Raelyn Kate

#transgender #lgbtq #transdayofvisibility #tdov

“What we don’t understand, we fear. What we fear, we judge as evil. What we judge as evil, we attempt to control.”

As always, I strive to be as open as possible and encourage people to ask questions about my life, my transition, etc., because through education, understanding can be achieved.

However, it can also be a day to realize that transgender people live 99% of the same lives as everyone else-we wake up cranky, we work jobs in all industries and economic sectors, we pay taxes, we have families, volunteer in our communities, have hopes, and fears.

March 31st- Transgender Day of Visibility. Now, more than ever, awareness needs to be raised on the rights of trans people that are being challenged at the local, state, and federal levels.

This is not isolated, and this will not stop. Pretending nothing is happening is how we got into the situation to begin with. So glad that a degree that I once held with so much esteem and pride is being devalued.

Reef health impacts fish stocks, which directly impact a major protein source for a large portion of the world. Climate change is impacting much more than just our reefs.

It's becoming increasingly clear that protecting the environment is no longer a priority. Coming from someone who makes their living on the water, I've seen firsthand what damage is being caused by rising ocean temperatures. Entire reefs have been decimated to nothing more than algae covered rubble.

I suppose the class on petroleum science will be renamed "best practices for harvesting valuables from the ocean," since I'm sure all discussion on pollution will be banned next...

US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum - Inside Climate News The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.

This is appalling. Having my degree in Marine & Environmental Science from the USCGA, including classes in meteorology & oceanography (not to mention morals & ethics which seem to be at a low), it's impossible to imagine that curriculum not addressing the global climate change that is occurring.

Photo credit of the picture of me underwater: Shane Gardner

Note: All activities are performed under permits through NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sancuary and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. #noaa #fwc #goalcleanseas #conservation #padi #scuba

If you are a local diver in the Keys, or even a tourist diver, please reach out to your dive shop of choice and see what conservation initiatives they have going on-nearly every shop I know of is participating in clean up dives and/or coral restoration activities.

Over the course of just the six dives that I’ve assisted with, a total of five anchors, three derelict lobster traps, a few hundred feet of braided rope, several sections of monofilament line, and various plastics have been recovered. It’s truly shocking to see the human impact on these reefs.

Over the past few days, I’ve been able to participate in six dives to promote Goal: Clean Seas, and initiative to remove debris from our local reef ecosystems.

#AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside Government employees fight the Trump administration’s chaos by organizing and publishing information on Bluesky

If you need a read with your morning coffee. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... it’s not paywalled for once🫠

Luckily I had my passport updated in the fall, but many individuals seeking gender marker chat gets are having their current passports and identifying documents withheld.

Desperately seeking answers, direction, or at this rate, a safe place to go-because this sure doesn’t feel like it is anymore.

I’m very scared as to how certain factions are convincing the public to associate LGBTQ individuals as deplorables. I’m worried with every passing day that a new EO will be released that will either take away my access to healthcare or worse, incriminate my existence.

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.

Hey so this is kinda terrifying. Certain news outlets are falsely identifying the pilot of the Blackhawk that was involved in the recent collision as a trans service member who is, in fact, alive and well.

Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

Well here it is…I guess it is bittersweet looking back on my own military service knowing that it would have ended in an untimely manner regardless.

#lgbtq #politics #military #transgender