If trans people don't have rights, no one does. If we're fighting off the right's attack on their chosen scapegoat of the moment with the values we believe in most, we're surrendering.

So, I saw Supergirl this week. I really enjoyed it. 🧵 I read Supergirl comics as a young teenager. I watched the Supergirl TV series. Though I haven't read the comics in decades, I consider myself a fan. I was slightly worried...

Broader American society may not care about the systematic destruction of trans people's rights by Trump, his fanatical followers and his Supreme Court, but when they come for your rights you'll wonder "how could this have happened?" Read the article below and wake the &%$@ up.

Everything said in this piece is true and insightful.

Me whenever the MAGA Supreme Court releases a decision that affirms MAGA values at the expense of everyone else's rights.

I've seen a lot of angst here and on twit resulting from yesterday's trans sports decision, but here's a good analysis on what that decision actually does by @aridrennen.bsky.social

Sigh. OK, yeah, the US Supreme Court has affirmed trans sports bans in the states that have enacted them. This should have shocked no one. This court is proudly anti-trans. Case in point: Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion. 🧵👇 thehill.com/regulation/c...

A new analysis of over 3000 articles by civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballohas found that since 2022, the New York Times shifted to reporting increasingly anti-trans and right-wing stories, and gave less prominence to actual trans people. 🔗 bit.ly/4vwrgJ7

Just want to remind everyone that there is no such thing as Gender Ideology - except on the Right. Their hate is totally ideological and devoid of facts. Trans people don't transition due to an Ideology. We transition due to a yearning of our heart and desire to live as our true selves.

Whoever drew this, they are right on the money. This is the truth. They divide us and then they conquer. It has worked for them for years they will never stop doing it unless we all team up together against them.

So, I saw Disclosure Day last week. It's very enjoyable as simply a UFO sci-fi movie, but Spielberg's real goal was something more meaningful. And this goal is why conservatives are vehemently attacking the film.

One of Ken Paxton’s former defense attorneys just endorsed James Talarico. That should tell Texans everything they need to know.

I've been debating whether to post this, but I've seen other people doing it so I figured what the heck. Venus and Jupiter had a conjunction this week, meaning they appeared close in the sky as viewed from Earth. They the "stars" at the bottom of this photo. Venus is the bright one.

What a conundrum...

Findings like these are produced regularly but readers will never see them in the nyt.🧵

1) countless trans kids are going to needlessly suffer because of this. 2) 18 year olds are ADULTS – so your conceding (as Trump admin hoped by setting 19 at age) that restricting care for trans adults is fine. 3) this goes against the recommendations of most medical professional organizations...

I generally agree with the sentiments expressed below. Talarico's "regret" doesn't bother me because I viewed his earlier remarks as over-enthusiam from trying to be an ally. Re: whether God is non-binary, I'd ask any GOPer who complains "do you really think God is a man with a long beard?"

Late to this one, but its worth it.

Few politicians in the US have politicized and criminalized trans ppl as much as the despicable Ken Paxton--Attny Genrl of TX now running for US Senate. A USA Today article from shows how truly horrible Paxton is as a human being ... www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Idaho’s school bathroom law has led a trans girl to take her own life. Her situation resonated with me because I could see myself in her story. I wasn't fortunate enough to transition in school. If I had, I would have been much like what I suspect ... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/high...

This article is terrifying and a MUST READ ... www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

I have always believed that MAGA can't stand pediatric gender affirming care because it produces trans girls who look like cis girls. This causes a gay panic crisis for MAGA men who are attracted to those T girls. Rather than accept T girls as girls (and T women as women), to avoid feelings...

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I think MAGA activists in this sad excuse for an administration have decided that they will never get enough support to end trans care by law... BUT if doctors are afraid to provide that care, it's effectively ended. That's the goal here. Terrorize doctors into no longer caring for trans ppl.

