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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Jan 21

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pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social · Dec 31

A California state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will in the state's prisons rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January 1st deadline for victims to appeal.

For Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons, a Rushed Shot at Justice

A state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January deadline for victims to appeal.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Dec 30

Indigenous Man Shot and Killed by Police in North Dakota

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Anishinaabe Man Killed by Police in North Dakota

A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Jordan Parisien, was fatally shot by a police officer on the morning of Sunday, December 29th

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Dec 6

Carrie Ann Lucas, Disability Rights Activist and Attorney, Dies Following Denial From Insurance Company

Carrie Ann Lucas was instrumental in getting the Colorado legislature to pass the “Family Preservation for Parents with Disability Act,” which aims to ensure that parents with disabilities are not dis...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Dec 4

I have so much to say about today’s case, legal analysis, and more.

But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so.

You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.

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Veles @menkvi.bsky.social · Dec 3

South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Dec 3

South Korea: Democracy Under Siege
Protest works, and here's how.

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South Korea: Democracy Under Siege

Protest works, and here's how.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Dec 2

“Belgium made history on Sunday as the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay and pension.”

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Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections

The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 29

Native Women’s Deaths Often Misclassified, Obscuring Epidemic of Violence

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Native Women’s Deaths Often Misclassified, Obscuring Epidemic of Violence

“The deaths of Native women are too often categorized in ways that make them invisible" -Abigail Echo-Hawk

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 28

Portland Protest for International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Dec 1st 2pm pioneer square

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 28

Another Thanksgiving Perspective

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 27

The ACLU of Ohio said the bill “ignores the material reality that transgender people endure higher rates of violence and assaults, particularly while using public restrooms, than people who are not trans"

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Gov. DeWine signs Ohio ‘anti-trans’ bathroom bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will ban Ohio’s students from using school restrooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. De…

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

In "Wacced Out Murals" Kendrick Lamar uses a racial slur against Inuit & Arctic Indigenous peoples.

Language matters.

Respect Indigenous communities and calls for change.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

Claiming “everyone” is descended from enslaved peoples and slave owners erases the ongoing impacts of slavery on black and indigenous communities. This statement flattens history, ignores systemic oppression, and dismisses the specific accountability of colonial powers. Context matters.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

A new settlement nullifies Tennessee’s sex offender enhancement for sex workers with HIV, removing “aggravated prostitution” from the list of “violent sexual offenses."
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Tennessee Will Remove Sex Workers With HIV From the State’s Sex Offender Registry

A new settlement nullifies Tennessee’s sex offender enhancement for sex workers with HIV, removing “aggravated prostitution” from the list of “violent sexual offenses.”

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

NEW SUBSTACK: The New York Times’ Troubling Role in Amplifying Transphobia

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The New York Times’ Troubling Role in Amplifying Transphobia

The NYT recent article on Trans Activism raises serious concerns about journalistic ethics, editorial oversight, and the harmful impact of the NYT's reporting.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

Full NYT article here: archive.ph/9UFcu

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 26

Articles like this frame trans advocacy as “extreme” while downplaying the systemic violence we face. Centering cis discomfort over trans survival perpetuates harm. Trans rights aren’t negotiable or up for debate. We’re fighting for our lives.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#Transphobia

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 22

accuracy.

PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 22

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Seattle Police Investigating Assault on Gay Man After Election in Capitol Hill

Seattle Police are investigating an assault on a gay man in Capitol Hill in the early morning hours of November 6, immediately following the presidential election. According to the police report, two...

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Mira (SPOOKYNOUNS IN BIO) @thefreeradical.org · Nov 21

My latest with LGBTQ Nation - covering four doctors who will be arguing against trans rights in Skrmetti. They are... all not qualified for this.

Read more at:

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/cons...

"Conspiratorial" and "biased" doctors will argue against gender-affirming care to the Supreme Court - LGBTQ Nation

Their opinions may affect transgender rights for decades to come.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 22

New Substack: Behind the Curtain: ICE'S "Citizen Academy" Exposed as Propaganda and Vigilantism

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Behind the Curtain: ICE’s “Citizens Academy” Exposed as Propaganda and Vigilantism

Leaked documents reveal a taxpayer-funded program training civilians in firearms and anti-immigrant enforcement tactics under the guise of community outreach.

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PDX Right Watch @pdxrightwatch.bsky.social · Nov 22

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

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Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

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pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social · Nov 19

Find your people, organize, and take care of each other. It's going to be a long fight.

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