Liz Welch
@lizwelch.bsky.social
(She/her) I believe in truth, justice, equality and that LOVE is the only way thru it all. Opinions here are my own. Executive Director -Mama Dragons.
“Protect our Democracy or expect our Revolution” No kings
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Protect our Democracy or expect our Revolution” No kings
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Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
February 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
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Would it be Stonewall without the T? #Stonewall existed long before the National Park Service added it to their list of historic places and will always embrace their inclusive roots. Just like transgender people have always and will always exist. #WontBeErased #translivesmatter #marshamarshamarsha
February 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Would it be Stonewall without the T? #Stonewall existed long before the National Park Service added it to their list of historic places and will always embrace their inclusive roots. Just like transgender people have always and will always exist. #WontBeErased #translivesmatter #marshamarshamarsha
As for me, I’m going to choose love. Every time.
We know the transformative power of love. It disrupts fear, breaks down walls, and builds a future filled with hope and acceptance. Let’s keep spreading love boldly—it’s the most powerful way to create change. 💖🐉🌈
#MamaDragons #GeorgeOrwell #1984 #ChooseLove
#MamaDragons #GeorgeOrwell #1984 #ChooseLove
February 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As for me, I’m going to choose love. Every time.
Wow. Yesterday was… a lot. Losing Cecile. The peaceful transition of power to a felon with a Dictator complex. How’s everyone doing out there, folks? Did you get any sleep?
January 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wow. Yesterday was… a lot. Losing Cecile. The peaceful transition of power to a felon with a Dictator complex. How’s everyone doing out there, folks? Did you get any sleep?
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Neither the stroke of a pen nor the pounding of a gavel can erase transgender people. They have always existed. They always will.
January 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Neither the stroke of a pen nor the pounding of a gavel can erase transgender people. They have always existed. They always will.
I have to admit that it’s been a lovely trip down memory lane as I am saving photos from all the years on meta apps before I leave them. But I will say that the food pics are far less memorable than the people I was with and the conversations we had. Which is what I’m taking with me.
January 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I have to admit that it’s been a lovely trip down memory lane as I am saving photos from all the years on meta apps before I leave them. But I will say that the food pics are far less memorable than the people I was with and the conversations we had. Which is what I’m taking with me.
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The term ‘radical act of optimism’ was used at an awards show recently. We should embrace radical acts of optimism even when things don’t feel so hopeful. Maybe especially when they don’t. We will continue to reach across every aisle to help support, educate and empower mothers of LGBTQ+ children
January 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The term ‘radical act of optimism’ was used at an awards show recently. We should embrace radical acts of optimism even when things don’t feel so hopeful. Maybe especially when they don’t. We will continue to reach across every aisle to help support, educate and empower mothers of LGBTQ+ children
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1. NEW: Legal filings reveal how trans inmates have endured widescale persecution, humiliation, suffering, trauma, and brushes with death for many years in Florida prisons, well beyond what has been previously widely known.
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
#trans #lgbt
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
#trans #lgbt
“I Cannot Imagine Surviving”: Read the Stories of the Trans Women Facing Forced Head Shaving and Medical Detransition in Florida Prisons
Legal documents filed by trans women reveal that trans inmates have endured widescale persecution, humiliation, suffering, trauma, and brushes with death for many years in Florida prisons.
www.madycast.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
1. NEW: Legal filings reveal how trans inmates have endured widescale persecution, humiliation, suffering, trauma, and brushes with death for many years in Florida prisons, well beyond what has been previously widely known.
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
#trans #lgbt
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
#trans #lgbt
He should know. Henry stood on the steps of the Supreme Court to speak the morning of the Bostock oral arguments.
Asked about if trans people have an inherant right, ACLU: "We believe transgender people are a protected class under the US constitution."
Asked, "do you have any court cases you can cite?"
"Yes. Bostock v Clayton County."
Asked, "do you have any court cases you can cite?"
"Yes. Bostock v Clayton County."
January 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
He should know. Henry stood on the steps of the Supreme Court to speak the morning of the Bostock oral arguments.
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In this moment, privacy and security for LGBTQ+ families should be prioritized by any organization that serves the community. And public facing advocacy and allyship should be leveraged by those who have the privilege, capacity and willingness to stand with those who are the most marginalized.
January 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In this moment, privacy and security for LGBTQ+ families should be prioritized by any organization that serves the community. And public facing advocacy and allyship should be leveraged by those who have the privilege, capacity and willingness to stand with those who are the most marginalized.
Well now I have no reason to stay in that bad place right?
January 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Well now I have no reason to stay in that bad place right?
