I am not a lawyer and don't know how accurate this is. "Talking points and symbolic gestures from federal politicians won’t force Alberta to change course. But there are two constitutional tools that would…" colenotcole.substack.com/p/what-ottaw...

"'The concern here is that there's not a lot in the way of protecting the public system'… "… She's worried about the government leaving out specific safeguards, and allowing them to be added or changed through ministerial orders, which… don’t require debate…" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Starting in 1999 in New York, the conservative think tank Treatment Advocacy Center rebranded involuntary outpatient commitment and began using the language of 'assisted outpatient treatment (AOT),' a euphemized term erasing any reference to coercion…" truthout.org/articles/mas...

“We need to learn to recognize when a debate isn’t actually about the topics that are being presented,” Gilmore explained, “if it’s actually an argument being made in bad faith on one side that is about something else…” rabble.ca/politics/can...

People who know me know I have a rough history with religion. While I want to support affirming allies of faith, Christianity will always represent trauma to me. Nevertheless, this article is worth a read.

"… they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate… "… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

OMFG can Alberta *please* stop being the test case for all the worst possible ideas...?!? How to draft laws that have even less nuance or understanding of the real-world impact on human lives... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"… Bill 13 bans mandatory: - Cultural-competency training - Unconscious-bias training - Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training - Training on applying the Charter or Alberta Bill of Rights…"

"Older generations… often had to seek community in ways that were 'very dangerous…' "While online spaces also pose risks, Dietzel believes the freedom and exploration they allow for are far greater — and considerably safer — than what earlier generations had…" www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...

"All NDP MLAs, and the two Independent and Liberal MLAs, stood and applauded the speech, along with seven of the 16 Tory MLAs in attendance. "The remaining Tories, including Khan, remained seated…" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Fuck this is an excellent piece, for all that it’s hard to read.

"I’ve done it before, like fistfuls of other queer and trans writers, and where did that get us? A world where anti-trans moral panic and anti-trans legislation are more virulent than when I first started..." xtramagazine.com/power/activi...

"… it sounds as if the government’s strategists planned to pull it out at the end of the current sitting of the Alberta legislature next week, pass it in a hurry and then bug off for the holiday break…" thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

"The op-ed gravely warns New Yorkers that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is going to force gay men to get bottom surgery and hormone therapy to make them into straight women, based on what appears to be little other than the author’s own fever-induced nightmares…" www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/zohr...

"Multiple cisgender women have turned down spots on a list of the top female cyclists in the U.K. because the organization compiling the list banned trans women. "'If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of'…" www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cis-...

"This document, which is largely unchanged from the first draft… mainly differs by including the names of the authors as well as a supplemental section with comments from people selected by HHS to review it, described in the press release as peer reviewers…" www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

"[ICE] deported Britania Uriostegui Rios from Louisiana to Mexico last week 'without any notice whatsoever' to her attorneys. "… ICE had deported her 'with none of her medication, none of her property or identification documents, no money, and no cellphone'…" www.them.us/story/britan...

MAGA world is pushing alleged new evidence the attempted assassin was trans, based on a DeviantArt profile ("they/them" is the default). "… MAGA’s outrageous attempts to distract attention from the president’s long-standing connections to Epstein have fallen flat…" www.salon.com/2025/11/19/m...

"... this is the Alberta government saying that the rights of trans kids to receive lifesaving healthcare, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams, don’t matter as much as Smith’s government’s right to dictate their lives..." xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

"The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills from legal challenges that affects transgender youth and adults..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Absolutely this. It keeps being portrayed as a boycott - and maybe it is for some, but these stories are having a big influence.

Of *course* the imaginary actress would aready have a show... www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

"Individuals who receive or provide an abortion could be imprisoned for up to 30 years… The legislation also bans the use of contraceptives that work by preventing fertilized eggs from implanting on the uterine wall… like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and Plan B…" truthout.org/articles/sou...

On Nov. 16, 1885, Louis Riel was put to death for treason. One of the most influential figures in Canadian history, he fought to preserve the rights of the Metis and has been called the Father of Manitoba. This is the story of his trial. 🧵 1/10

"The effort to create authoritarianism is more likely to lead to a breakup of the state than to a total regime change. "… To help us understand this risk, it helps to try to see the world from inside a grift bubble…" snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...

Those cormoran strikes are toxic. www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...

In Canada, the Overton Window has been narrowed to: 1. Progressive Conservative Or 2. reactionary Conservative www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Okay, so the "bubba" emails are legitimately from the leaked emails, as much as that confirms. "… but Mark Epstein told Newsweek the individual was not Clinton. He did not provide any additional details about the identity of 'Bubba' or the meaning of the emails…" www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

"One government source familiar with internal discussions said such conversations are indeed underway, though any revocation effort would be difficult to carry out and would almost certainly ensnare some cisgender people by mistake…" www.erininthemorning.com/p/trump-admi...

"… Trump has pitched himself to GOP women as their 'protector' who is eager to chivalrously shield womankind from… imaginary threats ranging from predatory immigrants to trans women in bathrooms. That billing has always been hard to square with the objective reality…" www.salon.com/2025/11/14/s...

"And so we can get into these patterns where we’re constantly in conflict about things that can’t really be solved because the thing motivating that conflict is actually our dysregulation..." truthout.org/audio/burnou...

"The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases about transgender athletes in January, which legal advocates warn could have broad consequences for trans civil rights far beyond the world of sports…" www.them.us/story/suprem...

"… last week’s federal budget did away with the luxury tax on yachts and private jets. "… at a time of staggering wealth accumulation at the top and a persistent affordability crisis below, it… suggests how badly Canadians were conned by Mark Carney…" rabble.ca/columnists/l...

"U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday formalized a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at the denomination’s hospitals across the country..." www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cath...

"For the blissfully offline (oh, how we envy you), 'transvestigation' is a transphobic conspiracy theory advanced over the past eight years, adherents to which believe countless celebrities, politicians, & other public figures are secretly transgender…" www.them.us/story/charli...

"Right-wing Newsmax correspondent Greg Kelly… bizarrely [applauded] that 'it has nothing to do with transgender.' "… He then went on to baselessly blast Joe Biden for ignoring the drug crisis because he was too obsessed with trans rights…" www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/far-...

If you're ever tempted to think that AI is smart, ask it to write something funny.

Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies. In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.

"Her insurance… has repeatedly refused to cover a pap smear or a routine breast cancer exam since her legal name… is still male. The last time Kareis spoke to her endocrinologist, her doctor was concerned about losing her job under the Trump administration…" 19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...

"Research shows… a larger, complex picture… Detransition is not always based on regret. Some detransitioners experience negative side effects from transition… And frequently, people who detransition still identify as trans or gender non-conforming…" 19thnews.org/2025/11/detr...

“Lower doses of injectable estradiol can achieve therapeutic estradiol levels with excellent testosterone suppression… Spironolactone was not associated with additional testosterone suppression and may result in lower estradiol levels...” www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/12/h...

'We need a big tent party that welcomes and is not judgmental of TE*Fs, phobes and racists' says person who will later say 'it's scary how unwelcoming this party became after we welcomed in all the TE*Fs, phobes and racists.' www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/sara...

C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

"The 'review' of books targeted any books that touch upon gender and gender identity… It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content…" www.erininthemorning.com/p/some-tenne...

Pride flag ban, no DEI in schools policy, third trimester abortion funding cut, parental notification of school groups participation, declaring churches essential services among the resolutions that will be discussed at the next UCP policy convention www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"This push for high rates of return could drive private equity-owned utilities to cut costs on things like basic maintenance that could intensify existing issues around safety and reliability. 'We should prime ourselves for higher rates and inferior service'…" truthout.org/articles/dat...

"It's important to speak to trans people not just as victims of policies that target us but as experts who can shape public understanding of the consequences… or even just as individuals with lived experience who see policies as they affect us…" www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Today's must-read. "Providers who want to receive credit for the CME courses must sign up for Genspect’s Substack to the tune of $180 per year..." www.erininthemorning.com/p/michigan-s...

"The IOC will likely put a ban into effect over the next six to 12 months, multiple sources told The Guardian, following through with new IOC President Kirsty Coventry’s campaign promise to do so…" www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/olym...

“And I have spent so many decades of my life disconnecting from my body because of [gender] dysphoria. I’m now participating in this sport that forces me to be present in my body, forces me to appreciate it...” thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...