Reposted by LizHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040821906
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/04/20261. An incredible bill is moving fast in Maryland protecting transgender students. It would apply to ANY "program or activity," and would even include private schools. This would include sports, bathrooms, and more. It even has a private right of action. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comMaryland Advances Bill That Would Protect Trans Students In "Any Program Or Activity"The bill will confer significant protections in sports, overnight accommodations, and bathrooms if it passes. 202991995
Reposted by LizPlushiious @plushiious.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Hey yall this is your chance to show the trans community you really are an ally and you're not just saying it for brownie points!! -Do not support ANY of this -JK Rowling has said on numerous occasions that her income goes DIRECTLY into anti-trans legislation in the UK -Seriously. NONE. Of it. 5846273600
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/02/20261. The New York Times, unsurprisingly, has released yet another hit piece on transgender people. This time, it comes from Jesse Singal. I fact check it in my latest piece. End your NYT subscription, and put it towards people doing good work on the issue. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comFact Check: Jesse Singal Lies About Trans Care At The New York TimesThe New York Times spreads misinformation about transgender people yet again. 502410851
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/02/2026Alysa Liu is breaking the conservative ecosystem. The far-right rage accounts are trying to get people to hate her for her dance, her body, her implicit (and sometimes explicit) queerness, her "wokeness." And yet so many people who have been receptive to that are rejecting it, saying they love her. 221946200
Reposted by LizGLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 05/02/2026“I hope I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try and encourage people to stay strong in these hard times. I know that a lot of people say you're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics, but politics affect us all."usatoday.comUS figure skater Amber Glenn speaks out for LGBTQ community at OlympicsAt a news conference at the Winter Olympics, U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn said she hopes to use her platform here to support her community. 112526
Reposted by LizDarryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 21/01/2026If you spend money on anything Harry Potter, you are funding this. If you think it's okay to continue being a fan and talking about it and putting your Hogwarts House in your profile since you already bought the books/movies, Rowling had stated the continued fandom shows you support her bigotry. 3741454
Reposted by LizMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/12/2025"We’re terrified that if she remains in an environment that is so hateful that she might follow the path of so many trans people and spiral into depression and self-harm. So we’re going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe." Here's how families are fighting to survive Trump’s war on trans kids.motherjones.com"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids 829681
Reposted by LizEli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 25/10/2025A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns. 9665053660
Reposted by LizReal Mama Bears @realmamabears.bsky.social · 13/10/2025If it’s not okay to torture a straight kid into being gay, it’s not okay to torture a gay kid into being straight. #ProtectTransKids #ProtectLGBTQYouth #BanConversionTherapy #RealMamaBears #TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorld 117941
Reposted by LizMother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2025Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.motherjones.comMass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately TransgenderMost mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men. 35766248
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2025There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man. Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent. We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate. My latest piece.erininthemorning.comWe Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful LifeInfluential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far. 723194604911
Reposted by LizMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/08/2025Blaming the prevalence of mass shootings in America on the existence of trans people isn’t just a dangerously stigmatizing, politically motivated take. It’s also bad math. "Transgender individuals are much more prone to being the victims of violence than they are likely to commit it.”motherjones.comMass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately TransgenderMost mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men. 25396134
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/08/20251. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly. You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run. I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comWhy Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin NewsomWe have seen this song and dance before. 12835491143
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 18/08/2025More and more families are having to flee anti-trans legislation. There are still places they can go, but how much longer will those places remain safe? And what if they can’t afford to move? My family could barely afford it. It’s been a year and we’re still recovering. apple.news/AeG4KuwFASgq...apple.newsAt 8, she spoke up for trans rights in Texas. Now her family is fleeing the state. — USA TODAYSunny Bryant went before the state legislature to advocate for kids like her. As she enters middle school, her family made the decision to move. 010
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 17/08/2025The self-appointed bathroom police are at it again. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...msnbc.comOpinion | What happened to me at Buffalo Wild Wings was wrong. That’s why I’m speaking out.I’m used to being stared at or whispered about in bathrooms and other spaces. It has happened more times than I can count. But this was different. 010
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 08/08/2025So, we’re banning trans women from sports to keep things fair and to protect them, but this is just fine. Make it make sense. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 29/07/2025It is not about fairness and it never was. www.readtpa.com/p/fine-lets-...readtpa.comFine, Let's Talk About Trans AthletesBut let's dispense with the pretense that this is actually about sports at all 000
Reposted by LizNovelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I think the really important thing about the "trans sports debate" is that it's NOT REAL, the things that people are fearmongering about are NOT REAL and are NOT HAPPENING. Cis women are not competing at a disadvantage against trans women, cis men aren't transitioning to win at sports, IT'S NOT REAL 2336041057
