Reposted by Jesse JackMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings. 351331756490
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/07/2025State department guidance is now up for transgender people who want to change their gender marker on their passports. Your window opens NOW to make it happen, with some caveats: data will be collected on changes. EITM was the first media outlet to report this breaking development for trans people.travel.state.govSex Marker in PassportsWe will only issue passports with an M or F sex marker that match the customer's biological sex at birth. Learn more about our policy on this page. 251050484
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Florida in 2025: “caselaw is building that seems to suggest teachers only have free speech when they disagree with transgender people, but as soon as transgender people come into play, they lose those rights - even in intensely personal subjects such as what name or pronoun or honorific one uses.”open.substack.com11th Circuit Rules Trans Teacher Must Misgender Herself In Classroom In Accordance With FL LawThe ruling by Trump-appointed judges contradicts other classroom speech cases and is a clear case of the state barring disfavored speech, according to the dissent. 010
Reposted by Jesse JackSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 19/06/2025Don't let the bigots pathologize us. Yes dysphoria kills. It sucks. Believe me, I know. But we are NOT our dysphoria and we are owed more than simply being trauma porn. We deserve gender affirming care because we're human beings and bodily autonomy is a human right. 101981432
Reposted by Jesse JackLambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 18/06/2025“The decision is hard to stomach. But it’s important to note that there’s nothing in this decision that is a green light.” – Karen Loewy, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel via @huffpost.comhuffpost.comSupreme Court Deals Another Major Blow To Transgender RightsThis decision could set a tone for other challenges to laws barring transgender people from participating in sports, using bathrooms and accessing health care. 13117
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/06/20251. Trump has promised harsher ICE crackdowns on Truth Social. He blamed transgender people as the reason such crackdowns must happen. Particularly, he used the phrase "transgender for everybody," a phrase he has increasingly used to justify anything he wants. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comTrump Promises Harsher ICE Crackdowns, Blaming "Transgender For Everybody"The president has graduated to blaming transgender people for nearly anything he does. 441098270
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/06/2025Alright everyone, one last push. If you or anyone you know is: - LGBTQ+ - 13-24 years old - In the US Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health. It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :) trvr.org/survey2025trvr.orgTo proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below. 2127342023
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 15/06/2025I woke with a swell of Pittsburgh pride this morning. 030
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Hi, folks! If you are interested in learning about how trans* authors are using counter narratives as a tool for survival in the face of anti trans* lawmaking, please check out my new book! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 30% Discount Code: LXFANDF30 #transgender #literature #queer #trans www.bloomsbury.com/us/mapping-m... 050
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Thank you for the kind shoutout, @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social! 000
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/05/2025In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke... 820138114445
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Remember: community will care and remain regardless of whether federal support is available. 000
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Misinformation is now the norm… I’m reminded of zines during the height of the AIDS epidemic (like the 1993 “gendertrash from hell issues) through which community organizers shared census data and care guidelines despite a lack of federal support. More accurate information can be found there.digitaltransgenderarchive.netGendertrash From Hell 2, Issue 2 Volume 1 - Digital Transgender Archive 110
Reposted by Jesse JackAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 28/04/2025Lambda [cont] – ICYWW the reason Lambda filed a 2nd suit _after_ ACLU got an injunction against State Dept passport policy was the P/I only applied to its plaintiffs. LLDEF’s suit is trying again to get a court to stop the practice for everyone [HT @dana@catodon.social]lambdalegal.orgLambda Legal Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Passport PolicyToday, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven transgender U.S. citizens, including one who is nonbinary, challenging the Trump administration’s policy denying them U.S. passports with accurat... 010225
Reposted by Jesse JackAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege. 8307869120118
Reposted by Jesse JackElla Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I feel like I was just punched in the ribs. Fuck. 3384
Reposted by Jesse JackAshton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025To hell with this. 1122758
