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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Are you an abortion doula or know one? We’re recruiting a community of doulas to travel with our passengers for their entire journey

As travel continues to impose additional levels of threat, anxiety, and fear, our passengers need and deserve more support navigating the onslaught of barriers that impact their ability to attend their appointment.

We're building a group of doulas we can call upon who are eager to support passengers who deserve human-centered care for their entire journey.

Learn more including about compensation at the link in our bio!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Come see us at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, next week!

We’re an exhibitor at the 2026 Sun ‘n Fun expo, April 14 to 19 in Lakeland, Florida! We’ll be in Exhibitor Hangar B with swag and exclusive merch. Give your support and help us recruit more pilots!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We see you and celebrate you. And we’re here for you to help overcome some of the barriers to being happy, healthy, and safe

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

2 million miles. That’s 1,500 miles per day since our first flight in 2022. Nearly half of these miles were flown in 2025 as more and more people face barriers to abortion and gender-affirming care

2 million miles flown: everyone deserves access to the healthcare they need, including abortion and gender-affirming care. Our volunteer pilots backed up by airlines provide no-cost transportation for those who need assistance.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

We’ve been taking a rest after a busy year, and we’re expecting to be even busier in 2026 when we return Monday. We've brought creativity, joy, and persistence to the movement, and we're bringing even more to our efforts this year. Still walkin', still talkin,' still flyin'.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance when we remember the trans people whose lives have been lost to anti-trans violence and isolation. We recommit ourselves to action for a world where trans people live long, happy, and healthy in their full selves.

Today, we remember and honor the transgender individuals whose lives were tragically taken due to acts of anti-trans violence and isolation.

We recommit ourselves to action for a world where trans people live long, happy, and healthy in their full selves.

(image of two hands holding a heart colored withe the Trans Pride flag color pattern of blue, pink, and white)

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Standing up for reproductive justice, reducing the barriers of time and money, one flight at a time

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Follow the link in our bio to subscribe to our monthly newsletter! We know you already get a lot of email, and we won't fill your inbox. (We hate it, too, when non-profits send us an email every day.) #reproductivejustice #aviation #airplane #airplanes #pilot #pilots

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🎉: Make sure trans kids and their families know that we exist to help them access care. 🛩️: If you're a pilot, sign up to volunteer with us. 💵: If you're able, donate to support our work to make sure no one is left behind. Links in our bio!

Our Response: Working with dozens of providers, support groups, and community organizations around the country, we’ll continue flights at no cost to help families begin or continue gender-affirming care. Everyone has the right to control their own bodies and futures as well as to raise healthy children.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The only way for Evil to win is for Good people to do nothing. So like Mr. Rogers told us when we were kids, "Look for the helpers." So how do you help? #trans #transrights #aviation #airplanes #airplane #pilot #pilots #reproductivejustice

Many Providers Ending Gender-Affirming Care for Minors: Screenshots from Chicago Sun*Times, WVVA, and LAist

Why are they doing this? Trump issued Executive Order #14187 on January 28th which required that medical institutions who receive federal research and education grants must not perform certain gender-affirming care on people under 19. The EO also seeks to end Medicare and Medicaid support for gender-affirming care for the same people.

Impact: Thousands of families are experiencing the government putting itself into their doctor’s office. These tactics parallel tacticsused against abortion. People will face transportation and financial barriers to starting or continuing care. Research shows that access to gender-affirming care improves mental health and reduces the risks of suicide.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Medical misogyny played a role in the AIDS crisis

Medical Misogyny

The CDC’s medical definition of HIV/AIDS skewed heavily toward men, which neglected to recognize opportunistic infections that commonly affected female bodies with AIDS, such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and cervical cancer.

Medical Misogyny

Women were excluded from receiving medication in clinical trials, and denied needed healthcare from the Division of AIDS Services. Due to this medical misogyny, about 65% of HIV-positive women died without being diagnosed with AIDS.

