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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Democrats will never learn.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

Following reporting from Erin In The Morning, the Equality Caucus has come out with a more forceful response against Democrat Marcy Kaptur's anti-trans ads. "This is a red line for us." The large Democratic caucus will not support her reelection. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Equality Caucus: Marcy Kaptur’s Anti-Trans Ads "Deeply Offensive," Will Not Support Her Campaign

"The Equality Caucus is not going to stand by passively and allow anyone to scapegoat the trans community. It is a red line for us."

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TransOhio @transohio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Important Ohio Birth Record Correction ALERT Ohio's Bureau of Vital Statistics is currently reviewing and proposing changes to the rules governing corrections and amendments to Ohio birth records. www.transohio.org/birthrecorda... Discord Call Scheduled: Let’s discuss it all @ 7pm on the 20th

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

Looks like the Democratic candidate for US Senate in South Carolina, Annie Andrews, is pro-sports bans and pro-surgery bans for youth, which include top surgery and which have even been interpreted to include blocker and hormone implants. She's the latest anti-trans dem.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/10/2026

32 states permit child marriage. More states allow child marriage and minors to drink alcohol than those that allow access to hormones prescribed by their doctor with the support of their parents. None of it is logical and it's entirely based on moral panic.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/10/2026

His entire paycheck comes from a conservative org and is dependent on targeting gender affirming care for trans youth. Everything he says is to earn that paycheck. He's extremely conflicted on this and you can't trust anything he says.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Got ya ... so your actual goal is to keep us silent. Understood. Now you can officially piss off.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

At this point and time I'm convinced that if anyone is working for Ramaswamy, it would be you. Kind piss off, because I fight for out community but I sure as hell am not about to take abuse.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Seem to miss that they are hearing all about this one day before early voting starts - while the party was trying to just sweep it under the rug - now it's going to be getting attention right as people fill in that little oval. It's almost like the timing was some coincidence. 😏

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The party has been successfully trying to silence & sweep this under the rug right through election day, hoping fewer and fewer people know about it. Tomorrow is the first day of early voting. If you think my timing is just coincidence you'd be mistaken. Also, do it yourself if you can do better.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Walking away from what? Nothing was happening in the Caucus. The party was desperately trying to push this off past election day so fewer and fewer people paid attention. Tomorrow is the first day of early voting. You think my timing is a fucking accident?

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cool, then you go right on ahead and sign up to do it. I'm far from perfect but I've fought with all my heart and soul, so if you feel you can do so much better, be my guest.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

... for the trans community but that doesn't mean I'm going to accept being the party's token one year and punching bag the next.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

... to deal with, in addition to being gaslighted, having my motivations questioned, being pushed to give up my dignity for party loyalty and having members of my own party accuse me of being a MAGA plant. I fought, and I fought like hell and I'm going to keep right on fighting ...

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Any of them saying that are welcome to sign right on up to do it themselves. I delt with the bullshit and, I'm proud to say I dished it right back out as strong as I got it. I'm a proud advocate, but I'm also just another middle-aged trans Ohioan dealing with the same crap we all have ...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Its okay. I'm not angry at you. I was working within the party and you have every right to expect a lot from me in that role. I can't tell you that I did it all perfectly. I can just tell you that I did it the best I knew how.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I appreciate your perspective. However I wasn't quietly working within the system. I've been anything but compliant/quiet. I've been sounding the alarm and dealing with the gaslighting and attacks from the party over principles crowd. It reached a point that I'd done all I could within the caucus.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If the were just about not wanting to associate with them I would agree but it was much more. Honestly, I withstood as long as my nerves and moral compass would allow.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am so very sorry, but I have to let you all down. I did not last more than a week in the Ohio Democractic Party Pride Caucus. I just officially gave notice of my departure to the Steering Committee. I wish I had been able to last longer, but if you're wondering why I left so quickly...

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 03/10/2026

The “detransition” crowd is nasty in general. It was arguably the best thing to ever happen to them otherwise they’d have to work real jobs, not get paid by billionaire front groups to cry around the country.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026

In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”

The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No, they haven't. Given the number of trans athletes in the United States (Less than 10 in the NCAA) their 2,300 number is absurd. However, most importantly trans women (because we know that's who they're talking about) haven't stolen any medals from any women, because trans women are women.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just as I would have refused to follow unlawful orders during my time in the Navy, I refuse to do so now. I will not sit and be silent. There is nothing you can do to make me shut up. I did not spend the last 10 years looking up to the mohers of my movement, to dishonor them in cowardice

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Agreed. We shouldn't have to fight or beg our democratic candidates to me decent.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Personally, as much time as it takes. I don't back down from transphobia, regardless of the source.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yet another example of what we keep telling people. This isn't a coincidence. Party leaders are supporting anti-trans triangulation as a strategy. We either push back now, hold the party accountable of this will be the 2028 strategy. Trans lives and rights aren't a bargaining chip.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Leadership 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.

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 28/09/2026

Insiders say the Ohio Democratic Party is censoring criticism of anti-trans ads. Two posts pushing back against Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s anti-trans ads have been removed. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/09/28/i...

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Insiders say the Ohio Democratic Party is censoring criticism of anti-trans ads

Two posts pushing back against Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s anti-trans ads have been removed

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026

Andy Beshear is proof that you can win a red state without abandoning trans people.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It isn't a "Big Tent" if it has room for anti-trans Democrats to attack us, but no room for us to criticize them. When candidates can punch down but the community is ordered to shut up, the tent has simply been dragged to the right. Full piece on The Agenda: ari4ohio.substack.com/p/when-party...

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When Party Rules Mandate Silence, Disobedience Is Duty

Why caucus leadership must reject party demands for silence and stand with the marginalized communities they represent.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just sayin'

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 25/09/2026

“Disappointed and ashamed”: LGBTQ+ & ally groups slam Dem Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s anti-trans ads @ari4ohio.bsky.social - buff.ly/FMshzoc

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I recently sat down with Lynn Murphy and Wendy Cole on "Demystifying the Transgender Journey" to share my path from fear to freedom. Beyond politics, it’s all about authenticity and human connection. Join us in building understanding! 🌈🔗 YouTube: youtu.be/uZsd6TwhShU

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Episode 52: Southern Roots to Political Trailblazer: Arienne Childrey's Story

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Episode 52: Southern Roots to Political Trailblazer: Arienne Childrey's Story

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"This breaks trust with the community. I feel that it is our role to represent not only the party to LGBT people, but LGBT people to the party, and in this particular case, I feel like this is violating our ability to stand up for the very communities that are named in our Caucus.”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026

The Congressional Equality Caucus has released the following statement in response to our story indicating they will not back candidates who "scapegoat transgender people." Kaptur does not appear as of this morning on their endorsed list. Several who took the same vote as her still do, sadly.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026

In 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.

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The Ohio Democratic Party Is Silencing Its Pride Caucus Over Criticism Of Kaptur's "Transgender Ideology" Ad

The Ohio Democratic Party suppressed dissent from within its own Pride Caucus, activists said.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Ohio Democratic Party is censoring its own Pride Caucus. When the caucus shared local party statements asking Rep. Marcy Kaptur to pull anti-trans ads, ODP leadership deleted the posts. They want a rubber stamp, not representation. Demand an end to the censorship: info@ohiodems.org