Happy May Day!

#Trans people have resisted sexual violence in a million ways for many years. Here are a few examples from recent US history--including Alyssa Rodriguez, the person our organization is named after. <3 #SAAM #MeToo truthout.org/articles/for...

From Frances Thompson’s testimony of being raped before Congress in 1866, to Alyssa Rodriguez's legal action that led to important changes in how transfeminine young people were treated in juvenile detention in New York State, these are some of the stories of resistance.

For decades, trans people, queens, butches, and other gender-nonconforming people have resisted sexual violence in countless ways — whether through seeking policy change, opening their homes to other survivors, telling their stories, escaping attackers, or organizing to support survivors.

"Watch those mono-issue people. They ain’t gonna do you no good. Watch these groups that can only deal with one thing at a time… You must believe that believing in human beings in balance with the environment and the universe is a good thing." --Bernice Johnson Reagon

The woman being murdered in the video Trump posted was an immigrant. Her name was Nilufar Yasmin. She was from Bangladesh. Trump is weaponizing her death against communities like hers. Outstanding reporting from @pabloreports.bsky.social for Migrant Insider. migrantinsider.com/p/her-name-w...

As Justice Jackson noted in her dissent, “The Constitution does not pose a barrier to reasonable regulation of harmful medical treatments just because substandard care comes via speech instead of a scalpel.”.. the majority sided w conversion therapy @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/04/01/s...

“Trans people in prison are experts on organizing under conditions of extreme censorship, surveillance, and repression." --Pooja Gehi of @arcgenderjustice.bsky.social (in a crucial piece by Gabriel Arkles) truthout.org/articles/tra...

This #TDOV, show up for trans people in prison and those who support us! Check out this article on how #trans people in #prison and organizations like ARC navigate #visibility, safety, and solidarity. truthout.org/articles/tra...

Episode 3 of The Road to Care is out now. Getting abortion care often means traveling long distances and navigating costs like gas, childcare, lodging, and time away from work. Abortion funds and clinics work together to make that journey possible. Watch the new episode: youtu.be/BcjgqQvP3as?...

Those at Bedford Hills need access to safe showers and indoor rec! Please support this petition from our friends at F2L. c.org/RQqCWv6PHm

There are no psychopaths. aeon.co/essays/psych...

My thoughts on how critical fully funded public libraries are to any Left political project in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...

We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.

It is hard to realize this past year that as a trans woman, my views will not be respected, many of my words will be forgotten, my work lost to time more quickly, and many of the things I have said for years will be said by cis men tomorrow who will get the credit and praise for coming up with it.

The "ICE is using military tactics suited for a warzone, not for American streets" rhetoric kinda misses the point that warzones are not naturally occuring. The US military creates war zones from residential neighborhoods and the tactics are not more justifiable just because it's overseas

Researchers from around the world made this happen. Bandim Health Project and RFK Jr.'s study was unethical and it is good that this has been cancelled. But the Danish government should investigate Bandim's role in exporting their anti-vax efforts globally. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in critical trans rights cases, Hecox and BPJ. The questions before the Court are: 1) Does Title IX protect trans girls from discrimination at school, and if so, does that apply to sports?

Protect trans freedom Trust trans kids Build trans power

NYC: Bring in the new year by hitting the streets! 1/6, 1, NYPL steps: Impeach rally freespeechforpeople.org 1/7, 3:30, 141 Flushing Ave: Shut down Crye Precision noise demo 1/8: Don't buy gas, for Venezuela bit.ly/StrikeThePump 1/10, 1, Union Square: Rally for trans kids tinyurl.com/5d4xc444

We're ending the year with more good news. A judge vacated our client's conviction and 18-year prison sentence for experiencing a stillbirth. The state plans to retry her, and we'll be there at her side. www.al.com/news/2025/12...

Well, not a NEW low. But low. religiondispatches.org/marking-a-ne...

The man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been named: The hero’s name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two, who owns a fruit shop.