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 17/04/2025A timely book recommendation: “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth,” by Andrew Joseph White. The narrative is in the style of a Victorian Gothic (very dark, see trigger warnings), and it features a neurodivergent and trans masc protagonist whose knowledge of medicine seems to far exceed RFK Jr. Just saying! 030
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 17/04/2025To my autistic friends and fellow neurodiverse comrades, let your dreams, loves, and poetry fill with all the beauty and power he fails to imagine. 010
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 15/04/2025“The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed” — Friends, please be advised.erininthemorning.comThe Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning SpeedMany transgender adults have wondered when their care would be banned by the Trump administration. Now, we are seeing the first vectors to do so. 011
Reposted by Jesse JackCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Also, one more thing: if you're not LGBTQ, you don't get a say on who's welcome in our community. Asexual and aromantic people are sexual minorities. They're always welcome in our spaces. Our spaces are their spaces. Mind your own damn business and get a new hobby. 474504502
Reposted by Jesse JackTransgender World @transgenderreport.com · 06/04/2025Last year, only 49—less than 10%—of the 533 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures passed into law. Advocates in Georgia and Missouri defeated all 54 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced last year despite Republican majorities. www.unclosetedmedia.... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA unclosetedmedia.comAdvocates Beat 91% of Last Year's Anti-LGBTQ Bills. How?While the trans community still faces unprecedented legislative attacks, with 49 bills passing into law in 2024, there are key strategies that activists are using to fight back. 07230
Reposted by Jesse JackEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 01/04/2025I am watching Senator Booker's filibuster on Roland Martin's YouTube channel between meetings. (Shout out to his staffers, too. They did tons of prep for this.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NOm...youtube.comCory Booker holds marathon Senate speech to warn of Trump’s ‘harmful’ policiesYouTube video by Roland S. Martin 49611
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Take a minute to check in on your mental health before reading.cnn.comTrump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking a third term, adding that he’s ‘not joking’ | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump on Sunday did not dismiss the idea of pursuing a third term in the White House, despite the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting it, claiming that “there are methods” ... 000
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/03/20251. The Trump administration has announced it will be investigating California, and will pull its school funding unless it forcibly outs transgender students. California has a law against forced outing policies. The latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comTrump Admin Threatens To Pull California School Funding Unless It Forcibly Outs Trans StudentsThe investigation, which will take place under the Department of Education, threatens to pull California's funding over not outing transgender kids to their parents. 1352567754
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Debates over child labor laws in Florida could make it legal for 14 year olds to work overnight shifts on school nights in order to make up for lost labor from folks who are undocumented... like shifting from one exploited labor force to another. Clearly education is not a priority.cnn.comFlorida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN BusinessFlorida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag... 020
Reposted by Jesse JackDax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 25/03/2025There are 6 days left for the "Stories for the Trans Rights Readathon" Itchio bundle! 43 trans & non-binary creatives put together this bundle of 73 books! 2 of my books are in it & I'll be donating a portion of my proceeds from the bundle to trans rights orgs in my state itch.io/b/2914/stori... 05652
Reposted by Jesse JackAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/03/2025All of these countries have issues travel warnings for trans people visiting the US. Austria Denmark France Germany Ireland Norway Slovakia Slovenia The Netherlands The US is not safe for trans people. Do not come. metro.co.uk/2025/03/25/f... 571704473
Reposted by Jesse JackSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 24/03/2025Periodic reminder that ICE administrative warrants do NOT give ICE (or anyone else) legal authority to enter your home (or anywhere not open to the public) without your consent. Unless law enforcement has a JUDICIAL WARRANT, signed by a judge, they do not have a legal right to nonconsensual entry. 312113723
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Thank you, Erin Reed, for your reporting. Trans liberation will provide more opportunities for everyone. Anti-trans lawmaking will hurt and restrict opportunities for everyone. My question: when will silent cis-het folks make that connection and finally stand with us? Or am I being too optimistic? 000
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/03/2025INCREDIBLE Ruling! Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus. Trans military members may continue to serve. 206187574625
