Trans Ally Essentials
@tallysalad.bsky.social
There's more to trans allyship than simply not having anything against trans people.
I (re)post things here that are important for allies be aware of, such as trans 101 stuff, news, history, and resources for more info.
I (re)post things here that are important for allies be aware of, such as trans 101 stuff, news, history, and resources for more info.
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Trans 101
This thread lists some of my top recommendations for learning about trans.
I will periodocally be adding more to this list. 🧵
This thread lists some of my top recommendations for learning about trans.
I will periodocally be adding more to this list. 🧵
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Speaking as a trans woman, I feel like we’re asked, more than any other group of people, to accept that our rights and identity and basic existence have two valid sides, and people can disagree in good faith about whether we’re delusional perverts.
It’s exhausting.
It’s exhausting.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Speaking as a trans woman, I feel like we’re asked, more than any other group of people, to accept that our rights and identity and basic existence have two valid sides, and people can disagree in good faith about whether we’re delusional perverts.
It’s exhausting.
It’s exhausting.
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A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Getting trans info from cis people's perspectives makes as much sense as learning about black issues from a panel of white people who "know a black person".
You elevate and platform a minority community's own voices. You don't speak over them or decide for them.
You elevate and platform a minority community's own voices. You don't speak over them or decide for them.
Here we go again.
"What's it like to transition? We talk to trans people's relatives"
"What's it like to transition? We talk to trans people's relatives"
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Getting trans info from cis people's perspectives makes as much sense as learning about black issues from a panel of white people who "know a black person".
You elevate and platform a minority community's own voices. You don't speak over them or decide for them.
You elevate and platform a minority community's own voices. You don't speak over them or decide for them.
Begins with an important talk about why this is NOT currently an art that can be separated from the artist.
youtu.be/U8i7u2aUZCU
youtu.be/U8i7u2aUZCU
What to Read Instead of Harry Potter (and not support JK Rowling)
YouTube video by Jamie Raines
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Begins with an important talk about why this is NOT currently an art that can be separated from the artist.
youtu.be/U8i7u2aUZCU
youtu.be/U8i7u2aUZCU
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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the reason you don't need dysphoria to be trans is because dysphoria can be impossible to realize without first accepting your own transness
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
the reason you don't need dysphoria to be trans is because dysphoria can be impossible to realize without first accepting your own transness
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To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
"I don't know what it's like to be a boy. I know what it's like to be a girl who was told that she had no choice but to be a boy."
T H I S
T H I S
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"I don't know what it's like to be a boy. I know what it's like to be a girl who was told that she had no choice but to be a boy."
T H I S
T H I S
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trans friends, spare yourselves this one probably you don't need to be re-traumatized today
cis friends, read this with your eyes wide open like you're in a Clockwork Orange
cis friends, read this with your eyes wide open like you're in a Clockwork Orange
This case shows how Maryland's image as a refuge for trans people does not extend to marginalized trans women.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
This April, Trans News Network reported on a lawsuit by trans women in Maryland prisons who had been tortured, intentionally placed in danger of rape, and denied hormones.
"Absolute Terror”: Lawsuit Alleges Maryland Trans Prisoners Face Rape, Medical Detransition, Defied Court Orders, Retaliation, and Torture, Despite AG Brown’s Condemnation of Trump Prison Policy
Gov. Moore's prisons defied a judge’s order to follow standards to keep a woman safe from rape, as AG Brown has mounted "vigorous" defense against her lawsuit and lawmakers sideline meaningful reform
transnews.network
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
trans friends, spare yourselves this one probably you don't need to be re-traumatized today
cis friends, read this with your eyes wide open like you're in a Clockwork Orange
cis friends, read this with your eyes wide open like you're in a Clockwork Orange
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
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Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
theconversation.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
theconversation.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
theconversation.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
theconversation.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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If you're not trans, please take a couple of minutes to skim through the linked blog post.
It's an overview of (some of) the questions trans kids and their parents will have to through, just to participate in the NHS puberty blocker trial.
I won't make any further comment here.
It's an overview of (some of) the questions trans kids and their parents will have to through, just to participate in the NHS puberty blocker trial.
I won't make any further comment here.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of over 314 questions outlined here including eg Do you start fires? Do you steal? Do you physically assault people?
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
Questioning trans kids
The UK Government and UK research councils have contributed £10 million pounds to a series of research studies on service users of the newly established Children and Young People’s Gender Services.…
growinguptransgender.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If you're not trans, please take a couple of minutes to skim through the linked blog post.