Support this open letter written by trans and takatāpui rangatahi: "To be transgender or takatāpui is a taonga. To deny our young people access to life-saving medication on the basis of an imported culture war is cruel and abhorrent." our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...

In the Holocaust, Nazis captured my grandpa’s sister Sheinale (Yiddish for "beautiful") & her family & executed them in a forest in Lithuania. Their bodies are in an unmarked forest grave. In contrast, Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in their 1st year of use. See the difference?

NEW: Protestors turn up the heart on Fenway Health, an LGBTQ+ community health center that recently pulled transtion care from all patients under 19. Evan Urquhart was on the scene for Assigned Media with exclusive interviews and photos. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

New Yorkers will not sit idly by while the Trump administration continues to separate families, detain & arrest immigrants or threatens to send troops to our city. Join us to #ProtectOurFutures and register for the citywide call tomorrow (10/29) at 7PM: HandsOffNYC.com

At some point, the people of the US are going to have to ask themselves why in 2025, we still have a system of "democracy" that is intentionally designed to give the 60% of pro ethno-state white voters more power than everyone else in the country combined. Questions for the 40% of white folk.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, all governments should commit to moving away from coercive mental healthcare practices. Human Rights Watch has documented coercive mental healthcare practices, including shackling people with mental health conditions, in more than 60 countries across the world.

Day 2 of our Week of Action for incarcerated survivors! From Miley: "I was comfortable on the West side of the prison. I did NOTHING to get moved off of that block! I was at my PRAT assessment Gender Review Committee and I was asked do you feel comfortable on JA block?

“I want people to know that my mom’s medications were taken away and not returned,” Nory told MSNBC in Quetzaltenango on Aug. 27. Through tears after her mother’s death, she repeated: “They took away my mother’s medicine. I had no way to help her.”

Day 1 of week of action with Noel: “I feel so alone fighting against a system that doesn't exist. Now, don't think for a moment I don't appreciate you and what you're doing. It's just that I'm here alone trying to fight through this nightmare of depression.

Join ARC's week of action for incarcerated #survivors! These #trans and cis #women are organizing campaigns to protect their and others' #health and safety in #prison. Please share, but above all, please take the actions! 5 min each, big impact. Details: tinyurl.com/ARCActionDet...

If you’re distressed watching the transphobic nightmare unfold, a great way to support trans people is to become a penpal to an imprisoned trans person. @powerblossoms.bsky.social, @arcgenderjustice.bsky.social, @blackandpinkorg.bsky.social, @massamp1312.bsky.social, @tpride.bsky.social

LAST CHANCE to submit a comment to oppose taking hormones away from #trans people in Georgia prisons! Please take 5-10 minutes NOW to show up for our trans family inside. #Abolition #AbolitionFeminism #AbolitionAction cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...

Once I had a draft, I asked some of the smartest organizers I know for their input, and listened to folks already grappling with Trump's militant escalations in L.A. and D.C. What was ultimately shaped by these conversations is a set of questions that can help guide our preparations for this crisis.

Action alert!! ARC member Nadirah Ali, a Black woman in prison in PA, has terrible pain in her back, hips, and legs, to the point she is bent over even when she is just sitting in her wheelchair. Her legs and feet are swollen, and she has a hematoma on her leg that is not getting any better.

Can you donate to support Rayne and all of our members so they can do their brilliant work more efficiently and with less barriers?

Reminder! ⏰ There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s webinar all about IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA — learn what’s going on with education rights and what you can do. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ARC is thrilled to share that a group of folks doing trans solidarity work across prison walls are throwing a COVID-safe concert in New Haven and online. All proceeds will go to trans people in prison! Old Milk Mooney,Jesse Wilson, Old, Mother Juniper, and Fuzzy Dunlop! More Soon!!!!

In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

After 10 hours of debate, “vote-a-rama” (when senators can propose endless changes to a bill that their colleagues then need to vote on) will begin. Submit your ideas for amendments so Democrats can delay for as long as possible with a record-breaking vote-a-rama. 👇

Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam. But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today. Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...

“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.