A California state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will in the state's prisons rejected most applications. Advocates are now racing against a January 1st deadline for victims to appeal.

Indigenous Man Shot and Killed by Police in North Dakota open.substack.com/pub/stopline...

Carrie Ann Lucas, Disability Rights Activist and Attorney, Dies Following Denial From Insurance Company

I have so much to say about today’s case, legal analysis, and more. But the most powerful thing today was watching Chase Strangio argue in front of the court as the first trans attorney to do so. You could feel history, and nobody will ever take that away.

South Korean soldiers attempting to enter the National Assembly repelled by a fire extinguisher and camera flashes.

South Korea: Democracy Under Siege Protest works, and here's how. open.substack.com/pub/pdxright...

“Belgium made history on Sunday as the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay and pension.” www.npr.org/2024/12/01/n...

Native Women’s Deaths Often Misclassified, Obscuring Epidemic of Violence pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/native-wom...

Portland Protest for International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Dec 1st 2pm pioneer square

Another Thanksgiving Perspective

The ACLU of Ohio said the bill “ignores the material reality that transgender people endure higher rates of violence and assaults, particularly while using public restrooms, than people who are not trans" www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

In "Wacced Out Murals" Kendrick Lamar uses a racial slur against Inuit & Arctic Indigenous peoples. Language matters. Respect Indigenous communities and calls for change.

Claiming “everyone” is descended from enslaved peoples and slave owners erases the ongoing impacts of slavery on black and indigenous communities. This statement flattens history, ignores systemic oppression, and dismisses the specific accountability of colonial powers. Context matters.

A new settlement nullifies Tennessee’s sex offender enhancement for sex workers with HIV, removing “aggravated prostitution” from the list of “violent sexual offenses." www.them.us/story/tennes...

NEW SUBSTACK: The New York Times’ Troubling Role in Amplifying Transphobia pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...

Articles like this frame trans advocacy as “extreme” while downplaying the systemic violence we face. Centering cis discomfort over trans survival perpetuates harm. Trans rights aren’t negotiable or up for debate. We’re fighting for our lives. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Transphobia

My latest with LGBTQ Nation - covering four doctors who will be arguing against trans rights in Skrmetti. They are... all not qualified for this. Read more at: www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/cons...

New Substack: Behind the Curtain: ICE'S "Citizen Academy" Exposed as Propaganda and Vigilantism pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/behind-the...

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people. www.erininthemorning.com/p/nancy-mace...

Find your people, organize, and take care of each other. It's going to be a long fight.

Transgender Day of Remembrance TDOR Community Vigil - Portland OR Pioneer Courthouse Square Nov 20th - 7pm

A good litmus tear for how informed you are about trans athletes is whether or not you previously knew that no sports governing body has ever produced a study of actual trans bodies to justify banning trans women from sports.

Ku Klux Klan flyers found throughout northern Indiana communities calling for mass deportation www.wane.com/top-stories/...

It's not going to stop with bathrooms. The Republicans are going to try and dictate what gendered honorifics Sarah McBride can use on the floor to misgender her along with enforcing a gendered dress code to force her to wear men's clothes on the floor.

Before it was Mall 205, it was Morningside Hospital. Here is our look into Portland's own dark past.

Odessa, Texas - The existing ordinance, which offers a $10,000 reward for identifying trans individuals in what the city deems the “wrong” bathroom, has now been amended to include private facilities. pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/odessa-tex...

Every American flag is a warning sign. A reminder of stolen land, broken treaties, and ongoing violence against Indigenous, Black, and marginalized communities. It signals allegiance to systems built on oppression. Don’t ignore the message it sends. #Decolonize #LandBack

New Substack How the Media Fails: The Dangerous Trans Death Narrative pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/how-the-me...

Trans Day of Remembrance is Nov 20th. Is Portland showing up?

In the past three months, three people have been killed by police in Lincoln County, Oregon. "When police encounter individuals in crisis, de-escalation should be the default approach, not lethal force."

Today is prefiling day in 6 states and many are already introducing draconian anti LGBTQ legislation such as bounty bills to ban drag. Follow these accounts to stay up to date. go.bsky.app/DVtrFQR

Justice for Virginia Morris: A Veteran Killed by Lincoln County Law Enforcement pdxrightwatch.substack.com/p/justice-fo...

Queer and disabled USMC Veteran, Virginia Morris, was shot and killed on Veteran's Day (Nov 11 2024) by a Lincoln County Police Deputy. Deputies said they set up an observation point near the home and that Morris left the residence before being shot by Deputy Benjamin Cloud. Waldport, Oregon.

It’s morning in America apnews.com/article/onio...

EMS, or Early Morning Surveillance is one essential part of our activism tradecraft. Online OSINT research often results in an abundance of data that must be validated with some good ole fashioned OTG gumshoeing. Conejo Valley Antifascists show up to do the work.

Fatal shooting of woman by Lincoln County Deputy in Waldport on Sunday. Say her name, Virginia Lee Morris.

Some immediate steps for our trans fam: - Get your passport. Today. It takes time to come in and this will likely be shut down under Trump. - Update every ID your state allows you to. - Make sure you have a supply of medication in case of disruption