Do you want to help transgender folk in the United States AND Canada? Do you have followers that you think might be a citizen of Canada or know someone who is?
If there's just the slightest chance that the answer to both those questions is either a "yes" or a "maybe" or a combination of both, then I have two things you can reblog, post on other platforms, etc. In Canada we have a federally run government website to get signatures for petitions. These petitions, if they get enough valid signatures, will show up in our Parliament for our government to consider and give a response on. Up right now and open for signature are two petitions.
First up is a petition to alter the rules for our "Third Safe Country" agreement with the United States to allow LGBTQI+ folk to seek asylum here. At current, any request for asylum from the United States regarding LGBTQI+ discrimination is blanket denied. So, lets change that with Petition e-7195:
The above petition closes for signature June 25, 2026, at 3:13 p.m. (EDT).
Second is a petition that covers quite a lot but the essence of this one is that we have a clause called the "Notwithstanding Clause" in our constitution that allows provinces to shield laws they locally pass from judicial review for 5 years so they can pass laws to solve their problems without the Federal Government from getting involved. In practice it's being used to remove human rights, and ignore aspects of our constitution like the right for those under 18 to seek gender affirming care and to deny teachers their right to protest. Petition e-7269 is requesting our government to annul the recent uses of the Notwithstanding clause to uphold the Charter that gives Canadian Citizens and Residents their human rights (this is within the Federal Governments power to do, they just haven't done it yet):
The above petition closes for signature July 24, 2026, at 11:04 a.m. (EDT)
If you could share even just the links and ask people to sign that would be fantastic. The more signatures we get, the higher on the priority list these petitions go. Every single signature counts here.
Please call your representatives: VOTE NO on the FEDERAL BOOK BANNING BILLS HR 2616, HR 8705, and HR 7661!
Transcript below the cut.
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There are currently THREE FEDERAL BOOK BAN BILLS aiming to ban all TRANS BOOKS from U.S. public schools! HR 2616, HR 8705, HR 7661
June 2026 / Maia Kobabe (a trans author, for three years in a row the most challenged author in the U.S.)
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HR 2616 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools if they āteach or advance concepts related to gender ideology,ā as defined by an Executive Order signed by Trump in Jan 2025. It would also cut funding from schools unless they require āparental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form.ā HR 2616 HAS ALREADY PASSED IN THE HOUSE! Please call your Senators to say NO ON HR 2616!Ā
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HR 8705 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools which teach ādiscriminatory equity ideology or gender ideology,ā as defined by two Executive Orders aimed at suppressing ācritical race theoryā and trans representation. This bill is named after the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk, āThe Charlie Act.ā HR 8705 has passed out of committee, but has not yet been introduced in the House. Please call your House Reps to say NO ON HR 8705!
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HR 7661 threatens to cut federal funding from public schools which offer material deemed āsexually oriented," treating any LGBTQIA+ identity as sexual content. It specifically forbids āgender dysphoria or transgenderism,ā and ālascivious dancingā (drag). This bill, titled āStop the Sexualization of Children Act,ā has 22 co-sponsors and has passed out of committee but has not yet been introduced to the House. Please call your House Reps to say NO ON HR 7661!Ā
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CALL SCRIPTS
āMy name is [name] and Iām calling from [city, state, zip code]. Iām asking [Senator] to vote no on HR 2616. I oppose HR 2616 because it would restrict studentās access to books and it would specifically harm trans, nonbinary, and intersex students. Please stand against book bans and protect queer students!ā
āMy name is [name] and Iām calling from [city, state, zip code]. Iām asking [Rep] to vote no on HR 8705 and HR 7661. I oppose these bills because they would restrict studentās access to books and accurate history, and would especially harm BIPOC, trans, nonbinary, and intersex students. Please stand against book bans and support public education funding!ā
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Author Maia Kobabe: If HR 2616, HR 8705, or HR 7661 pass, it would be almost impossible for any public school in the U.S. to offer or teach my books, unless theyāre willing to risk their federal funding. Students would be even less likely to learn about trans stories or accurate U.S. history.Ā
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Please call your representatives: VOTE NO on the FEDERAL BOOK BANNING BILLS HR 2616, HR 8705, and HR 7661!Ā
Follow AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS on insta & bluesky for updates on these bills!
insta / patreon / portfolio / etsy / my books / print store / bluesky
Maia always makes these actions clear and accessible and I so appreciate eir work.
If you don't know who your Senators or Representatives are, you can use Ballotpedia's Who Represents Me tool! (Note: there's a field for you to input your email address on their page, but it's not necessary to get your results. They just need a mailing address to confirm who your reps are.)
Once you've got names, you can look up and save your Reps' phone numbers in your phone. I find this makes it easier when I'm wavering about feeling brave enough to place a call. Just pressing a button instead of going and looking up the phone number all over again makes it just a liiiiittle easier, and sometimes that makes the difference between calling and not calling!
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i don't care if there's still several hours of light left, my day's OVER
capcom ate this one little thing because she looks like the Ate that used to babysit me and dress me up in the ugliest little outfits for her fashion runway. right down to the dip dye
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me when I see someone hating on a popular thing that I like: congratulations idiot you just won the most annoying contrarian ever award for being the most annoying contrarian ever
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