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mercedesallen

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Intersectional. Canadian, US, UK & global politics; trans, LGBTQ+, sexual & human rights; economic, social, Indigenous, racial & reproductive justice. And occasionally, a bit of weird.

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"Two three-year-old twin girls were attacked in a suspected 'transphobic-motivated hate crime' that was directed at their transgender father in Belfast..."

Toddlers, 3, attacked in 'transphobic hate crime' in Belfast
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/16/toddlers-3-attacked-in-transphobic-hate-crime-in-belfast/

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"Nearly six months later, the bill is closer than ever to becoming law as the Conservatives improbably appear to be doubling down on support and seeking to limit witness testimony through filibuster tactics that could result in a full House vote without any amendments..."

Bill S-210 Study Without Witnesses?: Why a Conservative Filibuster May Lead to New Internet Age Verification Requirements and Website Blocking Legislation - Michael Geist
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/05/s210filibuster/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s210filibuster

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"Among the de-emphasized material were a series of focus groups with trans youth and young adults who had previously accessed the GIDS service...

"It’s... worth engaging with for those who are interested in what trans youth tried to tell the Cass team, and whether the team genuinely engaged with their feedback..."

The Buried Trans Youth Perspectives of the Cass Review — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/surfacing-cass-report-youth-focus-groups

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“Sex is the canary in the coal mine of free speech... It may sound good to create age-verification laws, but what these people are really trying to do is create a larger censorship regime...”

“... We’re taking it deathly seriously... Not just for us, but for all kinds of communities around sex or gender. This isn’t a joke to us. This isn’t theoretical...”

Trump’s playboy past is in the spotlight. His allies are readying a new fight against pornography | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/trump-conservatives-pornography-fight/index.html

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"But after taking office and examining hundreds of pages of curriculum, Gore was shocked by what she found — and didn’t find.

"... She expected them to be as relieved and excited as she had been. But she said they were indifferent, even dismissive, because 'it didn’t fit the narrative that they were trying to push...'"

Texas school board member disavows the far-right platform she campaigned on | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore/

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"... politically infused public discourse is getting this wrong and it’s impacting the way that doctors care for their patients. Physicians must be able to practice medicine that is informed by their medical education, training, experience, and the available evidence, freely and without the threat of punishment..."

Endocrine Society And American Academy Of Pediatrics Respond To Cass, Reject Bans
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/endocrine-society-and-american-academy

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Because when transition is measured by satisfaction, the transphobes lose.

"Cass called for 'other ways' of managing dysphoria besides transitioning and blamed being trans on factors such as autism and pornography..."

Cass Says Transition Should Be Measured By “Employment," Not Satisfaction
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/cass-says-transition-should-be-measured

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"The thing with wannabe authoritarians... is that it never stops with removing one group’s fundamental rights—they need to keep progressing to other groups. In Canada, the ground on this has already been softened by several provincial premiers..."

The dangerous potential of Poilievre’s promise to use Notwithstanding Clause | Xtra Magazine
https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/pierre-poilievre-notwithstanding-clause-265255

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The framing here matters because it feeds into conspiratorial impulses around trans people. Because of people’s reflexive discomfort with us, these impulses are able to flourish. It is easier to imagine a vast conspiracy pushing kids to be trans than to question the gender binary..."

Gender-Affirming Care Gave Me a Life I Love. Why Do Pundits See It as a Tragedy? | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/gender-affirming-care-gave-me-a-life-i-love-why-do-pundits-see-it-as-a-tragedy/

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"But while polyamory may be on the rise, Canadian law doesn't recognize intimate relationships between more than two people... and this leaves people to 'navigate and interact with systems and institutions that were not designed to support them...'"

Polyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching up | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/polyamorous-relationships-canada-law-1.7190273?cmp=rss

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Isn't this Bari Weiss' blog? Should I be surprised that it's publishing the propagandiest piece of Russian propaganda that ever propaganda'd?

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"what purports to be an 'assessment' [is] in fact an exercise in bringing very significant pressure... on trans youth and their families to cease private treatment, backed up with a threat of a safeguarding referral to social services if they do not..."

