Michael D Shutt

While you are finalizing all your summer plans, the Lambda Legal Atlanta Leadership Council and our staff in Atlanta would love for you to join us for brunch on August 17th at the InterContinental Buckhead! Sponsorships and tickets are available now. www.lambdalegal.org/atlanta

Fearless and fighting back in Georgia!

Join GA women legislators for a press conference announcing our alternative to the anti-trans sports bills currently making way through the State Senate.

Sen. Kim Jackson will be detailing SB41, which stands as a call to action to address inequities in middle & high school girls athletics.

Trans and nonbinary youth know themselves better than any law, politician, or president. If they say they are trans and nonbinary, they are trans and nonbinary.

*Full stop*

No executive order or White House press release can erase their identity. 🏳️‍⚧️

Many Deaths Feared After Plane Crashes Into Helicopter Near Washington D.C.: Live Updates The American Airlines jet plunged into the Potomac River after the collision. Sixty-four people were on the plane, including U.S. and Russian figure skaters returning from a camp in Kansas.

On Hegseth’s first week on the job, a Blackhawk collides with an AA passenger plane in DC. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Breaking News: Lambda Legal and HRC Pledge Quick Action Against Trump Administration’s Renewed Transgender Military Service Ban. Silhouettes of two individuals in military uniforms stand saluting against a twilight sky background.

A quote from Sasha Buchert (she/her), Lambda Legal Counsel and Nonbinary & Trans Rights Project Director, displayed in a speech bubble with a soft gradient background of pink and blue tones. The text reads: 'We have been here before and seven years ago successfully blocked the earlier administration’s effort to prevent patriotic, talented Americans from serving their country. Not only is such a move cruel, it compromises the safety and security of our country and is particularly dangerous and wrong. As we promised then, so do we now: we will sue to block this action.'

🚨 BREAKING: Lambda Legal and @hrc.org will challenge the Trump administration's renewed transgender military service ban.

Thousands of trans service members have been serving openly and courageously for years.

🚨 BREAKING: Today, Trump issued an executive order banning well-established and often lifesaving health care for transgender youth.

Transgender youth deserve the right to receive the medical care that they need. We will NOT let this cruel ban go unchallenged. LINK: lambdalegal.org?post_type=ne...

PSA: Please stop reposting “regret” videos and posts portraying people of color having regrets about voting for DT.

White men brought you this man.

We need to lock arms in this fight. Dividing us is unhelpful and will work against us in the end.

Let the joy overtake the darkness.

Rubio Orders State Department to Stop Issuing Accurate Passports to Trans People Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.

“We’ve been here before,” said Carl Charles, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal, which successfully sued the first Trump administration over its refusal to issue an accurate passport to one of Lambda’s intersex clients. “This policy will certainly be challenged.” via @theintercept.com

Legal Help Desk We are a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.

If you have questions about your active passport application for an "X" gender designation, please contact our Help Desk: lambdalegal.org/helpdesk/

I hope MS, AL, LA, and TX don’t request disaster relief for snow emergency.

Southern Unity Rustin/Lorde MLK Breakfast in Atlanta today. This is what unity looks like.

Half lit.

A graphic with a navy blue background. At the top reads, "ADVOCACY TRAINING" in yellow text. Below it, on the right, is an image of the gold dome of Georgia's State Capitol. On the left reads, "Saturday, Jan. 25, 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM. In-Person: Neighborhood Church, Atlanta Virtual: via Zoom" Below that is smaller text in light blue which reads, "Join to learn about advocacy work in Georgia & get more involved in the 2025 legislative session!" In the bottom left corner is the white Georgia Equality logo. Below the image on the right is the text, "Register: www.georgiaequality.org/advocacy2025"

NEXT WEEKEND: Join us for our 2025 Legislative Advocacy Training, just in time for the 2025 legislative session in GA! You'll learn about the current legislative outlook in GA & develop critical advocacy skills needed to persuade legislators.

Register now at: https://buff.ly/40z0wug

Monday at the Capital standing up for Trans Georgians.

Great retreat with the @lambdalegal.bsky.social Atlanta Leadership Council.

Snow day!

Find your happy place. Here is mine.