HR 2616, text below, just passed today in the House. Now it's time to call your Senators & tell them to vote NO ON HR 2616/S 2251 (and the very similar bills: HR 2617 & HR 7661 which aim to ban all trans books from every public school in the country!) www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

For anyone interested, I just started a petition to get anything created using generative AI disqualified from Eisner Award consideration moving forward. Please consider signing and sharing. www.change.org/no-ai-at-the...

Lmao I arrive at the gardening volunteer event and IMMEDIATELY learn they found a nest of bb buns, one is injured, I drive it 40 min to the nearest wildlife rehab

I’ve finally (FINALLY!!) updated my online shop!! Got the four Weekly Bun Life books on there, plus a Sweet Deal on all of em, plus Two of Us. hugbox.storenvy.com

hey angels. my dear friend sinead is a chicago-area trans woman looking to escape an unsafe living situation and needs all the support she can get. please share this. please contribute. getting sinead to safety would be genuinely life changing for her and for me. i love her very much.

This is what I sent, if you need ideas on what to say

This is a really great essay about children’s lit, and touches on (and goes further with) some of the things you may have heard me yell about at the CAKE panel I was on

I honestly love how many Chicagoans absolutely REFUSE to take off their cute jackets/coats/cardigans in the toasty @cakechicago.bsky.social hall

I’ll be tabling at @cakechicago.bsky.social this weekend! I’ll have the 4th and final Weekly Bun Life book and I’ve finally reprinted Two of Us!! Plus I’ll be on a panel on Sunday about making comics for different age groups 🌱

It’s been months and she still won’t let me near the knife 😔 This marks four years worth of these comics! I’ve decided that it’s a good end point. I’ve gotten what I wanted out of these little comics, and I hope you’ve enjoyed them!

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1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people. The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work. Subscribe to support our journalism.

She’s red!

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights is reporting an uptick in ICE activity across the Chicago area over the last week, incl. reported abductions at Cook County courthouses and immigration check ins. Chicago neighborhoods of reported activity include Rogers Park, Austin and Pilsen.

I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.

I would like to talk more about how ICE shot someone else yesterday and he is in critical condition! The coverage is really horrifying because DHS is giving a similar story to the one they gave about Renee Good and so much news coverage is just buying it. Please talk about Carlos Mendoza Hernandez.

One of my best memories from last year ☺️

I believe in you, strangers

The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

Specialized 🤓

want a list of specifics for what mamdani—who campaigned on not only protecting trans people’s right to access essential healthcare but *expanding* it—could be doing, that you could highlight when reaching out? check the article. then reach out to mayor mamdani. 🧵 📧: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

hi, cis folks! it’s been a little over a month since the 2 biggest private hospitals in NYC ended trans youth care. some folks thought this was resolved with a judge’s ruling or a letter from the NYAG. care has *not* resumed! there’s a simple ask ⬇️ for you, if you’re willing to fight with us. 🧵

Just a reminder to anyone with an online shop: I’d rather receive my order wrapped in a used sock than uline packaging

NY state peeps! You can help trans kids get healthcare again in NYC if you have 5 seconds to spare! 1. Click the link below. 2. Then click “send the AG feedback.” 3. Fill in your details, and below is a script for the comment (you can copy-paste the alt text).

The Silver Sprocket Staff that was laid off suddenly is just a little under 50% to their goal! Their goal covers roughly 2 months of wages for each staffer. With the job market what it is, we need to be here for each other! Give if you're able and sharing always helps too💖 : gofund.me/67a3e9a86

She DID share them with me okay

@americanbookseller.bsky.social has created a very easy form letter you can send to your Reps about HR 7661, the federal book banning bill, here: www.bookweb.org/advocacy-act...

1. The scientists behind the infamous ROGD/Social Contagion myth have released a new study called AYAGDOS, and are recruiting unsuspecting trans youth. They're operating under Northwestern. Community leaders need help spreading the word to avoid the study. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Apparently another one is up for Thursday (3/19) HB5066 www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...

Here's one for Illinois libraries ❤️ "The Digital Library Protection Act, as known as House Bill 5236, aims to prevent publishers from imposing unfair restrictions on libraries when licensing eBooks, digital audiobooks, and other electronic literary materials." www.ila.org/advocacy/rea...

I didn't believe this so I looked it up and holy shit, it's true. There is a literal pathway to life imprisonment if a trans person uses the bathroom 4 times in Idaho, if this bill fully passes.

Proudly overhearing my gf telling her friends about serviceberries 💛😊💛

The 4th Circuit literally ruled that states can pass laws that encourage trans adults to "appreciate their sex" and ban trans care for adults. 11th Circuit also used Skrmetti to expand medicaid exclusions. Come on.

I can't believe I'm saying this and it's not a meme, but polls close at 7 in Illinois, so if you're in line to vote, STAY IN LINE. You can register TODAY with a piece of business mail and vote TODAY. Every vote counts. It's a sunnier, nicer day out than we all thought it would be! Get out there!

Link/instructions to oppose this down the thread

Are you a trans person in the US looking to relocate from a high-risk state to a lower risk state? Did you know there’s a $10,000 no-interest loan you can apply for to help you do that? Link here and more info in thread below hfls.org/move-to-thri...

Harvest season

As others have pointed out, there’s a lot of confusing double (triple??) negatives in the wording, you can just say what you want to happen

You need to call your reps and demand that they OPPOSE: -the KIDS Act -KOSA -the Screen Act -Sammy's Law -the App Store Accountability Act And additionally, oppose: -reforming/sunsetting Section 230 -online age verification/ID laws www.congress.gov/members/find...

I dried a LOT of fruit 🍎

Don’t feel comfortable giving money directly? Powderhorn is a South Minneapolis neighborhood that has been hit hard by ICE, and their rent fund has a $150k gap between the amount of need they have and the funds they have available. Rent is due today, please donate here to help them close that gap!

No discount code expires with @kansascitydsa.bsky.social so long as we have the funds linktr.ee/kcdsa

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

And they take donations

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school. They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.