boydrake (he/him)

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

DHS Scraps Ban on Surveillance Based on Sexual Orientation (1) A Department of Homeland Security unit eliminated policies prohibiting personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

DHS has removed manual guidance barring investigations solely based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

This is a prerequisite to targeting the LGBTQ community with criminal investigations solely based on being LGBTQ.

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Cal Fire captain found stabbed to death inside of her San Diego County home Rebecca Marodi, a Cal Fire captain stationed in Riverside County, was found stabbed to death inside of her own home in Ramona on Monday evening, authorities said.

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Rebecca Marodi, a California fire captain who was targeted by the right-wing as supposedly being a “DEI hire” and therefore blamed for the LA fires, has been found stabbed to death in her home.

Ric Grenell as Kennedy Center's director

Trump calls it the Golden Age of arts and culture *eye roll*

Says " no more drag shows or other anti-American propaganda" *sighs.

Sighs... well, there goes our culture.

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.

Big counter salvo!

Crossdream Life-Good Transgender News Were There Transgender Vikings?  Reading the Laxdæla Saga I realized that it provided proof of gender variance in the Medieval Scandinavia.  https:

It may be dark right now, but there is also good transgender news.

More here:

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50 states 50 capitals 50 marches 2/5/25 12PM noon

Olympia becomes Washington's first sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people The Olympia city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare the state capitol a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Who is Jo Ellis? Trans Black Hawk pilot wrongly named in DC crash Jo Ellis said it is "insulting to the victims and families" to have been incorrectly named as one of the pilots involved in the crash on Wednesday.

Who is Jo Ellis? Trans Black Hawk Pilot Wrongly Named in DC Crash

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Transgender Unity Rally in Frankfort held amid federal and state actions targeting LGBTQ people The demonstration was concurrent to eight other rallies at capitols across the USA. All nine were organized with the nonprofit Transgender Unity Coalition in response to federal executive orders restricting the ability of trans people to receive healthcare and participate in public life.

Transgender Unity Rally in Frankfort held amid federal and state actions targeting LGBTQ people

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Introducing LGBT+ History Month’s 2025 LGBT+ Historical Figures

LGBT+ History Month starts Feb 1st 🏳️‍🌈

Our history has been deliberately hidden. It takes a concerted effort to make it available to all - @lgbthm.bsky.social

Los Angeles woman threatened to be arrested while filing for passport

This was in Los Angeles, California. This is only 1.5 hours from my own town. Too close for comfort. This needs to be stopped! Not only were their documents taken but threatened to be arrested? Sound familiar, anyone? #staysafe #transrights

Trans Health HQ The largest resource hub on gender-affirming care. Always free.

Trans Health HQ has released one of the largest community resource hubs developed by and for trans and non-binary folks.

Please share this resource along your networks and throughout your communities 💖

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About the presidency, Harry Truman famously said “the buck stops here.” Trump is trying to pass the buck and blame everybody but his administration for the DC plane crash. This is a time for consoling the families and investigating the cause of this tragedy, not shameful finger pointing.

I'm sorry....what?

White House orders federal ‘gender’ programs shut down, workers put on leave

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

If your child under 19 has suddenly had an appointment for gender affirming care cancelled, please contact Chase Strangio at the ACLU.

Your regular reminder that the first known clinic to offer gender-affirming surgeries was … destroyed by Nazis.

In 1933.

(Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft.)

They always come for trans people first.

Live to read his obituary

Keep living another day. If anything, do it for this alone. #transrights #notmypresidentever

hey. hey you. yeah, you.

have you hydrated? unclench your jaw. shoulders back and down, relax some muscles.

and drink some goddamn water.

If you are a fellow Transgender member of the community and would like to join my bluesky group, please check it out below. We will not be erased. This is a group for SoCal trans members of Leather but open to all!

On a background of yellowed paper, bold text reads: Declaration of Life. If I disappear, I did not go willingly. If I die, it was not by my hand. Existence is resistance.

This probably seems grim, but given recent events, it might be a good idea to publicly display a declaration of life, especially if you fall into one of the target demographics

Take mine or make your own:

DO NOT DISCLOSE ANYTHING.