Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn

CM Crystal Hudson, INBK, LID, & Friends Canvass for Kayla Santosuosso · Crystal Hudson 2025 Join Council Member Crystal Hudson and Indivisible Brooklyn as we knock doors in support of Kayla Santosuosso! Kayla is running to ensure a more affordable, livable, and safer Southern Brooklyn! Her g...

Join us this weekend as we knock on doors for Kayla Santosuosso for City Council with our friends @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social and @bkindivisible.bsky.social -- let's elect an awesome new Councilmember for southern Brooklyn!

www.mobilize.us/crystalhudso...

CM Crystal Hudson, INBK, LID, & Friends Canvass for Kayla Santosuosso · Crystal Hudson 2025 Join Council Member Crystal Hudson and Indivisible Brooklyn as we knock doors in support of Kayla Santosuosso! Kayla is running to ensure a more affordable, livable, and safer Southern Brooklyn! Her g...

Join us this weekend as we knock on doors for Kayla Santosuosso for City Council with our friends @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social and @bkindivisible.bsky.social -- let's elect an awesome new Councilmember for southern Brooklyn!

www.mobilize.us/crystalhudso...

Patrick holding fliers for Zohran Mamdani and Alexa Aviles in Sunset Park out canvassing on Saturday, October 4th.

Had a great time yesterday canvassing for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social in Sunset Park! Great to be out spreading the word about leaders who will fight for our city and against all the awful fascist policies emanating from Washington.

Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown

These heartbreaking stories about how Texas schools are treating trans and queer kids are a reminder of why it is critical to stand up for schools that are welcoming for all. NYC public schools need to stay the course on welcoming and affirming LGBTQIA+ students! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

Sign-On: No Hate in New York City Schools The Education Council Consortium, New Pride Agenda, PFLAG NYC, and Trans formative Schools invite you to sign-on in strong support of the current New York City Department of Education (DOE) trans incl...

The Education Council Consortium, NEW Pride Agenda, PFLAG-NYC and Transformative Schools put together a letter in response to the Trump administration’s attacks on the DOE. We aren’t abandoning any of our kids to bullies - refusing to stand up for some harms them all. Sign-on and share!

Unacceptable, yet totally unsurprising.

The mayor is once again echoing the same kind of bigoted rhetoric that puts so many trans people's lives in danger - all just to score some cheap political points for his doomed campaign and the lobbying career he's angling for after.

A screenshot of two tweets from the Politico reporter Joe Anuta. The 1st: ".@NYCMayor elaborates on his comments yesterday that boys and girls should not use the same bathroom. He says he will review the policy of his own education department, which allows students to use restrooms “consistent with their gender identity” and potentially change it" 2nd: "He says students whose sex at birth differs should never be allowed to use the bathroom at the same time, regardless of gender identity"

Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.

Psyched for this upcoming event from our friends at @bkforge.bsky.social with @jessicavalenti.bsky.social focused on grassroots engagement and how local advocacy is critical for reproductive justice. Still time to sign up!

One really galling thing about Nancy Mace's eruption was that she claimed the mantle of victim. But we're in the middle of a truly vicious, hateful anti-trans national moment that's harming countless real people.

Rep Jacobs is so good on this point. Transcript:

newrepublic.com/article/2003...

Protect Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Please take action!

With attacks against abortion and gender-affirming care reaching new heights, it's imperative that New York State be a beacon for anyone seeking care.
Tell Governor Hochul she can solidify NY's reputation as a champion for repro health by signing these three bills ⤵️
action.aclu.org/send-message...

To every trans and queer person reading this, we will get through this regime. Authoritarians have been trying to wipe us out for over 600 years and they will always fail. We will survive this because even the smallest act of queer joy, even survival itself, is an act of defiance against fascism.

BREAKING: Air Force rescinds early retirement approvals for transgender service members kicked out by Trump The Air Force had previously said trans service members being purged from the military by Trump would be able to keep the benefits.

I hope everyone sees this story.

Master Sergeant Logan Ireland, 15 years in, had an approved early retirement date for December & already began out-processing, even though he had rather remained in the military.

Now, the Trump administration took even that back.

www.advocate.com/news/air-for...

NYC Legal Spotlight: Hon. Juliet P. Howard A Bench Built on Justice, Art & Community

Great profile of a Brooklyn LGTBQ+ legal leader! nycpolitics.com/nyc-legal-sp...

