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For Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons, a Rushed Shot at Justice A state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January deadline for victims to appeal.

A California state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will in the state's prisons rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January 1st deadline for victims to appeal.

Anishinaabe Man Killed by Police in North Dakota A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Jordan Parisien, was fatally shot by a police officer on the morning of Sunday, December 29th

Indigenous Man Shot and Killed by Police in North Dakota

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Carrie Ann Lucas, Disability Rights Activist and Attorney, Dies Following Denial From Insurance Company Carrie Ann Lucas was instrumental in getting the Colorado legislature to pass the “Family Preservation for Parents with Disability Act,” which aims to ensure that parents with disabilities are not dis...

Carrie Ann Lucas, Disability Rights Activist and Attorney, Dies Following Denial From Insurance Company

I have so much to say about today’s case, legal analysis, and more.

But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.

You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.

South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.

South Korea: Democracy Under Siege Protest works, and here's how.

South Korea: Democracy Under Siege
Protest works, and here's how.

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Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.

“Belgium made history on Sunday as the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay and pension.”

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Native Women’s Deaths Often Misclassified, Obscuring Epidemic of Violence “The deaths of Native women are too often categorized in ways that make them invisible" -Abigail Echo-Hawk

Native Women’s Deaths Often Misclassified, Obscuring Epidemic of Violence

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Portland Protest for International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Dec 1st 2pm pioneer square

Another Thanksgiving Perspective

Gov. DeWine signs Ohio ‘anti-trans’ bathroom bill COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will ban Ohio’s students from using school restrooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. De…

The ACLU of Ohio said the bill “ignores the material reality that transgender people endure higher rates of violence and assaults, particularly while using public restrooms, than people who are not trans"

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In "Wacced Out Murals" Kendrick Lamar uses a racial slur against Inuit & Arctic Indigenous peoples.

Language matters.

Respect Indigenous communities and calls for change.

Claiming “everyone” is descended from enslaved peoples and slave owners erases the ongoing impacts of slavery on black and indigenous communities. This statement flattens history, ignores systemic oppression, and dismisses the specific accountability of colonial powers. Context matters.

Tennessee Will Remove Sex Workers With HIV From the State’s Sex Offender Registry A new settlement nullifies Tennessee’s sex offender enhancement for sex workers with HIV, removing “aggravated prostitution” from the list of “violent sexual offenses.”

A new settlement nullifies Tennessee’s sex offender enhancement for sex workers with HIV, removing “aggravated prostitution” from the list of “violent sexual offenses."
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The New York Times’ Troubling Role in Amplifying Transphobia The NYT recent article on Trans Activism raises serious concerns about journalistic ethics, editorial oversight, and the harmful impact of the NYT's reporting.

NEW SUBSTACK: The New York Times’ Troubling Role in Amplifying Transphobia

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Full NYT article here: archive.ph/9UFcu

Articles like this frame trans advocacy as “extreme” while downplaying the systemic violence we face. Centering cis discomfort over trans survival perpetuates harm. Trans rights aren’t negotiable or up for debate. We’re fighting for our lives.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#Transphobia

accuracy.

Seattle Police Investigating Assault on Gay Man After Election in Capitol Hill Seattle Police are investigating an assault on a gay man in Capitol Hill in the early morning hours of November 6, immediately following the presidential election. According to the police report, two...

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"Conspiratorial" and "biased" doctors will argue against gender-affirming care to the Supreme Court - LGBTQ Nation Their opinions may affect transgender rights for decades to come.

My latest with LGBTQ Nation - covering four doctors who will be arguing against trans rights in Skrmetti. They are... all not qualified for this.

Read more at:

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Behind the Curtain: ICE’s “Citizens Academy” Exposed as Propaganda and Vigilantism Leaked documents reveal a taxpayer-funded program training civilians in firearms and anti-immigrant enforcement tactics under the guise of community outreach.

New Substack: Behind the Curtain: ICE'S "Citizen Academy" Exposed as Propaganda and Vigilantism

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Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/nancy-mace...

Find your people, organize, and take care of each other. It's going to be a long fight.

Transgender Day of Remembrance TDOR
Community Vigil - Portland OR
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Nov 20th - 7pm

A good litmus tear for how informed you are about trans athletes is whether or not you previously knew that no sports governing body has ever produced a study of actual trans bodies to justify banning trans women from sports.

Ku Klux Klan flyers found throughout northern Indiana communities calling for mass deportation Some Indiana neighborhoods were met with eye opening flyers Monday morning and Sunday night.

Ku Klux Klan flyers found throughout northern Indiana communities calling for mass deportation
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It's not going to stop with bathrooms. The Republicans are going to try and dictate what gendered honorifics Sarah McBride can use on the floor to misgender her along with enforcing a gendered dress code to force her to wear men's clothes on the floor.

Uncovering the Forgotten Lives and Graves of Indigenous Peoples at Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon PORTLAND, OR - On March 9th, relatives and allies gathered in Portland to honor the ancestors who died at Morningside Hospital, a psychiatric institution nearly 1,700 miles away from their homelands.

Before it was Mall 205, it was Morningside Hospital. Here is our look into Portland's own dark past.