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Transfemme, musician, comic fan. I’m effectively a cartoon character.

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Claire, Boo Haver @progesteronipizza.bsky.social · 15h
seriously a whole new account vent??? girl just use your main for your weird lesbian purity testing instead of lurking on our posts so we can all be done with this. like ffs have you considered trying to enjoy your life or something? this cannot be healthy for you
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026
Add another Democratic candidate who has taken an anti-trans stance this campaign. Virtually everyone missed this one. Adam Hamilton's US senate campaign in Kansas called transgender girls "boys," opposed athletics, and was in favor of a surgery ban. Haven't seen this one reported anywhere yet.
Democratic response is fractured
Although the Republican attacks are unified, Democrats’ responses are not.

Some candidates have publicly distanced themselves from Republicans’ most extreme accusations. Turek in Iowa and Talarico in Texas both said they oppose gender affirming surgeries for minors, without arguing for a broad ban on medical treatment. 

Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign in Kansas, said Hamilton does not think girls should “compete against boys” in sports and that gender affirming surgeries shouldn’t be performed on children.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 11/10/2026
I’m short about $100 just to pay my remaining balance when it’s due in a few days, and I’m running real low on food, but room is paid tonight and next two nights already. If you’re able to spare, could you please help me out with a donation or reshare?
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/10/2026
Two months ago I reported on Amy Acton’s anti-trans turn and fears Dems would go the way of Labour. Some mocked me for it. Now that list is up to 28 major dem elected officials and entire state governments.
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Some guy posts "What's the difference between:
A: Transwomen
B: Women
Let the "tolerant" crowd explain this one. l'Il grab popcorn." 

And someone replies "Trans is an adiective. It's a descriptor. Like tall or fast or smart. A trans woman is iust a woman who was assianed male at birth and then transitioned at some point in her life. Just like a tall woman is a woman who is taller than the average woman. It's just an adjective. It's really not that complicated.
For instance vou are a stupid, bigoted man. Whereas I am a cool and nice man. We're both men. I'm iust kind of a better type of man."
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026
Sherrod Brown's new response to an anti-trans ad is remarkably different from many other dems. Instead of accepting bigotry towards trans people, he pivots and links his Republican opponent to the Epstein files. It is notably different from his earlier ads. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files
“Jon Husted? He protected men who abused young girls by voting in the Senate to block the release of the Epstein files.”
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026
A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.
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Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules
The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/10/2026
Annie Andrews in 2022: "This does nothing to protect or support women or children in SC. I will always support trans youth" Annie Andrews in 2025: It's wrong to "throw this population under the bus to score political points." Annie Andrews today:
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/10/2026
I'm really sad y'all. I did not go into trans journalism to make "Dem capitulates on trans rights" my daily beat. It was a much better environment when I could count on everyone in our party, even the red state dems, to present a wall on this stuff. It just feels so bleak.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026
Following reporting from Erin In The Morning, the Equality Caucus has come out with a more forceful response against Democrat Marcy Kaptur's anti-trans ads. "This is a red line for us." The large Democratic caucus will not support her reelection. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Equality Caucus: Marcy Kaptur’s Anti-Trans Ads "Deeply Offensive," Will Not Support Her Campaign
"The Equality Caucus is not going to stand by passively and allow anyone to scapegoat the trans community. It is a red line for us."
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 06/10/2026
Rowling is a terrible person and this is deeply unwell behavior beyond all legal or moral excuse.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026
Cis guy walks into a women's locker room and immediately proceeds to sexually assault women. JK Rowling: this is trans people's fault.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026
A new poll from The 19th News shows faltering Republican support for gender-affirming care bans for trans youth. It also shows that anti-trans ads might be backfiring, with respondents increasingly saying Republicans are talking about trans people too much. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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New Poll From The 19th News Shows Public Turning Against Republican Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans
The poll even shows faltering Republican support for such bans.
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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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💐 ellie jae 💐 @elliejae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
why is someone that should be in prison for life allowed to inflict constant pain still... leave trans people alone!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
They restricted these surveys in multiple states in the last few years. States moved to require opt in with parental consent to administer the surveys. Then the CDC stopped reporting data about gender identity in 2025. Given the broader anti LGBTQ hostility it's not a surprise numbers declined.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Should immigrants give up their rights to get Dems elected? Should black people give up their rights to get Dems elected? Should women give up their rights to get Dems elected? Should gay people give up their rights to get Dems elected? Should straight, cis, white people give up their rights
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think this is a great response to liberals who say trans people need to "suck it up" and vote for Talarico. They're happy for trans people to give up their rights, but probably not ok giving up their own.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 27/09/2026
If you believe you have to annihilate a small, persecuted minority hated by fascists in order to “restore order”, you’re plainly a fascist yourself, no matter whether you call yourself a Democrat.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Women are NOT safe around men.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
Equality PAC, the campaigning arm of the Congressional Equality Caucus, announced its endorsement of Marcy Kaptur and other anti-trans Dems days after political ads targeting trans people. Even the LGBTQ+ congressional caucus is throwing trans people aside. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Equality PAC, Political Arm Of Congressional LGBTQ Caucus, Endorses Marcy Kaptur Days After Her Anti-Trans Ad
“Do we need to endorse people in order to support them? Do we need to support them in order to have power in Congress?”
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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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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 23/09/2026
what’s that they say about nothing being real to conservatives until it affects them personally (and often not even then?)
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 23/09/2026
Those closed doors really aren’t closed all *that* tightly, because it’s looked for some time like Jeffries & other congressional Dems are collaborating.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/09/2026
The Ohio Democratic Party is repeatedly deleting criticism of Marcy Kaptur, who has released an ad calling transgender people an “ideology” that should be banned in schools. Still think Dems can’t become Labour?
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17/09/2026
A new wave of anti-trans attack ads targeting millions of voters appears to have launched on Sep. 14. Dems targeted include Brown, Peltola, Turek, El-Sayed, and Talarico. It is driven by Elon Musk's America Pac with a $100M ad spend planned for this election. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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New Round Of Anti-Trans Attack Ads Blankets The Airwaves This Week
New ad spends have gone up targeting Talarico, Peltola, El-Sayed, Turek, and Brown, among other Democrats.
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Claire, Boo Haver @progesteronipizza.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
the mistake of the modern liberal is viewing trans individuals not voting as a threat when it's consistent with what we've always said. equal rights for all. we can all drown together or we can rise together. but we will not sacrifice our rights for your comfort by voting for our own oppression.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
Arienne Childrey, an Ohio LGBTQ+ rights leader and trans candidate, speaks out about being stonewalled by the Ohio Democratic Party for confronting Dem. Governor Candidate Amy Acton's anti-trans comments. People tell us to "just speak with the candidates." This shows why that doesn't always work.
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Ally is a Verb
The True Story of the Ohio Democratic Establishment’s Demand for Silence, the Fight to Be Heard, and Why True Solidarity Cannot Coexist with Political Triangulation.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15/09/2026
Iowa Dem. Gov. candidate Rob Sand was confronted at a rally yesterday over anti-trans positions. A constituent asked if he would walk them back. He refused to, and in fact said he supported sports bans. Another constituent shouted "COWARD!" in the background. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“Coward!”: Iowa Dem Governor Candidate Rob Sand Comes Under Fire At Campaign Rally After Saying He Agreed With Trans Sports Bans
Apparently, Sand could not tell this prospective constituent that he supported equal rights for everybody.
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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 · 14/09/2026
I find it interesting how some of the criticism I've received focuses on Talarico and not, say, Acton or Turek or Davis, whose anti-trans statements, votes, or stances are far worse than Talarico's. Talarico wasn't even in my original article, which was written before he said dumb stuff.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/09/2026
The vitriol directed at me and other members of the trans community for having the audacity to declare our votes are not to be taken for granted. By cisgender people who otherwise have called themselves allies. I wish it weren’t so utterly predictable.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/08/2026
I will never vote for a Democrat that abandons transgender people. It's a cancer and I'll take the pain of a Republican over losing Democrats as a party and therefore losing our rights for an entire generation with nobody left to fight for us. We cannot reward this at all.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/08/2026
Many of you remember Shawn Thierry, the first "anti-trans Democrat" that cast a vote for the Texas trans care ban and book ban in 2023, before being primaried out of office. Now, as a result of her capitulation, Abbott has made her a Judge in Houston, Texas. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Texas Gov Greg Abbott Rewards Anti-Trans Former Democrat Shawn Thierry With Judgeship
The former Democrat helped pass the Texas gender affirming care ban, and has called trans youth care “genocide.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A great breakdown of how our understanding of biology and gender evolves the further we actually study it.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 21/08/2026
lmao these irrelevant fuckers don’t even support gay rights, what exactly are we losing
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/08/2026
Anti-trans activists are in uproar in North Carolina. Why? Because an elementary school has hired a trans teacher. Anti-trans activists and Republican elected officials are demanding gendered dress codes for school employees, and for the teacher to be fired. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Anti-Trans Activists In Uproar Over Trans Music Teacher In North Carolina, Propose Gender Dress Code For School Employees
Far-right activists have flooded a local school board in North Carolina for hiring a transgender teacher.
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 18/08/2026
1. Good news: a federal court has restored gender-affirming care access for many trans adults! The HHS rule, which cut coverage for trans adults on ACA plans, has been permanently struck down by George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton, who blasted the Trump administration's illegal actions.
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Federal Court Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults in Massive Win
In a significant victory, George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton permanently struck down a Trump administration rule that cut coverage for many trans Americans on ACA plans.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I also want to add that every single time ICE has physically hurt me, they have grabbed me by my chest. Most of my femme friends have said the same. I will not be surprised if / when we find out about twisted sexual assaults conducted by ICE agents with these gloves.
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No amateur sports program is worth sexually abusing children to prove their gender
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/07/2026
Anyone who thinks an Amy Acton victory won’t convince Democrats to adopt anti-trans stances should read any related thread on /r/Ohio. The number of liberals and Democrats that have now fully adopted trans sports bans being good in Ohio is unreal.
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brie skull emoji @brie-skull-emoji.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
that WNBA woman was not suspended for 'standing up for LGBTQ+ rights' she was suspended specifically for standing up for trans women. language matters
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/07/2026
1. In the aftermath of forcing the Ohio Progressive Caucus to delete criticism of Amy Acton for calling trans girls "boys," progressives were promised a meeting with Acton. Now, we have learned she didn't show up, and kicked trans people out of the meeting. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Dem. Ohio Gov Candidate Amy Acton Scheduled a Meeting With LGBTQ+ Advocates, Didn't Show Up, And Kicked Out Trans People Who Did
The meeting was supposed to be Acton's way of making up for calling trans girls "boys."
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/07/2026
The WNBA is known for being one of “the most LGBT-inclusive professional sports leagues." But when Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton confronted anti-trans activists who showed up to a game, they suspended her instead of the transphobes. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Co-Owner Five Games for Confronting Anti-Trans Activists Courtside
Anti-trans provocateurs bankrolled by the right were sitting courtside with signs praising WNBA player Sophie Cunningham. Celeste Keaton reportedly confronted them.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/07/2026
1. Anti-trans ballot initiatives are spreading across the United States. In 2026, it appears that five states: Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Nebraska, and Missouri will send such referendums to voters. Allied organizations are trying to fight back. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives Spread In Five States, As Some Opposition To Them Grows
The fight pits billionaire money against transgender people and allied organizations in five states.
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