At Elevated Access, as in all aviation, we live by the mantra: “No matter what else happens, fly the plane.”
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🧵 The ninth annual Black Maternal Health Week began on Saturday, amplifying the perspectives of Black pregnant people and bringing awareness to high death rates Black women face during pregnancy and after birth. We cover these issues year-round. Here’s some of our reporting on Black maternal health:
We’re an exhibitor at the 2026 Sun ‘n Fun expo, April 14 to 19 in Lakeland, Florida! We’ll be in Exhibitor Hangar B with swag and exclusive merch. Give your support and help us recruit more pilots!
Come see us at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, next week!
The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility
We see you and celebrate you. And we’re here for you to help overcome some of the barriers to being happy, healthy, and safe
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian
1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.
Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.
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2 million miles flown: everyone deserves access to the healthcare they need, including abortion and gender-affirming care. Our volunteer pilots backed up by airlines provide no-cost transportation for those who need assistance.
2 million miles. That’s 1,500 miles per day since our first flight in 2022. Nearly half of these miles were flown in 2025 as more and more people face barriers to abortion and gender-affirming care
We’ve been taking a rest after a busy year, and we’re expecting to be even busier in 2026 when we return Monday. We've brought creativity, joy, and persistence to the movement, and we're bringing even more to our efforts this year.
Still walkin', still talkin,' still flyin'.
Check out this week’s episode - featuring groups supporting patients traveling for abortion care. Special thanks to @elevatedaccess.bsky.social for inspiring us with all they do!
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Hope y’all know how awesome you are on at least an annual basis :)
Today, we remember and honor the transgender individuals whose lives were tragically taken due to acts of anti-trans violence and isolation. We recommit ourselves to action for a world where trans people live long, happy, and healthy in their full selves. (image of two hands holding a heart colored withe the Trans Pride flag color pattern of blue, pink, and white)
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance when we remember the trans people whose lives have been lost to anti-trans violence and isolation.
We recommit ourselves to action for a world where trans people live long, happy, and healthy in their full selves.
Happy Trans Parent Day!
Standing up for reproductive justice, reducing the barriers of time and money, one flight at a time
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A video interview with one of our volunteer pilots is helping to give people a lot of hope in a difficul ttime: www.instagram.com/p/DOqytq_jvCw/
Our Response: Working with dozens of providers, support groups, and community organizations around the country, we’ll continue flights at no cost to help families begin or continue gender-affirming care. Everyone has the right to control their own bodies and futures as well as to raise healthy children.
How You Can Help: If you have a trans kid in your life, make sure they and their parents know we exist to make sure they can still get to care. If you’re a pilot, sign up to help. And if you can, donate to make sure no one is left behind.
🎉: Make sure trans kids and their families know that we exist to help them access care.
🛩️: If you're a pilot, sign up to volunteer with us.
💵: If you're able, donate to support our work to make sure no one is left behind.
Links in our bio!
Many Providers Ending Gender-Affirming Care for Minors: Screenshots from Chicago Sun*Times, WVVA, and LAist
Why are they doing this? Trump issued Executive Order #14187 on January 28th which required that medical institutions who receive federal research and education grants must not perform certain gender-affirming care on people under 19. The EO also seeks to end Medicare and Medicaid support for gender-affirming care for the same people.
Impact: Thousands of families are experiencing the government putting itself into their doctor’s office. These tactics parallel tacticsused against abortion. People will face transportation and financial barriers to starting or continuing care. Research shows that access to gender-affirming care improves mental health and reduces the risks of suicide.
The only way for Evil to win is for Good people to do nothing. So like Mr. Rogers told us when we were kids, "Look for the helpers." So how do you help?
#trans #transrights #aviation #airplanes #airplane #pilot #pilots #reproductivejustice
Medical Misogyny The CDC’s medical definition of HIV/AIDS skewed heavily toward men, which neglected to recognize opportunistic infections that commonly affected female bodies with AIDS, such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and cervical cancer.
Medical Misogyny Women were excluded from receiving medication in clinical trials, and denied needed healthcare from the Division of AIDS Services. Due to this medical misogyny, about 65% of HIV-positive women died without being diagnosed with AIDS.
Honor the “L,” and remember its significance As we close out Pride Month 2025, keep in mind the example of the MANY Queer women who stepped up during the AIDS Crisis, not just as caretakers, but also as activists, lawyers, artists, and historians. And call out medical misogyny when you see it!
Medical misogyny played a role in the AIDS crisis
Hi, everyone! I’m Liz M (she/they) I’m the Manager of Community Relations for Elevated Access, and the social worker on staff. I’m the final staff member taking over for Pride Month.
