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A few from today's workout.

Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying a court order.

This ruling has culminated in the Transgender Health grant I posted about being terminated the other day being reinstated, and services we have continued billing for being paid in full this morning.

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The more liberal/progressive folks who move to blue states, the more likely it is that Republicans will maintain control of both the Executive Branch and the Senate forever. Democrats might have a chance at keeping the house after redistricting following the 2030 census - might.

Children's Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, a major provider of care for transgender youth, says it is pausing the initiation of hormonal therapy for gender-affirming care patients under 19.

Children’s Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19

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LA clinics lose funding for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold One of Los Angeles' largest community clinics lost a CDC grant supporting services for transgender people as a result of President Trump's executive orders.

More on the CDC terminating our transgender health grant.

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I seem to have misunderstood your original comment. Please forgive me. I thought you meant that the contention that police wouldn't do anything was bullshit, and that police would actually do something.

And you know that, how? Do you live in the neighborhood? Or even in our city? Have you called the police on this woman and actually had a response worth noting?

Longtime Activist Cleve Jones: "Find a Way to Fight Back That Brings You Joy." I needed someone smart and seasoned to talk to about the moment we're in. Of course I went to the guy who learned at the knee of Harvey Milk and who harnessed mass support against AIDS via his Quilt.

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ICE will have to put me in handcuffs to get near my patients, and I'm rather difficult to handcuff when I'm in a mood.

I'm tired of hearing people who are leaving America because shit is too crazy.

Mother fucker - if you hold enough privilege that you're able to pack up your life to move to another country - you need to be using that privilege in the fight against this fascist bullshit going on!

Fucking losers!

Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway.

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Cathedral City Neighborhood Targeted by Hate-Fueled Bullhorn Rants

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One way we can fight back is to just connect more widely, and more deeply within the greater LGBTQ+ community.

Make your living by day, fight in the evenings and on the weekends, but don't forget to dance - and invite folks you don't know along the way.

That call may be the reason the trigger lock stays on his .38 Special that night.

Many of us are so busy right now just trying to figure what we're supposed to be scared of next, that I think we may be forgetting that there are others who are likely spinning harder than we are.

might be what helps him make a better decision, even if you don't fuck.

And you know that one guy that you stopped inviting to pool parties and movie nights, and you can't really remember why? Call him just to say "hello, you crossed my mind. How are you?" See where the conversation takes you.

the one without the muscles or the perky butt - may be trying to decide if tonight is the night he swaps his cranberry soda for a Captain Morgan and Coke and relapse after a decade of sobriety. You going over and introducing yourself

I do see us coming together within our chosen circles, but I don't see enough reaching across our own, self imposed aisles represented by our LGBTQ+ alphabet, nor across the aisles of our subcommunities - leather, drag, recovery, fitness, etc.

That new face in the corner of the bar - you know,

this bastard represents to our entire community.

And early data since the election suggests this is going to get increasingly worse throughout this current reign of terror.

We must come together now more tightly and genuinely than we have since the Reagan years of the AIDS crisis.

many who significantly increased their use of mind-altering substances just to deal with the fear of his administration.

All of this data points to the disconnected feelings that a whole god damned lot of Queer folks feel in normal times that is compounded by the threat

And during the first term this orange shitgibbon held office all of those numbers increased 40%.

Another bit of data:

During his first term we saw a 60% increase in substance abuse treatment admissions among LGBTQ folks - many had relapsed after having been sober for a period of time, and just as

Did you know that in "normal" times lesbians and bisexual women are twice as likely as straight women to attempt suicide? Gay and bisexual men four times as likely as straight men? And transgender folks 14 times more likely than cisgender folks to attempt suicide?

I figured when he tried to shut everything down all at once and it didn't work, he'd go surgical and start with trans-focused grant programs. Tell everyone to go to St. John's Community Health if their regular provider is unable to withstand the temporary cuts. We've a brand new clinic in Indio.

The Centers for Disease Control sent an email this morning immediately canceling our Transgender Health grant at my agency. We were ordered to immediately stop all service provision, release staff, and told we couldn't bill for services recently rendered.

We're going to keep serving our patients.

Yesterday, I got the new COVID-19 vaccine and the RSV vaccine at the same time.

Don't do that.

Ugh!

109 Ways To Fight Back Against What's Happening In The U.S. Right Now We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.

One soldier can't fight the entire war. One soldier has 1 job in 1 battle at a time. The job may evolve, but that job will always be within their skill set. Identify your skill set. Pick those you can bring to this war.

Here's a list to pick from by Noah Michelson.

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I was curious what the tatt would look like in motion.

Biden commutes life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, 80 Native American activist spent half a century in prison over 1975 murder of two FBI agents in South Dakota

About fucking time.

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Know Your Rights No Matter Who is President No matter who is president, everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution.

If you're an immigrant, whether documented or not, in this country - you do have rights. Here's a page from the National Immigration Law Center discussing those rights.

Share this post widely and point your friends and acquaintances to it.

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