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“They are becoming a front line antagonist to the LGBTQ community and they’re utilizing their platform in order to do that. Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.” -- @sarahkateellis.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg says corporate culture was ‘neutered’ as Meta scraps DEI
The move reverses a years-long approach to diversity, equity and inclusion policies that the tech giant once embraced as critical to its success.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“They are becoming a front line antagonist to the LGBTQ community and they’re utilizing their platform in order to do that. Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.” -- @sarahkateellis.bsky.social
Who could have possibly imagined that having to move 11,000+ moms from private Facebook groups to a private network in a short period of time would actually be a joy in this moment?
a woman is sitting in a chair with the words `` love ya '' written on it .
ALT: a woman is sitting in a chair with the words `` love ya '' written on it .
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January 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Who could have possibly imagined that having to move 11,000+ moms from private Facebook groups to a private network in a short period of time would actually be a joy in this moment?
‘Radical Act of Optimism’ may be my new favorite phrase. #goldenglobes #wicked
January 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
‘Radical Act of Optimism’ may be my new favorite phrase. #goldenglobes #wicked
@treznor.bsky.social! Cant think of him without having that damn lyric running thru my head. Still…after all these years. You know the one. Doesn’t matter what they play him off stage to. Congrats to him for a great win! #goldenglobes
January 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
@treznor.bsky.social! Cant think of him without having that damn lyric running thru my head. Still…after all these years. You know the one. Doesn’t matter what they play him off stage to. Congrats to him for a great win! #goldenglobes
LOVED Conclave! The movie was so understated and well done. Happy to see it acknowledged. #goldenglobes
January 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
LOVED Conclave! The movie was so understated and well done. Happy to see it acknowledged. #goldenglobes
Always love seeing the genuine JOY some people have for winning something like the Golden Globes. Life can be so terrible for so many but yes - we can still let people have their moment, have their work recognized and have joy. 🥳 #goldenglobes
January 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Always love seeing the genuine JOY some people have for winning something like the Golden Globes. Life can be so terrible for so many but yes - we can still let people have their moment, have their work recognized and have joy. 🥳 #goldenglobes
I was so proud to have Mama Dragons represented at the #FreedomToBeOurselves rally at SCOTUS. But, as Executive Director, I didn’t feel the need to be the one to speak. A singular voice of a mother of a trans youth carried the right message of love, acceptance and fierce advocacy. #FightLikeAMOTHER
December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I was so proud to have Mama Dragons represented at the #FreedomToBeOurselves rally at SCOTUS. But, as Executive Director, I didn’t feel the need to be the one to speak. A singular voice of a mother of a trans youth carried the right message of love, acceptance and fierce advocacy. #FightLikeAMOTHER
I still believe that building community one potluck, game night, coffee shop meeting, dog park conversation at a time will be the glue that holds us together.
You are living proof that hatred has not won.
In the story you are writing here—good, compassionate, open-hearted people still walk the planet.
Don't underestimate the subversive, catalytic power of this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/hatred-has...
In the story you are writing here—good, compassionate, open-hearted people still walk the planet.
Don't underestimate the subversive, catalytic power of this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/hatred-has...
Hatred Hasn't Won
"Hatred won."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I still believe that building community one potluck, game night, coffee shop meeting, dog park conversation at a time will be the glue that holds us together.
Loving this analogy.
In an echo chamber, you can learn to best perfect and amplify your sound. This - engage the base to turn them into a tuneful choir - is reliably how you convert the conflicted. If your base won't carry your message, the middle will never hear it.
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Loving this analogy.
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
Was thrilled to represent the 11000 mothers of LGBTQ+ children at the Anthem Awards this week. @mamadragons.bsky.social won a GOLD in Human Rights - Community Spaces For us, it’s about recognizing and empowering those mothers who are STANDING UP for their children especially in this moment
November 22, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Was thrilled to represent the 11000 mothers of LGBTQ+ children at the Anthem Awards this week. @mamadragons.bsky.social won a GOLD in Human Rights - Community Spaces For us, it’s about recognizing and empowering those mothers who are STANDING UP for their children especially in this moment
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There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
November 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
It’s breaking my heart to hear the fear / pain that mothers of queer youth are experiencing. We all want what’s best for our children. We want them to find love. We want them to thrive. Unfortunately, what some people want for themselves is what they hope is not just denied for others, but destroyed
November 16, 2024 at 2:14 AM
It’s breaking my heart to hear the fear / pain that mothers of queer youth are experiencing. We all want what’s best for our children. We want them to find love. We want them to thrive. Unfortunately, what some people want for themselves is what they hope is not just denied for others, but destroyed