Why the “L” comes first in LGBTQIA+? Up until the 1980s, the acronym for our community was spelled out “GLB,” for “Gay,” “Lesbian,” and “Bisexual.” During the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s and ‘90s, many lesbians stepped up to care for gay men who were sick and dying when other doctors and caregivers refused, so the “L” got moved to the first letter in the acronym in honor of those women.
Women and the AIDS Crisis This paints an inaccurate picture, however, of the impact that the AIDS Crisis had on lesbian and bisexual women and their communities. In 1991, about 40% of people who were HIV-positive and 12% of people with AIDS were women.
Hi, everyone, I'm Liz M (she/they), here for our final staff takeover for Pride Month!
Today is the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Stonewall was a direct response to the police oppression of the LGBTQIA+ community in NYC.
The Stonewall Uprising was a response to the continuing oppression of the LGBTQIA+ community by police in New York City. While LGBTQIA+ elders had fought for acceptance for years, the uprising began a larger cultural shift towards acceptance. The work is not over, and the resistance continues today.
On the left side of the page there's a text box that reads: "Raj coined the term "voluntary gender worker" to describe the unofficial (and often unrecognized) labor that transgender advocates do in the 1987 essay titled "Burnout: Unsung Heroes And Heroines In The Transgender World", originally published in The Transsexual Voice. Throughout his career, Raj took long breaks as a result of this burnout. Including in 2017 (Almost thirty years later), announcing that he was taking indefinite medical leave as a result of burnout." On the upper right there's a younger photo of Rupert in a leather jacket. Below that is a text box that reads: "His work as a broker of information between medical / mental health professional and the trans community has improved the standard of care for trans people as well as allowed us to take a more active role in our medical care, through the democratization of that information"
A photo of Lou Sullivan in a white tank top. There's also a card from Rupert to Lou. The left side of card: "Sept. 20 / 86 Lou - Thanks a lot for all your letters + submissions (reviews, cartoons) for publication in the magazine. I'll be getting out a double-edition (32 pages) by mid-October, hopefully. Also, will be sending out two of Joanna Clark's articles and The Confidential Contacts Directory before that I hope as a bonus for members + subscribers having to wait so long (four months) without any word/magazine issue. Would you be interested, Low, in submitting a report of your genital reconstruction for a future issue? Please advise. I'm sure our readers would be very interested in such a report. Dr. Harry Benjamin died at age 101 on August 27th-survived by his wife Greta - when he married in 1925. How's your biography of Jack Garland coming along? MMRF has sold four of the six copies of your book I ordered from you so far. Take care. - R.R." Then on the right side, there is printed text that says "... or you may miss them! CONGRATULATIONS!" Followed by more handwritten text: "On your recent genitoplasty... I'm very pleased for you. Sorry, this card is so late, but I've been ill with bronchial pneumonia for over three weeks now but am finally recovering. I'll be moving to another apartment on Oct. 1st and looking for another job. I've a backlog of MMRF work (correspondence, magazine, directory, etc.) to do-will set at it really soon - Rupert" There's a text box at the bottom of the page that reads: "Raj was also close friends with Lou Sullivan, another important advocate for trans people, and specifically for the rights of gay trans men like himself in an era where heterosexuality was a part of the diagnostic criteria for gender identity disorder. I would encourage any trans people feeling disillusioned to check out the Digital Transgender Archive, and specifically correspondence between trans people actively navigating their access to care."
There is an avatar with short hair and a mustache with a text bubble that says "Hey I'm Oliver! (they/them): Below that a text box says: "I’m the Gender-Affirming Care Coordinator for Elevated Access. For my pride month take over I wanted to highlight a trans person whose lifetime of work I admire, Rupert Raj."
Title text says "Rupert Raj" Below that there are two pictures of Rupert, a younger photo of him in a sweater with his arms crossed on the left, and on the right, there's a more recent photo of him. Below those is a text box says: "Raj (now in his 70’s) was a trans therapist, researcher, educator, and poet. He transitioned at age 19 in 1972. He has started and been involved with a number of groundbreaking organizations and publications across the past 50 years, I want to highlight two of those in this post. Metamorphosis Magazine and his 1987 essay "Burnout: Unsung Heroes And Heroines In The Transgender World"
Text box on the left reads: "Metamorphosis Magazine gave information specific to trans men, including: clinical research, information about hormones, surgery, and legal reforms for trans people, tips for passing in public, book reviews, and poems." On the upper right, there's an excerpt from Metamorphosis sharing info about a gender-affirming care clinic: "The Center for Gender Roassignment Norfolk, Virginie The Centre for Gender Reassignment has been present for approximately 10 years. A recent increase in interest has expanded our center and the number of patients that are now included in our gender program. Over the past 20 months, we have had well over 100 requests for information regarding our gender program. The majority of these patients are female transsexuals. This is perhaps due to our reputation for phalloplasty surgery. Upon visiting the Center, each patient is evaluated by two psychologists, two plastic surgeons, a gynecologist, and our coordinator. We follow the "standards of care" of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association." On the lower left there's a cover page from Metamorphosis Magazine, and to the right is a text box that reads "It was the most popular magazine for trans men throughout the 80’s"
Happy Pride Month from Oliver, our Gender-Affirming Care Coordinator!
