Alt: An excerpt of a bluesky thread by Emily Quinn concerning what to do about the transphobic S.9.
'hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes that matches what passed the house & they'd love a bill for trump to sign day one.
short call scripts for democratic & GOP senators follow. if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵
Summary (2025-01-08) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 [Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under
if your senator is a democrat, try the script below. it’s got a bail out written in. you’ll get an intern. be polite. by all means, fiddle & improvise!
so far, there are no dem cosponsors. what dems need to know to fight is that it won't hurt them to stand with trans people. it won't!🧵
"Hi, my name is _______________ and I'm one of Senator _______________'s constituents. I need the Senator to commit to voting No on S-9—the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" ban on transgender athletes.
This bill isn't about protecting anyone. And there's no compromise Democrats can make on trans rights to make Republicans stop attacking.
Voters respond when Democrats fight against injustice.
If Democratic Senators stand together against this, Republicans
can't pass this unjust law.
[you can stop here at 0:30 if you want to bail out]
Not standing up for trans people didn't help Democrats win elections in 2024 ask Sherrod Brown, Colin Allred, or Kamala Harris.
Please tell Senator _______________ to vote No on S-9. If not for trans people, then because voters show up to support Democrats who stand for something. Thank you."
if your senator’s GOP, try the script below. it’s got a bail out written in. you’ll get an intern. be polite.
different issues motivate these fools, but some can be manipulated, especially if they think it could come back to bite them—see the next post. by all means, rewrite or improvise.🧵
"Hi, my name is ________________ and I'm one of Senator ________________'s constituents. I need the Senator to vote No on S-9—this "Protect Women and Girls in Sports Act."
Government shouldn't be in people's business like this. I don't want some adult looking down a kid's pants to make sure she's got the right parts to play softball. That's disgusting nonsense and it doesn't do a thing to bring down the price of eggs-which is up again, by the way.
[you can stop here at 0:25 if you want to bail out]
I thought we were going to help the working class? Fix the economy? Going after 20 people across the US doesn't do that. Most folks don't ever even meet one of these people. This kind of stuff just makes people hate us. It's embarrassing. Who cares?
[you can stop here at 0:45 if you want to bail out]
Tell ________________ to vote No on S-9. Focus on business. Things that matter. Not culture war nonsense. We don't need perverts looking down kids' pants. Thank you."
the so-called “protection of women and girls in sports act” is cosponsored by 36 republicans.more from this list may sign on.
until then, check the screenshot below. if your senator’s 1 of these 8—especially one of the top 4—i’m borderline begging you to call & let them know this could bite them. 🧵
deb fischer - nebraska (was pro-bostock?)
dave mccormick - pennsylvania
occasionally not frothing at the mouth
mike rounds - south dakota"
“how do i find my rep?” try this website.
and unfortunately, at this time, i wouldn’t recommend calling from outside the US. 

getting people to act on this at the moment may well depend on making them afraid they’ll have to deal with angry constituents and/or lose the next election. 🧵'
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And my addition to this is trying faxing with these templates if you can't call, but want to do something.
FaxZero lets you send free faxes to your senators with no subscription or sign-up.
And that wasn't the whole thread, the rest has some great resources about why this bill sucks, but I figured time is of the essence and people on here should know what to do.
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