Ian Ignatius

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...

How Trans People Can Survive, and Thrive: A Playbook to Meet Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ — Assigned Veronica Esposito offers her perspective as a therapist on how to stay safe and healthy during this time of crisis.

Trump’s anti-trans playbook claims to rely on “shock and awe.” But trans people will survive, and prosper, by finding community and joy, by making real-world plans and seeking ways to escape. It’s a long struggle, our columnist Veronica Esposito says, but we will endure.
Article by Veronica Esposito

“Democracy without participation is no democracy at all.” Cruz Reynoso, CA Supreme Court Justice

alright you wanna know how to support trans people?

hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.

Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.

"Prayer doesn't help your relationship with God; prayer is your relationship with God."

I always loved this image of Barack Obama looking at the statue of MLKJr.

I am thankful for all the ways that I can eat potatoes

Ugh!

That sounds awesome!

A blessed St Nicholas day to all who celebrate!

This year is a rare year of all Advent calendars being correct because Advent starts on December 1. Happy holidays everyone.

What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?

Beautiful statue!

Way to go!

Sounds like an interesting read!

What are you reading?

Small communities are so powerful because you really get to know the people you are worshipping with!

Happy anniversary!

Celebrating my 12 year anniversary with my partner today! Where does the time go?

I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.

Imagine if we just had a ton of really queer people, butch dykes, trans men and women, etc queue up to use the bathroom outside of Nancy Mace’s office and make them tell us which one we are allowed to use.

Absolute gender fuckery.

I never really thought about it that way but now that you've said it, I can't unsee it.

Yep. It's all too easy to paint with a broad brush. I hope this bill fails.

Let's just get one thing straight. Every time Nancy Mace mentions a specific trans person's penis, it's sexual harassment.

Forgot to set my alarm yesterday but woke up (in a panic) on time this morning. Funny how our subconscious looks out for us.

Insurance networks complicate everything about mental health.

AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.

"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."

Go you!

Today is #transgenderdayofremembrance