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Jenna Taylor ♀️ @jennajacobin.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My latest article is live! In it, I take on the "LGB without the TQ" movement, call out trans erasure, its role in the ongoing trans genocide, name names, and a message to my community. Please repost for visibility. This one is important to me 🏳️‍⚧️💙🏳️‍⚧️💙🏳️‍⚧️ www.transvitae.com/confronting-...

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Confronting Trans Erasure: The Fight for Our Survival

Trans erasure fuels a dangerous path toward genocide. This article uncovers systemic attacks, dehumanization, and the urgent need to fight back.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

How about you give money to direct aid to keep your neighbors alive? Honestly sickening that genocidal actions are being taken against disabled, trans, and undocumented people, and instead of rendering aid you’re fretting about keeping your wealth intact.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

No worries, friend. Tell your sweetie thanks for service to the community. 🙏🏻💙🏳️‍⚧️

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Ok, thanks. Hope she’s ok and being housed in humane conditions. Would you mind passing on a request for contact from someone who’s organizing on this topic? If yes, would need to continue on dm or encrypted. Also ok if the relationship is too tangential to ask.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Possible to DM about this? Don’t want identifying details but info sharing about how the process is working now would be helpful to a lot of folks.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

You helped and you came back to tell the rest of us. You’re setting an example for others. Thank you!

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Doctor Kayak @drkayak.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I called both of my senators today and gave money to a trans person who needs it. I wish I could do so much more

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yes, and accusing a publication of poor fact checking when in reality the bulk of what you’re talking about is topics that you think merit furhter exploration is irresponsible. If you want this written about, then write about it and don’t attack people who are doing the work.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Again, this is another important topic, but this is not the focus of the article. If you would like to write on the topic of how Canada has been tightening asylum please do as it needs to be heard.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Again, this is not a matter of fact checking. This is more on the topic of passport confiscation which also the N*zis did and being real is a standard tool of oppression for nation states. This is a related topic and crucial for another article but not a misrepresentation of facts.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

what you’re calling untrue is actually the article not having additional information that you would like publicized but is not necessary to the piece. What you’re asking for—which is an exhaustive discussion about possible remedies legal and otherwise—is another article.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

No need for apologies. It sucks that some people act like this, but am glad it showed that under minimization is often hatred.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This person is minimizing what actual trans people are saying—and verified reports in mainstream media—about the confiscations of trans people’s passports in federal offices. When called on to stop and to donate to direct aid for trans people, she is lashing out rather than rendering aid.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This person is deliberately denying the forced internment of trans people in the U.S.—despite verified reports that trans people have had their passports confiscated at federal officces—and is lashing out when called on to stop and to donate to direct aid orgs.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

such as increasing document requirements or using vague fraud claims to reject applications. Seven, if you’re telling trans people an NGO will save them you didn’t read the article and you’re passaing the buck. They need your help to survive. Yours. Personally. Go help someone stay alive.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Five, thee’s a lack of mechanisms for restoring revoked passports, so if someone’s passport has been fevoked a successful lawsuit may not automatically restore it and would likely be delayed indefinitely through bureaucratic obstruction. Six, the potential for retaliation or policy worksarounds

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

un universal declaration of human rights article 13), so they can’t travel, access services or prove identity. Three, the administration is already going beyond the scope of the EO and revoking already issued passports. Four, back to SCOTUS they’ll likely uphold or weaken existing protections

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

First, it’s already a big leap of faith to say that rule-of-law will hold during an ingoing coup and with SCOTUS stacked with judges poised to overturn existing precedents. Two, there will be no immediate relief for those who are already interned (which btw is a human rights violation under

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

READ THE ARTICLE! And do it before minimizing when trans people say they’re being forcibly interned. If you’re minimizing this when trans people are calling for help, you are part of the problem. Go donate to a direct aid org rather than saying there’s no problem. www.thecanary.co/global/world...

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Trans people are now forcibly interned in the US by Donald Trump's regime

US officials are now taking away passports - denying trans people the ability to flee worsening conditions in the country

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Fantastic, thanks for doing that work. Will point people in that direction.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Brilliant. I thought rainbow refugee wasn’t working with trans U.S. citizens, though that might be rainbow railroad. My mistake. And thanks for the link on the law firm. Do you know anyone stateside who’s also preparing people (I know the law is in Canada but cross-border coordination never hurts)?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Great. Will look for the threads. Seems like someone (not you, you’re already doing a lot) finding a way to make this info more SEO friendly would help as searches haven’t brought this up. If it’s not much labor, do you have an org name to which folks can be directed, or something similar?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Great. Thanks for your work. Do you have these readily available for the trans folks who urgently need them? Maybe a holder website or a contact? Competent legal support urgently needed as US NGOs are overwhelmed and non-specialist in this. Thanks!

