Zaley
@phoenixzaley.bsky.social
Just a small town queer gal that is tired of the BS and ready for change to come for me, my friends, and chosen family.
Science is the key to our future and our understanding of the world, so my personal interests are:
1. Botany
2. Micro-organisms
Science is the key to our future and our understanding of the world, so my personal interests are:
1. Botany
2. Micro-organisms
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It's true: Tuberculosis is more than a disease. It's a form and expression of injustice. atmos.earth/for-john-gre...
For John Green, Tuberculosis Is More Than A Disease | Atmos
The bestselling author says our inability to fix solvable crises is an indictment of our empathy and shared humanity.
atmos.earth
March 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's true: Tuberculosis is more than a disease. It's a form and expression of injustice. atmos.earth/for-john-gre...
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Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.
apnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
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1. The state department has removed transgender people from its website and just reads "LGB Travelers," as reported by a number of journalists.
However, on further investigation, it is also removing trans-specific directions for individual countries.
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However, on further investigation, it is also removing trans-specific directions for individual countries.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
State Department Travel Safety Website Changes "LGBTQI+ Travelers" to "LGB Travelers"
The change is an attempt to insert a divide in the LGBTQIA+ community by the Trump administration, and to erase transgender people from any consideration or recognition.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
1. The state department has removed transgender people from its website and just reads "LGB Travelers," as reported by a number of journalists.
However, on further investigation, it is also removing trans-specific directions for individual countries.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
However, on further investigation, it is also removing trans-specific directions for individual countries.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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1. Multiple hospital systems are complying with an unlawful executive order with dubious enforcement mechanisms and pulling their trans kids off care.
While most have not, those that have are harming their trans patients.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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While most have not, those that have are harming their trans patients.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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Handful Of Hospitals Complying With Trump's Illegal Order To Stop Trans Care Under 19 Years Of Age
A small handful of hospitals nationwide have put fear of President Trump over the needs of their transgender patients, and are withdrawing trans youth from care due to a recent executive order.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
1. Multiple hospital systems are complying with an unlawful executive order with dubious enforcement mechanisms and pulling their trans kids off care.
While most have not, those that have are harming their trans patients.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
While most have not, those that have are harming their trans patients.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.
Our state is not only destroying our rights but our ability to get an education. Please! Read about what is going on!
tinyurl.com/IowaQueerRig...
#LGBTQ+ #iowa #politics #education
tinyurl.com/IowaQueerRig...
#LGBTQ+ #iowa #politics #education
February 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Our state is not only destroying our rights but our ability to get an education. Please! Read about what is going on!
tinyurl.com/IowaQueerRig...
#LGBTQ+ #iowa #politics #education
tinyurl.com/IowaQueerRig...
#LGBTQ+ #iowa #politics #education
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10. Lastly, I am an award-winning transgender journalist covering LGBTQ+ news every day. You can subscribe to support my journalism at www.erininthemorning.com/subscribe.
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News and discussion on trans legislation and life. Click to read Erin In The Morning, by Erin Reed, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
10. Lastly, I am an award-winning transgender journalist covering LGBTQ+ news every day. You can subscribe to support my journalism at www.erininthemorning.com/subscribe.
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‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
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In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
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If you think that trans people are getting our rights ripped away "because the left went too far," you're a moron.
Everything happening to us today was written up and planned by the Family Research Council in 2015. The document is still public. It's all there. www.frc.org/transgender#...
Everything happening to us today was written up and planned by the Family Research Council in 2015. The document is still public. It's all there. www.frc.org/transgender#...
Understanding and Responding to the Transgender Movement
In recent decades, there has been an assault on the sexes. That is, there has been an attack on the previously undisputed
www.frc.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you think that trans people are getting our rights ripped away "because the left went too far," you're a moron.
Everything happening to us today was written up and planned by the Family Research Council in 2015. The document is still public. It's all there. www.frc.org/transgender#...
Everything happening to us today was written up and planned by the Family Research Council in 2015. The document is still public. It's all there. www.frc.org/transgender#...
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This is my red line. I don't care if you are a local activist or a hospital CEO, a shelter administrator or a school teacher or the head of the Democratic Party.
I will not be complicit in my community's own destruction.
I will not be complicit in my community's own destruction.
January 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is my red line. I don't care if you are a local activist or a hospital CEO, a shelter administrator or a school teacher or the head of the Democratic Party.
I will not be complicit in my community's own destruction.
I will not be complicit in my community's own destruction.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO