Elmhurst Pride Collective
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Suburban Chicago Pride org. Working to make our community a little more loving and inclusive. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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IPC [Feb 27] -- 18 years after Dems passed a law giving transgender Iowans civil rights protections, the state's Reps have passed a law repealing those rights, making it the first state to strip its citizens of such a broad swath of legal rights.
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Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans
Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate passed a bill Thursday afternoon to remove state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk for her signature.
www.iowapublicradio.org
February 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
IPC [Feb 27] -- 18 years after Dems passed a law giving transgender Iowans civil rights protections, the state's Reps have passed a law repealing those rights, making it the first state to strip its citizens of such a broad swath of legal rights.
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If you're in need of a real reason to maintain hope remember that billionaire-backed propaganda campaigns and mass censorship across state and federal governments has only made the country even more queer
February 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you're in need of a real reason to maintain hope remember that billionaire-backed propaganda campaigns and mass censorship across state and federal governments has only made the country even more queer
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Community is always important, but its value cannot be overstated in times like these.
Interview by Veronica Esposito
Interview by Veronica Esposito
On the Value of Community, an Interview with Casey Plett — Assigned
Veronica Esposito interviews Casey Plett on the meaning of community and its value in hard times.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Community is always important, but its value cannot be overstated in times like these.
Interview by Veronica Esposito
Interview by Veronica Esposito
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i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
Many Democrats and activists are rallying to defend diversity programs, but others say they distract from deeper efforts to address inequality.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
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1. School systems across the United States are declaring they will not comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
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MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
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School Systems Across US Declare They Will Not Comply With Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order
On Thursday, multiple school systems around the United States released advisories stating that Trump's EO mandating discrimination in schools will not be followed.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1. School systems across the United States are declaring they will not comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
January 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
There’s so much in here that is just nonsense but it’s clear where this is heading. It will save no one, not one single cisgender life will be affected in any way. But it will mess with the lives of millions of trans, non-binary, and intersex people.
Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it.
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
There’s so much in here that is just nonsense but it’s clear where this is heading. It will save no one, not one single cisgender life will be affected in any way. But it will mess with the lives of millions of trans, non-binary, and intersex people.
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
Stand in solidarity - today and everyday.
January 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Stand in solidarity - today and everyday.
Today is a really good day to start a new book. Fiction or non, find a way to get lost in a book today - to learn, to develop more empathy, to deepen understanding. We’re kicking off with Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black - our EPC Book Club selection. What are you reading?
January 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today is a really good day to start a new book. Fiction or non, find a way to get lost in a book today - to learn, to develop more empathy, to deepen understanding. We’re kicking off with Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black - our EPC Book Club selection. What are you reading?
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Here’s my comprehensive list of every transfemme book from the last release window!
My challenge to you - pick an author you’ve never heard of and try out their work! 💙📚
If you’re a transfemme author and I missed your book, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.
My challenge to you - pick an author you’ve never heard of and try out their work! 💙📚
If you’re a transfemme author and I missed your book, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.
83 New Transfeminine Releases from the Second Half of 2024
Every book published by a transfeminine author in Q3 and Q4 of 2024. Read a book you’ve never heard of!
thetransfemininereview.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here’s my comprehensive list of every transfemme book from the last release window!
My challenge to you - pick an author you’ve never heard of and try out their work! 💙📚
If you’re a transfemme author and I missed your book, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.
My challenge to you - pick an author you’ve never heard of and try out their work! 💙📚
If you’re a transfemme author and I missed your book, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.
Thanks for following us here! It’ll take some time to build community but we’re excited to connect with new and old friends in a new way!
January 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks for following us here! It’ll take some time to build community but we’re excited to connect with new and old friends in a new way!