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

That’s very generous of you to offer. Yes, direct aid relocation organization exist, though many have folded recently. Need to check which ones have capacity. May I dm and continue on encrypted comms?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

And saying that they can without further information about how to do this safely is also unhelpful. Since you educate on this, can you give real resources for how someone who wants to do this can find legal support, financial support, and social support to ensure that they can attempt this safely?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

people they can claim asylum in Canada it’s with the big caveat that so far no one has been successful—and attempting without legal support could foreclose on that option in future. And if you’re a committed ally you’d help them find that legal support and maybe give them a few bucks for the trip.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yes, anyone can theoretically claim asylum, but so far no U.S. trans person has been granted it. The one U.S. trans woman who tried had her case overturned on a federal level and is still waiting appeals. And if someone’s asylum case fails, they can’t claim it again. So if you’re going to tell

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Anyone else reading this, take note that under that veneer of liberal allyship from someone who didn’t vote for this but won’t lift a finger to help you and will gaslight you for naming your persecution, is just a bigot who will throw you under the bus in a second. Also, reported for hate speech.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

forced restriction of movement by a state for discriminatory or political reasons is the definition of interment. it’s a human rights violation under the u.n. universal declaration of human rights. if you’re minimising this and invalidating what trans people are saying, you’re part of the problem.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Also if you know if EU NGOs and/or private attorneys who have worked in this specific area i.e. asylum for trans people from ‘safe countries’ would also be very helpful. Thanks!

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thanks. Do you know of anyone who has done this successfully in EU from the US or other ‘safe countries’? Rynn Willgohs, the founder of TRANSport tried in Finland, but tragically completed sucide before her hearing. If you know of anyone else who has tried or been successful would be very helpful.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Also, if you had bothered to read the article you’d know ACTUAL TRANS PEOPLE being targeted are calling out those who avoid rendering aid themselves by saying solutions within the system exist. They do not. So help people trans survive—rather than passing the buck—or you are collaborating.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Not only did you skip the section of the artice about the limits to legal challenges, you are exemplifying exactly what it’s calling out. Trans people are calling for direct aid to surive—jobs, shelter, protection, escape—and instead of helping people point them to NGOs who can’t protect them.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yes, legally there should be routes including various treaties on refugees. Have you seen instances where trans people from the U.S. or similar countries have been able to make use of them? In your opinion where it might have best chance of success? Thanks!

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

FYI there is an urgent need to organise transnationally to help at-risk trans people flee unsafe places. Rainbow Railroad won’t help people in places that have recently become more dangerous. No help is coming so it’s up to the community to organise.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

People saying don’t come to the UK don’t know how much worse it can be in other countries. The best option is legal immigration routes like work and study if you have access. No precedent for asylum (yet), and the first person who tries it should probs have legal strategy in place. Possible to DM?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This is a great idea. How do you think the travel community could align with trans rights groups? Also, are you messageable? Am organising on this topic and would appreciate inout from folks in different communities. Thanks! (Also pardon the anon account. Some things are better done stealth.)

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

There are no reporte of confiscations at borders…yet. But there are reports of ICE confiscating and invalidating trans US citizens’ passports in raids.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

No reports of confiscations at borders, but this goes beyond forced confiscations as passport offices during renewals, itself an act of forced internment. ICE is also invalidating trans US citizens’ passports.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It mentions the trans U.S. asylum seeker in Canda and Finland. Do you know of others?

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Think only to be used in the case of an invalidation while abroad because alternative is, well, statelessness.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

You might be able to get a passport for foreigners with revoked passports from your country’s immigration office.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Honestly would start looking into a 2nd passport if you have a route to eligibility. This administration doesn’t want to detransition people then let them live well-supported lives. They want to make trans & nb people non-citizen subjects and historically lack of access to valid ID’s is a shortcut.

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Trotsky Cookies @notthomaspynchon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yo, are you ok with being messaged? Saw what you said about protected status for trans U.S. people in E.U. and would like to compare notes. Couldn’t dm but would prefer to keep this off public posts. Thanks!

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gromo59.bsky.social @gromo59.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I believe it! We are dealing with criminals.

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