Honor the “L,” and remember its significance

As we close out Pride Month 2025, keep in mind the example of the MANY Queer women who stepped up during the AIDS Crisis, not just as caretakers, but also as activists, lawyers, artists, and historians.
And call out medical misogyny
when you see it!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Hi, everyone, I'm Liz M (she/they), here for our final staff takeover for Pride Month!

Hi, everyone!
I’m Liz M (she/they)

I’m the Manager of Community Relations for Elevated Access, and the social worker on staff. I’m the final staff member taking over for
Pride Month.

Why the “L” comes first in LGBTQIA+?

Up until the 1980s, the acronym for our community was spelled out “GLB,” for “Gay,” “Lesbian,” and “Bisexual.” During the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s and ‘90s, many lesbians stepped up to care for gay men who were sick and dying when other doctors and caregivers refused, so the “L” got moved to the first letter in the acronym in honor of those women.

Women and the AIDS Crisis

This paints an inaccurate picture, however, of the impact that the AIDS Crisis had on lesbian and bisexual women and their communities. In 1991, about 40% of people who were HIV-positive and 12% of people with AIDS were women.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The Stonewall Uprising was a response to the continuing oppression of the LGBTQIA+ community by police in New York City. While LGBTQIA+ elders had fought for acceptance for years, the uprising began a larger cultural shift towards acceptance. The work is not over, and the resistance continues today.

Today is the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Stonewall was a direct response to the police oppression of the LGBTQIA+ community in NYC.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Happy Pride Month from Oliver, our Gender-Affirming Care Coordinator!

Title text says "Rupert Raj"
Below that there are two pictures of Rupert, a younger photo of him in a sweater with his arms crossed on the left, and on the right, there's a more recent photo of him.

Below those is a text box says:

"Raj (now in his 70’s) was a trans therapist, researcher, educator, and poet. He transitioned at age 19 in 1972. He has started and been involved with a number of groundbreaking organizations and publications across the past 50 years, I want to highlight two of those in this post. Metamorphosis Magazine and his 1987 essay "Burnout: Unsung Heroes And Heroines In The Transgender World"

Text box on the left reads:

"Metamorphosis Magazine gave information specific to trans men, including: clinical research, information about hormones, surgery, and legal reforms for trans people, tips for passing in public, book reviews, and poems."

On the upper right, there's an excerpt from Metamorphosis sharing info about a gender-affirming care clinic:

"The Center for Gender Roassignment Norfolk, Virginie
The Centre for Gender Reassignment has been present for approximately 10 years. A recent increase in interest has expanded our center and the number of patients that are now included in our gender program. Over the past 20 months, we have had well over 100 requests for information regarding our gender program. The majority of these patients are female transsexuals. This is perhaps due to our reputation for phalloplasty surgery.
Upon visiting the Center, each patient is evaluated by two psychologists, two plastic surgeons, a gynecologist, and our coordinator. We follow the "standards of care" of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association."

On the lower left there's a cover page from Metamorphosis Magazine, and to the right is a text box that reads "It was the most popular magazine for trans men throughout the 80’s"

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

We imagine a future of reproductive justice, where people are empowered to control their own bodies, to make true choices to have children or not have children, and to raise children in safe and healthy environments.

The Hope: Working with dozens of partners, we’re doing our part to help people overcome these barriers to abortion care.

Thanks to you, our volunteer pilots and our donors, we’ve helped thousands of people travel receive care on their terms.

Join us! Whether you’ve donated before or haven’t at all, today is the best time to donate.

If you’re a pilot, get signed up as a volunteer.

Remember this: Try.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Roe was the floor. We always deserved better, and better will come someday. Until then, we work with communities across the country using our network of volunteer pilots to get people to the care they need.

June 24th marks the 3rd anniversary of the SCOTUS decision on the Dobbs case, erasing nearly 5 decades of precedent protecting abortion rights.

The Impact: Maternal mortality in Texas rose 56%.

Abortion bans are costing over $133 billion every year due to lost wages, slowed careers, and overall avoidance of those states with bans.

Pregnant people are being charged with crimes for their pregnancy losses.

