Richard VasquezMar 10
Erin Reed
1. Major news out of San Jose State University. The University has REJECTED Trump's demands to ban trans people from bathrooms, dorms, and other facilities. This comes after Trump threatened them for once having a trans student athlete. Subscribe to support our journalism.

San José State University Sues...
San José State University Sues Trump Admin Over Anti-Trans Threats—Refusing to Capitulate

The Trump regime said San José State had to break state law to discriminate against trans students, but the university said it isn’t budging.

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2. The full rejection and set of documents, and proposed resolution from Trump which SJSU rejected can be found here: www.calstate.edu/Pages/ocr.aspx

calstate.edu/Pages/ocr.aspx
Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights | CSU

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3. The proposed resolution agreement demanded a trans athlete ban, a trans bathroom ban, and definitions of sex that deny transgender people the ability to legally transition.
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4. It’s the same playbook federal officials used at the University of Pennsylvania against champion swimmer Lia Thomas, who is trans, and whose fifth-place tie at a swim meet led to the anti-trans activism career of Riley Gaines.
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5. Federal agencies have cajoled institutions of higher ed into capitulation under Trump. UPenn, Brown, Northwestern and other elite colleges have made bargains sacrificing anything from trans athletes to life-saving care for trans youth to preserve their federal funding.

Brown University is ‘functiona...
Brown ‘functionally inaccessible’ for trans students after Trump deal

“Everyone I talked to thought it only applied to sports. But it applies to everything\," one transgender student told The Advocate.

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6. In a statement to the press, the California State University system made clear its commitment to standing up for its students. “The federal government may not punish the CSU for conduct that complied with binding federal law and the government’s own guidance at the time,” it reads.
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Show threadNicole ParsonsMar 9

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#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Once again, Trump & MAGA fascists fail to explain how destroying civil rights for trans people has anything to do with:

1. Reducing the cost of living
2. Maintaining global peace
3. Addressing the national debt
4. Improving public safety
5. Securing housing affordability

Just a scaremongering tactic to get evangelicals to vote Republican."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-is-the-gop-escalating-attacks-on-trans-rights-experts-say-the-goal-is-to-make-sure-evangelicals-vote

Why is the GOP escalating attacks on trans rights? Experts say the goal is to make sure evangelicals vote

The recent blitz of anti-trans bills may not align with what many Republicans believe, but party lawmakers pursue them on behalf of their most important interest group.

PBS News
Show threadNazaniMar 10
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On the bathroom non-issue.. long before sex change surgery was available, people were successfully crossdressing. At 73, I've undoubtedly shared a public toilet with an XY person. What will happen now is the same thing that happened then: Nothing.
Show threadRaindrops and RosesMar 11
@erininthemorning.com Finally some good news.