"They would perhaps contribute to a sense of agency, rather than powerlessness. Walter Lippman once lamented how the press was 'a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another out of darkness into vision.' We need to keep our searchlights trained long enough to reveal what really matters."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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"The federal worker; the trans soldier; the cancer patient whose clinical trial was halted. Just as importantly, what if we stuck with them, after the news cycle has moved on? I think we’d find stories that surprise us—of tragedy and despair, certainly, but also of resilience and fortitude."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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Wir dürfen nicht zulassen, dass Konservative Menschenrechte mit Füßen treten. Wie heißt es so schön? Die eigene Freiheit endet dort, wo sie die Freiheit von anderen verletzt.

Daher: macht euch bitte stark für #Menschenrechte und lasst nicht zu, dass #Trans- und Diversmenschen sprachlich, medizinisch, gesellschaftlich unterdrückt werden!

Das geht auch über radotto.de - nicht nur mit #antifastickern ( https://radotto.shop/antifa ) sondern auch.. 2/3

#TDOV #TDOV25 #Trans #Transgender #TransJoy

Trans people are heralds of a better world to come,
Reclaiming our joy from the bitterness of those who would crush us,
Affirming our existence in the face of our planned eradication,
Naming ourselves in defiance of those who oppose us;
Speaking our truths amidst the howls of lies and violence aimed at us.
Denial of all that we are comes from those who preach hate
And also from the mouths of those who would be their next victims.
Yet still we remain, as we always have and always will,
Origin points of a conflagration
Fueled by our refusal to be swept away.
Visions of a freer tomorrow are birthed
In our refusal to accept the stories they make up for us.
Songs are heard of a world more just for all
In our refusal to live in the boxes they build to cage us.
But that world will only come within reach
If we are willing to fight for it.
Life could be so full of joy and beauty and love
If we are willing to blaze our own paths.
There will always be people eager to tell you no--
You deserve the chance to say yes to the person you want to be.

#poem #trans #transjoy #transjoyisresistance #transdayofvisibility

At a small Trans Day of Visibility rally at the Texas Capitol. Happy #TDOV everyone!

#activism #trans #LGBTQIA #Austin #Texas

https://action.aclu.org/give/help-defend-rights?cid=701UW00000ZIMuAYAX&initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&initms=dd-na-sail-subscribers-nat-250331_appeal5-civilliberties-trump47-fye&af=&gs=&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=dd-na-sail-subscribers-nat-250331_appeal5-civilliberties-trump47-fye
#civilrights #humanrights #lgbtq #trans #immigrants #usa #press

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/26/the-magic-of-bookstores-sammys-heartwarming-experience/
Sammy (3) - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/19/the-importance-of-feeling-seen-sammys-story/
Sammy (2) - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

Inhaltswarnung: mh, question Zum Öffnen/Schließen klicken

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/gender-euphoria-research-transgender-day-of-visibility/105098958

Good, for those it benefits. An ironic unfunny unpleasant joke, for me.

#LGBTQIA+ #GenderDysphoria #Transmisia #Transphobia #Trans #TransRightsAreHumanRights #FsckThePatriarchy #fsckALLreligion #RWNJs #FsckRWNJs #FsckChristoFacists #ChangeTheSystem #FuckAroundAndFindOut #Misanthropy #TransRepresentation #transwomen #transkids #Depression #SelfLoathing #SocialPhobia #FailedTransition #PostOp #Transwoman #Unworthy #Nihilism #ExistentialFutility #SuicideIdeation #spoons #PrimalScream

I am not sure I am interrupting your post correctly. But one highlights trans authors for the same reason you highlight any other group that has been discriminated against, systematically silenced, and locked out of the publishing industry. The same reason you support POC authors, women authors, ASD authors, etc.

It is not necessarily because they write about being that minority; it is because they are routinely silenced. Whatever they write in someway reflects their life experience as a marginalized individual.

