mercedesallen

mercedesallen, 1 year ago to random

The dialogue on whether the term "bisexual" is trans-exclusionary only serves TERFy types.

Defining narrowly toward exclusion is an exercise in driving wedges between allies.

I use the word "bisexual" because no one understands "pansexual," + freakouts about growing acronyms.

mercedesallen, 1 year ago to random

“I am the 1st person targeted for Montana’s anti-drag law, and it was for a history lecture about Indigenous trans/2 Spirit people...”

Montana Library Cancels Transgender Native American Author’s Event Over Drag Ban - Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/montana-library-cancels-transgender-native-american-authors-event-over-drag-ban/

mercedesallen, 6 months ago to random

"It claims that the treatments Carlan pursued over many years for his gender dysphoria amounted to conversion therapy, because the provider... should have known Carlan would later come to believe he was motivated by internalized homophobia..."

MA Lawsuit Claims Trans Medical Care is Gay Conversion Therapy — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/ma-lawsuit-trans-care-gay-conversion

mercedesallen, 11 months ago to random

"Kansas Senate Bill 180, passed in April, defines sex as 'biologically determined at birth.' Kobach interpreted this to mean that state agencies must now revert the gender markers on driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender people in the state, even if they were changed legally in the past. This is an unprecedented move..."

Kansas, Other States Threaten To Undo Legal Gender Changes; What To Do
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-other-states-threaten-to-undo

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

"Except the video she mentioned doesn’t actually show a trans woman at all. The player is Papua New Guinea rugby star Joanne Lagona who is cis. But the video had gone viral recently along with the false narrative that she was a trans woman..."

Danielle Smith cites proven false video in defending trans women sports policy | Xtra Magazine
https://xtramagazine.com/video/danielle-smith-cites-proven-false-video-in-defending-trans-women-sports-policy-262768

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

Anti-trans policies silence LGBTQIA2S+ teachers and faculty too:

"This is why I’m so shaken by this... I am not allowed to defend myself and my instinct is to defend, both myself and others, especially LGBTQ+ students, in all aspects of my life..."

Homophobic students have made gay teacher's life a "nightmare" while school does nothing - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/homophobic-students-have-made-gay-teachers-life-a-nightmare-while-school-does-nothing/

mercedesallen, 1 month ago to random

"The Cass Review seems to have emulated the Florida Review... Notably, Hilary Cass met with Patrick Hunter... who played a significant role in the development of the Florida Review... [which] was purportedly designed and manipulated with the intention of having 'care effectively banned' from the outset..."

Cass Met With DeSantis Pick Over Trans Ban: Her Review Now Targets England Trans Care
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/cass-met-with-desantis-pick-over

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

"Moms for Liberty (M4L) is now demanding the state of Alabama defund libraries that don’t have a system in place to only allow children to check out books from the children’s section. M4L also says that all books recommended by the American Library Association (ALA) should be moved out of the children’s section..."

Moms for Liberty wants to defund libraries that let kids check out grown-up books - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/01/moms-for-liberty-wants-to-defund-libraries-that-let-kids-check-out-grown-up-books/

mercedesallen, 8 months ago to random

"An investigator with the Davis County Attorney’s Office obtained the footage and wrote detailed descriptions of it as part of a criminal investigation into Ballard and [Operation Underground Railroad]..."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mq5w/sound-of-freedom-producer-underage-trafficking-victim
‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mq5w/sound-of-freedom-producer-underage-trafficking-victim

mercedesallen, 8 months ago to random

“At the rally that I was at yesterday, the person leading the hate march had a sign [that]... said, 'Vouchers please...' That really belies to me that there is another agenda here. The goal is taking money and privatizing our public school system...”

Anti-trans hate also fuelling school privatization sentiments - rabble.ca
https://rabble.ca/education/anti-trans-hate-also-fuelling-school-privatization-sentiments/

mercedesallen, 1 month ago to random

“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/

mercedesallen, 6 months ago to random

"But Musk has deep pockets and is using the lawsuit to force Media Matters to spend a lot of money defending itself against Musk’s wounded ego. That’s a standard tactic of rich people who want to get their way, even in the face of the facts..."

