Informed Dissent

Next Marvel superhero or supervillain should be peacock themed.

Too few “democrat” members of the #TxLege are brave enough to take a stand for trans folks, and even fewer among those mean what they say.

I have worked in both chambers and can count on one hand the elected officials who are actual allies to the trans community.

Molly Cook is one of them.

"They're using our stories to justify their cruelty." - Molly Cook

✨Texas Senator Molly Cook joined us for the Texas Women Are Stronger Together press conference to speak out against the anti-trans bathroom bills.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TXLege #SpecialSession #SB7 #HB32 #TransBathroomBan #BathroomBill

Oh my god, they're doing the meme.

So MAGA was the secret deep state pedophile cult all along

Are you even trans if your genitals haven’t been labeled suspicious and fondled by the TSA? 🙄

Happy #NoKingsDay, everyone!
Remember there is no such thing as independence under fascism!
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Being trans only triggers rational basis review, but your right to watch porn requires intermediate scrutiny.

We can lead prayers in public schools, but not teach books that include gay couples.

This Supreme Court’s sense of logic, as Justice KBJ would say, is “incessantly malleable.” #SCOTUS

Same, for the same reasons.

Hate and greed are the motives. Cruelty and chaos are the objectives. Authoritarianism and apathy are the means.

They will come for you next.

We should also hold both the government and news entities (looking at you DHS and Fox—are they even separate entities now?) accountable when they falsely claim Sen. Padilla didn’t identify himself. Boldly lying to the public in the face of obvious evidence to the contrary should have consequences.

@leahlitman.bsky.social, you need to know how happy my wife @bobbyeyaga.bsky.social sounded when she shouted at me “Leah Litman liked my skeet!” 😂

It was the sound of pure joy. 🥹

It is Pride Month, I am going on vacation this week, and am excited to finally have time to work on my ever-growing reading list. Up first I will be reading:

1. Bad Law by @elienyc.bsky.social
2. Lawless by @leahlitman.bsky.social
3. The Intermediaries by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com

San Antonio is my hometown… and a man was murdered there just for being gay.

When queer folks say hate crimes are on the rise, this is the shit we are talking about. How many unknown LGBTQ+ people die for each famous person covered by media outlets?

I can’t wait to leave this state.

Honestly one of the worst sessions I have experienced.

Sine Die, Die, Die, DIE! 140 Days of cruelty, corruption, and corporate handouts is finally over.

140 Days of cruelty, corruption, and corporate handouts is finally over.

Any cool cats on this app in Colorado? Ya girl is leaving Texas for good.

This is state-sponsored genocide of the transgender community—make no mistake.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has officially signed a backdoor ban on gender affirming care (SB 1257, effectively prevents all transition care for adults from being covered by any insurer) and the state is set to statutorily define only two sexes and genders within a couple weeks (HB 229). #txlege

Finished my job in politics and thus no longer need a Twitter account, so I deleted it immediately. 😂 Good riddance.

I don’t hate how either of these turned out.

TDoV feels… different… this year.

Also, if you are Texan, call your reps and tell them to leave trans people alone. And tell them HB 3399 and HB 3817 are absolute garbage.

Look at this bullshit.

Same.

I am only on Twitter because of my job, and I am too lazy to type this all out again, but the world needs to know!

In case y’all wanna know the kind of shit I am fighting against in the #txlege.

Update: I have only cried once at work since this post, so… progress?

Together we have worked something like 500 hours in the last month. Which explains why we are both at endgame in D4. ❤️

I have cried at work twice in the last month. Once from exhaustion and once from frustration.

And yet I will stay here until they force me out because I believe in what we are fighting for.