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#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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In the last days, posters like these appeared at health insurances in various cities! If you don't listen to us, we need to make it stick. Trans health now!

In den letzten Tagen sind an dutzenden Krankenkassen in verschiedenen Städten diese Plakate aufgetaucht! Wenn ihr uns nicht zuhört, müssen wir uns eben anderer Mittel bedienen. Gesundheitsversorgung für trans Personen jetzt!

The posters are explained in our past posts.

"You listened to my child and called them by the name they asked you to! You broke the law and I am getting you fired from your job!"

This level of extremist control and power manipulation is incomprehensible. This level of hateful parenting and hatred of your own children and who they are, is incomprehensible.

Knowing that our Premier in Alberta, Danielle Smith, not only praised this legislation in Florida, told us how she "greatly admired" governor Ron DeSantis for his "Don't Say Gay" legislation, then enacted the same sort of legislation in Alberta, is also incomprehensible.

This is what Danielle Smith supports. Extreme authoritarian rule where angry reactionaries can fire public school teachers for simply listening to their kids.

This is unconscionable. We must vote out the UCP and demand that the new government repeal these hateful transphobic, homophobic, anti-queer laws in Alberta.

people.com/florida-teacher-fir

People.comFirst Florida Teacher Fired for Using Student's Preferred Name Without Parental ConsentA Florida teacher has been fired for calling her student by their preferred name without the child’s parents’ consent. Satellite High School teacher Melissa Calhoun did not obey Florida’s law, "Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student's Legal Name Form."

Today is Day of Silence at many schools across the US, at least at those with the courage to ignore Trump's threats against DEI and against the lgbtq community. On this day, many students and teachers take a vow of silence in solidarity with lgbtq people throughout the world who are silenced by homophobic and transphobic laws, threats and violence, and to help educate their peers about homophobia and transphobia.

I am proud to say that scores of my students (both gay and straight) participated today by wearing stickers and, in many cases, remaining silent for the entire morning.

I will readily admit that I'm becoming a #DrBronners superfan, especially when I read their blog posts, including this powerful one on the recent #TransDayOfVisibility that provides an excellent list of organizations that they are supporting financially this year that advocate for true trans inclusion and acceptance.

info.drbronner.com/all-one-blo

Dr. Bronner's · Dr. Bronner's Highlights Inspiring Trans OrganizationsDr. Bronner’s is proud to be supporting organizations that are trans-led and dedicated to trans-specific liberation.

I am loathe to link to something on Substack, but given how little good news we read nowadays I wanted to share this one: 17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep's Speech

Here's the first paragraph (which I split in half), so you don't need to click through:

"On Tuesday, Montana’s House considered Senate Bill 164, legislation that would classify gender-affirming care for transgender youth as felony child endangerment. The bill would not only target doctors and nurses, but also parents—including those merely passing through the state.

"Though the vote was expected to be close, a powerful floor speech from Representative SJ Howell prompted a wave of Republican defections. The bill was defeated 40–58, becoming one of several anti-trans proposals to fail this year following strong speeches by Montana’s transgender and nonbinary lawmakers."

erininthemorning.com/p/17-mont

Erin In The Morning · 17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep's SpeechBy Erin Reed

#introduction
Mastodon is my digital hygiene compromise, I'm still spending too much time online but now #bloomscrolling instead of doomscrolling. #mosstodon changed for ever the way I'm hiking.
I try to be deliberate in boosting beauty, from #pottery to #squirrel to #hopepunk because I believe we as a species cannot function on anger and fear alone.
Also #RightToRepair #TransRightsAreHumanRights #FightForLibraries #SmashPatriarchy and many more.
One day I'll manage a #MardiPatisserie !

"Resist like it's 1930s Germany"
"Silence = Death"
"Hiatory is Now"
"When Injustice Becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty"
I love these women, spotten on Market Street at the Hands Off protest this afternoon. 🙂

More pics to come

#HandsOff #Protest #Philly #SilenceEqualsDeath #justice #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransIsBeautiful #transgender #trans #HumanRights #Resist #FuckTrump #RBG #freedom #FreedomFromFascism #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech