oconnell, 7 months ago

Earlier this year, I broke the story for @TexasObserver that the #Texas Department of #Agriculture had instituted a transphobic, and quite possibly illegal new dress code:
https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-department-agriculture-dress-code-transgender?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

With an update here: https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-department-agriculture-dress-code-transgender?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

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oconnell, 7 months ago

A horrifying anti-#trans law is currently in effect in #Texas, forcing young gender nonconforming kids off their lifesaving medications and other treatments. We are failing this generation of #LGBTQIA+ young folks in many ways: https://www.texasobserver.org/sb14-trans-healthcare-ban/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience
@TexasObserver

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oconnell, 7 months ago

“[Republicans] think #drag is inherently sexual, therefore there’s always a ‘prurient interest in sex’ no matter the content or what’s happening.”

Finally, I spent about six months this year getting to know #Austin drag performers, a great many of whom are #trans, nonbinary or otherwise gender nonconforming, on-stage and off.

https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-drag-queens-defy-ban?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience
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