Reposted by LibbyJess Kali 🏳️⚧️ @jessicakali.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I've been saying this for a minute. If your candidate might be harmed by trans people not voting for them, then why aren't you calling your candidate? 6341127
Reposted by LibbyLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4083516810586
Reposted by Libbymossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026this creature is called Rainbow Mite. the little diamond bugs kind of loosely follow them around. 20992273
Reposted by LibbyOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942 4142301217
Reposted by LibbyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities 207125933130
Reposted by LibbyMark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling Dr Annie Andrews a transphobic slur this week, and her response is to ensure everyone knows she hates trans people too. Christ, the Democrats are fucking pathetic. 623007674
Reposted by LibbyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026abolish the death penalty 383154522
Reposted by Libbymaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188604734
Reposted by LibbyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Socially and in the legal system, our understanding of responses to sexual violence is purposefully uninformed and therefore limited to only “perfect” victims (who don’t really exist), so that we don’t have to actually combat sexual violence or believe victims or hold perpetrators accountable. 31528172
Reposted by LibbyNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Kat is right about all of this. One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future. 4488134
Reposted by Libby🏳️⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Leadership from ODP told us in our meeting today, our job is to elect candidates. Yup. That's it. "You are the party." As Caucuses, the Pride and Progressive Caucus were told to our faces... that all that matters is getting Dems in to office. Not, advocating for our constituents. 1119344
Reposted by LibbyAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🗣️For the first time in 8 years, Ohio will have a new governor at the start of 2027. Who's on your ballot? 🗳️ We researched the candidates' positions on key issues including, voter ID laws, abortion access, ICE presence in Ohio, public safety, and the death penalty. www.acluohio.org/2026candidat... 043
Reposted by LibbyAubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is profoundly alienating to see how gleefully folks are turning back the clock on body politics by *decades.* 655880
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026In the latest development among anti-trans wings of the Democratic Party, the Ohio Democratic Party is now deleting criticism from caucus members of Kaptur's anti-trans ad calling transgender people an "ideology." It appears any dissent over the ad is practically banned on caucus social media.erininthemorning.comThe Ohio Democratic Party Is Silencing Its Pride Caucus Over Criticism Of Kaptur's "Transgender Ideology" AdThe Ohio Democratic Party suppressed dissent from within its own Pride Caucus, activists said. 22666223
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026This is what happens when you get loud and demand Dems not drop trans people. We CAN get orgs to realize this. But we can’t stop with Kaptur. She’s the worst but not the only one. There is NO acceptable anti-trans vote or statement or ad from a Democrat. None. GET LOUDER! 161758618
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026We are at the break glass moment on the Democratic Party and its treatment of transgender people, and it is my opinion that if we don’t act now and loudly demand to be heard, we will suffer the consequences of their shift. 753772739
Reposted by LibbyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano. Melt the phone lines. DC (202) 225-2305 Local office (951) 222-0203 14673307
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/09/2026Now do Amy Acton. I want to also say, Equality Ohio and other progressive dem orgs weakness on holding Amy Acton’s feet to the fire is what lead to Marcy Kaptur feeling emboldened to proceed with her own anti-trans ad. 10762149
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/09/2026Political winds do not only flow from voters to politicians, they go in reverse as well. Democrats running ads like these signal to the general public and their voter base that this issue now has support by both parties, and that hating trans people is publicly acceptable. They do harm to us. 301889465
Reposted by LibbyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/09/2026The Ohio Democratic Party is repeatedly deleting criticism of Marcy Kaptur, who has released an ad calling transgender people an “ideology” that should be banned in schools. Still think Dems can’t become Labour? 331263332
Reposted by LibbyAlessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Re: “people don’t bike in the winter”, let’s think about places where people bike more: the Netherlands, Denmark, Berlin, Paris. Not great weather Places in Southern Europe with great weather and no winter (Italy, Greece) don’t have large biking numbers It’s not the weather. It’s infrastructure 30841108
Reposted by Libbymolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026it literally could not be easier to run against an opponent who is fixated on a microscopic minority that isn’t actually harming anyone! focusing on imaginary threats posed by trans people instead of the world burning down around us is bad politics! point that out! loudly! 142365458
Reposted by LibbyMira @thefreeradical.org · 21/09/2026yall, ICE shot *someone else* in austin, TX today. the guy in question is still alive but has serious wounds do not let this go silent or ignored. people already stopped talking about lorenzo araujo's murder, do not forget what ICE is doing as it murders and assaults innocent peopleapnews.comICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials sayLocal authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered at the scene. 5609246
Reposted by Libby🦇 Katra Scariello, Spooky Apple Audio 🦇🏳️⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Democrats' refusal to hold Amy Acton accountable for her recent anti-trans pivot enabled this. You cannot ask trans people to just ignore or look past stuff like this, you need to stand with us now. This gutter bigotry is unacceptable and disqualifying. Candidates like this *are* the greater evil 10915234
Reposted by LibbyCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If you are so extraordinarily stupid that you fall for a standard Republican trans panic ruse, I cannot trust you to represent me in office. This is like media literacy 101. Your colleagues are going to run circles around you. Dupe you into anything. I'd be safer running and representing myself. 12344642