I fit none of the criteria you mention, yet my characters reflect the realities of being trans, lesbian, and/or asexual. Undoubtedly, it also reflects life as ASD without my being aware of it.

@elysegrasso
#Trans #actuallyautistic #Asexual #TransgenderDayofVisibility #WritersCoffeeClub #TDOV

Republican Finds Out Her Anti-Gay Bill Would Ban Heterosexual Speech. (Video)

https://youtu.be/mggrWKHJHHA?si=2ka4thP48chi606I

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Seen in a Queer bookstore in Glasgow, I'm informed ... Nice 🏳️‍⚧️

#Trans #TransRights #Cass

#BreakingNews: Actual #trans ppl talking about what's happening to trans ppl.

#press #news #TransMastodon
https://youtu.be/Eo8_8bwM4Y4?si=6pEjs5wZ7eUq-NHK

RiseResistNYC and ActUp joined forces for a "die in" at an #NYC #Tesla Dealership. Dr. Oni Blackstock, who is a major voice in US health equity, gave a speech about the danger this regime poses to #healthcare with cuts to #Medicaid and interference with #trans healthcare.

Quite the show of strength!

#TeslaTakedown #protests #musk #doge #trump

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHzF0hfph2B

A cis woman who is naturally very tall was harassed by a man when she used the restroom at work at a Walmart. She reported the incident after the man was gone and she was safe.

Walmart fired her for it.

Remember, transphobia affects cis women too. It's all part and parcel of misogynoy in general.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/a-cis-employee-was-harrassed-by-a-customer-who-thought-she-was-trans-walmart-fired-her/

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #WomensRights #SexualHarrassment #Walmart #misogyny

Republican Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Child Genital Exams Without Parental Consent

https://globalcocktails.com/republican-lawmakers-pass-bill-allowing-child-genital-exams-without-parental-consent/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Just moved to my very own instance on TechTransThai servers. Introduction? Let's go! 🚀
I'm a transfem (possibly also neurodivergent) sysadmin maintaining infrastructure and creating content at TechTransThai while also being a member of openKMITL, OpenTechSummit Thailand and other communities.

I'm interested in the Linux ecosystem (mostly GNOME, KDE, gaming, servers and containerization), DevOps stuff, OpenStreetMap, BOINC and open source software in general.

#introduction #trans #neurodivergent #FOSS4Change #openKMITL #TechTransThai #Linux #OpenStreetMap #DevOps #Containers #BOINC #OpenSource

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/26/the-magic-of-bookstores-sammys-heartwarming-experience/
Sammy (3) - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/15/overcoming-anxiety-sammys-bookstore-moment/
Sammy - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

Ella Keidar Greenberg, ist #trans und sie geht ins Gefängnis, wegen #Kriegsdienstverweigerung.

Sie will ihre Rolle als Teil der Militärmaschinierie von #Israel nicht spielen.

>>‘When our grandchildren ask what we did during the genocide, I’ll say I refused’.
Ella Keidar Greenberg, a transgender refusenik, explains why prison is a small price to pay in the struggle against Israeli occupation and patriarchy.<<
https://www.972mag.com/ella-keidar-greenberg-israeli-military-refusal/

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/19/the-importance-of-feeling-seen-sammys-story/
Sammy (2) - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/15/overcoming-anxiety-sammys-bookstore-moment/
Sammy (1) - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Romance #LGBTQ #Trans

This skeet by the wonderful Vivian Jenna Wilson explains so much about why Elon Musk is so salty about trans people in general. He literally paid to have only sons, and then it turns out one of his children is a woman after all...

I cannot imagine the sheer amount courage that Vivian must have, defying her deadbeat biological father who just happens to be the richest man on earth, with quite literally every fibre of her being. May we all find strength like her to stand proud and tall in the face of the current transmisic shitstorm.

#ElonMusk #VivianJennaWilson #trans #transgender #IVF #pride #defiance

Actually, if anyone in #Germany is looking for renters (especially in the queer community 😉), reach out! I'm open to a lot of locations, not exclusively Berlin.

