NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

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It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.

Munið þið þegar enn var rætt um hvort forsvaranlegt væri að nota Dyflinnarreglugerðina og senda fólk aftur í óboðlegar aðstæður? Missum ekki sjónar á því hvers vegna við tökum á okkur alþjóðlegar skuldbindingar í málefnum flóttafólks.

LGBTQIA minors make up 40% of the endangered minor runaway population. They are 120% more likely to be unhoused. They are also uniquely at risk for exploitation and trafficking.

This is breathtakingly evil.