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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 3d

Missed our Know Means Know event with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, about how to speak on trans rights in a way people can hear? That’s why we posted the full recording on Youtube! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see all our events. Let’s fight for trans rights together!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 4d

Rounding out our 2025 school board endorsements, we’re proud to endorse Royce Mann in GA, and Caitlin Dube and Christine Fisher in MA for their school boards! Donate to their campaigns here: buff.ly/NwqkTj2
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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 5d

Join us and the amazing Soraya Chemaly (award-winning author of *Rage Becomes Her* and our board member!) for a preview of her new manifesto “All We Want is Everything” on identifying and rejecting male supremacy in our daily lives: buff.ly/cmxuzRh

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 6d

We’re excited to re-announce our endorsement of Megan Boshuyzen for the Coventry Public School District! Megan is running for the Board of Education to ensure our schools remain strong, inclusive, and future-ready for every student. Donate here:

Coventry DTC Local Fund

Join me in supporting Coventry Democratic Town Committee

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 6d

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳 MI parents defeat anti-trans MAGA activists to keep sex ed curriculum in their schools! Let these Michigan parents be a reminder to us all that we can make a difference if we mobilize and take action, even when the opposition seems loud.

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 10d

Want to speak up for sex education? Your voice matters more than you think! Actionable tips + full guide: buff.ly/nBZDJAS
#EducateUS #sexed #sexedvoter

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 12d

TONIGHT! Learn how to stand up for trans folks with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, whether your community is red, blue, or purple!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 13d

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳LGBTQ+ hotlines launch in IL and MA! If you’re in IL, you can reach IL Pride Connect at 855-805-9200 from 9am - 4pm Mon-Thurs. MA callers can dial 988 to get in touch with Samaritans South Coast, and ANYONE in the US can call 866-488-7386 to connect with the Trevor Project.

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 16d

Old Bridge, NJ has TWO fantastic school board candidates this November that we’re proud to endorse: Jen D’Antuono and Mireille Cameau-Wicks! Donate here: buff.ly/trqLNAX

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 17d

Most school board elections are decided by a small number of votes. Most 18-25 year olds don’t vote in them. But what if they did? New idea: The EducateUS Guide to Student-Led Candidate Town Halls! No adults, just students asking questions that affect their daily lives.

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 19d

We know that many of you are rightfully scared of getting doxxed, especially in today’s landscape. That’s why our friends at @penamerica.bsky.social created a guide on what to do if you’ve been doxxed or placed on a watch list: buff.ly/uS0djwS

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 20d

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳VT defies Trump, keeping sex ed gender-inclusive! This is how you choose inclusion over intimidation.

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 24d

We’re proud to announce our endorsement of Joan Butcher-Farkas for the Freehold Regional High School District!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 26d

This is dehumanizing as fuck. Alabama friends, is this really how you want your public libraries run?

Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 26d

Call to action for Alabama! Leave a public comment on a truly terrible proposal that would ban "positive descriptions" of trans people in libraries. www.erininthemorning.com/p/positive-d...

"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal

The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.

www.erininthemorning.com

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 26d

We've said it once and we'll say it again. Attacks on porn = attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and sex education. Don't fall for it!

Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 26d

The bill would also define anything related to transgender people as inherently pornographic.

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 26d

it was always coming to exactly this www.404media.co/michigan-por...

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 27d

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳University of Central Oklahoma students turn censorship into a crowdfunding success!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 11

Do you feel overwhelmed or tentative when the time comes to speak up for trans people? Join EducateUS and Rebecca Kling, Principal and co-founder of Better World Collaborative, at our Know Means Know event on the 30th 7:00-8:30 pm to get all of your questions answered! buff.ly/GkvBa8C

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

We’re thrilled to endorse Jillian King for school board! She hopes to advocate for better sex ed in schools and policies to protect LGBTQIA+ students from discrimination.

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳EducateUS Board Member helps pass IL law ensuring abortion & contraception access at colleges!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 5

Did you miss our August Know Means Know session where we explored what we’ve learned about sex ed under the MAGA regime, what we think is coming next, and what we can all do about it? buff.ly/qnaPrCm

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are proud to endorse Jonathan Guzman for the Lawrence School Committee! Jonathan Guzman is a proud Lawrencian, and a tireless advocate for educational equity.

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ready to build your advocacy skills? Want to be confident showing up and speaking up at local school board meetings? Our September Passion2Power training is coming up NEXT WEEK!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Sep 1

#GoodNewsOfTheWeek 🥳Voters end Republican supermajority in Iowa! We can’t wait to see what progress Iowans make going forward now that they have more power in the Senate!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Aug 25

Last year, Florida led the nation by banning over 4,500 books, but that reign of censorship terror is coming to an end, as U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida’s approach to book banning is unconstitutional. Now important books can return to public school shelves where they belong!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · Aug 21

In July, we learned about how the MAGA right is building a radicalization pipeline for young women and how it's hiding plain sight. Miss out? No you didn’t: buff.ly/7sDSfqI