People are having health-altering and life-ending experiences because hospitals are unable to provide life-saving abortions and risk legal action.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

If you're looking for action after this week's SCOTUS decision, you can help families of trans kids can still get care in other states. We provide free air travel with both volunteer pilots and airline flights to make sure no one is left behind. (Thank you, Ariana Grande, for the shout out.)

Help Trans Kids Get the Care They Need: Parents have spent years raising their kids and working with medical professionals to understand how best to keep them healthy and happy. Because of the SCOTUS decision this week, trans kids will face more barriers to the care they need because of their gender identity.

Transgender kids are not alone in this fight. We fly every day for families to access the care they need, for transgender people’s rights to control their own bodies and their own futures.

You can donate to support this work through the link in our bio. This work will need to happen for years to come.

What our passengers say: Anyone who gets to experience flying with you on your plane is very lucky and in great hands. I am so thankful I had a chance to be assisted in my time of need. During this hard time, I was given the support that made my difficult time so much better. I will always be grateful and remember the kindness I was blessed by. It truly had a major positive impact on my life. Thank you all!
- An Elevated Access passenger

You can donate, volunteer, and spread the word. People need to know that help exists. Others need to know what they can do to help. Donate and more at the link in our bio!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth! We celebrate the emancipation of enslaved people people at the end of the Civil War, and we recognize the work continues every day. We're not free until we're all free. #juneteenth

The holiday Juneteenth was recognized first by Black Texans and now by Americans everywhere as a day to celebrate the freedom of those previously enslaved. Today, we continue to fight for the freedom of all Americans, including those enslaved through forced prison labor.

On January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved people were legally free, save for those enslaved as punishment for a crime. But, the declaration was met with resistance and would not immediately be enforced in all states.

The state of Texas would remain under Confederate control for nearly two years, delaying the freedom of more than 250,000 people. On June 19th, 1865, Union troops stormed Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that these people were free by order of executive decree.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

With hundreds of volunteer pilots all over the country, we help parents access gender-affirming care for their children, even if it means traveling hundreds of miles. Donate. Volunteer. Resist.

Breaking New: The Supreme Court believed the junk science and veiled transphobia to uphold Tennessee’s ban on hormone therapy and puberty blockers for trans youth even though cis youth can receive the same treatments.

In 23 other states, there are similar bans. This means that families all over the country will continue to see barriers to healthcare that keeps their children healthy and thriving. But that’s not the end of the story.

We all want what’s best for our children. The parents in this case have spent years considering what would best support their children only to have Tennessee take away their healthcare. That is care that they, their children, and their doctors decided was necessary for them to thrive.

Healthcare bans threaten people’s well-being, the safety of our communities, and every individual and family’s ability to determine what’s best for them.

Transgender people are facing an onslaught of political attacks as the Trump administration and extremist politicians nationwide try to strip communities of their identities, their safety, their healthcare, and more.

Transgender people are not alone in this fight. We will continue flying every day for families to access the care they need, for transgender people’s rights to control their own bodies and their own futures.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Every day is an effort to resist hate. Every day is an opportunity to make the world a better, safer place.

Today we remember the victims and survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting where 49 people died and dozens more were injured in 2016.

The Pulse nightclub in Orlando was a favorite place of the LGBTQ+ community, a place filled many nights with community and joy.

The struggle against hate never ends, and we owe it to the victims, the survivors, their loved ones, and ourselves to keep working to make a more safe and just society.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

There is a lot of disinformation and propaganda about trans people and gender-affirming care. So we're using today to help people learn what gender-affirming care is. People of all ages choose gender-affirming care, and it's never their responsibility to tell you the whats and whys of their journey.

What is gender-affirming care? Gender-affirming health care (GAC) can include any single or combination of a number of social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions designed to support and affirm an individual's gender identity - World Health Organization.

What are examples of social GAC interventions? Using pronouns that fit. Use a name that better fits. Using an appropriate public restroom. Being in a supportive community. Wearing differetn clothes. Changing makeup practices.

