Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 17/03/2025Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer. If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up. If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big. 18450701769
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10/03/20251. President Trump has signed an executive order making employees at organizations that support transgender youth care and DEI ineligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This could impact thousands of schools, hospitals, and nonprofits. Subscribe to support my journalism.erininthemorning.comTrump Makes Supporting Trans People Ineligible For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Via EOThe executive order could impact thousands of civil rights organizations, schools, hospitals, and more. 671796659
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 05/03/2025BREAKING: A judge permanently blocked Arizona's abortion ban. This is a direct result of voters passing the state's constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in November. 183760719
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialYK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 01/03/2025To anyone that has ever been on the receiving end in a verbally (and even physically) abusive relationship (personal or professional), the mannerisms, verbiage, and patterns, of Trump and Vance are all too obvious and familiar. 837322
annv178.bsky.social @annv178.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Boycott today. & then tmrw give the $ you saved to ACLU, GLAD or directly to a friend. New learned system: $ is for helping each other thrive. Friends are our friends, not businesses. People & 🌎🐿️ are our support, not online shopping. “Communities thrive when corporations die”. 110
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 23/02/2025In the face of relentless attacks on trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people, these young activists are not running away — they’re organizing. 19thnews.org/2025/02/tran... 628961
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Very much so. The courts will not save us. We need to shift public opinion by spreading the word about what is really happening, and we need to push Congress members to act like this is an emergency. Which it is. 431566
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialIt Gets Better @itgetsbetter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025NJ says no to forced outing of students! 🏳️⚧️ #itgetsbetter #lgbtqyouthoutinjersey.netNew Jersey court blocks policies that force outing of transgender studentsThe New Jersey Superior Court upheld an injunction preventing school districts from enforcing policies that would have outed trans students. 0194
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸 9025582812830
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/02/2025Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional. This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on! Huge win for trans people in MT! 88128023162
annv178.bsky.social @annv178.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Look to your privileges to know what to yell the loudest about. Citizen? Scream loud for non-citizens. Straight or straight passing? Scream loud for your outwardly queer sibs. White? Scream loud for poc. Stand up & shout. Especially if you don’t see yourself in the headlines. Be louder. 📣 000
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 14/02/2025We will not let ANYONE cover up history, divide us, or force our trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive community back into the closet. Our community has always been here, will always be here, and will keep leading the fight for equality every step of the way. 🏳️⚧️ 5496145
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 13/02/2025Trans youth deserve access to the health care they need — and a federal judge agrees.washingtonpost.comFederal judge blocks Trump order on health care for transgender youthA federal judge in Baltimore blocked executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that targeted transgender people and their health care, giving temporary relief to LGBTQ individuals and their fa... 7912156
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialCalm @calm.com · 06/02/2025Rest is not “doing nothing.” Rest is literally how your body repairs itself. You wouldn’t yell at your phone for needing to be plugged in. You are allowed to recharge your existence. 316039
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialThe Advocate @advocate.com · 05/02/2025Fifteen state attorneys general, all Democrats, have issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to protecting gender-affirming care for transgender people despite Donald Trump’s executive order.advocate.com15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say. 419643
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/01/2025We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation. We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Credit @alli.gay @erininthemorning.com @evanurquhart.bsky.social @miralazine.bsky.social @lizsaila.bsky.social 9639921644
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/02/2025Just wait until Trump uses the same mechanism he is using to attempt a national trans ban to do the same with a national abortion ban, mifepristone ban, etc. 563600499
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialPFLAG National @pflag.org · 04/02/2025BREAKING NEWS: We’re SUING TRUMP! 🏛️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🧵 252585750
annv178.bsky.social @annv178.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🌞 from @aoc.bsky.social :like the wizard of oz, they rely on PERCEPTION of their power. But so much is lies. We win when we slow them down, we win when we resist and “move on the faith that we will win because we will” ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿 010
annv178.bsky.social @annv178.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Some key points from @aoc.bsky.social breakdown: so much of what’s happening is about 💵 2025 marks expiration of tax breaks for billionaires tht they need to pay off in order to extend (they owe 4 trillion) ie their cuts to Medicaid, ⬆️ taxes the LESS you make, PROFITS from imprisoning detained ppl 020
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/02/2025These are the same picture. 6080122281
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 03/02/20257. Those who genuinely support the transgender community must resist, not capitulate, to Trump’s executive overreach. History will remember this moment, and those in positions of influence must decide whether they will stand in opposition to tyranny or enable it through silence and compliance. 663694
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025The silence from our universities has been deafening. Tell them to grow a spine and stand up for their scientists! Top NIH funded schools: UC - regentsoffice@ucop.edu UW - regents@uw.edu John Hopkins - cbjorklund@jhu.edu Penn - ofcsec@pobox.upenn.edu, (215) 898-7005 Duke - boardchair@duke.edu 613343755
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialThe Advocate @advocate.com · 31/01/2025Olympia is officially the first sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people in Washington state.advocate.comOlympia becomes Washington's first sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ peopleThe Olympia city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare the state capitol a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community. 221953
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialIt Gets Better @itgetsbetter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Art as resistance, reaction, processing, and protest. Some gems coming out of the past few weeks! Here are a few... head to our Instagram to check out the rest and give these artists a follow... #itgetsbetter #artist #queerart #transart www.instagram.com/p/DFf4l8TOYp... 094
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialGLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Trans youth deserve joy. 🏳️⚧️ 528560
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 30/01/2025Thank you, Senator Alsobrooks, for holding RFK Jr. accountable for peddling dangerous & discriminatory conspiracy theories about vaccines that mislead parents and communities. Promoting racism in medicine should immediately disqualify anyone from leading the Department of Health and Human Services. 741451
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/01/2025📣 📣 In a significant boost to recognizing transgender people’s rights, the Thai government announced this week that it will invest 145 million baht (US$4.3 million) in providing hormone therapy to transgender people.hrw.orgThailand Invests in Trans HealthIn a significant boost to recognizing transgender people’s rights, the Thai government announced this week that it will invest 145 million baht (US$4.3 million) in providing hormone therapy to transge... 030040
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters. 231212018119145
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialPFLAG National @pflag.org · 29/01/2025Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! 🐍🏮✨ We support AAPI families and LGBTQ+ loved ones year-round through our PFLAG Connects: Communities to Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders! (🧵) 2465
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24/01/2025ICYMI: I asked a bunch of biologists to weigh in on Trump's *official* definitions of "male" and "female" in his executive order declaring only 2 sexes. They are as "nonsensical" as they are embarrassingly detached from basic human biology. www.huffpost.com/entry/biolog...huffpost.comBiologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes“Clearly, this order is not fully informed by current biological science,” said Dr. Richard Bribiescas, president of the Human Biology Association. 511889514
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 27/01/2025The Arab League stands “firmly and in principled support” of Egypt and Jordan’s positions against US President Trump’s proposed displacement of Palestinians, says the organisation's secretary-general. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z0xm8z 529567
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 27/01/2025At every point in our history, immigrants have helped us tackle our greatest challenges. Immigrants should be celebrated, not demonized. 231268204
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 23/01/2025A reason to celebrate! A law legalizing marriage between same-sex couples has gone into effect in Thailand. The law, passed in June 2024, makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex relationships. 111032144
Reposted by @annv178.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 21/01/2025Trans people have been here since the beginning. And we're not going anywhere. 📍 The People's March 📸 Will Martinez 633546656