Elon Musk lawsuit against Media Matters is frivolous but the GOP is helping him - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/elon-musk-lawsuit-against-media-matters-is-frivolous-but-the-gop-is-helping-him/

mercedesallen, 10 months ago to random

"Gaither High School teacher Joseph Cool told the Tampa Bay Times that because there is 'some raunchiness in Shakespeare,' the Hillsborough County school district decided to limit students to only reading certain excerpts of his work rather than full plays..."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/school-district-censors-shakespeare-to-comply-with-dont-say-gay-law/
School district censors Shakespeare to comply with Don't Say Gay law - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/school-district-censors-shakespeare-to-comply-with-dont-say-gay-law/

mercedesallen, 6 months ago to random

"One of the largest streaming services in Russia has changed its age rating for My Little Pony to “adult audiences” under the country’s so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda laws..."

Russia declares My Little Pony 18+ amid anti-LGBTQ crackdown
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/07/russia-my-little-pony-18/

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

"A Republican elected official in Utah has endangered the safety of a cisgender... basketball player after falsely implying.. that the player was transgender... resulted in police having to protect the girl from people angered by the social media post..."

Cis "tomboy" athlete requires police protection after GOP official implies she's transgender - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/cis-teen-requires-police-protection-after-gop-official-implies-shes-transgender/

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

"Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts has dragged the institution firmly into Trump’s camp, so much so that he recently told The New York Times that the organization’s current mission is 'institutionalizing Trumpism...'"

Heritage Foundation Tops $150 Million As It Prepares to ‘Take the Reins of Government’ and ‘Institutionalize Trumpism’ | Right Wing Watch
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/heritage-foundation-tops-150-million-as-it-prepares-to-take-the-reins-of-government-and-institutionalize-trumpism/

mercedesallen, 3 months ago to random

Today in "parental rights," yet another example of how laws sanctioning discrimination never stop at only their intended targets - this time from Danielle Smith's inspiration, Ron Desantis. #ableg #abpoli

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/shocking-school-permission-slip-requires-parental-consent-for-a-visit-from-a-black-author/

mercedesallen, 3 months ago to random

"The ruling declared that state laws protecting 'unborn children' also apply to those 'located outside of a biological uterus.' This means that doctors who mishandle embryos or make a mistake that leads one to be destroyed could be charged with murder..."

Court rules embryos are legally children & IVF advocates are terrified of the consequences - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/court-rules-embryos-are-legally-children-ivf-advocates-are-terrified-of-the-consequences/

mercedesallen, 2 months ago to random

"Several Alabama politicians say they are concerned about children’s safety at Huntsville’s Space Camp after a parent complained about the presence of a transgender employee..."

Alabama official calls for firing of transgender Space Camp employee after parent speaks out - al.com
https://www.al.com/news/2024/03/alabama-official-calls-for-firing-of-transgender-space-camp-employee-after-parent-speaks-out.html

mercedesallen, 8 months ago to random

Yet another actual groomer turns out to be not LGBTQIA2S+ at all.

"He spent a long time denying... So to see him... say, yes, I am guilty... felt really, really good.

"I know that there's a lot of people in my shoes that don't get this opportunity..."

Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon pleads guilty to sexual assault, sexual exploitation | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/former-coach-at-private-christian-school-pleads-guilty-sexual-assault-exploitation-1.6987793?cmp=rss

mercedesallen, 1 month ago to random

"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, 6 months ago to random

Repeatedly, the trajectory of anti-trans politics is an immediate spike in panic / support, followed by a sharp decline.

As "parents' rights" panic collapses in the US, Canadian conservatives are setting themselves up for a losing battle. #cdnpoli

Anti-trans platforms lose elections - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/anti-trans-platforms-lose-elections/

mercedesallen, 1 month ago to random

"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

mercedesallen, 4 months ago to random

Don't blame Boeing for a plane panel falling off mid-flight, says far right media, blame diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

After a Boeing passenger jet lost a door mid-flight, right-wing media rushed to blame the failure on DEI | Media Matters for America
https://www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/after-boeing-passenger-jet-lost-door-mid-flight-right-wing-media-rushed

mercedesallen, 1 month ago to random

That was fast.

One day after the release of the sham Cass Review, its lead author uses the findings to go to bat for conversion therapy in the UK.

Hilary Cass warns Kemi Badenoch over risks of conversion practices ban | Gender | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/11/hilary-cass-warns-kemi-badenoch-over-risks-of-conversion-practices-ban