People often ask me why I’m outspoken about trans rights. I’m not trans so “why do you care?”

The Ogre nailed it. I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. Conditioned to allow our fellow human being to be treated in discriminatory, dangerous and appalling ways. Conditioned to look away from the suffering of others.

It seems plainly obvious to me. They’re creating a villain where one doesn’t exist. Whipping people into a frenzy over perceived dangers like trans women in bathrooms and sports… instead of dealing with the very real dangers that are facing us (pandemics, climate change, the fall of democracy and capitalism).

They’re starting with trans people because they’re an easy mark. They’re a small percentage of the population, many people don’t think they know any trans people and therefore they don’t see it as a “big issue”.

Stripping people of their dignity and rights will always be a big issue. Just because it’s not happening to a group you care about doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak out against it.

The trans community need allies. They need people to see how wrong this is and say “enough is enough”. They are not a threat and they don’t deserve to be treated as one.

Lastly… this type of hateful rhetoric doesn’t stop with one group of people.

It doesn’t stop at all.

They will keep coming for your rights. The rights of LGBTQ+ communities. The rights of immigrants and marginalized individuals. The rights of the unhoused. The rights of women.

They will keep coming.

If you wait to speak up, before you know it, it’ll be too late.

Speak up now. Ask the tough questions. Get to know a trans person. Support them. We are stronger together.

https://open.substack.com/pub/opinionatedogre/p/trans-genocide-is-beginning-wheres?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios

#lgbtq #transrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #discrimination #uspol

Politicians should keep their hands off our bodies

Wes Streeting’s decision to interfere in what doctors think is best for young trans patients poses dangers for everyone

https://bylines.scot/rights-and-freedoms/politicians-should-keep-their-hands-off-our-bodies

#TransRights #UkPolitics #Populism #SlipperySlope #Labour #Streeting #BylinesScotland

Whether or not you're a member of the Labour party (I'm not), please consider signing this petition. In the light of Wes Streeting's awful decision yesterday on puberty blockers, it's more important than ever to send a message that what the government is doing is not OK.

#Equalities #TransRights

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/open-letter-to-the-health-secretary

"Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill"

https://19thnews.org/2024/12/capitol-hill-bathroom-trans-protest/

"Transgender activists staged a sit-in on Thursday inside the women’s bathroom closest to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office on Capitol Hill, to protest Republican-led efforts to keep transgender people from using restrooms that match their gender identity."

#USPol #Trans #TransRights #LGBTQ

Posting this for anyone on a server that silences/blocks dot social)

Unicorn Riot (@UnicornRiot) reporting live from Washington DC: "Rally as Supreme Court Hears Gender Affirming Care Case | U.S. v. Skrmetti"

Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/6hkWm0-R8g0

#Trans #TransRights #USPol #Skrmetti #SCOTUS #ProtectTransKids

Reposting this after the Skrmetti case was heard before the US Supreme Court today.

#Trans #TransRights #ProtectTransKids #Skrmetti #SCOTUS #USPol

Proposed Bathroom Ban on U.S. Federal Properties: Impact Trans Folks
https://truthout.org/articles/how-the-proposed-bathroom-ban-on-federal-properties-could-impact-trans-folks

* experts weigh in on whether such a ban is legal
* if passed, how enforced?

Comments:
* democratic backsliding
* Christian right / misogynistic wedge strategy
* other civil rights/liberties will fall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_genocide

#USpol #GOP #Trump2 #MikeJohnson #NancyMace #Project2025 #fascism
#Christofascism #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia
#transgenocide #TransgenderGenocide #TransRights

Trans community resolved to persevere through another Trump presidency
https://truthout.org/articles/trans-community-prepares-to-persevere-through-another-trump-presidency
reposted: https://truthout.org/articles/trans-community-prepares-to-persevere-through-another-trump-presidency/

* leaders of the movement remind trans people of their long history of resilience and resistance

“We come from a lineage of resilience,” said Erin Reed, an independent reporter on transgender political issues in Washington, D.C.
Dora Richter
Sylvia Rivera
Marsha P. Johnson
Christine Jorgensen

#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Christofasciam #antiLGBT #transphobia #TransRights

If cisgender women in the USA could please go and sign this: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/not-in-our-name-cisgender-women-against-trans-bathroom-bans/

Thanks. :)

#TransRights #petition #USA

Pressure!

People in the U.S. need to pressure Congress and Senate NOW! Demand they not throw #transpeople under the bus!

Emails, phone calls, texts, snailmail, protests, meetings in their offices:

They must protect #transrights or not get elected (Ex: Allred in #Texas, Harris)

#TransAndNonbinaryRightsareHumanRights

stateside trans comrades: how are you doing? how can i help you from scotland?
#transRights #trans #solidarity #mutual aid

Fellow US voters.

I will fully agree that #Harris and #Biden don't have the best track record on key issues like #Gaza and #TransRights.

#Trump, however, has been promising to make all these problems worse. Don't let him.

Don't cut your nose to spite your face. #VoteHarris.