What are examples of psychological GAC interventions? Family therapy. Individual therapy. Transition counseling. Therapy for gender dysphoria. Support groups.

What are examples of behavioral GAC interventions? Learning coping and resiliency skills. Voice training. Changing nonverbal gender cues. Navigating the stressors of being trans or nonbinary.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

From founder and ED Mike: Today is the 3rd anniversary of our first official flight, and we have also hit 2500 passengers flown. When I was getting the organization launched, I never imagined how much it would accomplish in such a short time, supporting abortion and gender-affirming care

Elevated Access has flown 2500 Passengers! Everyone deserves access to the healthcare they need, including abortion and gender-affirming care. Our volunteer pilots with airline backups provide free transportation for those who need assistance.

Imagery includes green hills with a purple sky and white clouds. A small red and white propeller airplane is in the corner.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

For Pride Month, we're highlighting, Robina Asti, a veteran, pilot, and activist who was a transgender woman. She did an interview as part of TEDx in 2016 when she was 94 years old about her experiences and with advice for younger folks that may also interest you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsbS...

Pride Month History Moment: Robina Asti, Veteran, Activist, Pilot, Flight Instructor. Robin lived a long life, transitioning in her 50s after the birth of her youngest child. She was a pilot during WW2 and holds the record for the oldest flight instructor when she gave a lesson at 99 years old. Later in life, she advocated for changes to invasive FAA medical exams that applied to all women. She also won changes for trans spouses from Social Security for survivor benefits.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

This year we're feeling the joy and hope that runs throughout the community. We're joined together in resistance to help each other and everyone around us. This month our whole team is working to make content to share with you, so be sure you're following us. #pridemonth #pride #2dlgbtqiaplus

Happy Pride! This month we're celebrating the joy, hope, and resistance of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community! We stand together and support each other while having a good time!

Graphic shows a rainbow trailing behind a red airplane while a small yellow airplane with a black stripe sits to the right.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Happy Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day from all of us at Elevated Access! May 24th is annually recognized as a day to spread awareness and foster understanding of the pansexual and panromantic identities, and their differences from other queer identities

Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness & Visibility Day: A dark gray airplane illustration on top of clouds with a magenta, yellow, and blue rainbow trailing behind

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Elevated Access!

To everyone who calls themselves a mother, we hope today is the day you want and deserve.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Today marks the day that the state issued the documents to bring us officially into existence! What started from an anti-racism workshop has become a national reproductive justice effort by flying people for free to access abortion and gender-affirming care.

Third Anniversary - For the last three years, we've worked towards a more justice society by flying people to overcome barriers to access abortion and gender-affirming care.

By the Numbers
2300 passengers
100 partner organizations
400 vetted pilots
1,240,000 miles flown

You make it possible. You can support our reproductive justice work by donating, volunteering, and spreading the word to build our community.

We make it through this time by joining together to lift each other up.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Hoping that all our trans friends, family, and neighbors have a day of joy for this year’s Trans Day of Visibility!

Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31. Two people with a flag and hands in the air

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy #internationalwomensday from all of us at Elevated Access! We see you and honor your power, whether cis, trans, or otherwise calling yourself “Woman”

Happy International Women’s Day! A number of illustrated women of all races and gender presentation are shown together

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Every day, this President tells us what kind of person he is. Today, it was in relation to aviation

The President’s comments about DEI in aviation, especially around mental health are completely wrong and uninformed.

The requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers are very stringent around mental health. Nothing has changed to make that “easier” for decades. It would be impossible for someone with safety-impacting mental health challenges to be a pilot or air traffic controller.

He continues to demonstrate his bigotry and incompetence with what he said today.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

An executive order does not erase who you are. You are not alone.

To our trans and non-binary passengers pilots, partners, friends, and family: You are not alone. There are even people who do not know you that love you and care about you. We're here for you.

Trans and non-binary people have always existed, and they will continue to exist. What POTUS is doing is wrong, and we will not stand for it. Nothing he's done stops us from helping you. We've got you.

