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Kyle DeVries

@qatalyzechange.bsky.social

Queer change maker living loud and proud in New Orleans. Board president of the New Orleans Pride Center and professional nonprofit catalyzer. They/them, he/him

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if you want to have a nice and relaxing sunday, do not watch the new Hulu documentary on Hurricane Katrina. if you want to shake with rage and anger over the total failure of this nation's government and media establishment, watch the Hulu documentary on Katrina (this is a recommendation)

04.08.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12236    πŸ” 1757    πŸ’¬ 289    πŸ“Œ 122
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16 States (Plus Washington DC) Launch Joint Legal Fight for Trans Health Care β€œ[The] DOJ’s intent in issuing the subpoenas is not enforcement of the specific prohibitions of those laws but the chilling of medical care with which the administration disagrees ideologically.”

1. 16 State AGs + Washington, D.C., have filed federal suit that the President is illegally intimidating healthcare providers into dropping trans care.

The legal battle could determine the fate of states’ rights to protect gender affirming care.

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04.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 976    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 12

And right back to barbarism again.

06.07.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

22.06.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 38925    πŸ” 9323    πŸ’¬ 395    πŸ“Œ 206

Beyond terrifying. Banning healthcare for trans people is equivalent to medical genocide.

22.05.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited for this!

25.04.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We must keep this story alive in the hope of keeping Andry alive.

16.04.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption

14.04.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2733    πŸ” 736    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 65

Rewatching Wicked and the line that’s really sticking with me is, β€œyou’ll find if you make it discouraging enough you can keep anyone silent”. Seeing what’s happening with law firms, universities, and mainstream media, this is resonating all too much.

22.03.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pure madness.

20.03.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Stonewall to now: LGBTQ+ elders on navigating fear in dark times LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people on taking action, even when they're afraid.

LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people right now.

17.03.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 421    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12

Thank you for sharing this moment of joy @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

04.03.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for this much needed silver lining reporting!

04.03.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn. So sorry. I know so many in our community who are grieving loss of family to this madness.

04.03.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why @nytimes.com will never get another cent from me. This is such bullshit.

02.03.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We didn’t have donkeys at the retreat center I ran, but Pansy did have a moment like this with a baby goat once ☺️

02.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watching a new drag ban hearing in Montana and we have new definitions of drag.

These are wild yall.

Look at the definition of drag king. This would ban lots of butch lesbian singers lol.

28.02.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2298    πŸ” 356    πŸ’¬ 191    πŸ“Œ 65

This is why I’m grateful to call New Orleans home each day.

01.03.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing worrying here. Nope, not at all.

26.02.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yaaaaasssssssss!!!

25.02.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We knew this was Landry’s goal all along.

24.02.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy dogs make happy humans. So grateful to have my Pansy in my life. (See, I don’t just post politics!)

22.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nailed it.

22.02.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More of us are able to speak our truths and live authentically every year. No administration is stuffing us back in those closets.

21.02.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

May the Death of the Author lead to the death of the genre!

21.02.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why organizing and protesting matter!

20.02.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That LGB without the T thing isn't working out, bro

19.02.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2339    πŸ” 512    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 14
Leslie Halligan, District Court Judge
Fourth Judicial District
Missoula County Courthouse
200 West Broadway
Missoula, Montana 59802
(406) 258-4771
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY
SUSAN EDWARDS; MONTANA
TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY; KAEL FRY;
ANNA TELLEZ; EDEN ATWOOD;
SHANNON ALOIA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE STATE OF MONTANA; GREG
GIANFORTE, in his official capacity as
GOVERNOR OF MONTANA,
AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official
capacity as ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF MONTANA,
Defendants.
Dept. No. 1
Cause No. DV-23-1026
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
This matter comes before the Court on opposing motions for summary
judgment. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts I, II, & III
(β€œMotion”) seeks to declare Senate Bill 458 as facially unconstitutional.
Defendants’ (collectively, the β€œState”) Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to
dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims arguing the absence of a case or controversy. The Court
has considered both motions, the parties’ supporting and opposing briefs, and the

Leslie Halligan, District Court Judge Fourth Judicial District Missoula County Courthouse 200 West Broadway Missoula, Montana 59802 (406) 258-4771 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY SUSAN EDWARDS; MONTANA TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY; KAEL FRY; ANNA TELLEZ; EDEN ATWOOD; SHANNON ALOIA, Plaintiffs, v. THE STATE OF MONTANA; GREG GIANFORTE, in his official capacity as GOVERNOR OF MONTANA, AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official capacity as ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA, Defendants. Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-23-1026 ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT This matter comes before the Court on opposing motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts I, II, & III (β€œMotion”) seeks to declare Senate Bill 458 as facially unconstitutional. Defendants’ (collectively, the β€œState”) Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims arguing the absence of a case or controversy. The Court has considered both motions, the parties’ supporting and opposing briefs, and the

Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional.

This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on!

Huge win for trans people in MT!

19.02.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13029    πŸ” 3227    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 151

Also the more good you do to change the world the more people are gonna come at you. Fuck the haters.

19.02.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awww rats are the best. My first pet. What’s their name?

18.02.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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