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/03/20251. Incredible ruling! An Ohio appeals court has ruled that trans care is healthcare, strikes down youth trans care ban! It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare! Subscribe to support my journalism. You'll want to read this one.erininthemorning.comOhio Appeals Court Rules Trans Care Is Healthcare, Strikes Down Ban For Trans YouthThe ruling was in part based on a 2011 Amendment in the state guaranteeing healthcare freedom, originally meant to challenge Obamacare. 6568281749
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Threats to funding are real, but the Trump Admin’s unethical ban on gender affirming care for folks under the age of 19 has been and remains blocked. It seems UPMC has decided to curry favor with a transphobic admin by sacrificing the wellbeing and health of trans children… of my city’s children… 000
Reposted by Jesse JackAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/03/2025Hannah Arendt accurately identified loneliness as the fuel for Totalitarianism. 221011236
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I’m not the first to point out that the Trump Admin seems to care more about the welfare of Tesla dealerships and sales than trans people, federal workers, student protestors (the first amendment). And seems to care more about the Model 3 than social security, access to education, and public health.ground.newsTrump floats labeling violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorismPresident Trump hinted he would be open to labeling individuals who carry out violence at Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorists” following a string of violent demonstrations at the electric vehicl... 010
Reposted by Jesse JackQBurgh @qburgh.com · 09/03/2025A new lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court aims to dismantle key LGBTQ antidiscrimination protections in Pennsylvaniania, threatening the rights and dignity of countless Pennsylvanians. qburgh.com/lawsuit-unde...qburgh.comLawsuit Seeks to Undermine LGBTQ+ Rights in Pennsylvania, Putting Protections in JeopardyA new lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court aims to dismantle key LGBTQ antidiscrimination protections, threatening the rights and dignity of countless Pennsylvanians. Spearheaded by t… 043
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Share the good news, friends. Lean into this momentary reprieve. Take a minute to find yourself again, drink some water, build back the resilience that fueled this win. Gender affirming care is life affirming. “Judge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass Review”erininthemorning.comJudge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass ReviewThe ruling applies nationwide, and should allow hospitals that temporarily paused care to resume. 010
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Requiring proof of citizenship to vote will encourage continued discrimination against trans folks at polling stations. In 2012, a Virginian “True the Vote” training manual literally used an image of an individual wearing a dress with facial hair as a reference image of a fraudulent voter. 010
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/03/2025Breaking: 10 NYT writers think trans rights are the least important and attacks on the trans community aren’t that bad. Least surprising news ever. 582430321
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Pittsburgh friends, here are some great events to have fun, be with community, etc. Thanks, QBurgh, for sharing! ❤️ 000
Reposted by Jesse JackErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/02/20251. Media sources are widely reporting Trump's military ban has "a waiver" for trans people. It does not: It only applies to closeted trans people who have never transitioned and feel no dysphoria. The ban also forces people to resign or pay back benefits. Subscribe to support my journalism.erininthemorning.comNo, Trump's Trans Military Ban Does Not Have A "Waiver" For Openly Trans People ServingThe "waiver" being reported at many outlets for Trump's transgender ban is actually a "waiver" for people who have never transitioned, and are willing to stay closeted. 171268301
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The Department of Education is now deputizing citizens to report schools that incorporate DEI into programming/pedagogy. Shall we spam the form with nonsense en masse? Is nonsense not the only sensible response?enddei.ed.govDepartment of Education FormLock 021
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 27/02/2025In other words, “eliminating” bans on targeted LGBTQIA+ surveillance is not shocking nor should headlines like this be misunderstood as suggesting that discriminatory surveillance wasn’t already an unavoidable facet of travel for queer & trans folks. It is. It has been. And it looks like it will be. 010
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The 2003 DHS advisory was a foundation for the US’s use of target recognition technology at TSA security checkpoints, many of which are still in use, which disproportionately flag trans folks as threats in ways that continually increase pat-downs, surveillance, scrutiny, etc. 110
Jesse Jack @jessemjack.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Surprised the DHS is eliminating bans on LGBTQIA+ surveillance? Don’t be. The DHS’s response to the War on Terror (e.g. the 2003 advisory warning about perceived cross-dressing “terrorists”) shows a history of depicting queer and trans identities as threats to US national security.advocate.comDHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identityThe DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics. 110