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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I also want to note that near total indifference to campus rape really puts a spotlight on what a total fucking farce bathroom laws are. Just complete bad faith.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

they gotta do away with the kickoff entirely. boring injury-ritual fake ass football

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 04/10/2026

we have to start getting 'em in for a hundred hours of permanent hair removal by middle school

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Got another anti-trans campaign ad just now and man just fucking leave the trans folks alone already. Fuck’s sake.

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 03/10/2026

unless they watch sports, the one thing linear television still has an iron grip on

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 03/10/2026

at least the onlyfans bots following me are now listing "bi" instead of "straight" in their pinned posts. was devastating to learn there were hot 18-year-old straight women who followed me by mistake

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 03/10/2026

wow northwestern's stadium looks like a wonderful place to be unless you are a transgender

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Beyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 02/10/2026

So former NFL kicker Jay Feely is running for Congress as a MAGA guy and his opponent just put out an ad with a bunch of his missed kicks lol

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Al: So here comes Bundy into the game for the first time. You've all heard the Ted Bundy story, we don't need to go into it. Kirk: Dealt with a lot of adversity, and it's inspiring to see him face that adversity head on. Good looking guy too! Al: No kidding! So Bundy under center, 3 receiver set.

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 02/10/2026

man with extremely creepy vibes dons "free hugs" sign

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 02/10/2026

gonna guess a lot more people pay attention to the broadcast than to sports talk radio

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 02/10/2026

i wish all gavins newsome a very pleasant freak haircut accident

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 01/10/2026

it was a huge relief in 2020 to know the big asshole was going away. then 2024 happened and it seems unlikely i'll ever feel that relief again

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 01/10/2026

i'm just hoping when the dust settles from the midterms there is still one party fighting weakly for my rights

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 01/10/2026

for like five years now i've lived in places that nominally banned leaf blowers but gave an eternity to comply

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love living in a country where a politician can sign a law banning the health care I need to live and be greeted as a hero of comity and good sense

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeah this Cornell thing is like a mass disabling event for survivors. I am fine, I *was* fine. But now it's in the zeitgeist again so I get to be reminded of my own college experience, something I hadn't thought about in decades, on a daily basis.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“She refused to appear in another film, despite floods of offers right up to her death? Well, she’s in one now anyway! Haha!” Yep, seems about right for a tech that was designed to invite the phrase “whether you like it or not”

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

the songs that have made a deep impact on me had a particularly strong emotional resonance in the time of my life where i encountered them. as DFW once said about reading fiction, "we become less alone inside." our bleak AI future feels very alone indeed

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

messaging with great moral clarity moves the needle on public opinion! but for tactical reasons, sell out trans women well after the primary

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

raping women: nah bro that's kinda gross but it's not rape, i got tons of friends who would be in prison if that were rape. besides it didn't happen and she asked for it. women reporting a rape: a concrete crime that always destroys the lives of promising young men unless we fight it collectively

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

it's in the long tradition of americans dropping a letter from greek transliterations and the brits refusing to get with the times (γυναῖκ- > gynaec- > gynec)

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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

like i say every time this comes up, the term for what awaits survivors who go through the official system (cops, rape kit at the hospital, the hell of a trial where you as the victim get to be cross examined by yr rapist’s defense) is called “the second rape”

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

i mean when it's your turn to propose a sentence for the verdict already rendered, "i should receive free room and board from the state like an olympic games champion" is not the most diplomatic response

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

it has come to our attention that Super Intelligence has an acronym that leads to confusion. that is why i am renaming it to No Socialism Super Intelligence, NSSI

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

for whatever reason senators have far more respect for each other, regardless of party, than they do for anyone else

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 30/09/2026

that poor, poor man. i hope he can sleep tonight. so that, y'know

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 29/09/2026

oh, they hooked up a .gov domain to some LLM and you asked it if the president is a criminal? and it said yes??? that's very clever. let's do this every time an asshole puts out an LLM toy

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 29/09/2026

whatever the argument, however stupid, there are at least two votes for it on SCOTUS

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026

In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”

The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.

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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

57 men were in that group chat and did nothing and said nothing to help that girl and they are all cowards

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Katherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 29/09/2026

The entire edifice of "sex-based rights" is an absurd moral and legal fiction wearing feminism's stolen clothes--and it seems this group of people promoting "Christian Rights" are trying a similar trick. The UK has fertilised itself for this perfidy with its own bullshit. Democracy is at risk.

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 29/09/2026

if more than 0% wouldn't vote it would hardly be a poll of likely voters eh

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 29/09/2026

yay for team transphobia i guess. republicans are worse but i wish being a bigot was a deal breaker

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Eriko Christy @erikochristy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

what a strange coincidence that every woman has friends who have been sexually assaulted (and quite possibly has been herself) and no man seems to be friends with any rapists!

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 28/09/2026

may be time for me to rewatch The Death of Stalin in preparation

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 28/09/2026

it's really striking that the vast majority of people working at universities have politics a lot like mine, through the same process of "meeting diverse people" and "learning about the world," and the people with real decision making power are the exact opposite

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 28/09/2026

that's the kind of big-picture thinking that gets you shot down for a funding round. my projections indicate infinite growth forever

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 28/09/2026

not dissimilar from how some people treat children. i had so much dysregulation and overwhelm when i was little, and the adult reaction was analogous to "rub her nose in it until she realizes i hate that"

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six @startwith4mgestradiolenanthateweeklyandtestatonetothreemonths.com · 28/09/2026

i guess i'm relieved of the ethical implications of buying what was originally a breeder dog, because i was in an abusive relationship and had been worn down by months of fighting. i just love treasuring my dog instead of structuring my life around anxieties someone else gave her

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