Trans kids might have to detransition or face safeguarding referrals
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/06/nhs-trans-healthcare-detransition/

mercedesallen,
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@iaruffell When it comes to trans-related health care in the UK, I think the intent is to make the waitlist so long that everyone has to give up. Except for when it comes to conversion therapy.

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John Oliver on the student protests, librairies.

You may need a vpn in countries that are not the US:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eo7ioe5Xfo

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“The new bill would allow the feds to shut down a charity without an official terrorism designation... [only they] “could cancel that designation...

“... nothing in the law prevents the Dep't of the Treasury from shutting down any 501(c)(3) nonprofit...”

Pro-Israel Legislators Have Concocted a Dangerous Ruse to Shut Down Nonprofits | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/pro-israel-legislators-have-concocted-a-dangerous-ruse-to-shut-down-nonprofits/

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@tadbithuman That's wildly draconian.

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"This is an institution that I have sacrificed time and energy to support... They did not hesitate to provide me with a permanent written letter to my record and with the threat of termination for using my tribal affiliation and pronouns in my signature..."

University Director Forced To Change His Email Signature
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/university-south-dakota-email-signature/

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"Other organizations listed as sponsors and partners also want their logos removed from the festival’s website, though they say it’s because they never sponsored the festival in the first place..."

Ottawa Book Festival Platforming Far-Right Speakers Uses Fake Employees and Misleading Sponsors
https://pressprogress.ca/ottawa-book-festival-platforming-far-right-speakers-uses-fake-employees-and-misleading-sponsors/

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"The protesters claim middle-schoolers are dressing up as cats, dogs and foxes, and barking, biting, scratching, growling and spraying Febreze at their foes...

"... 'We’re not really sure exactly what happened...'"

Bogus Furry Panic Overtakes Utah School District
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bogus-furry-panic-overtakes-utah-school-district

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"A new bill would give the Alberta government more power over municipalities, including granting cabinet the power to remove councillors from office, and forcing councils to repeal bylaws the province doesn't like..."

Alberta government wants power to remove municipal councillors, repeal bylaws it doesn't like | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-wants-power-to-remove-municipal-councillors-repeal-bylaws-it-doesn-t-like-1.7185346

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"More than 400 current and former NCAA athletes – including longtime partners and LGBTQ+ greats Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird – have signed on to an open letter urging the collegiate athletic association to stand up for trans inclusion in sports..."

Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe join hundreds of athletes rallying the NCAA to prioritize trans inclusion - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/sue-bird-megan-rapinoe-join-hundreds-of-athletes-rallying-the-ncaa-to-prioritize-trans-inclusion/

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"A study from the University of Connecticut found that a third of youth who were forcibly outed had a greater likelihood of experiencing major depression as well as low family support..."

Forced outing policies increase risks of major depression in LGBTQ+ youth - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/forced-outing-policies-increase-risks-of-major-depression-in-lgbtq-youth/

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"The ostensible goal of the SRO program... was to 'identify the suspect(s) and seek appropriate consequences through the judiciary system.' No mention of diversion but instead the program's primary goal is judicial punishment, of starting students on the school-to-prison pipeline..."

LERB decision gives rare glimpse into how SROs criminalize students - The Progress Report
https://www.theprogressreport.ca/lerb_decision_gives_rare_glimpse_into_how_sros_criminalize_students

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"Abbott, who repeatedly refers to the teacher as a 'man dressed as a woman,' states that the teacher's mere presence 'normalizes the concept' of being transgender or GNC—a concept Gov. Abbott then asserts the state should try to prohibit. He states, 'This kind of behavior is something we need to end in the state of Texas...'"

Gov. Abbott: "We Want To End" Trans And Gender Nonconforming Teachers
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/gov-abbott-we-want-to-end-trans-and

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"Having established everyone is being ideological but him, Brooks can hide behind his neutral stance and minimize the risks to transgender people... as simply the erotics of a 'zealous' minority and celebrating people like Dr. Cass as if they are themselves free of ideology or politics..."

The Liberal Retreat on Transphobia: "Zealous Minorities" Edition
https://autonomy.substack.com/p/the-liberal-retreat-on-transphobia

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