Holtzmann from Ghostbusters in her mad science lab

Agreed.

Add the Equality Act.

A square social media graphic with a cloudy blue sky background featuring the colors of the transgender pride flag (pink, white, and blue) faintly visible behind a translucent text box. At the top left is the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) chalice logo in black and white. The main text reads: “The times are perilous, and the risks are only growing. And yet the moral imperative to embody our Unitarian Universalist values and protect our beloveds is clearer than ever. Let us proclaim with unwavering clarity to our young people: If life, and Love, and all that is holy made you transgender, that part of you is also part of the Divine. You were not made wrong -- you were made sacred, and through you we are all made more whole.” The text is framed by a black border with stylized quotation marks in the top right and bottom left corners. At the bottom of the graphic is the UUA website link: http://UUA.org , and a caption in smaller text reads: “A ‘Fierce, Unshakable Love’: The Unitarian Universalist Association Responds to Harmful Anti-trans Presidential Proclamation.”

📣 The UUA has issued a powerful response to the recent anti-trans presidential proclamation. Trans people are sacred. Trans youth deserve safety, love, and affirmation—not hate.

💬 Read the full statement: www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...

#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Transrights #belovedcommunity

What is at stake if IMLS is defunded and dismantled from a Michigan perspective? 1/xx

"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." — July 4, 1776

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I just voted against them too.

Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security:

Red Flag Alert for the Anti-Trans Agenda of the Trump Administration in the United States.

www.lemkininstitute....

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Honestly, yes.

I first read "give him a staff" as in a wizard's staff. Now I'm picturing Buttigieg standing on the capitol steps in a heavy cloak and long beard, shouting "you shall not pass!" at the fash.

Ferndale Pride Cuts Ties with Corewell Health Over Trans Care Limits, Rejects Sponsorship for Annual Fest Ferndale Pride has rejected and returned sponsorship funding from Corewell Health, citing the healthcare system's recent decision to limit gender-affirming

Ferndale Pride just stood on principles and rejected a sponsorship from Corewell Health because they cut access to gender-affirming care.

Support is way down this year, so please join me in becoming a sponsor or donating. 🏳️‍⚧️

pridesource.com/article/fern...

ferndalepride.com/sponsors/202...

I think I'm going to take the money I saved by cancelling Amazon Prime and put it toward a Rainbow Sponsorship for Ferndale Pride instead.

Wow. I was listening to an ATIS literally last night and when I heard the "notice to air missions" section, I just *knew* they were going to be petty enough to change that back at some point. Sure as shit, here we go...

slightly edited trans flag

My brain gave me this image and I felt the need to share

#transpride #transgender #trans #lgbtpride #digitalart #digitalartist #procreateart #trogdor #homestarrunner

AG Nessel Issues Guidance to Michigan Healthcare Providers and Patients YouTube video by Michigan Attorney General

If you are seeking healthcare, please continue to do so. If you are providing healthcare in compliance with Michigan law, continue to do so. m.youtube.com/shorts/X6IBy...

I didn't modify my keyboard layout, but I've been using a program called WinCompose. In its default setup, tapping right-alt and then three hyphens --- gives you a nice em dash — among lots of other easy-to-remember sequences for things like degrees ° and accented characters á and such.

The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin

Stacy Bias Check in on your queer friends with ADHD/AuDHD right now cuz their Justice Sensitivity combined with their Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria means that they are both acutely aware of how f*cked up things are *and* also feel personally responsible for fixing it *while* dealing with the helplessness inherent in the reality that individual action is not gonna do it this time. This means that their brains/bodies are going into overdrive and also that they are feeling guilty for any kind of self-care or joy in their lives because their brain weasels are telling them that resting or being happy while others cannot/are not is selfish. It's an exhausting state and we're not OK.

I just sent this post by @stacybias.bsky.social to my therapist in preparation for therapy tonight in case anyone else needs it #AuDHD

That "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

"The net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."
— John Gilmore, 1993

I'm operating on the assumption that the Internet Archive itself won't be available in the long term. It's too much a single point of failure — and thus an obvious target — for so much of our history. If there's anything there you consider precious or irreplaceable, download your own copy now.

I'm operating on the assumption that the Internet Archive itself won't be available in the long term. It's too much a single point of failure — and thus an obvious target — for so much of our history. If there's anything there you consider precious or irreplaceable, download your own copy now.

On day one Trump's EO said we were harmful to kids. On day two, it said we were dishonorable and disloyal. On day three, it said we were unAmerican.

Transgender people have been a part of this country for centuries.

We are not going anywhere.

Do not comply with these EOs, they are not law.

If you don't have many transgender people in your life, you might be aware generally of the anti-trans bigotry coming from the Trump administration, but not aware of the extreme details and the immediate danger. Good sources to follow include @erininthemorning.com and @assignedmedia.org. (1/3)

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.

Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

Jem and the Holograms

From the UUA President: Fierce Love Compels Us To Action Far more powerful than any faction, leader, nation, or creed, it is fierce Love that compels our deepest loyalty and our most courageous action.

www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...

When they make you a criminal just for existing as yourself, then the entirety of the law no longer has any claim on your obedience. You are then bound only by your own conscience.

I noticed. It was stunning how fast the state department was turning those passport applications around.

I've been feeling this a lot lately as someone who helped build an early dialup ISP in the 90s. It seemed like connection across divides was going to lead to so much good change. The global village and all that.

But now look at us.

This was my "farewell" video on TikTok to that same effect.

I've been feeling this a lot lately as someone who helped build an early dialup ISP in the 90s. It seemed like connection across divides was going to lead to so much good change. The global village and all that.

But now look at us.

This was my "farewell" video on TikTok to that same effect.