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human rights, the environment, and all sorts of media — we live in interesting times
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Yeah, I've been seeing a lot of this. The email HUD sent out didn't target performance but specifically said it was due to workforce restructuring.
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
tam5.bsky.social
Yep. Weeha! Woohoo! And all that jazz. oof
February 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Alt text for OP:

"The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word transgender" from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website."

Check out Will's timeline for protest info.
The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word transgender" from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals -especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Let us be clear: Stonewall is transgender history. Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and countless other trans and gender- nonconforming individuals fought bravely, and often at great personal risk, to push back against oppressive systens. Their courage, sacrifice, and leadership were central to the resistance we now celebrate as the foundation of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement This decision to erase the word transgender' is a deliberate attempt to erase our history and marginalize the very people who paved the way for many victories we have achieved as a community. It is a direct attack on transgender people, especially transgender women of color, who continue to face violence, discrimination, and erasure at every turn. SIGBI We demand the immediate restoration of the word transgender on the Stonewall National Monument website We will not stand by while the legacies of our transgender siblings are erased from the history books. The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative stands unwaveringly in solidarity with the transgender community and all who fight for full equality, and we will not rest until this grave injustice is corrected. SIGBI
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
tam5.bsky.social
No no no. The Musketeers would have fought these guys. These are rats — MuskRats.
February 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
tam5.bsky.social
I'm working at HUD (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development).
Or mission literally includes building "inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination." Which, of course, is antithetical to any language the new regime is using.
From hud.gov/about/mission : HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
tam5.bsky.social
Same!
January 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
tam5.bsky.social
The way I usually explain how to write alt-text is to describe it as though you were telling a friend about it but they couldn't see it. That will almost always get you describing the important aspects of it in the right context.
January 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM