Gina Desiderio 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@ginadesi.bsky.social
She/her. Trying hard now to believe “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice” (MLK) and striving for human rights. Always.
#HealthyTeenNetwork & advocates everywhere are reshaping the narrative–centering pride, pleasure, & power in health & well-being. 🌈
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Beyond Risk: The New Story of Sex
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August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#HealthyTeenNetwork & advocates everywhere are reshaping the narrative–centering pride, pleasure, & power in health & well-being. 🌈
🗳️ Vote for Beyond Risk & bring the new story of sex ed to #SXSW in 2026: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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Dems need to have a rapid response team. Call out these crazy things and offer a sane alternative. Do it immediately, on all media platforms. @aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social @governorwalz.mn.gov @repdangoldman.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dems need to have a rapid response team. Call out these crazy things and offer a sane alternative. Do it immediately, on all media platforms. @aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social @governorwalz.mn.gov @repdangoldman.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov
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HHS and CDC employees have received the official order to remove pronouns from signature blocks by 5pm today. Pronouns or not, we stand in allyship of all genders and identities.
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
HHS and CDC employees have received the official order to remove pronouns from signature blocks by 5pm today. Pronouns or not, we stand in allyship of all genders and identities.
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“Banned phrases that must be scrubbed from the CDC website…include ‘pregnant people,’ as well as ‘breastfeeding people.’ References to the word ‘gender’ need to be replaced by ‘sex,’... Other words need to be removed entirely…including ‘transgender,’ ‘DEI,’ ‘LGBT,’ and ‘environmental justice.’”
I spoke with a CDC employee who says they're currently scrubbing the agency's website of forbidden words like "transgender" and "LGBT."
CDC Ordered to Scrub Website of Words Like 'Transgender' and 'LGBT'
A CDC employee spoke with Gizmodo about the
gizmodo.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Banned phrases that must be scrubbed from the CDC website…include ‘pregnant people,’ as well as ‘breastfeeding people.’ References to the word ‘gender’ need to be replaced by ‘sex,’... Other words need to be removed entirely…including ‘transgender,’ ‘DEI,’ ‘LGBT,’ and ‘environmental justice.’”
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Breaking news: A judge temporarily blocked President Trump from imposing a sweeping pause on federal spending, after the new White House policy disrupted programs that fund schools, provide housing and ensure low-income Americans have access to healthcare.
Federal judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze after a day of chaos
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Breaking news: A judge temporarily blocked President Trump from imposing a sweeping pause on federal spending, after the new White House policy disrupted programs that fund schools, provide housing and ensure low-income Americans have access to healthcare.
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
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The Equal Rights Amendment, says former senator and constitutional scholar Russ Feingold, is "part of the Constitution." Here's why.
Russ Feingold Is Clear: “The ERA Is Part of the Constitution”
The head of the American Constitution Society says President Biden is right: The ratification standard has been met.
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Equal Rights Amendment, says former senator and constitutional scholar Russ Feingold, is "part of the Constitution." Here's why.
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If it wasn't a Na*zi salute, why not just apologize?
January 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If it wasn't a Na*zi salute, why not just apologize?
Signing it doesn’t make it so.
US companies that scale back workplace diversity efforts to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration may be exposing themselves to more discrimination lawsuits by workers, experts said reut.rs/3PL0glU
Despite Trump order, abandoning DEI could land companies in legal trouble
U.S. companies that scale back workplace diversity efforts to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration may be exposing themselves to more discrimination lawsuits by workers, experts said.
reut.rs
January 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Signing it doesn’t make it so.
Taking care of yourself is an important part of the #resistance. It’s a long game for these next four years. Burying my head in #onyxstorm for a bit today.
January 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Taking care of yourself is an important part of the #resistance. It’s a long game for these next four years. Burying my head in #onyxstorm for a bit today.
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Trump is trying to distract our attention away from the blanket order he issued to stop communications between institutions like the NIH and the public and halt grant reviews and grant funding decisions — just in time for a bird flu outbreak.
January 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump is trying to distract our attention away from the blanket order he issued to stop communications between institutions like the NIH and the public and halt grant reviews and grant funding decisions — just in time for a bird flu outbreak.
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Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations.
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations.