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RIP Miss Major

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Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

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A good way to honor Miss Major's memory, if you have the ability to, would be a donation to the Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project Black Trans Cultural Center.

This is a project originally led by Miss Major herself and aims to provide political education, leadership development, re-entry resources following incarceration, and legal advocacy to Black and Brown members of the transgender, gender-variant, and intersex community.

Support Us - Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center

Donate today and help TGIJP continue in the fight for self-determination, gender justice, and abolition! Donate Today!

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Federal court overturns transgender sports ban calling it "the essence of discrimination" - LGBTQ Nation

Trans kids can participate in school sports in Arizona because of the ruling.

"Arizona’s ban on transgender athletes has been blocked by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which called the 2022 law “the essence of discrimination.”

Supporters of the so-called Save Women’s Sports Act claimed that the law protected girls and women in schools and colleges from “unfair competition.” However, the federal court found that pre-pubescent trans girls and trans girls on puberty blockers have no significant physical advantages over cis girls their own age, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

“[The law] to ensure competitive fairness and equal athletic opportunities for cisgender female athletes cannot be squared with the fact that the Act bars students from female athletics based entirely on transgender status,” Judge Morgan Christen wrote in the court’s 3-0 decision.

“[The law] permits all students other than transgender women and girls to play on teams consistent with their gender identities,” Christen continued, “transgender women and girls alone are barred from doing so. This is the essence of discrimination.”

Two trans girls, an 11-year-old soccer player and a 15-year-old swimmer and volleyball player on puberty blockers, sued to overturn the law; 18 states signed court arguments in favor of the law, and 17 states signed arguments against it.

A lower federal court also ruled against the law, and the two court rulings against it can now be cited as a legal precedent to help other trans girls play sports. However, Arizona could also appeal the decision to be heard by an 11-judge panel on the appeals court or ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the matter.

“A student’s transgender status is not an accurate proxy for athletic ability and competitive advantage,” said Rachel Berg, a lawyer with the National Center for Lesbian Rights who represented the two girls in court. “Our clients are thrilled to be able to continue to play on girls’ sports teams with their friends while this case proceeds to trial.”"

-via LGBTQ Nation, September 10, 2024

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Cool paid opportunity for femme trans artists of color via the transgender law center!!

[zinniajones]

We won! After more than a year since the passage of SB 254, nurse practitioners can prescribe HRT to trans adults in Florida again 💊💉🧑‍⚕️✌️ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.460963/gov.uscourts.flnd.460963.223.0.pdf

[zinniajones]

State of Florida Loses Federal Challenge as Court Strikes Down and Enjoins Law Targeting Transgender Adults and Adolescents Ruling in

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Sylvia Rivera during the filming of "The Transexual Menace" (1996)

photo by Mariette Pathy Allen [website] [instagram]

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Shinjuku Boys is a 1995 documentary about the lives of Kazuki, Tatsu, and Gaish, three self-identified onabe, an expansive term that can encompass both butch lesbians and trans men. "The suave trio speak frankly to the camera about sex, queerness, trans identity, and masculinity," says The Queer Review. Shinjuku Boys is available to rent on Vimeo.

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TRANS OHIOANS - START STOCKPILING YOUR HRT AND PLAN HOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE YOUR TRANSITION CARE

Ohio has taken a page out of Florida’s book and is proposing to effectively ban adult transition care via the requirements of numerous specialists - a psychiatrist, endocrinologist, and a bioethicist.

Gender-affirming care access for Ohio trans adults to be restricted under new administrative rules

Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced new administrative rules meant to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for

Since most trans people get their HRT from nurse practioners via the informed consent model, this will create undue burden on both trans people and the medical system -- the bottlenecks will effectively ban transition care for adults. This is what has happened in Florida, and Ohio's rules look much more draconian and surveiliance-heavy. All trans healthcare will be reported to the state.

These new rules have not taken effect yet. Trans Ohioans should plan for the worst now.

The rules are open to public comment through 5pm Friday, Jan 19, 2024. The full copy of the rules and how to comment are below:

https://mha.ohio.gov/about-us/rules-and-regulations/rules/draft-rules/gender-transition-care

As a Floridian who saw the writing on the wall and fled his state (my clinic hasn't been allowed to fill HRT prescriptions since May 2023 now) -- do not delay on making preparations. If this is approved, the rules will likely catch everyone by surprise. Start talking with your providers now and plan out your options assuming the ban will take place.

Informed folks to follow on Twitter:

Alejandra

Erin

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[ID: screen shots of an Article titled: “Hamburger Mary’s wins court victory against Ron DeSantis’ drag ban.” subtitle: “The judge call the law “vague and overbroad,” saying it could apply to burlesque shows or a skit at a family BBQ.”

The restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s, which features drag waitresses and family-friendly drag performances, has won a legal victory after convincing a federal judge to place a temporary injunction against Florida’s drag ban. The law will be blocked until a court case decides on the ban’s constitutionality.

The ban, signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on May 17, allows the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation to revoke the business licenses of any venues that allow minors to see drag performances, even if their parents consent, as well as issue $5,000 and $10,000 fines against the business. Anyone who violates the law can be charged with a criminal misdemeanor.

Hamburger Mary’s sued DeSantis on May 23, saying that the law targeted the business’s First Amendment rights to free speech. In the lawsuit, the company said it had lost 20% of its reservations since announcing that minors could no longer dine at the restaurant in the presence of drag performers.

In his ruling, federal Judge Gregory Presnell pointed out that the law’s text specifically forbids children from seeing live performances featuring “lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts,” but the law neither defines what is considered “lewd” nor what constitutes a “live performance.”

“A live performance… could conceivably range from a sold-out burlesque show to a skit at a backyard family barbecue,” Presnell wrote. “What are the implications for cancer survivors with prosthetic genitals or breasts?”

As a result of this “vague and overbroad” language, Presnell added, Hamburger Mary’s and other businesses “cannot know with any confidence whether its shows will expose it to liability under the Act.” In his ruling, federal Judge Gregory Presnell pointed out that the law’s text specifically forbids children from seeing live performances featuring “lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts,” but the law neither defines what is considered “lewd” nor what constitutes a “live performance.” “A live performance… could conceivably range from a sold-out burlesque show to a skit at a backyard family barbecue,” Presnell wrote. “What are the implications for cancer survivors with prosthetic genitals or breasts?” As a result of this “vague and overbroad” language, Presnell added, Hamburger Mary’s and other businesses “cannot know with any confidence whether its shows will expose it to liability under the Act.”

The judge then cites the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Randy Fine (R), who said that his bill would “protect our children by ending the gateway propaganda to this evil — ‘Drag Queen Story Time.'” The judge also pointed out that any concern about the law protecting children “rings hollow” seeing as state law “permits any minor to attend an R-rated film at a movie theater if accompanied by a parent or guardian.”

This ruling marks the third recent loss for DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Another federal judge recently issued two rulings against Florida’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. /end]

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trans people i’m happy you’re alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m so glad you’re here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep doing your best!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Please if you have the means consider donating to the following:

Queer Svit - https://queersvit.taplink.ws/ helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC аffected by the war and political repressions

Center-T - https://centre-t.com/english helping transgender people in Russia

КилькоТ-Действие - https://boosty.to/kilkota

Delo LGBT+ - https://www.delo.lgbt/ || https://boosty.to/delolgbt

[thetisfortrans]

Dane County becomes sanctuary for trans, nonbinary people

The resolution passed almost unanimously.

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STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

[honey-wine-and-time]

Petition to the Government of Canada to grant asylum to transgender and non-binary people from any country that has laws hostile to them, including countries historically considered “safe” such as the UK and the USA.

You must be Canadian to sign, but please share

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@allthecanadianpolitics

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actually important addition, remember to check your email to confirm you signed it. If you hit sign and close the tab you did not actually sign the petition.

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This is no small potatoes change.org petition. I know people online like to go ‘dhurr hurr petitions never work’ but this is the house of commons of canada. any petition that reaches 100,000 signatures must be read in parliament and addressed.

We’re already at almost 19000/100,000 and we have until the end of May. We can do this.

[succubusboyfriend]

to any of my fellow trans folk in missouri, Plume (the telehealth provider i get my HRT from) is offering no-cost HRT prescriptions from April 24th-April 27th. please pass this on so anyone in need in missouri can get help

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Transcript of email with links provided:

To our Plume community,

In response to the Missouri Attorney General’s emergency rule severely limiting access to gender-affirming medical care, we will provide gender-affirming hormone therapy at no cost before the rule goes into effect from April 24 to April 27.*

If you’re in Missouri and need immediate care, you can schedule your appointment here.

We are pulling together all available resources to help as many people as possible across the state, but we can’t do it alone. We’re calling on every clinician in the state who can join us in this effort, and applaud Planned Parenthood and other providers for expanding availability for gender-affirming care appointments up until April 27 as well. We’ll be actively promoting on our website any and all providers that are still accepting appointments, in case we can’t responsibly service everyone who needs it in time.

We understand how stressful this is for our Members, employees, and everyone in our community right now. Know that we’ll be doing everything in our power to help you through this.

[Learn more about what we’re doing in Missouri and how you can help.]

Please forward this email to anyone in your community who could be of assistance.

-The Plume Care Team

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

*Please note, any no-cost medical services we are providing ahead of the proposed Missouri AG’s proposed rule are in effect only from April 24, 2023 through April 26, 2023 at 11:00 PM CT.

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No cost rapid-response support for Missouri

Get no-cost rapid-response support from Plume. Our virtual clinic offers frontline medical support for trans and nonbinary folks in Missouri

This page has some more info 💙

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Recently, we lost another sister to violence.

Ashley Burton, a stunning 37 year old trans woman, was found shot to death in an apartment complex within the city of Atlanta, Georgia. She was discovered on April 11th. Her death has been ruled as a homicide.

Ashley absolutely did not deserve the violence committed against her. Sadly, she’s also not the only one.

Within the United States, several polls and reports have been conducted regarding the violence that trans folks face. Over several years of these being conducted, a continuity is found. That being, trans women of color make up the majority of victims affected by violent crime. Black trans women in particular, are the demographic that is most likely to be affected. The most recent report I could find stated that black trans women made up 63% of violent deaths. This number has likely gone up, considering the state of this country and the deaths I have seen reported this past year. Black trans women also face the intersection of being disproportionately affected by gun violence.

It seems that no matter where black people are, we are always at the bottom. There are massive protests and vigils held for trans victims of violence that are white (as there should be!), yet black trans peoples memories are only allowed to live and quietly die within a paragraph on a local news website. I feel that this is absolutely steeped in racism and transmisogynoir. @soulbunni on twitter has a poignant commentary regarding this disparity.

With the horrifying amount of bills passing through states right now, and spreading through the rest of the country like a disease, we need to keep in mind the overlap between where most of the black population is, and it’s in red states. I’m begging white trans people to advocate for their black siblings. I’m also begging cis black people to put an arm out to protect black trans women in our communities. This includes those of us that are TME!!!!!!!

Ashley still had a beautiful life ahead of her. She seriously didn’t even look close to her age! Even though there’s not much information about her right now, I hope we can learn more and continue to value her memory. Ashley, you deserved the world. Rest in power 💕🏳️‍⚧️

[thetisfortrans]

If you live in Missouri and are wanting to start hormones, in light of the new ban here’s a video by detailing how you can still gain access

Jess Hutfless on Instagram: "Missouri is interfering with trans healthcare for adults. Please spread this info and show support for our sibl

4,831 Likes, 69 Comments - Jess Hutfless (@pirateprincessjessica) on Instagram: "Missouri is interfering with trans healthcare for adults. P

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