Does The New York Times Want to Eradicate Trans People? — Assigned An analysis of its coverage reveals a pattern of misrepresentations, deceptions, distortions, the exclusion of trans voices, and the endorsement of contempt.

The nyt has undertaken an activist campaign help the right wing drive us out of public life.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

An important thread.

Blue State Challenge! If you haven't seen it yet, here's how it works:

0: Be living in a Blue State.
1: Pick your most hated (or most loved) Red State.
2: Choose an issue you care about.
3: Find a group in that state working on that issue.
4: Support that group.

Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge • Kansas Reflector Kansans won’t know until at least Tuesday if a judge will delay implementation of the state’s new “bathroom law,” but a concession by Attorney General Kris Kobach means key components of the law can b...

Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

my name is zee. im a disabled black trans woman. up until recently i was unemployed for a long time. im juggling debt, housing costs and everyday costs. my paycheck isn’t enough to get me through this month. anything helps. i know everyone’s struggling in this economy but a little goes a long way. the goal amount is $800 by March 1st. PayPal.me/zlewwis99 Venmo @sashanight23

hey 👋🏾. made a new poster cause a lot of stuff happened since the last one, financially and life-wise. not good unfortunately. with less than half of the last goal filled, i unfortunately need a lot of help this month. thank you all for the support you have no idea what it means to me 🫶🏾

By donating to lgbtqks.org you're funding driver's license related costs, general mutual aid, and relocation funds.

And by donating to the acefoundationict.org you're directly helping pay off medical bills of trans Kansans struggling to afford healthcare.

Both are great!! Support them both!!

Updating again -- today I talked to a community leader involved with both the acefoundationict.org and lgbtqks.org , she said both orgs are EXTREMELY grateful for the support and are already using money from donations to DIRECTLY SUPPORT TRANS PEOPLE IN KANSAS in meaningful and impactful ways!!

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She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. — Assigned A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

Kansas is invalidating trans residents' licenses even if they HAVEN'T changed their gender markers, according to this reporting from @natezuke.bsky.social @assignedmedia.org:

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. — Assigned A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

This story, from @natezuke.bsky.social, is absolutely wild. A trans woman who never changed her gender marker was issued a letter invalidating her license. At the DMV they cut up her license, which had an "M" marker.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Updating this: the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas is also leading a driver’s license related fundraising effort

lgbtqks.org/donate/

It's really tough out there, I feel for you being in Texas. I really hope you get some wins this election season, I definitely believe it's possible

Update/Scoop— New guidance sent this AM to Kansas DMVs indicates licenses that previously had gender marker changed not actually invalid yet. However, internally DMV can see who is flagged, and keeping track of who has/hasn't come in to update. Seems about 300 trans/GNC ppl flagged across the state.

The other problem is that Kansas has a gubernatorial election this November and our current gov, Laura Kelly, isn't eligible to run again because of term limits. So there's a lot of concern about the Republicans winning the gov race and then enacting legislation to disrupt the state Supreme Court

The ACLU of Kansas is taking a lot of action right now, they a filed suit earlier today. Kansas's governor isn't to blame for this tho, she's a Democrat who has consistently vetoed bigoted legislation like this. The problem is our state legislature has a Republican supermajority to override vetoes

Yeah absolutely, I'll do my best to answer

Mutual Aid Fund Trans Lawrence Coalition is proud to announce the Mutual Aid Fund for trans and gender nonconforming Lawrence residents. If you or someone you know could benefit from up to $100 in funding, please …

UPDATE:

TYSVM, WE NOW HAVE $ TO DIRECT TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE IN BOTH DIRECT MUTUAL AID AND LOCAL, TARGETED ACTION.

PLEASE NOW TURN YOUR DONATIONS TO THE TRANS LAWRENCE COALITION. WE HAVE DIRECT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR HISTORY AND WORK:

tlcks.org/mutual-aid-f...

I understand the instinct to donate to orgs that are helping trans folks flee red states but let's not forget about the orgs that are still fighting for trans folks in red states.

The ACE foundation is a local nonprofit organization serving the Wichita Kansas LGBTQ community. They help low income community members by providing a food pantry, a gender affirming clothing closet, helping people pay for healthcare + prescriptions, and providing assistance for other critical needs

Please also support the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas lgbtqks.org

Leaving Kansas is really not a helpful solution, plz redirect attention and resources to KS community orgs that can provide immediate material support instead. Moving isn’t possible without valid ID and people need $ to fund just the id. Good place to start is acefoundationict.org , also see image

also because it's Kansas, and it's a Bad State so it's not surprising for bad things to happen here, and it's our fault for living here anyway and trying to fight back and not just moving away (with all the disposable income we all have, you know a rich state like Kansas)

It is very hard not to have a safe choice to use the bathroom in public.

It may be impossible to continue living, working, eating, etc without a valid driver's license if your life was built around driving and the assumption that your license wouldn't be invalidated overnight by the legislature.

Also obligatory disclaimer that I personally am “fine” re: the Kansas anti trans bills bc I still haven’t updated any of my legal documents so this bill doesn’t affect me in a material sense. Saying this to emphasize I personally do not need any help, distribute your resources to people who do

Meanwhile actual law will take a lot more time and resources to fight and the KS ACLU is the best place to donate to support that. Not to mention there are a ton of other REALLY BAD bills going through the KS legislature right now that ALSO need to be fought

For example the ACE foundation is tied to a major trans healthcare provider in Wichita and literally just giving money to pay off trans Kansans’ medical bills is also EXTREMELY helpful and will have a HUGE immediate impact.

Anything that isn’t “give trans people in Kansas money right now” is really not helpful because in order to successfully move to another state, you NEED to have current valid identification! Drivers licenses are critical to daily life functions and invalid ID has huge and immediate consequences!

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img

acefoundationict.org

Home - ACE Foundation Wichita KS LGBTQIA+ Resources ACE Foundation helps lives of low-income individuals and families, especially those who are members of the LGBTQIA community in Wichita, KS.

Donating to the ACE foundation is a good place to start for this! this is where the money that will help trans people in Wichita (biggest city in KS) be able to eat, pay for healthcare, and get rides will come from:

acefoundationict.org

Home - ACE Foundation Wichita KS LGBTQIA+ Resources ACE Foundation helps lives of low-income individuals and families, especially those who are members of the LGBTQIA community in Wichita, KS.

Definitely donate to the ACLU of Kansas. Donating to the ACE foundation is also a good place to start, this is where the money that will help trans people in Wichita (biggest city in KS) be able to eat, pay for healthcare, and get rides will come from:

acefoundationict.org