Shmuela Etz
@shmuela-etz.bsky.social
Be you, authentically. | Jewish & proud ✡️ | Youth Development Specialist | LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈 | Disabled ♿ | Advocate for inclusion, belonging & disability justice | Book lover 📖 | Tikkun olam in action 🌱 | Coffee-fueled ☕ | Views my own
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These Republicans are truly doubling down on the danger of trans-women hurting cis-women by hitting volleyballs too hard. Tripling down. This is *wiiiiiillllllld*.
February 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
These Republicans are truly doubling down on the danger of trans-women hurting cis-women by hitting volleyballs too hard. Tripling down. This is *wiiiiiillllllld*.
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Our bill sponsor: "how would you feel if a pretend-woman was playing volleyball with real women, and hit the ball so hard that he killed a woman with the ball?" ----really, these are the most powerful people in our State. LOUD laughter in the galley. #ProtectTransKids #FromGOPIdiots
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Our bill sponsor: "how would you feel if a pretend-woman was playing volleyball with real women, and hit the ball so hard that he killed a woman with the ball?" ----really, these are the most powerful people in our State. LOUD laughter in the galley. #ProtectTransKids #FromGOPIdiots
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..."I know my job as a Dad, to support my kids, to love them, & to help them become fully realized versions of themselves. I don't need a State Legislature to step into my kids' doctor's office. I see this as a direct affront to my rights as a parent, and an imposition on my family's freedoms." 🔥
February 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
..."I know my job as a Dad, to support my kids, to love them, & to help them become fully realized versions of themselves. I don't need a State Legislature to step into my kids' doctor's office. I see this as a direct affront to my rights as a parent, and an imposition on my family's freedoms." 🔥
This was by far the worst 5-7 minutes and then some. It was so hurtful to have someone part of the LGBTQ community completely disregarding the trans community as "homophobic." It hurt deeply.
February 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This was by far the worst 5-7 minutes and then some. It was so hurtful to have someone part of the LGBTQ community completely disregarding the trans community as "homophobic." It hurt deeply.
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Those of you at home following along may be thinking, "wait, Rabbi, hasn't this testimony been going on for 4 hours now?"
Yes, in fact it has. And we're still only on the first bill. We have **three more bills to hear after this*** before anti-trans day of hate is over in Missouri.
Yes, in fact it has. And we're still only on the first bill. We have **three more bills to hear after this*** before anti-trans day of hate is over in Missouri.
February 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Those of you at home following along may be thinking, "wait, Rabbi, hasn't this testimony been going on for 4 hours now?"
Yes, in fact it has. And we're still only on the first bill. We have **three more bills to hear after this*** before anti-trans day of hate is over in Missouri.
Yes, in fact it has. And we're still only on the first bill. We have **three more bills to hear after this*** before anti-trans day of hate is over in Missouri.
Reposted by Shmuela Etz
"I'm Nancy Pollack, and I'm a 78 year old grandma, and what I've learned is that everyone deserves love. I know many LGBTQ couples; I know trans kids; I have learned to use their pronouns. What matters isn't if someone is trans, but how kind they are, and how loving they are."
February 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"I'm Nancy Pollack, and I'm a 78 year old grandma, and what I've learned is that everyone deserves love. I know many LGBTQ couples; I know trans kids; I have learned to use their pronouns. What matters isn't if someone is trans, but how kind they are, and how loving they are."