Brett

What the actual fuck

Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."

That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

What are the benefits of joining this union? I am self-employed. Thank you!

People Have Had Non-Binary Genders for Thousands of Years It's nothing new.

As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon.

But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

-Arundhati Roy

3/3

If people can imagine a world where desire and sexual orientation aren’t assumed, and people can express their gender not based on assigned sex but on the contents of their hearts, I know we can make this world a reality.

2/3

Amidst the dumpster fire of the past couple of days, what has been getting you through?

For me, I binge watched Arcane this weekend and this queer sci-fi has me hoping that a better world is possible.

1/3

Nazis: "that's a nazi salute"

Historians: "that's a nazi salute"

Average person: "that's a nazi salute"

The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."

Standing Up to Conservative Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | The Tyee ‘Anti-woke’ Poilievre promises to end programs that made Canada better.

In 2005, Poilievre voted against same sex marriage.

In 2008, he questioned compensating Indigenous residential school survivors.

In 2014, he achieved his only legislative accomplishment in the Harper government: passing a bill restricting voting rights.

A man carries a coffin with a skull on the front and spray painted on the side "we're here we're queer we hate the fucking president"

ACT UP, 1990

Ironic that men are from Mars and women are from Venus and Venus ends up being blue! *laughs in fuck the gender binary*

You’re all about to be gaslit about that Nazi salute and I’m begging you to spend no time on it. You know what you saw.

A crowd of protesters, viewed from behind. A Palestinian flag waves amongst signs such as ‘money for people’s needs.’ Dead center, there’s a guillotine, the Washington Monument framed in its aperture.

This @leahmillis.bsky.social / @reuters.com photo from the inauguration protests is an instant classic.

I found this article as well, though in this case the person was not granted refugee status in Canada. She wants to appeal that decision. Part of why she was denied was because she couldn’t prove that she could not move to NYC (somewhere, the Canadian gov argued, she’d be safe as a trans person)

This would be great. Do you know where I could find more info on this? Google is failing me. Thanks!

If trans folks come to Canada as refugees, I encourage them to bring any documentation they might have of being targeted (court documents, police records, notice of termination, medical records, etc.)

Refugees also had to prove that they would not be safe anywhere in their home country.

Anyone can claim refugee status at the border, but it’s not guaranteed that their refugee claim will be successful.

Tbh the refugee claims process is really challenging in Canada & I’m not sure how Canada will react to the new laws that are being passed in the US. I used to work with 2SLGBTQ+ refugees and they had to have been personally targeted and experienced violence to qualify for refugee status.

Musk giving a Nazi salute.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

this is the thing, they could pass a law saying the Earth is fucking flat (and if there were a way to make a buck on it, i'm sure they would.) but whatever happens in that court of the damned or thereafter, remember this-
our joy is fucking real. their laws arent.
and they will never take our joy!

Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…

Can I help in any way?

Danielle Smith enters in her official calendar that she’s on private vacation. Without informing Global Affairs Canada, shows up at Mar-A-Lago. Kevin O’Leary, who promotes US takeover of Canada, arranges a photo-op with Trump for her.

She’s doing private business with O’Leary and Trump.

#ableg