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Bahari Thomas
@baharileigh.bsky.social
Dir. of Public Education at A4TE 🏳️‍⚧️
Opinions are my own. ✊🏾
Oh no
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
My goals for this year are:

Practice guitar
Learn Spanish
Get swole
Stay hydrated
January 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
As someone also with CPTSD this doesn't exactly resonate with me. But I think understand what you mean. There is an element for me of "this is the reality of me brain and it's not going to go away," which is very real.
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Y'all did great
December 4, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Good to see you!
December 4, 2024 at 10:55 PM
"We cannot, however, allow our fear to provoke us to lose our values. Because our values will sustain us. We can only survive what is to come if we hold on to each other and our ability to be decent and kind and just because we are fighting for a future in which trans people are no less than equal.”
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
"We are prepared to confront this period of uncertainty and hardship with the work our community relies upon.

“We will fight, organize, testify, and march. Trans people have faced political and legal oppression before, and we will look back at our history to guide us on how to move forward."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
“For nearly a decade, trans advocates have been holding the line against thousands of anti-trans state bills and vile rhetoric to prevent the erosion of hard-fought progress. Now, more than ever, we need to use every tool we have because we cannot afford to cede any ground to anti-equality forces."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
"We are angry because extremists would like to ban us from bathrooms and control the decisions we make with our doctors. Make no mistake about who the opposition is here. We’re gearing up for the fight of our lives against the incoming administration, and we are not backing off."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
"A4TE’s approach has not changed. We will continue confronting the institutions making the rules and we will be at Capitol Hill and in the courts fighting to change the rules to build power for trans people. Trans people doing the best they can to live with respect and dignity are not the enemy."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
"Those statements were regarding how to persuade everyday, undecided people in the public, not people who have already taken actions to oppose our equality. Extreme right politicians targeting the trans community is the reason we’re having this conversation at all."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
“Yesterday, New York Times ran an article in which I was quoted as saying, ‘We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds,’ and ‘We cannot vilify them for not being on our side. No one wants to join that team.’ Because my quotes were taken out of context, I’d like to clarify what I meant."
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM