Allison Chapman
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She/Her | Death Before Detransition | LGBTQ+ Legislative Researcher and Activist | Bylines: @Slate | Media: [email protected]
Joined December 2021
When trans lives are under attack, what do we do? ACT UP FIGHT BACK
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One of the first things Nazis did was burn books containing research into transgender medicine. History is repeating itself and no one is paying attention
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Chaya thinks this is an own because she can’t imagine what it’s like to be in a loving relationship
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I'm absolutely DISGUSTED by Georgia Representative @dalewashburn. A mom of a thriving trans girl emailed the representative to share her daughter story and to urge him to vote against anti-trans bills. He responded by misgendering and calling her daughter mentally ill.
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I'm in shock. Texas has introduced a bill (SB1029) to effectively BAN ALL GENDER AFFIRMING CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL AGES. If a Doctor or Insurance provides gender affirming care they could be sued for malpractice.
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KY Senator Berg passionately explained her no vote on KY Drag ban. "My proud trans child. The last thing he did at work before he went home and killed himself was to send out press release. warning us what was coming. Warning the world of this!". Take a listen
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🚨🚨Kansas HAS PASSED a bill that will require ID verification for any site that has LGBTQ+ content! This bill passed with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. This bill uses a definition of "harmful to minors" which includes "homosexuality."
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🚨 Georgia has introduced HB1128 called the Women's Bill of Rights. IT IS NOT ABOUT WOMENS RIGHTS. Most alarmingly it ENDS all legal recognition of trans people and REMOVES SEXUAL ORIENTATION and GENDER IDENTITY from qualifying as a HATE CRIME.
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🚨🚨Oklahoma introduces a FELONY BAN on VIEWING pornography. This is 100% straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. It appears to me with the bills I've read out of Oklahoma that representatives there are testing the waters for Project 2025.
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West Virginia is doubling down on their transgender bans. Today they introduced another bill, SB278. This bill, if passed, would fine trans people no less than $1,000 and up to 6 months in jail for just going out in public. Absolutely terrifying.
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Immediately following the release of the Cass Review, NHS England has announced it will now investigate Adult Transgender Health Care. This is not, and has never been, about children. The NHS is going to attempt to ban adult transgender healthcare,
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Tennessee House PASSED a bill not requiring anyone to solemnize a marriage if they disagree with it. This allows people to refuse to marry queer couples, trans couples, even interracial couples. They are coming for ALL OF US not just trans people
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🚩When reports throw out studies on HRT and Puberty Blockers solely because they lack being blind it's bad science and transphobic. It's literally IMPOSSIBLE to have a double blind study for HRT/Blockers because people will notice if they are going through puberty or not.
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In one year we have shifted from trans kids shouldn't play in sports to adults shouldn't have hormones. This was never and will never just be about protecting kids. Bill Text:
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has added Chaya Raichik as an Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremist on their hate watchlist. Her reign of terror must come to an end.
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THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT KIDS!!!!. Republicans are ON RECORDING TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO GO AFTER TRANS ADULTS. WE FUCKING TOLD YOU.
1. In a stunning audio release, Michigan and Ohio Republicans are heard stating that the "endgame" of anti-trans legislation is to ban trans care "for everyone.". They discuss exactly how they plan to do it: "piece by piece, incrementally". Subscribe to support my work.
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Florida is not safe for trans people. Florida is not safe for queer people. Florida is not safe for black people. Florida is not safe for Jewish people. Florida is not safe for birthing people. Florida is not safe unless you are a straight white male.
Ron DeSantis signed a near-total abortion ban last night while Floridians were sleeping. The new law includes jail time for doctors and will force rape victims to give birth to their rapist’s baby.
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🚨🚨 Oklahoma's House has PASSED (80-18) HB2177 which will ESSENTIALLY BAN all gender affirming care INCLUDING ADULTS in the State of Oklahoma. This bill now goes to the Senate. This is the first time we've had a bill that will ban adult healthcare pass a chamber.
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We have surpassed 300 Anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the USA. - 91 Gender Affirming Care Bans.- 39 Sports Bans.- 44 Don't Say Gay/Forced Outing bills.- 27 Drag bans.- 12 defining trans people out of law. We are in truly unprecedented times.
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Dale Washburn is an embarrassment to the legislative body and to the state of Georgia. His words are exceedingly offensive and hateful towards transgender people and those that love and support them. Rep Washburn should face repercussions for his actions.
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Tennessee Senate has PASSED a drag ban that also could be used to criminalize trans people for just existing in public. This also will most likely ban pride events. This is absolutely terrifying.
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🚨 BREAKING: In another attempt to criminalize trans people, WV Introduces a bill that would charge trans people with a FELONY if they were within 2500ft of as school!. It would also REQUIRE school officials to report TRANS PARENTS to the government!
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Tennessee House has passed ANOTHER DRAG BAN. This drag ban would require adult cabaret entertainers, including trans and drag entertainers, to receive a permit prior to their performance. This essentially allows the government to maintain a list of drag and trans performers
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Elon Musk is calling for parents of trans kids to be JAILED for life. The calls for our imprisonment, forced medical detransition, and death continue to amply and grow. It’s scary. Hold your loved ones close and we will get through this together 💜
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Out of the 301 Anti-LGBTQ bills :. - 1 has been signed into law.- 15 have passed committee.- 15 have passed one chamber.- 2 has passed both chambers.- 35 have died.
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This isn't about women, it isn't about trans people. It's about targeting the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. This bill would prevent people from updating their gender markers on DL, Birth certs, medical documents, and so much more. It would ban trans people from bathrooms and more
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Alejandra Caraballo @Esqueer_ has had all her tweets removed and account locked for spreading publically reported on information about Neo Nazis. Good to see Elon is fully embracing being a Nazi and only enforcing freedom of speech that match his political ideology.
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Saying the quiet part out loud. Jamie ADMITS this isn’t about kids. The next target is restricting access to gender affirming care for ADULTS. They are coming for informed consent HRT.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer_ has been permanently suspended from Twitter. I don't feel the need to go into why, as it's already been covered in depth. I'm just very sad to see a friend and mentor unfairly removed from the platform. #unbanEsqueer
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Oh so now we are calling a mother breastfeeding her children child abuse and the mother a pedophile. Trans women can produce milk exactly the same as any other woman. The “drugs” are just to induce milk production.
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If there are so many detransitioners, then why is it always the same seven people every single time?
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‼️Prof. Ogunnaike resigned from the religious diversity task force in a fiery letter "in protest of the administration's unjustified and irresponsible use of excessive force against my students and colleagues, and its unrepentant dishonesty about its horrible mistakes."
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Alejandra Caraballo @Esqueer_ has been suspended again, this time indefinitely for talking about publically available information naming a Nazi. Twitter is going full fascist. There is only freedom of speech if Elon agrees with you.
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In a statement to The Guardian, Cass suggests that social media and the internet could be the cause of gender dysphoria. Absolutely absurd statement that is not backed in facts, or studies. This is clearly a biased review that was driven by transphobic opinions and not facts
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This was originally reported by @georgiayouthco .
Politicians are trying to divide Georgians by targeting trans youth, but we’re showing them that their attempts to use hatred to hold on to power won’t work.
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🚨 Oklahoma has added an EMERGENCY clause to HB2177. This bill has already passed committee. This will ELIMINATE ALMOST ALL ADULT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE in the state of Oklahoma. By adding the emergency clause, this bill will go into FULL EFFECT as soon as the governor signs it.
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Everyone needs to realize the next 2-5 years of the fight for trans rights will define the next 50 years. All the laws that do pass will go to SCOTUS eventually and those decisions will last 50+ years.
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🚨 BREAKING: Indiana republicans have introduced HB1291, a 69 page bill ENDING ALL LEGAL RECOGNITION of trans people. This goes through the entirety of the state law and replaces "gender" with "biological sex". Absolutely horrendous.
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Nashville PD has confirmed the horrific school shooting today was committed by a trans person. I want to make this abundantly clear, I absolutely condemn this violent act. One person committing an act of violence doesn’t represent an entire community,.
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🚨🚨Yesterday Tennessee passed a bill that will allow for anyone to refuse to marry LGBTQ+ or interracial couple due to their personal beliefs. This is a direct attack on Obergefell and Loving. This bill now goes to the governor.
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@largo35839158 No. She checked them out and burned them and promises to do it to all material related to queerness if she gets elected.
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🚨🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨. Please send comments on the proposed ADULT BAN on HRT in OHIO! . Email your comments to MH-SOT-rules@mha.ohio.gov with a title of "Comments on Gender Transition Care Rules. YOU DO NOT NEED TO LIVE IN OHIO TO COMMENT!!!. Then spread the word!
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🚨🚨 Arkansas Senate HAS PASSED SB270 (18-8). This bill could JAIL ADULTS UP TO 30 DAYS for GOING TO THE BATHROOM. This now moves to the house. This is the first major bathroom ban to pass a chamber since the 2016 NC ban and boycott. I'm horrified at the cruelty of @GOPArkansas
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@Obscure_Goose12 Cool. Well once they have banned porn completely enjoy your felony for attempting to access it.
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As of today we are tracking 329 Anti-LGBTQ bills with 52 bills actively moving or signed. - 3 have been signed into law.- 25 have passed committee.- 22 have passed one chamber.- 2 have passed both chambers waiting gov signature.- 38 have died
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This bill defines "unlawful pornography" as anything that would be considered pornographic.
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This is a super comprehensive bill stripping rights away from trans and queer people. This does absolutely NOTHING for women. Bill text:
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I respect Sarah. She is in an impossible position and I have to respect her working within the system the way she sees fit. However, I will not comply with a bathroom ban, in the Capital Building or anywhere else. I would encourage others to refuse to comply as well.
I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families.
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‼️NO CHARGES IN DEATH OF NEX. We NEED a DOJ investigation!! . WE NEED JUSTICE FOR NEX BENEDICT! . NO JUSTICE NO PEACE
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🚨 Kentucky has introduced a bill that would REMOVE TRANS KIDS from their home if they don't follow the state's school bathroom ban and charge their parents with NEGLECT. This builds upon a bill passed last year that requires schools to ban trans students from bathrooms.
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When @Esqueer_ said she thought we would get up to 500 anti-queer bills this year I thought she was (just slightly) crazy. Unfortunately, we are now tracking 515 Anti-LGBTQ+ bills across America. I cannot believe we have hit this point. The hate from the right is very real.
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@MavenOfMayhem @MattWalshBlog That's a really nice mandatory 5 year jail time with maximum of 20 years. Oh and with the newly introduced HR1136/SR644, if passed this argument could hold up in court and be a federal crime.
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@leelj75 As a trans legislative activist and researcher I’m very aware of that. I said I’m in shock not that I am shocked. I knew it was coming but I still go into a bit of a shock when things happen. No matter how much I expect something it still hits me hard when it happens.
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🚨 WV IS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TRANS PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC LIFE. In WV HB195 it defines anything related to transgender people as obscene matter in a FELONY ban. Absolutely HORRIFIC.
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Chaya Raichik's actions are sickening & repulsive. In an attempt to plead her innocence, she posted graphic details about the sexual assault of a minor. She even made sure to censor the text enough so that it's monetized so she can profit off the publication. I'm appalled.
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🚨 BREAKING: Oklahoma is attempting to BAN PRIDE. The State Powers Committee has PASSED a bill with amendments to BAN PRIDE FLAGS and to BAN the use of any state funds in support of PRIDE. (Bill text is from original bill. Will update when amended text is released)
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@LoveNotHate1277 On first glance yes, but if you read how it defines unlawful pornography it just describes pornography in general.
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@Pimnipop Yeah most young people do not in fact want to give someone their ID to see porn or read something about queer people lmao.
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The full autopsy of Nex Benedict was released today. It showed levels of Benadryl "in a range compatible with other reports of patients dying from diphenhydramine overdose" per Toxicology Expert Dr. Joshua King. All trans suicides are murders. Let's talk about this. 1/?
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🚨 Kentucky HB470 would find a mental health provider in unethical conduct if they affirmed a trans kid's names and pronouns. This is an absolutely HORRIFYING bill. 🧵
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Okay y’all can I say something real quick? . Can we not call other states, particularly red states, shitholes, worthless states, etc? . These states have real people, real trans people in them, who are fighting to save their state. ALL states are worth fighting for.
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By silencing a representative you are silencing the people who elected them. This is undemocratic and obvious attempt to silence someone for having an opposing view.
The Republican Party of Montana is refusing to allow me—a transgender Representative—to speak on any bill. This is fundamentally undemocratic. My light is on, and I am ready to speak on behalf of the constituents who elected me to do so.
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Per Ohio Governor DeWine Press Conference:. The Ohio Dept of Health is releasing a draft policy that requires all GAC INCLUDING ADULTS be provided by a team which must include, an endocrinologist, a psychiatrist, and a bioethicist. Absolutely Horrifying.
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Please CALL the governors office NOW and ask her to VETO SB394. Governor Laura Kelly.Phone Number: 877-579-6757.
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The Overton window continues to shift. Alabama republicans have introduced a bill modifying their existing Don't Say Gay law to COMPLETELY ban discussion regarding SEXUAL ORIENTATION and GENDER IDENTITY and expands it up to TWELTH GRADE.
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Elon Musk is now promoting the burning of queer books. Nazis post freely on the platform. This might as well be 4chan
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@RolfPersson11 Murdering someone due to their sexual orientation isn't disagreeing. It's hate. Read the law.
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We have SURPASSED 400 anti-lgbtq bills for 2023. Last year we had 155. This is UNPRECEDENTED. - 4 have been signed.- 48 failed.- 42 passed committee.- 37 have passed one chamber.- 5 are pending governor's signature
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Today the Daily Wire called for the complete banning of “transgenderism.” Shortly after, Matt Walsh attacked my friend @ErinInTheMorn on his show and threatened her and my entire community. The trans community is under a coordinated and vicious attack from the right.
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@ArkaniaMarci @tettraOS Line 32-33 it defines “harmful to minors” as previously defined in existing law. You then have to follow that to find the existing definitions. This little rabbit trail is most likely what democrats didn’t realize when they passed the bill.
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@ErinInTheMorn This should be a first amendment violation but it's not like the supreme court is going to do shit about it. My wife also points out that this ban includes all identify and orientation. You can't say you are married regardless of orientation based on this law.
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It’s really hard not to feel a bit hopeless atm. 281 anti-trans bills and the previous president calling for a complete eradication of trans people and the best our current president can do is 20 seconds in the state of the union.
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If this bill is passed and signed, it will go into effect IMMEDIATELY. If you receive gender affirming care in Oklahoma, I encourage you to contact your care provider NOW and discuss contingency plans. DIY Hormones are also an option.
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The Cass review throws out evidence based upon this fact. The NHS is going to make decisions based on this that will cause the death of trans teens. It's reckless to publish a study that will cause this much harm while failing to realize the impossibility of a blind study.
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I wrote my first article! So excited to have it published by @Slate!. Please give it a read! I dig into a dangerous trend that seeks to end all legal recognition of trans people and more under the guise of “women’s rights”. (Link in comments)
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Elon Musk is now promoting the burning of queer books. Nazis post freely on the platform. This might as well be 4chan
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Another day and another trans death. It’s absolutely heart wrenching to read suicide note after suicide note from someone without your community. This is what transphobia does. It kills.
Trans flight attendant famed for airline ad dies by suicide: ‘Sorry I could not be stronger’
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Absolutely dystopian. Missouri AG will now have all medical records of transgender patients at Planned Parenthood’s in Missouri. The government should NEVER have private medical records. If this was for abortion care there would be a media uproar.
Court rules Missouri AG entitled to certain Planned Parenthood transgender care records
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I got a bit more visible today than I had originally intended but Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!. My life has improved so so much since coming out. I’m happier and more confident than I have ever been and I’m so grateful that I get to be me!
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Oklahoma has introduced SB250. This bill prohibits medical providers from being reimbursed via medicaid, medicare, state, or federal government if they provide gender affirming care REGARDLESS of age. This effectively bans gender affirming care for all ages in the state.
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Tennessee’s Senate has PASSED SB01 which criminalizes giving kids gender affirming care, even if it’s obtained out of state. The house is very close to passing their companion bill. Tennessee is at a very imminent risk of outlawing gender affirming care and criminalizing parents.
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Y’all trans people are in real danger. They are openly calling for OUR ERADICATION. If you don’t see this as genocide I don’t know what to tell you.
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The Speaker of the House in Montana refused to let the first trans women rep elected in Montana to speak against a bill stripping all legal recognition from trans people. Absolutely shameful. There is blood on their hands. Shame on the republicans of Montana!.
The arbitrary ruling that was just made in Montana is that the speaker can simply refuse to let anyone speak, for any reason.
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Rep @SarahEMcBride is being targeted by House GOP in an attempt to BAN her from female bathrooms. This would also ban any trans staff that works within the House of Representatives from using the bathrooms that match their gender.
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Texas has introduced HB4129 which would charge trans people and drag performers with a FELONY if there were viewed in a public place.
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🚨🚨West Virginia Senate has passed a bill that ENDS LEGAL RECOGNITION OF TRANS PEOPLE. This INCLUDES a BATHROOM BAN in all government facilities. This pains me as a trans person who was born and has family in WV. It now moves on to the house where it is expected to pass.
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Nex’s family is supportive of them even in their death. They are still learning. This is more than most parents. Don’t attack grieving parents. Their mother’s love for them is apparent and I grieve with her for the loss of her child.
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🚨 Kentucky Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection committee has PASSED AND AMMENDED SB115. This bill could JAIL trans people for up to 90 days for EXISTING in public spaces. Words cannot describe how devastating this is to me.
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This bill EXPLICITLY calls trans people OBSCENE MATTER. Trans people are NOT obscene. We are not a danger to the public. We are normal people just trying to live our lives!
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This law will be used to arrest anyone who is not white for just existing. It’s going to essentially require anyone who is not white to carry around papers proving they are citizens or in the country legally. This is a racists dream.
Georgia has passed a law allowing local police to arrest anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. It also provides immunity to officers for “mistakenly” arresting the wrong people as long as they’re acting in “good faith”
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🚨Louisiana has passed a bill out of committee that would END ALL LEGAL RECOGNITION of trans people. It goes even farther than that and BANS trans people from bathrooms in schools and other facilities that are separated based upon gender.
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Libsoftiktok has posted an uncensored photo from a women’s locker room. This is an egregious breach of privacy and potentially illegal. How can you claim to be protecting women while actively posting pictures from a locker room?
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🚨 Arkansas has introduced a full BATHROOM BAN for all trans people. SB270 would charge a trans person with a misdemeanor for sexual indecency with a child if a trans person is the bathroom and a minor walks in. Arkansas must not let this pass!
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HORRIFYING. Texas has introduced SB1690 that would allow the state to remove kids from parent's custody if they have taken the child out of state for gender affirming care. This is absolutely sickening.
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🚨 BREAKING: Wyoming introduces a bill that would END LEGAL RECOGNITION of trans people and explicitly ban ALL trans people from using the bathroom that matches their gender. It's called the "What is a Woman Act" obviously referencing @MattWalshBlog 's political "documentary".
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