Gender Freedom Society
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For more info, you can contact the Transgender Law Center, GLSEN or the National Immigrants Justice Center. Remember: You have the right to live free and without fear!
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
For more info, you can contact the Transgender Law Center, GLSEN or the National Immigrants Justice Center. Remember: You have the right to live free and without fear!
If you're on HRT/other meds, keep a list with you and demand your medication. If a friendly "official" meets with you in detention, get a business card. ICE can and will lie to get info and use it against you. If ICE agents/other officials abuse you, get badge numbers and remember descriptions.
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you're on HRT/other meds, keep a list with you and demand your medication. If a friendly "official" meets with you in detention, get a business card. ICE can and will lie to get info and use it against you. If ICE agents/other officials abuse you, get badge numbers and remember descriptions.
If you fear persecution if you're deported, you can say "I'm afraid to go to my country. I fear persecution and death because I am trans/GNC/nonbinary/etc." If it applies, you can also say you're a victim of crime/trafficking and want to apply for a U or T visa. Rehearse saying these things.
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you fear persecution if you're deported, you can say "I'm afraid to go to my country. I fear persecution and death because I am trans/GNC/nonbinary/etc." If it applies, you can also say you're a victim of crime/trafficking and want to apply for a U or T visa. Rehearse saying these things.
If you fear being persecuted if deported, tell immigration officers immediately. You may need to explain it many times.
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you fear being persecuted if deported, tell immigration officers immediately. You may need to explain it many times.
If you have a pending immigration application, keep your immigration papers close and you can try to explain to ICE agents that you have an attorney and pending trial. If ICE tries to get you to sign something, don't do it. ICE can lie to you to get you to consent to being deported.
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you have a pending immigration application, keep your immigration papers close and you can try to explain to ICE agents that you have an attorney and pending trial. If ICE tries to get you to sign something, don't do it. ICE can lie to you to get you to consent to being deported.
If ICE is homophobic/transphobic toward you (and they likely will be), continue to say nothing and not respond except to say you don't consent and you want a lawyer. And don't resist arrest, either. ICE will treat any tiny movement as a threat. It'll be hard, but try to stay calm.
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If ICE is homophobic/transphobic toward you (and they likely will be), continue to say nothing and not respond except to say you don't consent and you want a lawyer. And don't resist arrest, either. ICE will treat any tiny movement as a threat. It'll be hard, but try to stay calm.
Remember, ICE is allowed to lie to you to get into your home. Don't open the door or consent to anything without seeing a warrant. And if ICE forces their way in, say nothing except you do not consent to this and you want a lawyer.
December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Remember, ICE is allowed to lie to you to get into your home. Don't open the door or consent to anything without seeing a warrant. And if ICE forces their way in, say nothing except you do not consent to this and you want a lawyer.
If you get stopped and authorities ask where you're from or where you were born, ask for a lawyer. Nothing else. Don't give ICE a fake ID. If ICE shows up at your home, demand a JUDICIAL WARRANT (meaning signed by a judge) BEFORE opening the door. Demand they slide it under the door.
December 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you get stopped and authorities ask where you're from or where you were born, ask for a lawyer. Nothing else. Don't give ICE a fake ID. If ICE shows up at your home, demand a JUDICIAL WARRANT (meaning signed by a judge) BEFORE opening the door. Demand they slide it under the door.
If you're out and about with young children and/or elderly relatives, make a plan for them should you get taken. We know it sucks to think about, but it's better to have a plan and not need it. If you have a lawyer, share their number with friends/family who can contact the lawyer if you're taken.
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you're out and about with young children and/or elderly relatives, make a plan for them should you get taken. We know it sucks to think about, but it's better to have a plan and not need it. If you have a lawyer, share their number with friends/family who can contact the lawyer if you're taken.
If DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has records of your address and/or work history, give a photocopy to a US citizen THAT YOU TRUST. Same thing applies if you've been issued an A number by ICE: Share it with a citizen you trust.
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has records of your address and/or work history, give a photocopy to a US citizen THAT YOU TRUST. Same thing applies if you've been issued an A number by ICE: Share it with a citizen you trust.
First thing's first: Know your rights. Have a plan. And be prepared. How do you do that? That's what you're about to find out!