Excerpt from Columbia's agreement/bribe to the Trump Regime: 20. Columbia will uphold its commitment to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by providing safe and fair opportunities for women including single-sex housing for women who request such housing and all-female sports, locker rooms, and showering facilities.

Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.

Sex Workers Are Being Abducted by ICE — and Abandoned by Respectability Politics Sex workers targeted by ICE need the migrant justice movement’s full solidarity.

THE REPORTING HERE IS IMPORTANT:

“Over 90 days in January and February, nearly 1,000 arrests in Queens, New York, targeted immigrant sex workers and street vendors.”

truthout.org/articles/sex...

LGBTQ+ suicide hotline workers in NY and NJ face layoffs after federal funding cut A dozen local crisis counselors are among more than 200 nationwide expected to lose their jobs this month, after a federal agency announced it will no longer fund LGBTQ+ specific services through the ...

Enraging to see the Trump agenda cutting down critical mental health supports for LGBTQ+ young people. Yet another reminder of the transphobic, homophobic cruelty emanating from the White House. gothamist.com/news/lgbtq-s...

📢 Big news in New York’s fight for housing justice:

After more than a year of legal hurdles, the NY State Appellate Court has affirmed what many housing advocates already knew: the NYC Council does have the authority to expand CityFHEPS!

Read our statement here: africans.us/city-fheps-v...

Yes, calling your Members of Congress still matters.

Tell your GOP representative to vote NO on Trump’s Tax Scam: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Or send an email if you can’t get anyone on the phone: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...

Disgusting show of cowardice from UPenn.

Zohran and Attorney General Tish James marching together in NYC Pride.

A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️‍🌈

Huge congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the many amazing candidates who won tonight like @shahanafrombk.bsky.social @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social @chiosse.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social and more! Great night for NYC!

The people have spoken, "transgender for everybody!"

Thank you, Brooklyn! Getting to represent the neighborhoods that raised me is the greatest privilege of my life.

2025 Endorsed Candidates | Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn - June Primary — Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn's 2025 endorsed candidates for the June primary elections. Learn about our progressive candidates dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights, social justice, and a brighter fu...

It's Primary Day, NYC! If you haven't voted yet, polls are open until 9 PM tonight. Check out all of LID's primary endorsements here: lidbk.com/2025-lidbk-e...

Heard you can just post a selfie with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & @bradlander.bsky.social and get a thousand likes.

Watch us on Stephen Colbert tonight at 11:35PM!

Do the right thing: rank me #1, Zohran #2, and DON'T RANK ANDREW CUOMO.

Donald Trump ran for President promising to end wars, not start new ones. Today’s unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark chapter in his endless series of betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos. In a city as global as ours, the impacts of war are felt deeply here at home. I am thinking of the New Yorkers with loved ones in harm’s way. While Donald Trump bears immediate responsibility for this illegal escalation, these actions are the result of a political establishment that would rather spend trillions of dollars on weapons than lift millions out of poverty, launch endless wars while silencing calls for peace, and fearmonger about outsiders while billionaires hollow out our democracy from within. For Americans middle aged and younger, this is all we have known. We cannot accept it any longer.

My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end.

Happy Juneteenth, everybody!

Our Black liberation includes exercising the franchise – We know the work continues, but only you get to decide who the leaders will be!

So make sure you have a plan to vote and let’s finish this thing strong! #juneteenth

Patrick and Scott celebrating after early voting, wearing "I Voted Early!" stickers.

Great day for early voting in NYC with @scottstorm.bsky.social -- early voting is open until 6/22! Thrilled to rank @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @bradlander.bsky.social and other great candidates! Don't forget to vote and DON'T RANK CUOMO!

LID standing up for trans rights in Union Square. Three LID members (Patrick, Derek, and Frank) with "Protect Trans Health" sign from Callen-Lorde.

Trans rights demonstration in Union Square with sign saying "Trans People are Always Here."

Trans rights demonstration in Union Square with Trans Pride flag out in front of Washington statue.

Trans rights demonstration in Union Square -- sign saying "Trans People Belong."

LID was proud to join the many people in Union Square today protesting the Supreme Court's awful anti-trans decision. Trans rights are human rights and we will always fight for them!