Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Trump administration launches digital EDI reporting line www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...msn.comMSN 010
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 07/12/2025www.inquisitr.com/trump-admin-...inquisitr.comTrump Admin Rigged Rules to Hunt Down and Fire DEI Staff in ‘Unlawful’ Purge: Lawsuit - Inquisitr NewsA lawsuit alleges the Trump administration rigged agency rules to purge federal employees linked to DEI or LGBTQ advocacy, using a series of executive orders as cover. 000
Reposted by Wayne Martinogwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 05/12/2025glad that more people are looking back at HERO and how it was the real genesis of anti trans laws 525484
Reposted by Wayne MartinoGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 20/11/2025On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether 7379114
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 22/07/2025www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caOnline misogyny seeping into classrooms in 'frightening' ways, teachers and experts say | CBC NewsA Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments. 010
Reposted by Wayne MartinoSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14/05/2025In the 1980s, American fascists tried to turn Idaho into a white Christian nationalist homeland for “refugees” from American multi-racial democracy and religious pluralism. One such community was called “Aryan Nations.” So this tracks perfectly . www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...idahostatesman.comExpedited South African refugees to resettle in Idaho under Trump orderSouth Africa is Elon Musk’s home nation. The white refugees from there got preferential treatment from the Trump administration. 821654634
Reposted by Wayne MartinoLewis Raven Wallace @lewispants.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Yes. Policing gender isn't just about us trans ppl. It's actually primarily focused on controlling women, both cis and trans, because gender is a *power* construct in addition to being a binary. The point of breaking down the binary is to deflate and destroy that power to make us all more free. 02615
Reposted by Wayne MartinoGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025A Florida high school teacher has been fired for using a student's chosen name instead of their deadname, a first under a 2023 law signed by Ron DeSantis. “She is a beloved teacher that changed her students’ lives” said one parent leading a petition with 7,400 signatures demanding her reinstatementwapo.stFlorida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred nameIt’s the first known dismissal stemming from the conservative campaign to limit schools' recognition of transgender identity. 882012830
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Florida’s DOGE agency asks university faculty to hand over research url:https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2025/04/10/floridas-doge-agency-asks-university-faculty-hand-over-research/ 000
Reposted by Wayne MartinoTrans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence @tvce.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence invites you to apply to present at our first annual Symposium on 8th July: www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/tra... Deadline for submissions 28th April #AcademicSky 🌈🎓 #Conference #OpenCall #Symposium #Opportunity #Queer #LGBTQIA2S+ #LGBTgsmd.ac.ukTrans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence (TVCE) 1st Annual SymposiumGuildhall School of Music and Drama is delighted to announced that on the 8th July, in collaboration with the Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence [TVCE], the De-Centre for Socially Engaged Practice an... 19655
Reposted by Wayne MartinoLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Theeere it isforbes.comMusk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi ControversyMusk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January. 20339331345
Reposted by Wayne MartinoPhilip Baldwin @philipcbaldwin.bsky.social · 16/03/2025“We must stand together, challenge disinformation, and dismantle the political agendas driving this global assault on trans rights.” – Jude Guaitamacchi #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.gaytimes.com/originals/ju...gaytimes.comJude Guaitamacchi on challenging disinformation, political agendas and uniting for trans rightsJude Guaitamacchi speaks with Philip Baldwin about challenging political agendas, the importance of representation, and uniting allies for trans rights. 219342
Reposted by Wayne MartinoLisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 08/03/2025There are numerous reasons why Trump and his government’s pervasive blathering about turning Canada into the “51st state” shouldn’t be dismissed as a “Madman Theory”-negotiating tactic, or as performative MAGA trolling. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comTrump's Threat To Take Over Canada Is a ScandalTrump keeps threatening to annex Canada. Americans would never accept such talk from another country. 38727
Reposted by Wayne MartinoJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 07/03/2025wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be RFK Jr's attempt to pull a "Cass review" for vaccinations – one that winds up not finding any evidence of actual harm, but which is presented in such a way that anti-vaxxers will confidently & relentlessly point to it as some kind of "smoking gun"... 7308114
Reposted by Wayne MartinoAshton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Trans people have long warned that most of the victims of anti-trans laws and policies would be cis women and girls who don't have the "right look." 4133851107
Reposted by Wayne MartinoAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street. This is how you welcome the leader of the free world. 576291005513
Reposted by Wayne Martinojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/02/2025relatedly, why is the entire political press completely uninterested in the verifiable fact that JD Vance has close relationships with online nazis? 279220944157
Reposted by Wayne MartinoThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Brutal. 10186082115771
Reposted by Wayne MartinoGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 01/03/2025How many times last year were we lectured by pundits not to call Trump a fascist? The “very serious people” said it was a categorical error & a tactical mistake. They are still doing it. It’s not “the economy, stupid”—this is straight-up evil. How many people will die before they change their tune? 1327058
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Trans and nonbinary students’ accounts of schooling: on epistemic witnessing, trans livability and the failure of the school cistem doi.org/10.1080/0159...doi.orgTrans and nonbinary students’ accounts of schooling: on epistemic witnessing, trans livability and the failure of the school cistemIn this paper, we draw on accounts of trans and nonbinary youth we interviewed as part of a larger study on supporting gender diversity in schools. Our study is informed by an approach to epistemic... 0123
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 16/02/2025U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...nytimes.comU.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall WebsiteThe “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared. 011
Reposted by Wayne MartinoRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Yesterday — YESTERDAY — JD Vance visited Dachau and said it drove home “what unspeakable evil was committed and why we should be committed to ensuring it never happens again.” Today he met with AfD?? He made a mockery of his visit to Dachau. Disgusting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comVance meets with leader of far-right German party, exports MAGA messageThe vice president delivered a scolding speech advocating that Europe move over to accommodate the rising anti-migration, nationalist voices they have sought to block from power. 1112654738
Reposted by Wayne MartinoDavid R. Brockman, Ph.D. @drdrbrockman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025A must-read from the always-perceptive @michellegoldberg.bsky.social 1124
Reposted by Wayne MartinoShannon Bond @byshannonbond.com · 13/02/2025After reports circulated Wednesday night of the State Department's intent to purchase Tesla vehicles, the document was edited, at 9:12 p.m., and now says the federal contract is for $400 million worth of "armored electric vehicles," but the word "Tesla" was removed. www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...npr.orgTrump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored TeslasThat's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho... 1651527643
Reposted by Wayne MartinoCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 12/02/2025How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut? 8582742011723
Reposted by Wayne MartinoBeth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Gender is such an immutable, natural binary that we have to enforce it with the full power of the state. 13788212
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...nytimes.comHegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack DiversityThe defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color. 000
Reposted by Wayne MartinoSarah Rieger @sarahcrgr.bsky.social · 07/02/2025CBC's Fifth Estate has traced a wide web of anti-LGBT hate working to censor or close down libraries in Canada to a right-wing U.S. movementcbc.caA shadow war on librariesSome Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time. 31543396
Reposted by Wayne MartinoLydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Remember the Cass Report, which supposedly "followed the science" on trans kids health? The huge York University epidemiology study on which it was based has finally been published, and it contradicts many of the report's conclusions. By @gidmk.bsky.social. gidmk.substack.com/p/gender-dys...gidmk.substack.comGender Dysphoria, Children, And Moral PanicsWhat new data from the UK shows about trans children 361685587
Reposted by Wayne Martinojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/02/2025i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunistnytimes.comTrump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left WingMany Democrats and activists are rallying to defend diversity programs, but others say they distract from deeper efforts to address inequality. 480196923307
Reposted by Wayne MartinoNature @nature.com · 04/02/2025The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all scientific manuscripts produced by its researchers that are under review at a journal be withdrawn so that certain language relating to gender can be stripped from them. go.nature.com/40YJGp4go.nature.comUS health agency seeks to cut gender-related terms from scientific papersThe mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows an executive order from president Donald Trump, and applies to research not yet published. 158779
Reposted by Wayne MartinoKelly McGahey @kellymcgahey.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This was a hell of a speech. #CanadaSky #CndPoli #tariffs #CanadaStrong 44413
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 29/01/2025universityaffairs.ca/news/inside-...universityaffairs.caInside the University of Alberta’s move away from equity, diversity and inclusion - University AffairsMotivations for the decision are being debated by members of the university community. 000
Reposted by Wayne MartinoDr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The purge is here. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comAlberta pension manager fires 19 employees, including DEI program leadThe company’s board of directors and chief executive officer were fired in November by Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner 053
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...nytimes.comTrump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in OutrageA deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration. 000
Reposted by Wayne MartinoDr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 27/01/2025This has nothing to do with “neutrality” and everything to do with homophobia and racism. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWhy some Canadian towns are seeing pushes to keep crosswalks white, let certain flags fly | CBC NewsMore citizen-led organizations across Canada are fighting for neutral public spaces, where crosswalks are white and there are limitations on the types of flags municipalities can fly. 56621
Reposted by Wayne MartinoLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025With Poilievre seeing his lead in the polls shrinking against the Liberals he's falling back on attacking Trans rights to shore up support #TransRights #Canada #PierrePoliievre #LGBTQ #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...thetyee.caPoilievre Scored Political Points on Trans Rights. At What Cost? | The TyeeThe Conservative leader’s response in a TV interview heightened fears for trans people. 12018
Reposted by Wayne MartinoDr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 24/01/2025This says everything. When she stood up to Trump asking for humility and compassion, she spoke for Matthew and all of us. I’m sure he was smiling. 37514
Reposted by Wayne MartinoTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025‘It perpetuates hatred’: Alberta LGBTQ2S+ community ‘disheartened’ by Poilievre comments on gender www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... Me: "...it’s clear he’s trying to align himself with that MAGA sentiment about gender." "It’s a dog whistle."ctvnews.ca‘It perpetuates hatred’: Alberta LGBTQ2S+ community ‘disheartened’ by Poilievre comments on genderAlberta’s LGBTQ2S+ community says it’s “disheartened” by recent comments on gender by Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. 18299105
Reposted by Wayne MartinoDr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Yes. One public system for everyone. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...theglobeandmail.comIt’s time to end public funding for Catholic schools in OntarioSeparate schools in the province are a dusty relic of the past 59615
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 23/01/2025tnc.news/2025/01/23/o...tnc.news“I’m only aware of two”: Poilievre hits back at reporter over U.S. gender policy questionConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre flipped a question back onto a news reporter when the journalist asked him about his stance on gender ideology in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first m... 100
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Trump executive order declaring only ‘two sexes’ gets the biology wrong, scientists say www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/t... via @statnews.comstatnews.comTrump executive order declaring only ‘two sexes’ gets the biology wrong, scientists sayTrump executive order declaring two sexes defies decades of research into how human bodies grow and develop 031
Reposted by Wayne MartinoJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 17/01/2025essay re-up of the day: “Gender Ideology” Is a Conspiracy Theory on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/gender-ide... & Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/gender-ideol...juliaserano.substack.com“Gender Ideology” Is a Conspiracy TheoryIn a recent essay, The Cass Review, WPATH Files, and the Perpetual Debate over Gender-Affirming Care, I made the case that “gender ideology” is a conspiracy theory. 313045
Reposted by Wayne MartinoTrump's Political Alchemy @freqskeets.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes) youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY?... via #YouTube @juliaserano.bsky.social #LGBT #LGBTQ+ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #RestroomBills #BathroomBillsyoutu.beDebunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)YouTube video by Julia Serano 0167
Reposted by Wayne MartinoProud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk · 07/01/202520 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2025 From chilling trans horror to non-binary romance & genderfluid fantasy, here's our list of 20 trans & non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2025. Read more here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/20-tran... #queerbooks #transbooks #nonbinarybooks #bookskyproud-geek.co.uk20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2025From chilling trans horror to non-binary romance and genderfluid fantasy, here are 20 trans and non-binary books to read in 2025. 818999
Reposted by Wayne Martinojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/01/2025this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...wsj.comYou Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse. 1093335096207
Reposted by Wayne MartinoTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 13/01/2025just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes: bookshop.org/p/books/wild...bookshop.orgWild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia LavinEsquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en... 1732089625
Wayne Martino @waynejm.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Special Issue: The politics of transgender and nonbinary education, research and praxis: Reflecting on questions of epistemic justice www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdis20/c...tandfonline.comDiscourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of EducationThe politics of transgender and nonbinary education, research and praxis: Reflecting on questions of epistemic justice. Volume 45, Issue 5-6 of Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 092