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TransLash Media @translash.org · 13m

This week @imarajones.bsky.social is diving right into the news on The Mess. She looks into how the government shutdown almost turned into an attack on trans healthcare, as well as how the Oct 7th attack on Gaza is still shaping US politics 2 years later.

🎧 https://linktr.ee/translashmedia

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 1h

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Imara Jones @imarajones.bsky.social · 3d

I’m @onecolorado.bsky.social Prism Awards ready to give the keynote address tonight.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 2d

Hey all, the 4th annual Signal Awards is here, and TransLash has been nominated for 5 different categories! 🎉

Be sure to head on over to vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/ and vote for us before voting closes this Thursday!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7h

Three SCOTUS cases saw movement this week targeting LGBTQ+ people: A conversation therapy case, a shadow-docket case on trans passports, and a sports ban that will determine equal protection for trans people.

Writer S. Baum details all of them in our latest.

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Three Supreme Court Cases Targeting LGBTQ+ People See Movement This Week

From sports to passports, these cases may determine the vitality of trans rights in the U.S. for generations to come.

www.erininthemorning.com

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 2d

Hey all, the 4th annual Signal Awards is here, and TransLash has been nominated for 5 different categories! 🎉

Be sure to head on over to vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/ and vote for us before voting closes this Thursday!

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Imara Jones @imarajones.bsky.social · 2d

There’s an assault on democracy from the ground up using anti-trans hate to undermine faith in public schools, the most common democratic touch point in America. Next week me and my team expose this coordinated attack in the 4th season of the #AntiTransHateMachine. open.spotify.com/show/0NuHlGN...

TransLash Media @translash.org · 4d

Book bans. Anti-trans attacks. A war on our schools. @imarajones.bsky.social investigates in Season 4 of Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality, premiering Oct 14. Listen wherever you get podcasts.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 3d

The Heritage Foundation issued a report claiming that half of all recent school shootings since 2015 were linked to "transgender ideology", despite data showing that 95% of shooters have been cis men since 1966

https://www.advocate.com/news/heritage-false-claims-transgerder-shootersherit

Heritage Foundation uses false data to smear trans people as school shooters

The far-right think tank claims half of school shootings are by trans people. That's not true.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 4d

Book bans. Anti-trans attacks. A war on our schools. @imarajones.bsky.social investigates in Season 4 of Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality, premiering Oct 14. Listen wherever you get podcasts.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 5d

Medicaid bans don’t just decide who gets care, they decide who has the right to bodily autonomy. Nico Lang reports on the impacts of trans health coverage bans in a new piece for TransLash Wire: https://translash.org/wire/medicaid-wont-cover-that-the-impact-of-trans-health-coverage-bans/

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 5d

On this week's episode of TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with Brazilian actress, writer, and producer Darwin Del Fabro about her career and new solo play Lili/Darwin, and how it intertwines her own journey with Lili Elbe.

Listen to her story: linktr.ee/translashmedia

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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 6d

"[O]ne of my favorite podcasts to listen to ... is Imara Jones' podcast, the TransLash [(@translash.org)] podcast, which includes interviews with trans people and allies about what's most urgent politically and how we can push back. And in every episode, Imara includes a moment of trans joy."

Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 6d

The administration wants to dismantle left networks. So we need to double down on connection-building—strengthen our networks, grow deeper relationships, prioritize care.

It was an honor to join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social on Movement Memos.

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Holding the Line Through Tear Gas and Censorship

“There is no neutral ground in this moment. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” says Eman Abdelhadi.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 7d

Today marks the start of LGBTQ History Month, a time to honor those who came before us and recognize the contributions and life-time impact they’ve made.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

1. The government is now shut down. The clean continuing resolution failed and neither party has come to an agreement.

Many people watching the anti-LGBQT+ riders in the FY26 appropriations bills want to know what this means.

I detail "what now?" in my latest.

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The Government Is Shut Down. What It Means For The LGBTQ+ Appropriations Fight.

On Tuesday night at midnight, Democrats and Republicans failed to come to a deal to keep the government open.

www.erininthemorning.com

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 8d

The federal government is on the brink of shutting down. The issue? The appropriations bills are packed with anti-LGBTQ+ riders tucked in, directly attacking things like transgender healthcare nationwide

@erininthemorning.com has a full breakdown: www.erininthemorning.com/p/shutdown-d...

Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 8d

✨ We’re finalists! ✨ TransLash is nominated for multiple Signal Awards in LGBTQ, Activism, Public Service & Social Impact, & Thought Leadership! Voting is open now thru Oct 9 at 11:59pm PST.

Cast your vote here: https://signalawards.com

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 10d

We’re hiring! TransLash Media is seeking an Executive Manager to CEO. This role oversees operations, manages relationships, represents the CEO & includes some travel. Apply here: https://nrgconsultinggroup.applytojob.com/apply/cEEg9yIhFY/Executive-Manager-To-The-CEO

Priority deadline: Oct 3, 2025.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 11d

Even when it feels like the world is trying to bring you down and take away your light. Video Credit: bailey_buckles

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 12d

For TNBGNC Latine people, this time can mean pride, celebration, or pain. Whatever your experience, it’s valid.

Check out our guide "A Trans/Latine Journey Through Language and Legacy": https://translash.org/resources/a-trans-latine-journey-through-language-and-legacy/

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Julie Kohler @juliekkohler.bsky.social · 12d

✨ Check it out - season 6 episode of my podcast, White Picket Fence, just dropped! ✨

Our first episode features @imarajones.bsky.social from @translash.org and @gbbranstetter.bsky.social from @aclu.org disucssing how anti-trans attacks are part of a larger gender backlash. 🎧 here: lnk.to/wpfep1

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 12d

Trans media is in a constant fight for survival in todays political climate. In this week's episode of TransLash Podcast, imarajones.bsky.social discusses the importance of trans focused media with Fran Tirado, the new Editor-in-Chief of them.

🎧 Check it out: https://linktr.ee/translashmedia

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 13d

After years of failed attempts, Texas has passed a sweeping bathroom bill barring trans individuals from using the bathrooms of government buildings, with threats of large fines.

Read more https://www.them.us/story/texas-gov-abbott-trans-bathroom-bill-sb8-signed

Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Trans Bathroom Bill Into Law With $125,000 Fines

The legislation covers government-owned buildings, public schools, prisons, and domestic violence shelters.

www.them.us

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 13d

Last year, TransLash released Season 3 of Anti-Trans Hate Machine. @imarajones.bsky.social exposed how far-right extremism, paramilitary groups & anti-trans hate fuel patriarchal fascism, echoing what we’re seeing play out today.

🎧 https://translash.org/projects/the-anti-trans-hate-machine/

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 14d

After a judge blocked the Trump Admin's attempts to prevent people from changing the gender markers, the Dept. of Justice has filed an emergency request to lift the block.

www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-asks-us-supreme-court-enforce-passport-policy-targeting-transgender-people-2025-09-19/

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 15d

The Trump admin ended 988’s LGBTQ+ crisis services in July. Now Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) + Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a bipartisan bill to reinstate them, backed by The Trevor Project + AFSP. 📖 https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-youth-suicide-hotline-bill-status-988

Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Reinstate National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth

In July, Trump cut LGBTQ+ youth services for 988, the suicide crisis hotline that launched in 2022.

www.them.us

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