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This is eminently reasonable, extremely well-argued, and essential reading. Erin is correct about all of this, and it is doubly urgent given what we've seen in the UK. 2026 is the time to correct the Dems about this. 2028 may be too late.

The elections are on next Tuesday, and so much is at stake, including the soul of the Democratic Party when it comes to transgender people. I am asking you to leave a very small number of races blank in which a Democrat has embraced extreme anti-trans hate. I make my case here.

For @ms.now I wrote about Josh Turek's proposal for trans health... ...only it was 10 months ago when the Trump administration proposed the same policy. They later backed off the proposal. www.ms.now/opinion/tran...

Eric Bauza has sadly passed away at the age of 46, his family confirms in new Instagram post.

If politicians think they can throw us aside with impunity, they will have something to learn.

"Trans people are a tiny group with no power" This isn't true, and I hope my trans readers can internalize this. You are more powerful than you think. Trans and gender expansive people are 2.34% of the US population in the latest survey. That is more than enough to swing a race.

I’m Pied Piper, a Democratic legislative and campaign staffer, and I’m begging you not to vote for an anti trans Democrat anywhere in the country. It is actively worse for the party for any of them to win than for them to lose, and it’s much worse for the most vulnerable among us.

Small note: Josh Turek's wording in this ad is the same language the GOP uses to include puberty blockers & hormones. This ad isn't just him agreeing with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Dan Crenshaw's bills to ban Medicare for youth trans health, it's him saying the bills didn't go far enough.

Sorry man this guy’s gotta lose I don’t care who the fuck he’s running against. If these loudly anti-trans Dems don’t lose, it’s going to take us thirty years to get back the rights we’ve lost in the past five.

They're desperately trying so hard to repair JKR's image and I think we should be even louder and meaner about her. JK Rowling is a holocaust denier, raging bigot, friend of Epstein and all around shitty person and if you support her work in any way, you're a shitty person too.

Anti-trans Democrats are spreading poison when we can least afford it, during elections in this ongoing fascist takeover. As a strategy, it’s a recipe for failure. As a moral stand, it’s reprehensible. PS I’m the father of young trans woman and I’ll never forgive anyone who makes her life harder.

Turek’s stance is cruel, electorally misguided, and out of step with his own party. Most swing-seat Democrats *have* stood with us, but keeping the trans community’s trust requires Democrats—and, at a minimum, LGBTQ+ organizations—to call this bullshit out.

If you donated to Josh Turek without realizing he was running on a federally funded trans healthcare coverage ban, you can request a refund of your donation here: help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...

I will never vote for an anti-transgender Democrat like Josh Turek and you should not either. I'll probably be writing my case to abstain from a handful of races like his on Monday. Josh Turek is showing the exact slippery slope I've called out, in real time.

There are people, even some trans people, who think that we can give up sports to appease bigots. That if we give up on sports, this all goes away. That is a lie. I have reported on this for years, and EVERY state that passed a sports ban as a moderate compromise has gone on to pass worse.

Literally fire all the Democratic fundraising consultants and shut down all these fucking companies.

This is shameful behavior by the DCCC and it needs to be condemned by Democrats on every level

every democrat has nothing to lose by embracing trans people and communism the GOP will call them a tranny loving communist either way

Casual reminder to Democrat politicians that even the majority of conservative voters don't really seem motivated to vote based on hating trans people. And if they did they certainly wouldn't vote for you. So all you do in opposing trans rights is lose voters.

Professional Republicans are creeps who want to inspect your kids’ genitals. Never, ever vote for a Republican.

The reboot of our least favorite mean-spirited bigotry-laced fantasy series is fast approaching. For many of us, the original was a beloved part of our childhood. @alyssaur.bsky.social writes about the series, her connection to it, and how, in spite of that, she was able to drop it.

just say it’s none of the government’s business, stop agreeing with republican framing, and pivot to the eight hundred different ways that these assholes are making your life worse and more expensive the attacks aren’t effective and you don’t have to engage

I’m glad Avatar Seven Heavens is out, I missed having an avatar show to watch weekly

Germany is quickly catching up to the US and UK in their fascist crackdowns of trans people. This Sunday, reports say police officers violently stormed and searched an important German transfem community space under allegations of providing prescriptions to third parties without authorization.

"This week we’ve seen two red-state Democrats in close races calling out their opponents’ gross bigotry and making clear that fellow Americans’ gender identity shouldn’t be treated as a political football." open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

Colorado. Michigan. 28 Democratic party elected officials with a national platform. Anti-trans ads being run by democrats. Ohio Dems censoring its LGBTQ+ caucus. South Carolina dems voting en masse for anti-trans policies. Never think what happened to UK Labour can't happen here.

FYI: I am in Washington -- a generally trans-friendly state -- and the county is saying that there's a problem with my registration and is asking me to re-provide info I gave them before. This isn't an accident. Trump and the GOP are disenfranchising trans ppl. Check your registration!

imo anyone trying to doUK style "we respect trans ppl but also respect sex-based rights" in the u.s. or anyone trying to do American TERFism is lowkey a constituency of about 10 people. I'm sorry but do you think Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito will rule for "sex-based rights"

Transgender and gender diverse people in the United States are currently experiencing an open attempt at eradication This is why it is imperative to call out every little misstep the only viable opposition to the fascist death cult makes Every inch they cede to fascists are lives and rights lost

Abandoning trans people to Republican fascists, or to Democrats afraid of fascists, is wrong. It's immoral and it's stupid.

A reminder: there is no "it's just sports" or "it's just trans youth care." These bans are evil themselves and lay the foundation for further attacks on our lives. Anti-trans Democrats, like congressional candidate Jamie Ager, are collaborating with genocide. There can be no compromise:

I've been enjoying Tilly's Trans Tuesdays for a while - and this three-part series on terfery, Rowling, and the Potter-industrial complex is just outstanding. Read it yourself. Pass it on to your transphobic neighbor - and especially your "what's the harm?" coworker. It might change a few minds.

You can donate to Sam here samformontana.com

Let's go, Sam Forstag! That's how you stand up for trans people on the national stage. If congressional candidates in western Montana—one of the most competitive House races in the entire country—can stand up for trans folks in every aspect of our lives, democrats everywhere should take note.

Colorado & Michigan have become the latest blue states to end Medicaid coverage for trans youth. Solidly blue Colorado will also be IMMEDIATELY shutting off care for all trans kids receiving puberty blockers—despite Trump's rule allowing a 6 month ‘tapering’ period. This is a complete betrayal.