@Eamon1916 And this will be the problem. People who have no clue of the massive diversity of voice range, physique, genetics will make hateful and dangerous assumptions about total strangers. #terf targeting may well lead to assaults or injury because people have been inflamed by ignorance and hate. #prochoice#autonomy#equality#transrightsarehumanrights
Montana Republicans demand transgender house rep. Zooey Zephyr be censured for “inappropriate and uncalled-for language”.
What did Zooey say?
Facts.
"If you are denying gender-affirming care and forcing a trans child to go through puberty, that is tantamount to torture, and this body should be ashamed.
If you vote yes on this bill, I hope the next time you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands."
A bunch of old men (because they're mostly men, let's be clear about that) are so obsessed with children's genitals that they've passed laws allowing them to LEGALLY "inspect" them.
And they're framing this as "protecting children". Do supporters not realize that this applies to ALL children, and not just the trans kids they've unfairly demonized?
The USA is not okay.
(And don't get precious about this Canadians, because I guarantee you there's a solid faction in the Conservatives here that feel exactly the same way and are watching the US for pointers..)
"Im #Iran droht Lesben und Schwulen die Todesstrafe. Dennoch ließ es die Botschaft der Republik Österreich in Teheran zu, dass die Homosexualität eines iranischen Staatsbürgers bekannt wurde."
"Der türkische Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan macht wieder Stimmung gegen queere Menschen. Wenige Wochen vor den Wahlen in der Türkei sprach der Regimechef neue Drohungen in Richtung der LGBT-Community aus. „Wir werden aktiv gegen perverse Tendenzen wie LGBT vorgehen, die unsere Familienstruktur bedrohen“, sagte Erdoğan am Dienstagabend im Staatssender TRT."
“The time for mass mobilization in defense of trans lives is now. Trans youth are under attack in states across the country. As efforts to criminalize trans bodies escalate, so must our resistance” #transrightsarehumanrights
Happy International Women's Day to ALL of the fierce, compassionate, beautiful, intelligent, introspective, self aware women fighting battles every single day. Whether you are screaming with frustration, weeping with joy, or simply recovering from a bad day, I am really proud to be one of you.💟 #InternationalWomensDay#TransRightsAreHumanRights#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
This is a leak of thousands of emails between the Alliance Defending Freedom, the American Principles Project, Liberty Counsel, WoLF, and other anti-trans groups detailing strategy and coordination on anti-trans bills with politicians and conversion therapists. Have at it.
Despite its sensationalist pulpy title and #ColdWar premise, Jack Arnold's adaptation of the #RichardMatheson novel is an existentialist treatise.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) plays with the understanding of what it means to be acknowledged as a human, and one's place in the world. The story is told through the eyes of the titular Shrinking Man – Scott Carey – who after being exposed to strange fog, finds himself increasingly lost in this world.
“[…] in the ballroom circuit, it is so obvious that if you have captured the great white way of living, or looking, or dressing, or speaking - you is a marvel.” –Pepper LaBeija
Paris Is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990) is probably best known for its fabulous #ballroom and #vogue-ㅤing scenes but in its heart, it tells the story of #family, of people who found their new ménage where they can live and love without fear and prejudice. While you may expect a fierce #documentary about #TransRights, or maybe merely a glamorous parade, you will be confronted with the flagrant #racism that made the #BallroomScene so essential for the Black and #Latinx#LGBT+ (comm)unity who founded it. And the tragedy of its demise in the name of pop culture even more heartbreaking.
#Introduction I’m now #retired, after a career in accounting & IT mostly at HP (& then Agilent). After that, I spent 17 years as a professional organizer, helping people with their #clutter; I was also the #editor of a local magazine.
I am a largely neurotypical cis woman, in a happy monogamous hetero marriage, I use she/her pronouns - and I also really love bright colours and rainbows and human rights and dignity for everyone.
I can come across as LGBTQ+ and while that's totally fine with me, I'm just one of the vast majority of cishet normos who deeply dislike any hate on our fellow humans, for just being who they are.
New #introduction since I just moved to this instance.
Hi there! I’m disabled but slowly healing up after a few years in/out of hospital.
Living in Victoria BC, late of Toronto & Montreal. Used to do tech support & some admin stuff.
It’s always the DNS.
I read a lot of Sf/F & graphic novels & watch genre TV & movies. I volunteer with the federal NDP. I’m queer/bi #LGBT and a #trans ally. #transrightsarehumanrights.
I’m a lapsed #Jew (non-Zionist) that supports #BIPOC.