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I know trans men are men because one trans guy called in as an expert witness said something to the tune of, “Now what these bills do do — ha ha, doodoo” in front of a packed committee hearing 💩

One trans masc Missourian, who would be forced into the women’s restroom under these laws: How would you feel about seeing me follow your little girl into the women’s room?

Timothy Faber, who earlier in the night argued against summer camp disaster preparedness laws (post-Camp Mystic tragedy) on religious freedom grounds also arguing in favor of the anti-trans bills.

Lana, who transitioned as a teen (and even won homecoming queen!!!) talks about how sex segregated bathrooms impacted her as a student.

Rep. Weber: “Would you feel comfortable in a men’s restroom?”

Lana: No.

Andddd Phelps misgendered them again kept getting interrupted by others until he got it right. Thank u Brandon very nice

Thomas pointed out that localities would foot the bill so priv. schools can discriminate. Also asked Phelps what cops should do if someone calls 911 if they think they see a trans person in the “wrong” place. Phelps: idk, im not law enforcement!

Less than 20 minutes in, Hausman has misgendered Rep. Thomas (they/them).

Minority Leader Fuchs: “Tell me about how this impacts intersex people.”

Hausman, bill sponsor: idk 🤷‍♀️

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

Trans Missourians are on edge after watching what happened in Kansas, their neighboring state, which recently revoked trans Kansans’ state IDs if it didn’t match their assigned gender at birth.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Among other things, if passed into law, these bills could est. a private right of action for ppl who allege an institution let trans ppl use the bathroom aligned w/ their gender identity; protect private schools that discriminate against trans ppl; enshrine sex/gender definitions into MO law; & more

I’m live posting through tonight’s hearings in Missouri over a series of anti-LGBT bills: HB 1893, HB 2075, and HB 2536. Bills not yet heard; more TK.

#MOLeg

rapid onset traumatic flashback—shit wait no that’s just ptsd

The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons The Bureau of Prisons is subjecting trans people to conversion therapy and denying them care with the goal of helping them "recover." It's trying to prove dangerous conversion practices can work.

Under a new policy released Thursday, the Trump Administration will test conversion therapy on trans people in prisons. It explicitly states that it aims to help trans people “recover,” all the while forcibly detransitioning them both medically and socially.

transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

btw it is still Black History Month which is inextricably linked to queer history! so if you still have some funds to spare i highly recommend checking out this list compiled by them magazine, which includes a ton of great orgs led by and for Black trans folks

bsky.app/profile/tran...

UPDATE from @tolariancommunitycollege.com

After our article, the @translifeline.org fundraiser skyrocketed to to $600k—a new record! And then IT KEPT GOING to $620k!

Couldn't have done it without the amazing MTG community & @erininthemorning.com's awesome readers :) be trans do magic!!!

#DeTransLaw Public Service:

Since the Fox Varian Case Files Remain Sealed and we accessed them before trial, if you're interested I'm organizing them to a public drive.

Currently includes Affidavits, Depositions and more.

Don't pay a grifter for access to them.

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

ICE is afraid of children protesting “Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”

ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...

this post is gettin a lot of love! just wanna remind folks that Black trans history never ended! u can support black trans lives TODAY!

THEM has this rad list of trans orgs by state, many of which specifically serve Black queer folks. i urge u to donate + follow! www.them.us/story/orgs-f...

Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class For Black History Month, we’re honoring these Black trans pioneers from across America.

It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.

Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...

for black history month - who or what are the best places to donate to black trans folks specifically!

Borders also keep you in

What is Nick Shirley? Slop doesn’t need to be AI-generated

The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.

I landed on "slopagandist."

Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...

Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms The bill, which is racing through the Kansas legislature, stands a significant chance of passing the Senate.

1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.

It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.

The House is voting on it today.

Hostile Press Lookbook Here are some dishonest rage farmers that you should never talk to on camera. You can used the filter and sort functions to create your own view. There are page navigations at the bottom of the embed...

If you are on the ground at a protest and not sure if a journalist is safe to talk to, check out our hostile journalist lookbook! Sometimes it takes a minute to load, apologies for any pokeyness.

I want to bring you so much cool journalism in 2026. I want to bring you a story on trans people coping with mental health crises by @sandyernestallen.bsky.social. I want to bring you a series on resilience from @veraeikon.bsky.social. I want to go to ME and report on queers organizing against ICE.

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing "the" labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant. 9,742 L7 19.4K 43.8K 个 AP The Associated Press @AP Replying to @APStylebook The use of "the French" in this tweet by @AP was inappropriate and has caused unintended offense. An updated tweet is upcoming. 12:18 AM • Jan 27, 2023 • 382.8K Views

Happy 3 year anniversary to this post

Who are some other good journalists that work for local news outlets I can follow?

The Weight of Breasts That Aren’t There | Kit Eginton | The Hypocrite Reader A biannual leftist magazine of useful, unexpected writing.

i didnt come up with this its a kit eginton quote tbqh www.hypocritereader.com/97/breasts-t...

"...it seems not too big of a leap to wonder whether helping individuals transition and helping the working class 'transition' might be mutually reinforcing forms of political work.

It is just possible that in order to successfully treat gender dysphoria, we have to give people a future."