They clearly want trans people to suffer.

Pure hate.

These people have no human decency.

these haters now.

At least this exposes them as the petty, hateful, trans-obsessed nut jobs they really are.

They can no longer hide behind a fake concern for women and girls.

EXACTLY! 💯 It’s the GOP that’s obsessed with trans people. And so much of that obsession literally begs for them to undergo psychotherapy to deal with their clear issues and hang-ups.

And they have the nerve to say WE are mentally ill. Projection anyone?

Sadly, this is true for many of Trump's closest advisors. Most of them strike me as damaged people. Kristi Noem, the dog killer, is another example. You don't kill a young dog for misbehaving unless there's something DEEPLY wrong with you.

I was at Thanksgiving dinner the next year and every year thereafter.

If you are away from family or others who are important to you, keep in mind that tomorrow won't necessarily be like today -- growth IS possible.

I wish all of you the very best.

friends rather than my family. Things were awkward with my parents, so when my work schedule didn't allow time for travel, it was just easier to stay away.

Over the ensuing year, my parents saw me grow into a better, healthier and happier person, and they came to accept me.

MAGA doesn't believe in such constraints, which means it doesn't recognize the powers/rights vested in the American people and safeguarded by the Bill of Rights.

This attitude makes them different -- and dangerous.

What if a hand comes out of the pond and offers you a fabulous sword?

Aside from the cowardice of UK media (+ judge) for refusing to use female pronouns for Sophia, what strikes me is Linehan's clear mental instability.

Anti-trans bigots love to call trans ppl mentally ill, but so many of them seem deeply disturbed and need help. Linehan is a poster child of this.

Aren't we all trans activists because we post on Bluesky and often remind people that we are actually human beings and our rights are systematically being taken away?

FYI -- The AI bubble is proping up our economy right now. I'm sure Trump is doing all he can to keep that going, cause when AI pops the economy is going to get real bad real fast.

My husband and I personally experienced this a few weeks ago. He is a PC gamer and wanted to buy some extra RAM. He checked the prices and decided it cost too much for the performance boost he'd get.

We're in an AI bubble, so when it pops we'll see what the prices look like.

Isn't that a hat worn by someone in the group behind him?

Good article. I liked the way you exposed how denying that transness is an “immutable” characteristic — along with denying we really even exist — is actually a ploy to justify legalizing discrimination against us.

You’ve aligned a lot of MAGA attack vectors in a way I hadn’t seen before.

This letter won't change anything under the worst Speaker in recent history Mike Johnson, but its great to have this on the record. If Democrats take control after next year's mid-terms, which seems likely, Dems can make the Rs eat their nasty words.