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I’m a trans person looking to get involved in advocacy. I’m new here and hoping to find others who advocate for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026
They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would.
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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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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: QueerDoc is seeking en banc review by the Ninth Circuit of the 2-1 decision from earlier this month siding with DOJ's invasive administrative subpoenas probing gender-affirming medical care provided to minors. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/ninth-circ...
By “avoid[ing] the clear error standard of review for factual findings,” Op.
86 (Paez, J., dissenting), the panel legally erred and issued a decision
that conflicts with numerous decisions of this Court, the Supreme Court,
and other courts of appeals, see Fed. R. App. P. 40(b)(2)(A)-(C).
In addition, the panel’s decision implicates questions concerning
the separation of powers that are of exceptional importance. See Fed. R.
App. P. 40(b)(2)(D). If allowed to stand, the panel’s decision will
significantly limit judicial review of administrative subpoenas issued to
harass and intimidate those associated with causes disfavored by the
President, rendering meaningless the statutory restraints imposed by
Congress to limit agencies’ investigative power.
This Court should grant rehearing en banc to resolve the conflicts
created by the panel’s decision and to address the important questions
raised by these proceedings.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.
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Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's also the fact that psychiatric co-morbidities are a contraindication for being approved for Gender Affirming Care in Finland, so the researchers engage in confirmation bias from the get go. The methodology services the conclusion. I highly recommend @erininthemorning.com piece on the study:
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Fact Check: New Finnish "Study" Does Not Prove "Trans Youth Care Leads To Worse Outcomes"
The latest Kaltiala study is filled with fatal methodological flaws, and does not support claims made about trans youth care lacking efficacy.
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Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans in Ohio are now running an Anti-Trans ad attacking Sherrod Brown with Texas #DeTransLaw plaintiff Soren Aldaco. As a reminder, Soren had top surgery at 19. She voluntarily dismissed her HRT physician from the lawsuit and the Texas CoA just dismissed the appeal against her surgical team.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026
Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano. Melt the phone lines. DC (202) 225-2305 Local office (951) 222-0203
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/09/2026
Now do Amy Acton. I want to also say, Equality Ohio and other progressive dem orgs weakness on holding Amy Acton’s feet to the fire is what lead to Marcy Kaptur feeling emboldened to proceed with her own anti-trans ad.
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TJ @tjd6130.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anti trans activists have been reposting this study recently and portraying it as something new. Some of their new posts have racked up millions of views. So just know the study has been debunked:
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 22/09/2026
Kaptur loses the support of a local LGBTQ group
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thank you Lucas County Stonewall Democrats.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/09/2026
If you're in Ohio, do not vote for Marcy Kaptur. She needs to lose. It's just anti trans ad after anti trans ad.
A screen capture from a political advertisement featuring politician Marcy Kaptur speaking indoors while wearing glasses, a necklace, and a dark blue jacket. Text on the left side reads "MARCY KAPTUR" above the slogan "NO GENDER IDEOLOGY IN SCHOOLS" in bold white and blue lettering.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/09/2026
I created a live anti trans ad tracker that tracks all anti trans ad spending on meta and Google. It runs and updates nightly. You can see ad campaigns in real time. adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
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2026 anti-trans ad tracker
Anti-trans political ads in the 2026 US midterms on Meta and Google, flagged nightly by a classifier.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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VA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms
“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.”
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2026
Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans Care
Even conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026
The voter who won't back Turek or Talarico over trans sports was never going to back them. The ad just changes to a new anti-trans topic. The ads are designed to illicit disgust at trans people, and caving on sports doesn't blunt that disgust for those who these ads work on. Caving doesn't work.
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Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Tickle v Giggle saga has finally reached its inevitable conclusion. The Australian High Court has refused to hear the case, so the Appeals Court ruling stands. Sall Grover has officially lost and owes Roxy Tickle A$20,000 in damages plus another A$100,000 in recoverable legal costs.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
No matter how much you throw trans people under the bus, you are still going to get attacked. All you've done is betray a vulnerable minority, anger your base, and made the issue front and center.
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Screenshot showing two sequential posts on X by journalist Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) discussing Texas politics:
 * Top post: Text reads, "Paxton on Talarico: 'He wants to transition your kids!'" accompanied by an embedded video frame of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at a podium in a dark suit and red tie.
 * Bottom post: Text reads, "Talarico says he would vote in favor of a national ban for transgender surgeries for minors," above a video thumbnail from Fox News Channel featuring a woman anchor in a red blazer, with lower-third banners reading "EXCLUSIVE," "SHIFTING THE REINS?", and "TALARICO STANCE DIFFERS FROM EARLIER COMMENTS."
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TJ @tjd6130.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tell the Human Rights Campaign to rescind their endorsement of Sarah Trone Garriott: www.hrc.org/about/contac...
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Let them know that you disagree with the rating. Email: advocacy@equalityohio.org
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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tell them here: advocacy@equalityohio.org and tell them you're not pleased with this intent and while we're not asking for an F, a B grade is a massive slap in the face to the immigrant LGBT+ community and the trans community.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So, I am breaking some rules here, but I don't care anymore. I just got off a phone call with my dear friend @ari4ohio.bsky.social and the intent that we are being told is that @equalityohio.bsky.social intends to return Amy ACton's grade to a B. If you think this is a bad call, tell them..
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 03/09/2026
21 states, led by Attorney General Bonta, are suing the federal government to block a medicaid ban for those under 19 from taking effect. The new rule is slated to go into effect in six weeks. They raise novel legal issues, and have been successful before. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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21 States Sue Federal Government To Block Anti-Trans Under-19 Medicaid Ban
The rule is slated to go into effect in six weeks.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/09/2026
Last night, Seth Moulton became the latest anti-trans Democrat to fall. There is good evidence that his anti-trans positions directly impacted the election - 67% of voters said those positions made them less likely to vote for him. Markey wins in a landslide. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Seth Moulton Abandoned Trans People, And It Cost Him Everything: Ed Markey Crushes Him In MA Senate Primary
Moulton is the latest Democrat to lose his job after staking out anti-trans positions.
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Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it until Democrats learn the lesson: Being Anti-Trans in and of itself does not win Republicans elections, but it does lose them for Democrats.
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Christopher Street Project @christopherstreet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congratulations to our partner and champion, @edmarkey.bsky.social!!! MA rejected the idea that attacking trans people is a shortcut to political power. Voters decided equality is not negotiable, cruelty is not courage, and trans people do not have to disappear for Dems to succeed.
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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Happy Seth Moulton Loses Day to all who celebrate!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 02/09/2026
Ed Markey is projected to win the Democratic nomination for senate in Massachusetts. This is why you don't try to throw trans people under the bus in the Democratic party. Seth Moulton just found out.
Election results graphic projecting incumbent Edward Markey as the winner of the Massachusetts Democratic primary. Markey leads with 73.0% (10,560 votes) against Seth Moulton with 27.0% (3,896 votes), with 1.6% of expected votes reported.
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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today has been great so far! Remember to get out and vote!
Beth votesBeth holds their sign, talking to someoneBeth holds their sign, smiling at the cameraBeth talks to a Zosia supporter
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 28/08/2026
Once again, Leor Sapir gets the facts completely wrong, this time when trying to "gotcha" WPATH. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings you the story in this week's TWIBS!
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TWIBS: Leor Sapir Gets WPATH Statement Wrong - Assigned Media
Anti-trans activist Leor Sapir is once again getting it wrong over at City Journal.
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Sapir’s assessment of this legal document is incorrect. Whether or not he has purposefully misrepresented the statements made in the document, I cannot say. Who truly knows what stirs in the hearts of reckless men who antagonize an underdog class of people maligned by a fascist government?”
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Ryan, Besotted One @ryrapture.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I wait to freak out until Chris explains big SCOTUS cases. We are lucky to have his writing. You should subscribe.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It's very revealing that Seth Moulton, despite representing MA-06 for over a decade, has managed to get only four sitting elected officials in his district to endorse his Senate run.
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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 24/08/2026
Today, CEC Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, @baldwin.senate.gov, & @merkley.senate.gov led 179 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at SCOTUS in St. Mary v Roy, urging the Court to defend preschoolers from discrimination. Read the full brief & see all signers at the link in our bio. (1/2)
179 Members of Congress urge Supreme Court to protect preschoolers from discrimination. Congressional Equality Caucus.Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Senator Jeff Merkley led 179 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the case of St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, where religious preschools are seeking an exemption from the nondiscrimination provision in Colorado’s universal preschool program so they can refuse to admit LGBTQ+ children or the children of LGBTQ+ people while still receiving public funding. The Members’ brief urges the Supreme Court to uphold the nondiscrimination provision and not grant a religious exemption.“In 2020, Coloradans voted to ensure every child in the state would be able to benefit from a publicly-funded universal pre-school program, but the schools in this case want to take these funds and turn away LGBTQ+ kids and kids of LGBTQ+ parents—despite the program’s nondiscrimination policy. This is wrong. Public dollars are for the good of the public, and this publicly-funded program’s nondiscrimination policy reflects that. A court ruling creating a new religious exemption would fly in the face of established precedent and would endanger a myriad of other carefully-crafted laws that have been designed to protect Americans from discrimination. I’m thankful to Senators Baldwin and Merkley for helping me lead this bicameral coalition in urging the Court to uphold Colorado’s nondiscrimination protections and ensure that no young child is being denied entry to a Colorado preschool receiving public funds.” Rep. Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and House lead of amicus
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’ve updated my overview of the Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports to include multiple alternate archives + profiles of all listed groups. They’re actively attempting to suppress them, excluding them from Internet Archive, & sending DMCA takedowns.  www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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2026 Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports – Transgender Map
In 2026, the United Kingdom's national entity for Amnesty International released two reports which listed many prominent organizations engaged in anti-transgender activism, focusing on UK-specific gro...
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
stop trying to make "LGB" happen
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026
I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottomA nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you see mainstream journalists citing/relying on this prejudicial HHS report attacking virtually the entire medical profession, point them here www.importantcontext.news/p/new-hhs-re...
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New HHS Report on Gender-Affirming Care Rife With False Information
“As soon as you politicize any sort of healthcare it's a really slippery slope.”
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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Talking to voters, it is clear @aoc.bsky.social is right. Regulation can't wait. We are going up against huge money, but voters are on our side. I have faith that democracy will win: bethfordemocracy.com
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Beth for Democracy | Bethany Andres-Beck for Congress
Bethany Andres-Beck is a Democratic Socialist running for Congress running to represent Massachusetts' 6th District.
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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 19/08/2026
There's a lot happening in Congress all the time. To make sure you're staying in the know about our members' fight for LGBTQI+ equality, make sure you’re following us on all platforms! Check the link in our bio to find out where we are in every corner of the internet.
Keep in touch! Stay in the know about our fight for LGBTQI+ equality, make sure you’re following us on all platforms! Twitter @EqualityCaucus; Threads @EqualityCaucus; BlueSky @equality.house.gov; Instagram @EqualityCaucus; Facebook /CongressionalEqualityCaucus; YouTube @CongressionalEqualityCaucus
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The “Wolves” report, starting with its incendiary title, appears intended to intimidate providers and medical administrators by making veiled (and not so veiled) threats to retaliate against them for any care that MAGA opposes, which is effectively all care for trans people.🧵
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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 19/08/2026
Washington secured a major victory on Friday protecting gender-affirming care from federal overreach. A court struck down a key provision of a Trump administration final rule that would have excluded coverage of certain types of gender-affirming care as essential health benefits under the ACA.
Washington secures court victory protecting gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
One thing about systematic reviews of gender-affirming care emphasizing their “low quality” is that the tools used to develop that metric were designed for interventions whose outcomes have a much smaller base rate. Going from 70% depression to 40% is way better than from 2% heart attacks to 1%.
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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump has hidden the White House entrance behind a tarp for more than a month. In Congress, I will make sure you know what is being done to our national monuments. bethfordemocracy.com
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Beth for Democracy | Bethany Andres-Beck for Congress
Bethany Andres-Beck is a Democratic Socialist running for Congress running to represent Massachusetts' 6th District.
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Julie Rei Goldstein @julierei.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There seems to be a lesson people on both sides have failed to learn from 2024: Being Anti-Trans in and of itself will not win you an election as a Republican, but it will lose you one as a Democrat.
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s. baum @transvestigations.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Reminder: Anti-trans hit list sites like SheWon & HeCheated wanted to remain anon, but I was able to trace them back to their real origins: online TERFs so extreme, they were banned from Reddit. NYT cites them anyway. Do not let them hide in the shadows. www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
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Fact Check: Lists Claiming Hundreds Of Trans Women Are Dominating Sports Are Dangerous and Incorrect
How dubiously-sourced lists like “HeCheated” and “SheWon” made their way from the anonymous backwaters of the internet to mainstream media, the United Nations, and statehouses across the country.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I wrote a newsletter yesterday for this morning, but in the back of my mind I knew I was rehashing things I've said before in an uninteresting way. This morning I woke up and deleted it. Then I wrote this story, which was after "schedule newsletter" on my to-do list for the day.
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Viral Post by Anti-Trans Activists Claims WPATH “Conceded” on Standards of Care - Assigned Media
The group’s filings cite legal precedent stating published medical guidelines are protected speech.
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Here’s the truth, from WPATH: “SEGM’s characterization of WPATH’s legal position is a clear misrepresentation of an established legal distinction by the courts. For more than 50 years, WPATH has been committed to developing guidelines informed by established scientific standards…”
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