It's about **** time someone stood up to the MAGA attack on WPATH. I'd warned years ago, with my little voice here on Bluesky and on Reddit, that MAGA was coming for WPATH and they needed to start fighting back. But they are doctors and researchers, not political operatives.

ok then

I went to see 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' this week and loved it. It's a rare wonderful sequel that's worth the ticket price. Back in the early 2000s, I worked in a Corp Comms dept run by a talented but difficult woman. She was extraordinary in many ways, but her standards were stratospheric ...

You should read this article by @katelynburns.com Excerpt: "... this investigation is well in line with the White House’s obsessive targeting of trans people who just want to live in peace and go about their lives .... It’s pure punishment politics.

For Easter I've been re-reading the excellent book by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social "Separation of Church and Hate." In his typically entertaining style, John dismantles the biblical arguments that conservative Christians use to justify their hatred of trans ppl and other groups.

#Audible insists on showing me promos for their Harry Potter sh*t every time I open the app. I contacted Audible support to see if I could stop this, since anything by the wizarding world's witch queen is offensive to me, but there's no way to block it. Arrgh!

Just got home after seeing #ProjectHailMary in IMAX. I loved the book and have waited 2 years to see the movie. Today was the 2nd time I saw it -- we saw it on a regular sized screen last weekend. If you like smart, hopeful science fiction, I can't urge you strongly enough to go see this film.

This is very good news. We've all been waiting for a decision like this. komonews.com/news/local/f...

42 people. millions of trans people are being tortured by their governments because of 42 people.

Here's the legal director of ADF, the organization that wants to criminalize LGBTQ people and ban care, praising Jesse Singal's NYT op ed. This is the goal of Singal, to spread uncertainty and undermine liberal support so that the far right can pass their anti-trans policies without resistance.

Trans Rights are HUMAN RIGHTS! #TransRights #Trans #Transgender #HRT #HumanRights #Right-to-be-me #beyourself #1love #love

A "Must Read" from Erin Reed on today's Jesse Singal op-ed in The NY Times. In summary, it's another disgraceful piece of anti-trans biased crap from Singal. When is someone going to start questioning these trans-haters on the deep sexual hang-ups that make them uncomfortable with trans people?

apparently today we get Jesse Singal in the New York Times with the "gender-affirming care is new & experimental" 🙃

The Trump admin is considering making financial institutions verify US citizenship for new and existing customers. edition.cnn.com/2026/02/24/b... Some history: Prior to the 1980s, companies didn't need to check the IDs of new hires. That requirement ...

@transitics.substack.com has published an excellent piece on how the US Bureau of Prisons will begin human experimentation on trans inmates in an attempt to "cure" them. This is pure nightmare fuel. transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-... 🧵

I've said it before and I'll say it again... MAGA, if you don't want people calling you fascists, stop acting like fascists.

**Tech Achievement Unlocked:** I have successfully installed Linux on an old PC (Fedora w/ Gnome). The old PC was previously unusable -- painfully slow with Win11. I installed a dual boot (to Linux or Win11). Windows fought me every step of the way but I eventually overcame it.

The Argument mag conducted a poll which found that voters agree with many anti-trans policies. Katelyn Burns has some analysis and worthwhile thoughts on this.

I recommend Ari's article for facts about recent mass shootings being hyped by right-wing media.

The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.

Excellent essay from Isaac Amend. Here’s an excerpt… “A suffering subject does not threaten status hierarchies …. Sympathy can be extended without requiring a recalibration of power, space, or expectations. … Acceptance remains conditional and charitable.” www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/07/o...

See also @juliaserano.bsky.social's response noting that the process of "moderation" doesn't actually win anything but actively loses large segments of the potential voting bloc due to out-and-out betrayal of their rights and dignities: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...

The EEOC has just voted 2-1 to remove the entirety of its employer guidance on sexual harassment because portions of it protected trans people. This administration is pro sexual harassment while simultaneously claiming they protect women.

I like hearing abt migrants “not respecting the laws of our nation” from ppl who knowingly voted for a felon.

This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home! Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.