#trans #transgender #transwomen #lgbtq

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/19/the-importance-of-feeling-seen-sammys-story/
Sammy 2 - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
Sammy, feeling anxious yet hopeful, prepares for a date with Mark, contrasting her usual attire with a floral dress
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #LGBTQ #Trans

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#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #LGBTQ #Trans #Horror #Adventure #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/19/the-importance-of-feeling-seen-sammys-story/
Sammy 2 - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #LGBTQ #Trans

"They Can't Beat All of Us"
A Report Back from the #FloridaAbolitionistGathering

#CrimethInc, March 15, 2025

"From February 28 to March 2, hundreds of #abolitionists and #anarchists from across the country converged in Gainesville for the first Florida Abolitionist Gathering (#FAG). Across a passionate weekend of #workshops, films, food, #debate, #ritual, and #protest, the contours of a robust regional #resistance movement came into focus.

"The #intergenerational, heavily #queer and #trans, and strongly multi-issue and anarchist group of abolitionists that converged in Florida articulated an expansive vision of #liberation anchored in the urgent need to dismantle the #PrisonIndustrial complex in all its manifestations. The gathering showed that even as liberals wring their hands about the death of democracy, scrappy groups of organizers continue to fight back—and sometimes win—deep within the belly of the beast."

Read more:
https://crimethinc.com/2025/03/15/they-cant-beat-all-of-us-a-reportback-from-the-florida-abolitionist-gathering
#Resistance #Resist #USPol

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/01/22/we-each-live-our-lives-by-our-own-decisions/
We Each Live our Lives by our Own Decisions - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Trans #LGBTQ

"Irish LGBTQ+ in New York call on Irish politicians to speak up for trans rights on St Patrick's Day"

https://jrnl.ie/6649642

#transrights #trans #lgbtqia #lgbt

City Council declares Boston a 'sanctuary city' for transgender community

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna196224

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

❗ HELP TO FUND AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR TRANS PEOPLE FROM RUSSIA

1 day left

Note: I don't represent anyone from Centre T, I'm just a random person who wants to share and help

Centre T has a shelter in Armenia for trans people that left Russia due to transphobic laws and political persecution, and is currently financially struggling. Because Russian people are mostly poor and can't afford donating, I'm asking everyone on fedi to help to cover at least April.

Regular donations are a priority, but one-off are welcomed too

DONATE: https://buymeacoffee.com/centret

RAISED: €1,292 of €1,463

🎨 BONUS (optional): if you donate, I might offer drawings in return
For that, look at my PWYW FA page https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56045610/ and contact me with proof that you've donated to Centre T

SHARE: Additionally made posts on Bsky and FA

FA: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11091970
BSKY: https://bsky.app/profile/vv0ltz.neocities.org/post/3lke3mhcbr224

#trans #Transgender #urgent #shelter #emergency #fundraiser #boost #queer #lgbtqia #mutualaid

In these difficult times there sometimes still is progress:

Today (actually, yesterday), the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a judgment in the case of Deldits (C-247/23), stating that national authorities responsible for keeping public registers (such as asylum registers) should correct data on gender identity when it is inaccurately recorded. This decision carries significant implications for advancing human rights protections in the EU, at a time when trans people and human rights in general are under massive attack.

https://tgeu.org/data-protection-is-human-protection-eus-top-court-demands-hungary-correct-trans-refugees-documents/

#trans #queer #nonbinary #humanrights #transrefugees

I'm not a werewolf, or gay, but it's the full moon so ... I'm coming out anyway

https://www.stveje.dk/bg/

#ComingOut #NonBinary #Enby #Genderfluid #Trans

Autistic people can be trans too. It's not either-or. The transphobes who try to restrict access to gender affirming care on grounds of autism are denying autistic people bodily autonomy. My gender is a valid expression of my autism. I just couldn't make sense of their neurotypical gender fuckery. #trans #actuallyAutistic