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Face masks on officers, grabbing people off the streets. It is like we are living in an authoritarian country. Oh wait...

This should come as no surprise as most corporate pride support was performative any way.

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My daughter took t-shirts and sweatshirts that my partner of 35 years and I had collected in our travels. She took them to a friend of the family that created this amazing quilt. My partner passed away in 2022, never has a gift carried so much emotion. A Christmas gift that means the world to me.

I think addressed to the First Lady Elon Musk would be much more effective.

“The Mask Is Off:” Dean Spade and Susan Stryker on Trans Resistance in Trump’s America Organizer Dean Spade and historian Susan Stryker discuss current and imminent threats to trans Americans and how we can resist.

“The Mask Is Off:” Dean Spade and Susan Stryker on Trans Resistance in Trump’s America

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

I was a developer long before a security researcher. Being a developer gave me insight as to what common patterns for vulnerabilities were. To this day I go spelunking through code bases looking for those patterns and surprisingly still find a multitude of vulnerabilities this way.

I would DM but seems to be off

Still not as bad as the 70s

ICYMI the thread is complete! with lots of excerpts from my new piece!

Why Does “Transvestigation” Happen? On Gendering, Ungendering, and (Mis)Perceiving Trans People

MY LATEST ESSAY: "Why Does 'Transvestigation' Happen? On Gendering, Ungendering, and (Mis)Perceiving Trans People." IMHO most takes on this barely scratch the surface. here I thoroughly unpack it. no-paywall link, please give it lots of "claps" & share widely:
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A “Gender Critical” and “TERF” Primer for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates

just stumbled upon a GC/TERF writer who claimed that I viewed women like her as "witches" (a word I never use for anyone – she must have JKR on the brain). I don't think GC/TERFs are "witches", I just think they're wrong. here's why: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...

Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation… NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…

since Pamela Paul has written *yet another* anti-trans NYTimes op-ed, time for me to re-up my uber-critique of this genre of articles – no paywall, please share widely!
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We have gathered some essential articles on the NHS Cass Review and the negative effects it has for transgender children and youth.

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Meet the Trans Man Who Broke Ground in Cuban Martial Arts Trans man Ely Malik Reyes made history in Cuba's Sanda Championship, overcoming challenges to compete in the male category, a major step for LGBTQ rights.

Breaking Barriers: Reyes Becomes First Transgender Man to Compete in Cuba’s Sanda Championship.

www.transvitae.com/r...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

On “Male Socialization” and the “Trans Masc Versus Trans Fem” Discourse™ It is not uncommon for people who wish to delegitimize trans women and transfeminine people (either as individuals or en masse) to invoke…

whenever vague & flimsy assertions about trans women supposedly being "privileged" and/or posing some kind of "threat" crop up, it's time for me to tap the sign...👇
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This isn't by accident, it's pure bigotry

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Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons A judge has struck down a Montana law that defined sex as only male or female, finding that it was unconstitutional.

A judge on Tuesday struck down a Montana law that defined “sex” in state law as only male or female, finding that it was unconstitutional.

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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The Cass Report: Anti-science and Anti-trans For several months now, many of you have contacted me here on YouTube or on Patreon to ask my thoughts about the “Cass Report,” the slang term for the “Independent Review of Gender Identity Service…

New video! The "Cass Report" is full of bad science that is already being used to prevent trans kids from receiving effective medical care 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/06/the-...

Lynn Conway, trailblazing trans computer scientist, dies at 86 Lynn Conway, the trailblazing trans computer scientist who revolutionised microchip processors, has died at her home aged 86.

Lynn Conway, a trans American computer scientist best known for her work on microelectronics, has died at 86 years old.

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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This should be required reading by all politicians. Then maybe we could move forward instead of backwards.

This should be required reading by all politicians. Then maybe we could move forward instead of backwards.

Started new tattoo a couple of days ago. We will finish up next month. #tattoo #tattooart

Olympic Study Challenges Assumption Trans Women Have ‘Male Advantage’ Comparing cisgender and transgender athletes under lab conditions shows that trans women are at a disadvantage on several measures

Nice to less rhetoric and actually science.

Olympic Study Challenges Assumption Trans Women Have ‘Male Advantage’ medium.com/prismnpen/ol...

I really hope that folks take the time to read Julia's essay. It shows just how fast trans health care opponents are willing to go and they are not stopping any time soon.

I would be more scared of my kids going to a church with the number of assaults by clergy

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