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
First thing's first: Know your rights. Have a plan. And be prepared. How do you do that? That's what you're about to find out!
Hey all! Things are wild out there with ICE invading cities all over the country. And you never know when you might have an encounter. So over the next few ... posts? I'm not sure what you call it on BlueSky ... we'll talk you through your rights when trans/GNC folx encounter ICE. Here we go!
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hey all! Things are wild out there with ICE invading cities all over the country. And you never know when you might have an encounter. So over the next few ... posts? I'm not sure what you call it on BlueSky ... we'll talk you through your rights when trans/GNC folx encounter ICE. Here we go!
This is a worthwhile read from @reuters.com. Trigger warning, though: The article does refer to transphobia and transphobic legislative policy.
#UK #Trans #UKSupremeCourt
#UK #Trans #UKSupremeCourt
'Where am I safe?': UK court ruling leaves trans people's lives in turmoil
Nate Rae had always felt secure living openly since coming out as a transgender man in his late 20s - until a recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of biological sex changed everything.
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is a worthwhile read from @reuters.com. Trigger warning, though: The article does refer to transphobia and transphobic legislative policy.
#UK #Trans #UKSupremeCourt
#UK #Trans #UKSupremeCourt
Some Tuesday funny for y'all.
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Some Tuesday funny for y'all.
Reposted by Gender Freedom Society
Some in Congress can’t muster maturity when they have a transgender colleague. But members of the U.S. Armed Forces can—and have.
My NDAA amendments repeal Trump’s cruel trans military ban & restore retirement benefits to trans veterans forced out of service.
My NDAA amendments repeal Trump’s cruel trans military ban & restore retirement benefits to trans veterans forced out of service.
September 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Some in Congress can’t muster maturity when they have a transgender colleague. But members of the U.S. Armed Forces can—and have.
My NDAA amendments repeal Trump’s cruel trans military ban & restore retirement benefits to trans veterans forced out of service.
My NDAA amendments repeal Trump’s cruel trans military ban & restore retirement benefits to trans veterans forced out of service.
Who wants to work with us? We're a cool bunch of people and we could use some volunteer help! Thanks, y'all!
September 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Who wants to work with us? We're a cool bunch of people and we could use some volunteer help! Thanks, y'all!
August 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This woman suuuuuuuuuuucks!
I don't think trans people should pipe down, but they'll mostly have to until we defeat the people out to get them. Maybe that's more significant than your needing to make a not well understood demographic a central issue, instead of creating enough unity to win as big as we need to for their safety
August 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This woman suuuuuuuuuuucks!
And finally ...
August 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
And finally ...
Some Sunday night mythbusting, part 2 of 3.
August 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Some Sunday night mythbusting, part 2 of 3.
A little Sunday night mythbusting. Part 1 of 3.
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
A little Sunday night mythbusting. Part 1 of 3.
Hi everyone! Gender Freedom Society is looking for volunteers to take on some crucial roles! If you want to be a part of the amazing work GFS is doing, click the link below or email recruiting@genderfreedomsociety.org.
Cheers! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Cheers! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Volunteer – Gender Freedom Society
genderfreedomsociety.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hi everyone! Gender Freedom Society is looking for volunteers to take on some crucial roles! If you want to be a part of the amazing work GFS is doing, click the link below or email recruiting@genderfreedomsociety.org.
Cheers! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Cheers! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
The University of Iowa is conducting a study to understand the challenges #transgender, #genderqueer and #intersex communities face when disclosing their identities to healthcare providers. To participate, scan the QR code in the image or head over to uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#LGBTQIA+
#LGBTQIA+
July 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The University of Iowa is conducting a study to understand the challenges #transgender, #genderqueer and #intersex communities face when disclosing their identities to healthcare providers. To participate, scan the QR code in the image or head over to uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#LGBTQIA+
#LGBTQIA+
Because the world is a flaming hellscape and we could all use a little extra dopamine, have some happy news out of #Chicago.
Dress Your New Body Helps Trans Chicagoans Find Their Style
Founder Missy Thrasher-Lyon runs the fashion styling service — part consultation, part thrift shop — out of a secondhand store at United Church of Rogers Park.
blockclubchicago.org
June 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Because the world is a flaming hellscape and we could all use a little extra dopamine, have some happy news out of #Chicago.
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM