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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Camp Rainbow needs YOUR help to raise travel funds for trans, Two-Spirit, & gender diverse campers from all across the province! EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt. echopond.ca/camprainbow

A light blue background with an image of a campfire in front of green trees and pink and white hills, and the text: Camp Rainbow needs YOUR help! Donate today!

Help us raise travel funds for trans, Two-Spirit, & gender diverse campers from all across the province!

EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt.

For more info: echopond.ca/camprainbow or summercamp@echopond.ca

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Registration is open for CAMP RAINBOW for July 2-4! Camp Rainbow is a 3-day overnight nature camp exclusively for trans, 2S & gender diverse children age 10-15. Thanks to our generous supporters at United Way NL and VOCM Cares. Want more information? Echopond.ca/camp-rainbow

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Rep. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy International Women's Day! May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting. When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Thank you to our Board member and youth group facilitator Émile for their advocacy for inclusion of trans and non-binary athletes. Everyone deserves to be able to play. 💖🏳️‍⚧️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Reminder! Our next meetings for our St. John’s groups will be Mon., Feb. 24 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave. PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers! Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people. Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition. Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...

Screenshot of the first page of an article titled “Gatekeeping gender-affirming care is detrimental to detrans people” in the International Journal of Transgender Health

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“Dear trans kids, This world is better with you in it, and you are worth fighting for.” 🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️ Courtesy of the Cape Breton Youth Project

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/02/2025

Representative Zooey Zephyr - My wife - Speaks against an trans sports ban in Montana. "Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...

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Rep Zephyr speaks against anti-trans sports ban in Montana

YouTube video by Erin In The Morning

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Urgently needed!🚨 We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social "Given the reliance of youth on social media to obtain health information, they are particularly vulnerable to misinformation."

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We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it - Healthy Debate

It's time to treat misinformation as the public health crisis it truly is, particularly among youth in marginalized Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/02/2025

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care. Big counter salvo!

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Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office

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Émile Sopkowe @sopkowe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

@gsdsic.bsky.social for youth age 8-17

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Queer Momentum @queermomentum.ca · 22/01/2025

Canada has a long history of global leadership on LGBTQI+ issues, inclusive of supporting queer and trans people fleeing contexts of criminalization and violence. As America pulls back its support, Canada has a moral obligation to step up. Sign our petition now: www.momentumcanada.net/pathways

Heading reads: Trump's America is unsafe

Then there is a photo of a rainbow Pride flag with the Canadian maple leaf in the centre. A standard Canadian maple leaf flag is also partly visible in the foreground. Below the image is a caption that reads:

"We call on the canadian government to update travel guidance to the US, and create clear, accessible pathways for trans refugees. Sign the petition now. Link in our bio."

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

REMINDER! Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be this Monday, Jan 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave. PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register. TransYouthNL.ca

2025 Meetings
TransYouthNL.ca

First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
Last Monday of each month, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Jan. 27
Feb. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 29 (Tuesday)
May 26
Sept. 29
Oct. 27
Nov. 24

* Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diverse Kids

* Trans Youth Group (12-17 yos)

* Gender Creative Kids Playgroup (3-11 yos + siblings)

For more info or to register: parentsoftranskids@gmail.com or transyouthgroupnl@gmail.com

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

just read the Trump admin's executive orders related to trans ppl & they (unsurprisingly) don't understand anything at all about "biology" & "sex". this video explains why these human facets are multifaceted & variable, rather than immutable & strictly binary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...

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Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says

YouTube video by Julia Serano

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 21/01/2025

As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon. But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️

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People Have Had Non-Binary Genders for Thousands of Years

It's nothing new.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/01/2025

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

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WHO @who.int · 21/01/2025

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.
WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · 18/01/2025

For new(er) Bsky users, know that I have this starter pack for folks involved in trans activism in Canada! Pour les personnes nouvel•les à Bluesky, sachez que j’ai un starter pack de personnes impliqué.e.s dans le militantisme trans au Canada! go.bsky.app/5AN8t5U

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

REMINDER! Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave. PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register. TransYouthNL.ca

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators": youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY

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Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)

YouTube video by Julia Serano

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Trans Youth NL @transyouthnl.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Reminder! Our next online meeting of Parents of Trans, 2S, and Gender Diverse Kids will be this coming Monday, January 13th at 6:30 pm. Please e-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com for the link! Available to parents and guardians anywhere in the province. www.transyouthnl.ca/meetings-and...

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