with @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social from @hrw.org to expose the war on trans care—and why you should be scared, even if you’re not trans.
🎧 New Violet Rage: open.spotify.com/episode/6mco...
#SCOTUS #TransRights #VioletRage
Weaponized Fear: How Anti-Trans Bans Threaten Us All | Yasemin Smallens
Violet Rage: Voices for Change and Revolution · Episode
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June 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
SCOTUS is about to decide if the govt has say over your kid’s body.
I sat down with @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social from @hrw.org to expose the war on trans care—and why you should be scared, even if you’re not trans.
🎧 New Violet Rage: open.spotify.com/episode/6mco...
#SCOTUS #TransRights #VioletRage
I sat down with @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social from @hrw.org to expose the war on trans care—and why you should be scared, even if you’re not trans.
🎧 New Violet Rage: open.spotify.com/episode/6mco...
#SCOTUS #TransRights #VioletRage
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NEW: Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families as well as health care systems and civil society. 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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June 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEW: Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families as well as health care systems and civil society. 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Since 2023, a handful of same-sex couples have successfully registered their marriages in Nepal. But too many same-sex couples are facing harassment, delays, rejection & even forced separation. New from @hrw.org 's @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
Nepali Lesbians Harassed While Registering Marriage
After two years together, Ramita and Shilu—both pseudonyms to protect their identities—traveled to Sindhuli this month to register their marriage under Nepal’s June 2023 Supreme Court ruling which all...
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May 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Since 2023, a handful of same-sex couples have successfully registered their marriages in Nepal. But too many same-sex couples are facing harassment, delays, rejection & even forced separation. New from @hrw.org 's @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
Last week, Trump used Child Abuse Prevention Month to attack trans kids.
While real threats to children go unaddressed—like hazardous child labor conditions and family separation policies—his administration is targeting families who support their children.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
While real threats to children go unaddressed—like hazardous child labor conditions and family separation policies—his administration is targeting families who support their children.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Instead of Addressing Child Abuse Prevention, Trump Attacks Trans Youth
In his proclamation for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, rather than addressing real threats to children like the federal government should do, President Trump focused almost exclusively on atta...
www.hrw.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Last week, Trump used Child Abuse Prevention Month to attack trans kids.
While real threats to children go unaddressed—like hazardous child labor conditions and family separation policies—his administration is targeting families who support their children.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
While real threats to children go unaddressed—like hazardous child labor conditions and family separation policies—his administration is targeting families who support their children.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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To commemorate #TransDayOfVisibility we have released a map on legal gender recognition in Mexico.
22 (of 32) Mexican states have legislated to uphold this right for trans people. 8 states have no procedure at all.
📰 www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
22 (of 32) Mexican states have legislated to uphold this right for trans people. 8 states have no procedure at all.
📰 www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
March 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To commemorate #TransDayOfVisibility we have released a map on legal gender recognition in Mexico.
22 (of 32) Mexican states have legislated to uphold this right for trans people. 8 states have no procedure at all.
📰 www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
22 (of 32) Mexican states have legislated to uphold this right for trans people. 8 states have no procedure at all.
📰 www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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Introducing Complexly United!
On March 24, 2025, the workers of Complexly, under the name “Complexly United,” won a landslide victory in their union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Over 95 percent of eligible workers voted in favor of the union.
On March 24, 2025, the workers of Complexly, under the name “Complexly United,” won a landslide victory in their union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Over 95 percent of eligible workers voted in favor of the union.
March 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Introducing Complexly United!
On March 24, 2025, the workers of Complexly, under the name “Complexly United,” won a landslide victory in their union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Over 95 percent of eligible workers voted in favor of the union.
On March 24, 2025, the workers of Complexly, under the name “Complexly United,” won a landslide victory in their union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Over 95 percent of eligible workers voted in favor of the union.
🚨 Call for Interviews: Share Your Story with Human Rights Watch 🚨
HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
💻 Zoom or in person interviews available
🛡️ Confidential & secure
Interested?
Email TransVoices@hrw.org or text/call 917-581-1754.
HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
💻 Zoom or in person interviews available
🛡️ Confidential & secure
Interested?
Email TransVoices@hrw.org or text/call 917-581-1754.
February 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🚨 Call for Interviews: Share Your Story with Human Rights Watch 🚨
HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
💻 Zoom or in person interviews available
🛡️ Confidential & secure
Interested?
Email TransVoices@hrw.org or text/call 917-581-1754.
HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
💻 Zoom or in person interviews available
🛡️ Confidential & secure
Interested?
Email TransVoices@hrw.org or text/call 917-581-1754.
The US is failing its transgender youth. Instead of ensuring safety and dignity, Trump’s administration is systematically stripping away their rights: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
US: Trans Youth’s Access to Lifesaving Care Under Threat
An executive order by United States President Donald J. Trump on January 28, 2025, would withdraw federal funding and support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth, Human Rights Watch said t...
www.hrw.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The US is failing its transgender youth. Instead of ensuring safety and dignity, Trump’s administration is systematically stripping away their rights: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
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A new policy in effect in the Florida prison system says that gender-affirming care “may be requested by persons experiencing short-termed delusions or beliefs which may later be changed and reversed.” www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/10/n...
New Florida Policy on Trans Care in Prison Like “Conversion Therapy”
With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from trans people and compel them to cut their hair.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
A new policy in effect in the Florida prison system says that gender-affirming care “may be requested by persons experiencing short-termed delusions or beliefs which may later be changed and reversed.” www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/10/n...