@marisakabas.bsky.social managing to concisely lay out what's going on, without screaming and cursing like when I do it

There are valid uses but I hate what it's doing to people and... thought.

The judge also ordered that teachers have a right to misgender trans youth even when the parents know of and are supportive of their trans child. Just in case you thought this was actually about parental rights.

In less heartwarming news, the Southern District had a big lump of coal for CA's trans public school students and their supportive teachers this week. www.aclusocal.org/press-releas...

Families deserve dignity and respect, and belong together. When families stay together, children do better and so do our communities.

The complex late capitalist gender euphoria of being adressed by a service worker as "boss"

I'm reporting on what it's like to go through perimenopause/menopause while incarcerated for @themarshallproject.org, and building a guide for currently incarcerated people. Help me by filling out or sharing this form! www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/16/m...

This is fittingly also the name of a clothing brand founded by one of the Teen Moms and her 😒 husband, then shut down by the state of Tennessee for failure to file basic paperwork.

I do think more people should appreciate that Sarah has to be selective about when she draws attention to her identity given the obsessive focus on it by some of her colleagues--she is in a uniquely impossible position. But it also makes it more impactful when she does.

This...though the tests are also largely BS

Of the thousands of characters on TV between 1987 and 2007, TWO were Native American. One of those was Elaine Miles’s character on Northern Exposure. Last week, the actress was detained by ICE after they called her tribal ID “fake.”

Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”

Collective, racist punishment.

The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites. I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect

The ICAO is who you need to lobby if you want to remove gender from all passports altogether, which is why American trans activists have largely focused on the ability to update/change your gender marker

Got carded buying 0% beer. Asked store to fix. Manager says it's intentional "... to ensure that the children are still not trying to buy non-alcoholic as that could possibly get them in trouble in the real world if it is misperceived as being the real thing." What in the paternalistic hell...

Target corporate are trying to GUARANTEE a 100% watertight boycott by autistic customers, aren't they?

Remembering when Democrats blamed then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for elevating gay marriage as an issue ahead of the 2004 election--the same scapegoating Newsom is doing to trans rights now

"Woke" is giving us USWNT vs. Thailand tonight, my goodness.

just bc there are no trans athletes currently in the nwsl, does not mean none belong there. just bc we have African players who are extremely talented and accomplished, does not mean that they don’t deserve respect and humanity if they weren’t top of the league. also, i’m bored bored BORED of this.

Get out and vote (if you can and haven't), Virginia. #vagov thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

“ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien.”

The NWSL's silence on its gender eligibility approach has invited harassment of players — and now, an op-ed from a current player calling for "a clear standard" to address a problem that doesn't exist. Statements from NWSL, NWSLPA & thoughts from me @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

While attacks on arts justice and our freedom to read are not new, activists today are using innovative methods to fight back. Join us Tues., Oct. 28, 6 p.m. PT, where we’ll explore what collective safety looks like in the arts and in our personal expression. RSVP: aclusocal.org/we-keep-us-safe

If you're attending #ModelsofPride today, please come by the @aclusocal.bsky.social TABLE for know-your-rights info and LGBTQ+ Rights Trivia, and then join our WORKSHOP at 1:30 in Renberg Theater re: the state of LGBTQ+ student rights in California!

Venice, CA #nokings

"I don't knock my country for what it is - I knock it because I share the dream of so many of us as to what it can be." ~Rod Serling 1970

No one was helping Black transgender youth. So these parents stepped in. 19thnews.org/2025/10/no-o... via @19thnews.org

No one was helping Black transgender youth. So these parents stepped in. 19thnews.org/2025/10/no-o... via @19thnews.org

No one was helping Black transgender youth. So these parents stepped in. 19thnews.org/2025/10/no-o... via @19thnews.org

This is yet another reminder that the "you can just walk around with your papers and be fine!" is a lie: the cops routinely claim whatever documentation you provide is invalid It's racism all the way down

Fear caused by the Trump admin's turbocharged immigration crackdown is keeping pregnant mothers from the hospital. They are avoiding prenatal care. Others will give birth without their husbands and spouses, who have been deported. This stress caused by ICE makes pregnancy more dangerous.

We're so back

We're just over two weeks away from the Oct 13 deadline for @governor.ca.gov to sign or veto legislation. His office needs to hear support for our priority legislation. Today's ask: Call & ask him to support #SB59 — The Transgender Privacy Act — by @scottwiener.bsky.social#SB59 It's time to #SealTheDeal

I’m so excited to introduce Out Fits, my new queer athlete fashion column! We are starting with everyone’s favorite papi, Tash Cloud. Scroll to the end to get her look for yourself!

The joy of watching someone appreciate Natasha Hiedeman's "AUGH" [sic] tat for the first time

The secret to not being lonely is finding 2-3 buddies where you share one or two passionate things in common with and being able to listen intently when they go on about something you find inane and be happy for *them*. If you can do that you’re going to be more than okay, I promise.

The memo is a thinly veiled attempt to create a nonexistent conspiracy out of activists, nonprofits, and others pursuing equality and fairness for all — but we’re not afraid. We won't allow the government to scare us out of exercising our right to speak out.

I've seen a lot of people misunderstanding what this does and does not mean and Melissa does a great job explaining it's first and foremost a media strategy. Importantly, none of this is new and has been used against other groups and activists (Muslims/Palestinians, BLM, immigrants)

Even in the face of the SCOTUS decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor—the latest attempt to undermine the humanity of LGBTQ+ families—parents, students, & school leaders should know that California’s robust inclusive education & anti-discrimination laws remain strong. www.aclusocal.org/en/news/cali...

RFK Jr: The Amish don't have autism The Amish:

Way to capture the national mood, Willie! Everything, everything *is* bullshit. #FarmAid

Sorry it had to end that way, Valkyries. -- a fan of the Sparks, Liberty, and No Injuries BC

I may be American, but I’ll never be the Gestapo.

I stand with @carlscharles.bsky.social .

there simply isn't enough coverage of the fact that, as a matter of ideology and public policy, trump and his administration think domestic violence is good

Goddamnit. #nwsl #woso #fangrief

This is basic rule of law stuff: judges need to explain their decisions so the same standards are applied across the board, and lower courts are closer to the facts and should be respected. Stunning that this needs to be explained to SCOTUS, but it shows how far the Court has strayed.

Courtrooms are open to the public (unless there's a reason why specific proceedings are sealed) for reasons including but not limited to the 1st Amendment -- so livestreams of court proceedings also need to be open to the public. This morning I had to make like I was entering an appearance...