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 23/07/2025There’s no mention of banning transgender men from men’s sports. Further proof that this is about misogyny and fear-mongering. 000
Reposted by LizEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025When I heard the mom of a trans girl say the night her daughter came out to her was the first time she'd ever seen her child happy, I knew it was a story I needed to share. These are the stories the public isn't hearing. An honor to get to report on 3 family's journeys for @teenvogue.com.teenvogue.comWhy These Trans Teens and Their Families Risked Everything to Get Gender-Affirming CareIt’s as simple as love. 4152351891
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anti-trans activists want trans people to use the bathroom of their “biological” gender. This trans man did. He used the women’s restroom and then he was arrested. Further proof that it isn’t about protecting people - it’s about erasing trans people completely. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 28/05/2025This is why, even though I loved the books, I will never engage with Harry Potter content ever again. 010
Reposted by LizMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/05/2025Utah legislators commissioned a study to go with their 2023 ban on gender-affirming pediatric care. Now they're trying to ignore the results.motherjones.comUtah study on trans youth care extremely inconvenient for politicians who ordered itThe state's ban on gender-affirming pediatric care "cannot be justified" by science, a two-year review concluded. 331368472
Reposted by LizErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/05/2025Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:trevorredcap.trvr.orgTo proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below. 3324101950
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 12/05/2025I think a case could be made that erectile dysfunction medication IS gender affirming care. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 06/05/2025It’s never been about freedom of speech or parental rights. It’s always been about control. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 22/04/202515 year old girls can get married in Mississippi, but an 18 year old can’t change their name? Make it make sense! open.substack.com/pub/erininth...open.substack.comMississippi Supreme Court Allows Judge to Block Name Changes for Trans People Under 2115-year-old girls can get married in the state, but trans people may have to wait until they’re 21 years old to change their name. 000
Reposted by LizElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Head Start is a lifeline for families in Massachusetts and around the country. I’m fighting to keep Trump and Musk from ripping it away to pay for giant tax giveaways for billionaires and billionaire corporations.bostonglobe.comMass. Head Start blasts reported Trump proposal that seeks to defund federal program - The Boston GlobeThe White House’s fiscal 2026 funding blueprint does not allocate money for Head Start, and it is listed among programs to be eliminated, according to a report. 429548
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This is what happens when trans people are singled out: people who don’t look traditionally feminine are attacked. This is why protecting trans people protects us all. 000
Reposted by LizJess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 29/03/2025I don't particularly care--nor should the Democrats--whether or not protecting trans people is popular in the heartland. Even if it alienates the "moderates," it's the right thing to do, and the Democrats should make every effort to do it. Sometimes what the people need is to be led and not lead. 322015436
Reposted by LizGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/03/2025This is what he signed an EO and might destroy at the Education Department. 1252778710
Reposted by LizAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too). 331810586417794
Reposted by Lizmady castigan✨ 🏳️⚧️ @mady.cat · 20/03/2025The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far. Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million) www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...federalregister.govPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and AffordabilityThis proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary st... 10025432638
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 20/03/2025This ruling is based on the idea that a cisgender student’s comfort is more important than protecting a transgender student from actual harm. Discrimination at its finest! 042
Reposted by LizThe Advocate @advocate.com · 20/03/2025For many transgender veterans, new anti-trans policies don't just feel like a loss of health care — they feel like an attempt to erase them entirely. 🔗: www.advocate.com/news/transge... 05414
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 20/03/2025It is harder to have empathy for people who are different, but everyone needs to push through that discomfort. Every human and the same human rights and deserves to be treated equally. 001
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 19/03/2025All of the anti-trans EOs and laws have been “soaked in animus!” So how about we get rid of more of them! 000
Reposted by LizRep. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social · 08/03/2025The tide is shifting. Republicans are beginning to recognize that the attacks on trans people need to stop. They do nothing but demean people & distract from the work government should be focused on—improving the lives of all who call this country home. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.com‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in MontanaOne bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches 573173597
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Gavin Newsom is betraying LGBTQ+ people and especially transgender people. He should be ashamed of himself.open.substack.comCA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In PodcastThe California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 05/03/2025It’s about time some of these Democrats stood up against these anti-trans attacks. Also, why have I barely seen this covered in the main stream news?open.substack.comSenate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill DiesThe failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces. 000
Liz @lizcoker.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The “First they came for…” meme has been overdone a bit lately, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Just like the Nazis, the current administration is coming for transgender people first. Not hypothetically, but actively and they are doing it right now. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...open.substack.comNazis Burned Trans Books To Usher In Fascism: Now Trump Does The SameTransgender people have often been a canary in the coalmines of Democracy. 000
Reposted by LizMother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/02/2025According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.motherjones.comReport: Sepsis, maternal deaths surged in Texas following abortion bansA new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021. 27453182739
