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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I have two transgender kids… and in my family… we do Christmas… a little differently.

Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Subscribe to Erin In The Morning to get news about trans legislation and life www.erininthemorning.com?utm_source=s... And....Erin just shared a list of trans and nonbinary girl scouts. Buy some trans affirming cookies today! 🧵

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Erin In The Morning | Erin Reed | Substack

News and discussion on trans legislation and life. Click to read Erin In The Morning, by Erin Reed, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/01/2025

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States theonion.com/fbi-unc...

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

People keep telling me 47 won’t be so bad, that Democrats will immobilize him, ensuring he is a lame duck president. But… trans kids will always be Republicans’ low hanging fruit and Democrats first concession. See: National Defense Authorization Act’s (NDAA) healthcare exclusions for trans youth.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

TCNE, Trans Community of New England, hosts its 44th annual First Event conference, Jan 29 -Feb 2 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. First Event is one of the longest-running conferences in the U.S. for transgender and gender-expansive people. tcne.org

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Do NOT underestimate the damage that could come from eliminating the DOE, especially for our most oppressed populations.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Trump plans to weaken our military by discharging 15,000 trans personnel. His efforts to dehumanize trans people threaten everyone’s freedom. I hope this is bluster and doesnt come to fruition. www.attitude.co.uk/news/donald-...

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Donald Trump to discharge all 15,000 transgender personnel from US military

The act would "medically discharge" around 15,000 trans personnel as unfit to serve, despite a recruitment crisis within the US military

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Looking for LGBTQ – friendly YA books? These two by Klune are fantastic. Great characters and interesting plot. I listened to the audio versions and the character voices were excellent.

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Wilmari Jamil Richardson (She/They) @decolonialblack.com · 21/11/2024

Fascists aren't just going after trans folks cause they hate trans ppl. They know for a fact that liberals won't risk anything real to protect trans ppl making it an easy way to legally accumulate power to use on everyone else. This is them sharpening their blade on them for y'all.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Holidays can be hard. Being misgendered and deadnamed during the holidays is harder. If someone you care about has new-to-you pronouns, start practicing now. Pro tip: practice telling stories about them using their pronouns, when you are alone. I do this when driving.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The 2016 memes still fit and the new ones are just as horrifying.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This woman is smart and strong. Her integrity is not up for debate and neither is her humanity. m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2ft...

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Sarah McBride on GOP challenges as first openly transgender member of Congress

YouTube video by CBS News

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Deeply moving, powerful new video from Sade, dedicated to her transgender son Izaak. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFMm...

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Sade - Young Lion (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SadeVEVO

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

2016, when a trip to mom’s office meant extra screen time.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

My radical gender queer home features TWO gender neutral bathrooms! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

McBride deserves more support from democrats.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This is such an interesting conversation about how men see themselves now and how they’re falling behind women in academics and certain skills. It gets at something going on in the culture. I recommend this for educators #EduSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... @npr.org

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Make America Male Again? Fifteen years of aggrieved men

Podcast Episode · It's Been a Minute · 11/19/2024 · 19m

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Time to trash turkey day. National Day of Mourning honors Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience. It is a day of remembrance and protest against the racism and oppression that Indigenous people continue to experience worldwide. Watch the livestream, November 28, 2024, at noon. www.uaine.org

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United American Indians of New England - UAINE

UAINE is a Native-led organization of Native people and our supporters who fight back against racism and for the freedom of Leonard Peltier and other politic...

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Allison Raine Chapman @alli.gay · 19/11/2024

Legislative Tracker for 2025 is up and running! You can check it out here: tracker.legialerts.org With 36 Anti-LGBTQ+ bills already introduced, we are in for another difficult year as a community. This is my third year doing this work so be sure to drop a follow to stay up to date on the latest.

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Good morning, I'm trans. I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities. Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Collective Trans Resource List 11-2024

Resources for Our Trans, Gender Expansive, & Non-Binary Community, Our Families, & Allies This list is constantly being updated to best support our communities who may reach out requesting support. I...

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

“In April 2023, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order protecting transgender health care.… Here’s the issue with executive orders: they can be eliminated with the stroke of a pen.” newjerseymonitor.com/2024/10/21/o...

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Once a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, New Jersey has lost its punch • New Jersey Monitor

When it comes to protecting health care for the transgender community, New Jersey should be more like Minnesota — not Arizona.

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OiYan Poon (she/her) @oiyanpoon.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Proud of my brother for producing this 3-part series of episodes for Outside/In at NH Public Radio. outsideinradio.org/what-remains Ed/research institutions have literally 1000s of skeletons/human remains in their closets. None of these people (mostly Black & Native ppl) consented to any of this.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Advocates for Trans* Law Students (ATLS) is the nation's first transgender law student advocacy group, aiming to provide support, community, and advocacy for TNBGNC students at Fordham Law School.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

PFLAG NYC and Advocates for Trans* Law Students (ATLS) will be at Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore on Sunday, November 24 from 1-4pm to help file your or your child's name and/or gender marker change petitions!

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Don’t miss this incredible short film. “Daniel Really Suits You” was selected by Sundance! Congratulations to everyone involved. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Trans stories are everyone’s stories.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Don’t miss the 5th Annual BLACK TRANS WOMEN AT THE CENTER: A New Play Festival! This new work festival supports the development of plays by Black trans artists. The festival will premiere on November 18 and be available to stream for free for 3 days. Free streaming ticket at longwharf.org

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Every major medical association, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association, supports the provision of safe, age-appropriate, gender-affirming care. That’s more than 1.3 million doctors! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ www.hrc.org/resources/ge...

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Get the Facts on Gender-Affirming Care

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. But across the country, politicians desperate to gain power and their allies in the media are…

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The little things matter. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

This handsome kitten is looking for a forever home. He is vaccinated, neutered, and loves to snuggle. DOB: April.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

In the end, each of us is small and insignificant.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The work, ‘Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)’ by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, is a moving symbol of grief and solidarity made up of hundreds of plaster casts of the faces of trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people. www.timeout.com/london/news/...

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The Fourth Plinth’s newest artwork is a monument to trans lives

The moving new sculpture by Teresa Margolles has been officially unveiled.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

To my cis friends, PFLAG is a great source for introductory information on trans experiences. It’s never too late to learn something new.

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Anne Fausto-Sterling @birdlady.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The Trans Sports Attacks Were Never About Sports Attacks on transgender participation in sports was never about sports, and always about getting people comfortable with discriminating against transgender people. www.erininthemorning.com/p/opinion-th... #transrights #feministsky

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Opinion: The Trans Sports Attacks Were Never About Sports

Attacks on transgender participation in sports was never about sports, and always about getting people comfortable with discriminating against transgender people.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Trans families are afraid. Those with class privileges and generational wealth are planning exit strategies. Some are creating go fund me campaigns. Many will go into hiding, lose their health care, and worse.

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Melinda M. Mangin (she/her/ella) @melindamangin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

When Big 10 department chairs go bowling in Chicago.

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Clint Whitten, PhD🏳️‍🌈 @drteacherwhitten.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hiii BlueSky, coming soon (February 2025): Rural Education & Queer Identities: Rural and (Out) Rooted. This edited collection, of over 40 chapters, embraces creative narratives and empirical research. Check out the table of contents! 💛🌱🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 www.routledge.com/Rural-Educat...

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