Reposted by LibbyOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026these dem consultants tell dems to echo right wing narratives to "take the issue off the table" but all it does is validate the right wing attack and anger center left/progressive support and make it more likely the candidate will lose 13791159
Reposted by LibbyJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 20/09/2026...we are *way* beyond sports – we now have Dem Senate nominees calling for BANNING TRANS PPL FROM PUBLIC RESTROOMS! if you're a cisgender Democrat, what are you going to do about it? are you willing to push back against this? or will you be an accomplice to this? bsky.app/profile/erin... 528389
Reposted by LibbyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women 6138783685
Reposted by LibbyJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026...given that right-wing political orgs are acknowledging that anti-trans ads have limited effect, it just seems like the Dems who have recently taken up anti-trans positions are doing so because in their hearts they are opposed to trans ppl existing & having equal rights bsky.app/profile/erin... 19723
Libby @archaeolibby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I voted in my primary and the transphobic Dem in my voting district ran unopposed. 020
Reposted by LibbyHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 17/09/2026The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on September 14 that it is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants. By gutting the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, the EPA is eliminating most of the limits on power plants’ carbon emissions.hrw.orgUS Revokes Limits on Power Plants’ Climate PollutionThe United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants, the second largest source of greenhouse g... 62622
Reposted by LibbyMercedes Allen @mercedesallen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If Republican ads are all "Dem is pro-trans" and Dem ads are "I am anti-trans," then together they've succeeded in making the US election NOT be about affordability, the Iran war, the Epstein Files, rampant corruption and hate, wealth disparity, AI datacenters, climate change, dismantling of educa… 327141
Reposted by LibbyPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.stringinamaze.netDon't Surrender On Trans RightsMany Democrats are running scared on trans issues. They shouldn't be. 383845882
Reposted by LibbyJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...juliaserano.medium.comOn Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Adsand more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses 231346557
Reposted by LibbyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026Every time one of these stories comes out, it's shown that the parents were actually abusive. There is an asymmetry where the parents are given a platform by Christian nationalist orgs and Fox News while the state cannot discuss any details due to privacy. So the narrative is set by the parents. 533622735
Reposted by LibbyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11678743675
Reposted by LibbyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/09/2026"Why won't you vote for the lesser evil for trans people and vote for a transphobic democrat?!" This is why. 321346259
Reposted by LibbyMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14/09/2026it’s so in our faces: these camps are not places people are meant to survive 42115858
Reposted by LibbyAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For real. Love the idea that we just need to talk to Talarico and his campaign like they haven’t already decided to do this same old triangulation bullshit that actively harms people for zero to negative electoral advantage. Some candidates are just bad at their jobs and listen to awful consultants. 1063288
Reposted by LibbyBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In my opinion Democrats get nothing nothing NOTHING by betraying trans people. They hurt themselves with a good deal of their committed voter base, and still don’t get the Republican votes they are so fucking obsessed with winning over. Lose-lose! People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!! 6447261007
Reposted by LibbyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026Once again this isn't like gay marriage. We're not asking for something new. We're asking not to lose rights we've had for decades. When Dems say they agree with enacting new restrictions on trans people, that's a betrayal. They are actively going out of their way to harm trans people. 92567333
Reposted by Libbyonion person @junlper.beer · 11/09/2026it’s wild that the heritage foundation wrote in text that the assault on trans woman particularly in sports is their first step in their efforts to completely abolish all Title IX protections and liberals still don’t believe it’s about more than trans women in sports 7375802173
Reposted by LibbyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Some Republicans have expressed concern that a small but growing faction of younger people in the party have interacted with or expressed fealty to white nationalist and racist ideologies that have long been considered fringe." O RLY 561230225
Reposted by LibbyCate Eland @romancingnope.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Democrats should stand up for trans people because it's the right thing to do, but where morals are absent, perhaps losing elections because their anti-trans stances threaten the existence of people who might vote for them is incentive enough to have a single, solitary principle? 26822
Reposted by LibbyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An armed man charged at the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio less than a week ago, and yet Republicans aren't being yelled at to turn down the temperature. The double standard is maddening.independent.co.ukHecklers shout ‘hE should be shot’ as Ted Cruz calls out El-Sayed and TalaricoRepublicans increasingly seek to tie Democrats to left-wing members of the caucus and personalities like Hasan Piker 392416568
Reposted by LibbyNight of the Living Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Periodic reminder that your "concerns" about trans people are being beamed directly into your head by a small cadre of incredibly rich psychopaths. 3945591520
Reposted by LibbyNational Women’s Law Center Action Fund @nwlcactionfund.org · 26/08/2026What's happening to Congresswoman McIver is chilling. Rep. McIver dared to do her job and protect her community via an ICE oversight visit. Now, the Trump administration is trying to put her in prison for nearly two decades.nytimes.comJudges Reject Plea to Toss Federal Charges Against Democratic LawmakerAn appeals panel ruled against Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat accused by the Justice Department of assaulting immigration agents outside Delaney Hall. No one was injured in the clash. 37141
