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“We are not a federal government agency. We are thriving communities that deserve dignity and deserve the respect that other people in this country get.”
Free DC’s Keya Chatterjee on the urgent need to stop Congress’s attempt to grab power over DC’s local budget.
Join us: bit.ly/dcs-budget
Free DC’s Keya Chatterjee on the urgent need to stop Congress’s attempt to grab power over DC’s local budget.
Join us: bit.ly/dcs-budget
Entire D.C. government urges GOP to reverse course on ‘devastating’ $1B cuts
The mayor and D.C. Council warned that the city would have to find over $1 billion in immediate, across-the-board cuts impacting every area of D.C. government if the bill passes.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“We are not a federal government agency. We are thriving communities that deserve dignity and deserve the respect that other people in this country get.”
Free DC’s Keya Chatterjee on the urgent need to stop Congress’s attempt to grab power over DC’s local budget.
Join us: bit.ly/dcs-budget
Free DC’s Keya Chatterjee on the urgent need to stop Congress’s attempt to grab power over DC’s local budget.
Join us: bit.ly/dcs-budget
Devastatingly cruel. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Devastatingly cruel. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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1. Today, the NYT has reported that 100 members of an ERG-adjacent LGBTQ+ chat in the intelligence community have been fired.
This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.
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This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.
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The New McCarthyism: LGBTQ+ Purges In Government Begin
After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
1. Today, the NYT has reported that 100 members of an ERG-adjacent LGBTQ+ chat in the intelligence community have been fired.
This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.
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This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.
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1. We are seeing a massive amount of overcompliance with Trump EOs. Nonprofits across the board are erasing transgender people from their websites.
Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Several Nonprofits Overcomply With Trump EOs, Erase Trans People From Websites
Organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of America, the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are among dozens erasing trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
1. We are seeing a massive amount of overcompliance with Trump EOs. Nonprofits across the board are erasing transgender people from their websites.
Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Email DC leaders at bit.ly/eohellno to tell them that Children's National is violating the civil rights of our trans youth! & get 5 friends to do it too
Tell DC Government and Children's National Medical Center: No Ban on Care for Trans Kids
Tell DC Leaders: Restore Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth! Children’s National Hospital (CNMC) has paused all gender-affirming care for Transgender youth in response to a harmful executive order...
bit.ly
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Email DC leaders at bit.ly/eohellno to tell them that Children's National is violating the civil rights of our trans youth! & get 5 friends to do it too
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Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
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that hospitals continue to do this despite the state attorney general’s clear guidance is a sign of something far more troubling in our Culture, not just politics
NYC’s largest hospital, New York-Presbyterian, has removed references to gender-affirming care for young people from its website and won’t address questions about those services, days after a presidential order threatening federal funding to hospitals.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/new-york-p…
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/03/new-york-p…
NY-Presbyterian Removes Transgender Youth Care From Website After Trump Order
City’s largest hospital won’t answer questions about its gender services, while state AG Letitia James warns providers they can’t legally withhold services.
buff.ly
February 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
that hospitals continue to do this despite the state attorney general’s clear guidance is a sign of something far more troubling in our Culture, not just politics
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if the news media is going to entirely ignore our fight for our lives, we’ll just document it ourselves.
calling any journalists who need high res editorial quality photos of the rally at dc children’s national:
i’ve got a giant drive folder for you. feel free to use these.
photo credit: john lee
drive.google.com/file/d/10zpP...
i’ve got a giant drive folder for you. feel free to use these.
photo credit: john lee
drive.google.com/file/d/10zpP...
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
if the news media is going to entirely ignore our fight for our lives, we’ll just document it ourselves.
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NEW from me: Virginia Commonwealth University may be among the first public health systems in the U. S. to comply with President Donald Trump’s order banning gender affirming care for those under the age of 19 #valeg @pwcdanica.bsky.social #transgender
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01...
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01...
VCU clinic begins to comply with Trump’s transgender healthcare ban on those under 19
“Who are you to decide what my child needs? This is the party of small government,” the mother of a transgender child told Radio IQ Thursday morning.
www.wvtf.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NEW from me: Virginia Commonwealth University may be among the first public health systems in the U. S. to comply with President Donald Trump’s order banning gender affirming care for those under the age of 19 #valeg @pwcdanica.bsky.social #transgender
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01...
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01...
Anticipatory obedience and compliance is the ultimate cowardice. Institutions capitulating with these illegal and insane EOs are willingly handing over the lives and bodies of our trans youth before there’s any way to enforce them, or any decision on their legitimacy.
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Anticipatory obedience and compliance is the ultimate cowardice. Institutions capitulating with these illegal and insane EOs are willingly handing over the lives and bodies of our trans youth before there’s any way to enforce them, or any decision on their legitimacy.
Some surgeons are already obeying. If you think that the illegality of this EO will protect trans kids, you're wrong. This is a great explanation of each section.
1. Yesterday, Trump released a sweeping executive order designed to end transgender youth care. It uses unconstitutional means and dubious interpretations of old laws to threaten hospitals, parents, and providers.
I go line by line to help you make sense of it.
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A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Youth Care Ban Executive Order
A week after a flurry of executive orders, Trump is still signing orders to target the trans community. The latest, released Tuesday, tries to ban trans youth care nationwide.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Some surgeons are already obeying. If you think that the illegality of this EO will protect trans kids, you're wrong. This is a great explanation of each section.
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New reporting, only on Assigned Media:
Journalist @miralazine.bsky.social brings us the story of Marisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender immigrant detainee from Central America. She alleges mistreatment at the hands of the federal government including sexual assault and refusal of medical care.
Journalist @miralazine.bsky.social brings us the story of Marisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender immigrant detainee from Central America. She alleges mistreatment at the hands of the federal government including sexual assault and refusal of medical care.
A Cold Slowly Killing Me: A Trans Women’s Hellish ICE Detention — Assigned
A transgender immigrant is suing over her mistreatment in federal detention, which includes being forced to undress in front of male prisoners.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New reporting, only on Assigned Media:
Journalist @miralazine.bsky.social brings us the story of Marisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender immigrant detainee from Central America. She alleges mistreatment at the hands of the federal government including sexual assault and refusal of medical care.
Journalist @miralazine.bsky.social brings us the story of Marisol Ordonez Vargas, a transgender immigrant detainee from Central America. She alleges mistreatment at the hands of the federal government including sexual assault and refusal of medical care.
What’s the butchest bluesky can handle?
November 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM
What’s the butchest bluesky can handle?