Mastodawn

Sixteen states now define "sex" narrowly enough to write trans people out of legal existence. Twenty-six have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. Seven ban the bathrooms in K-12 schools. Every study said what these laws would do — higher anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation among kids legislated as a problem to be solved. The numbers were never abstract. They were a countdown. A child should not have to be brave. That we ask it of them is the indictment.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Il
#TransRights #TransKids #LGBTQ #ProtectTransYouth #TransHealthcare #QueerRights #HumanRights #Resistance #PrideMonth #Equality #TransDay #Photography

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wendythedruid 11h ago

16 states now define "sex" to write trans people out of legal existence. 26 ban gender-affirming care for youth. A child shouldn't have to be brave. That we ask it of them is the indictment.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Ib
#TransRights #TransKids #LGBTQ #TransHealthcare #QueerRights #ProtectTransYouth #HumanRights #Resistance #TransDay #Equality

Jonas Sulzer 1d ago

RE: https://floss.social/@gnome/116676153249656354

So in 2026, open source projects and their foundations continue to stand for LGBTQIA+ rights 🏳️‍🌈, while corporations seem to have stopped to communicate around Pride Month. (Or did anyone see a post from a corporation this year?)

Where is your backbone, corporations? Do you have any at all? 🦴

Is this evidence for how capitalism 💸 turns humans into opportunists with no real values?

Happy Pride Month 2026 🌈

#pride #queerrights #humanrights

theseoldqueers 6d ago

In this episode, Megan shares the stories of #HenryGerber and #PearlMHart - two #queer Chicagoans from immigrant, working class backgrounds whose work shaped not just #queerrights in the Midwest, but throughout the country.

also mentioned, "seances and other strange behavior"...

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and check us out across the web!

images:
1 Pearl M. Hart in her later years
2 Henry Gerber
3 Henry Gerber House - Chicago
4 Henry Gerber headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C.
5 Pearl M. Hart
6 Pearl M. Hart campaign materials
7 Report of Hart's actions during the 1950s #redscare years from the Chicago Sun-Times
8 #MattachineMidwest newsletter featuring Hart

#lgbtqia2shistory #lgbthistory #lesbianhistory #bihistory #pansexual #panhistory #queerhistory #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers

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Isabel Ruffell May 25

@fluffykontbiscuits Darn, #Labour and the #IHRC mised the anniversary!

Still, they'll enact their bathroom ban in Pride month, just as the previous Tory government did with so many of their anti-trans measures.

#transphobia #TransRights #QueerRights

LilithMonkey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️May 23

Tonight, a drag bingo event in #tennessee is raising money for my LGBTQ+ non-profit. I'll be registering people to vote, helping people verify their voter registration status, and helping them know where and when to vote... especially given we have been gerrymandered to the nth degree.

Simultaneously, my non profit is helping to rescue a trans teen (18 year old) who just graduated from high school and whose home has not been safe at all. We're moving him to a safe houseand we're getting him connected to resources, buying food and a phone for him, and helping him with getting employment. This is how I have been fighting back for many years. Every single step we make matters.

#vote #vote2026 #voting #voting2026 #votingRightsMatter #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq2IA #translivesmatter #transrights_are_human_rights #transrights #queer #queerrights #lgbtqrights #lgbtqrightsNOW #justinpearson #resist #resistance

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Isabel Ruffell May 23

@Geri @kkarhan I am assumingLabour won't repeal the GRA or amend the Equality Act beyond the Supreme Court's handiwork, but muddle along with their unworkable policies until removed at the next election.

At that point, all remaining LGBT rights are removed or a #Green-led government restores the EA or Scotland declares UDI.

I'll campaign in the election for @ScottishGreens MPsand have a ticket on the ferry to Ireland for the day after the count.

#UKPol #ScotPol #transphobia #QueerRights

Free Press Unlimited (FPU)May 17

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. In six months, FPU evacuated three trans journalists for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read the whole story here: https://ow.ly/OeiP50Z092t #IDAHOBIT #Journalism #QueerRights

LilithMonkey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️May 16

This is what white supremacy looks like...subversion of voting rights, silencing of voices and abuses of power.

Y'all, we gonna fight to get our fucking state back. People of color and queers step the fuck up: vote in every fucking election, support Justin Pearson, support Justin Jones, support Gloria Johnson.

Other states be warned. Subversion is coming for you.

https://youtube.com/shorts/a6dgKd15z0Y?si=cVNv4DHisW4dxhxN

#justinpearson #justinjones #gloriajohnson
#endracism #blackFedi #blackvoices
#lgbt #lgbt2sqia #lgbtrightsarehumanrights #trans #transrights_are_human_rights #queer #queerrights

#tennessee_is_fascist_as_fuck #tennesseePolitics #NashvilleTenn #tennessee #tennessee_is_racist

TN State Rep. Justin Pearson Reflects on Confrontation With Troopers During Redistricting Battle

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LilithMonkey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️May 13

The few democrats that exist in the Tennessee legislature were removed from their committees for protesting against the corruption, the hostile takeover, and obvious racism and transphobia by their colleagues. Tennessee is a Jim Crow state.

Tennessee just signed into law the TRANS DATA COLLECTION bill.

If you spend your money in Tennessee, you are funding the hate.

https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-democrats-removed-from-house-committees-following-special-session-disruptions

#tennessee_is_fascist_as_fuck #boycotTennessee #jimcrow #jimcrowlaws #transphobia #homophobia #racism #oppression #EndOppression #suppression

#lgbt #lgbt2sqia #HistoriaLGBT #trans #transrights_are_human_rights #transgenderHealthcare #queer #queerrights #qpoc

Tennessee Democrats removed from House committees following special session disruptions

The move follows a contentious special session at the Capitol, where lawmakers debated and ultimately approved new congressional district maps.

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