Mike Bonanza runs Elevated Access. Bonanza's group recruits pilots who fly people to places they can access abortion & gender-affirming care (pilots are volunteers; flights are no charge). Unlike commercial flights, passengers don't need drivers licenses. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Hope: Working with dozens of partners, we’re doing our part to help people overcome these barriers to abortion care. Thanks to you, our volunteer pilots and our donors, we’ve helped thousands of people travel receive care on their terms.
Join us! Whether you’ve donated before or haven’t at all, today is the best time to donate. If you’re a pilot, get signed up as a volunteer. Remember this: Try.
We imagine a future of reproductive justice, where people are empowered to control their own bodies, to make true choices to have children or not have children, and to raise children in safe and healthy environments.
June 24th marks the 3rd anniversary of the SCOTUS decision on the Dobbs case, erasing nearly 5 decades of precedent protecting abortion rights.
The Impact: Maternal mortality in Texas rose 56%. Abortion bans are costing over $133 billion every year due to lost wages, slowed careers, and overall avoidance of those states with bans. Pregnant people are being charged with crimes for their pregnancy losses. People are having health-altering and life-ending experiences because hospitals are unable to provide life-saving abortions and risk legal action.
Roe was the floor. We always deserved better, and better will come someday. Until then, we work with communities across the country using our network of volunteer pilots to get people to the care they need.
Help Trans Kids Get the Care They Need: Parents have spent years raising their kids and working with medical professionals to understand how best to keep them healthy and happy. Because of the SCOTUS decision this week, trans kids will face more barriers to the care they need because of their gender identity. Transgender kids are not alone in this fight. We fly every day for families to access the care they need, for transgender people’s rights to control their own bodies and their own futures. You can donate to support this work through the link in our bio. This work will need to happen for years to come.
What our passengers say: Anyone who gets to experience flying with you on your plane is very lucky and in great hands. I am so thankful I had a chance to be assisted in my time of need. During this hard time, I was given the support that made my difficult time so much better. I will always be grateful and remember the kindness I was blessed by. It truly had a major positive impact on my life. Thank you all! - An Elevated Access passenger
You can donate, volunteer, and spread the word. People need to know that help exists. Others need to know what they can do to help. Donate and more at the link in our bio!
If you're looking for action after this week's SCOTUS decision, you can help families of trans kids can still get care in other states. We provide free air travel with both volunteer pilots and airline flights to make sure no one is left behind.
(Thank you, Ariana Grande, for the shout out.)
BREAKING: 9 trans rights activists with @genderlib.com arrested in front of Supreme Court while protesting Skrmetti ruling
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Allison Chapman from the back. She is wearing white shorts and black shirt. Her hands are behind her back and in zip tie hand cuffs. A police officer is holding her by the arm. You can see the Supreme Court in the background.
A female police officer with aviator sunglasses points forward while she is holding Allison Chapmans arm behind Allison’s back. Allison Chapman is wearing black lipstick and eyeliner while looking towards the left. Allison is wearing a black shirt that says “Protest Trans Folks” in white letters. Behind Allison is other protestors and onlookers.
Today myself and nine other activists with @genderlib.com were arrested in front of the Supreme Court while protesting for the rights of Trans Youth.
These are scary times but we must act up and fight back for our rights and our children’s rights.
The holiday Juneteenth was recognized first by Black Texans and now by Americans everywhere as a day to celebrate the freedom of those previously enslaved. Today, we continue to fight for the freedom of all Americans, including those enslaved through forced prison labor.
On January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved people were legally free, save for those enslaved as punishment for a crime. But, the declaration was met with resistance and would not immediately be enforced in all states.
The state of Texas would remain under Confederate control for nearly two years, delaying the freedom of more than 250,000 people. On June 19th, 1865, Union troops stormed Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that these people were free by order of executive decree.
Happy Juneteenth! We celebrate the emancipation of enslaved people people at the end of the Civil War, and we recognize the work continues every day. We're not free until we're all free. #juneteenth