It's an overview of (some of) the questions trans kids and their parents will have to through, just to participate in the NHS puberty blocker trial.
I won't make any further comment here.
It's an overview of (some of) the questions trans kids and their parents will have to through, just to participate in the NHS puberty blocker trial.
I won't make any further comment here.
Excellent 🧵
The only truly irreversible thing a trans child is likely to do is take their own life. "What if they do something irreversible?" actually means "theyre not allowed to make a decision!"
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Excellent 🧵
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"To those we've lost, we'll always say your name." - Mila Jam
Mila Jam - Say Your Name (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by milajammusic
m.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"To those we've lost, we'll always say your name." - Mila Jam
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I first heard the term Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria a few years after my kid transitioned. It is just a way dismiss a kid.
Parents may feel a little blindsided because the kids spend a lot of time thinking about it before coming out. Then they want transition ASAP. It doesn’t mean it’s not real.
Parents may feel a little blindsided because the kids spend a lot of time thinking about it before coming out. Then they want transition ASAP. It doesn’t mean it’s not real.
NEW ESSAY for Trans Awareness Week! hopefully it will make ppl aware about how bad actors manipulate transgender statistics & that "social contagion/ROGD" are disproven:
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Transgender Statistics
plus over a dozen studies contradicting the “social contagion/rapid onset gender dysphoria” hypothesis
juliaserano.medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I first heard the term Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria a few years after my kid transitioned. It is just a way dismiss a kid.
Parents may feel a little blindsided because the kids spend a lot of time thinking about it before coming out. Then they want transition ASAP. It doesn’t mean it’s not real.
Parents may feel a little blindsided because the kids spend a lot of time thinking about it before coming out. Then they want transition ASAP. It doesn’t mean it’s not real.
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NEW ESSAY for Trans Awareness Week! hopefully it will make ppl aware about how bad actors manipulate transgender statistics & that "social contagion/ROGD" are disproven:
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Transgender Statistics
plus over a dozen studies contradicting the “social contagion/rapid onset gender dysphoria” hypothesis
juliaserano.medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NEW ESSAY for Trans Awareness Week! hopefully it will make ppl aware about how bad actors manipulate transgender statistics & that "social contagion/ROGD" are disproven:
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
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tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…
plutopsyche.medium.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.
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It is fucking depressing how many people are outraged at the attacks on the bbc but when it comes to trans "issues", it's "fair do's, you're right about that one". Especially since the beeb news section has been unrelentingly anti-trans for years
Or, translated:
“We didn’t punch down on or vilify trans people sufficiently for the Telegraph’s liking.”
How many years away are we from having a “both sides” factor when discussing gay people, I wonder?
“We didn’t punch down on or vilify trans people sufficiently for the Telegraph’s liking.”
How many years away are we from having a “both sides” factor when discussing gay people, I wonder?
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is fucking depressing how many people are outraged at the attacks on the bbc but when it comes to trans "issues", it's "fair do's, you're right about that one". Especially since the beeb news section has been unrelentingly anti-trans for years
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Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
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Days 201-300: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Days 201-300: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
In his third 100 days, Trump’s legislative assault against the community has further intensified.
www.unclosetedmedia.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Days 201-300: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Every "pro-trans" step the catholic church hierarchy takes is symbolic.
Meanwhile, where they actually have power and control their policies remain relentlessly transphobic.
Meanwhile, where they actually have power and control their policies remain relentlessly transphobic.
U.S. catholic bishops criticizing Trump's crackdowns obscured that at the same conference they tried to make sure way more trans people die due to a lack of life-saving medical care.
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement an...
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Every "pro-trans" step the catholic church hierarchy takes is symbolic.
Meanwhile, where they actually have power and control their policies remain relentlessly transphobic.
Meanwhile, where they actually have power and control their policies remain relentlessly transphobic.
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i feel like one thing that we should be making abundantly clear from now on is that the majority of anti-trans consent manufacturers are goddamn pedophiles.
are you going to believe what a bunch of pedophiles say about us? what does that say about you?
are you going to believe what a bunch of pedophiles say about us? what does that say about you?
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
i feel like one thing that we should be making abundantly clear from now on is that the majority of anti-trans consent manufacturers are goddamn pedophiles.
are you going to believe what a bunch of pedophiles say about us? what does that say about you?
are you going to believe what a bunch of pedophiles say about us? what does that say about you?