People from all over the country are working to help. We're bringing together new partners every day, working to make sure everyone has the resources they need. We love you.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

We know access for bodily autonomy won't improve nationally in 2025, but with your help, we can do everything we can to prevent it from getting worse.

We flew over 500,000 miles in 2024. Make your tax-deductible donation today to help us go even farther in 2025.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

For everyone who celebrates, we wish you a blessed Kwanzaa!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate from all of us at Elevated Access! Reproductive justice isn't achievable without all of you, and we're glad we can be together for this work.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Three years ago at the end of 2021, Elevated Access was just an idea with the early support of our first partner, @abortion.bsky.social. After officially launching in April 2022, we've accomplished so much to transport people to the care they need and deserve when they can't get it where they live

Elevated Access: 1 million miles flown
We've transport people seeking care, companions, providers, and supplies for abortion and gender-affirming care. Thank you to our volunteer pilots, partners, and donors for making this possible!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This #GivingTuesday, generous donors have created a $15,000 Matching Gift Challenge! Help us to provide transportation for folks in need of life-saving healthcare. Link to donate in our bio! #bodilyautonomy #abortion #genderaffirmingcare #volunteerpilots #angelflights #bansoffourbodies

Goal: $15,000 for flights for abortion and gender-affirming care

12am - 11:59pm Eastern Time. Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

We’re using today to rest and share gratitude and appreciation with our community. Thank you for being here with us in working for reproductive justice across the United States. #reproductivejustice #gratitude #appreciation

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance #TDOR, a day to honor transgender people whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence. TDOR was started in 1999 to remember Rita Hester, who was killed the year prior. If a vigil is being held in your community today, we encourage you to show your solidarity.

November 20, 2024: Today, we remember and honor the transgender people whose lives were tragically taken by acts of anti-transgender violence.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Transgender Awareness Week celebrates the resilience of the trans community. It's a time to honor their journey, advocate for their rights, and promote understanding. #transrights #transgender #nonbinary #intersex #gender #transition #transgenderawarenessweek #justice

Elevated Access: Transgender Awareness Week, November 13-19

History of the Flag: baby pink and baby blue for the traditional colors of baby boys and girls, white for intersex, non-binary, and transitioning individual. Designed by Monica Helms, a trans woman and US Navy veteran, first flown in 2000 at the Phoenix Pride Parade

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

This week marks the two year anniversary of our founding to help people travel to access abortion and gender-affirming care. Volunteer as a pilot. Donate to support our work.

Rolling Stone: Southern Anti-Trans Laws are Uprooting Families - and Leaving Them with Impossible Choices. Full story linked in our bio!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

It takes a lot of work to organize mutual aid, but it’s very tangible to the people we help travel to access healthcare.

In our first 18 months, we completed 400 flights. In the next 6 months, we doubled that to more than 800 flights total.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

Florida’s Supreme Court has allowed a 6-week abortion ban to take effect at the end of this month. This impacts Florida and the thousands of people that could have travelled there from surrounding states. We’re here to help in coordination with our partners throughout the southeast

It’s going to be really hard, but we’re here to help people keep their bodily autonomy with flights to abortion care.

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 31/03/2024

Some days can be really hard, but today is a day for joy. We celebrate your happiness and success on this important day!

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Families in states with bans on gender-affirming care bans are facing impossible decisions. If we can help, we fly them to states where they can at least see a provider, but many challenges still remain when they get back home. Link in our bio

Rolling Stone headline: Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families - and Leaving Them With Impossible Choices

Some of the restrictions affect insurance coverage, others have made providing gender-affirming care a felony, and all of them go against every major medical association’s guidance by restricting access to medically necessary are.

“It’s not just that we’d have to drive across state lines,” Daniel says. “It’s that we are choosing care for our child - with the guidance of medical professionals - but when we come back, we know we’re coming back to a state that has legislated that our child shouldn’t exist.”

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS! 😍 If you’re a pilot, please consider volunteering with us. If you have the means, please include us in your list of supported charities

1,000 Passengers Flown: Our volunteers fly people plus their friends and family supporting them to abortion and gender-affirming care.

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