Michael Lehrer

i don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice

this is a pride flag made from real nasa imagery happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈✨

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Happy #TransDayOfVisibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Tomorrow night (and Thursday night), millions of us will sit at seder tables and tell an ancient story: the story of leaving a narrow place. Mitzrayim isn’t just Egypt. 1/6

2/ Out of this darkness, may we each find something important to hold on to. “May It Be a Light to You in Dark Places, When All Other Lights Go Out.” A safe and light-filled Hannukah to all, and spite the hatred in this world. 🔥

I learned today that the Motor City Bowl/Little Caesar’s Bowl went under and was replaced by a new game at the same time in the same place with the same tie ins, which means Northwestern is playing in the Ship of Theseus Bowl. (Credit: @michaellehrer.bsky.social)

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.

We have always been here, we are here, we will always be here. So let's keep advocating and keep fighting!

🚨 In addition to banning gender affirming medical treatment through Medicaid, Trump's reconciliation bill PROHIBITS health insurance purchased through Obamacare exchanges from offering transition care. Detransition care, though, is specifically protected. CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS!

cis friends this is a RED ALERT read Erin’s entire thread and when you see ANYONE believing the unscientific lies in this you we need you to shut it down EVERY major medical association in the US approves of transition care for kids MAKE THEM READ THIS AND LISTEN TO ACTUAL DOCTORS

We need to stand up for our trans siblings now, yesterday, and every day. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. We are. We will.

Thousands gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza for the Rally for Trans Visibility, sending a clear message: trans rights are non-negotiable. 🏳️‍⚧️ On assignment for @windycitytimes.com #TDOV

In front of Lurie children’s hospital in Chicago, hundreds of people are showing up to defend access to gender-affirming care for trans youth!! ❤️❤️❤️

Roses are red, Elon's a knob,

6️⃣ Helping trans people isn’t theoretical. It’s urgent. So if you’ve ever asked, How can I help?—this is your answer. Give money. Give time. Show up. The people trying to make life impossible for trans people aren’t waiting. And neither should you. open.substack.com/pub/aridrenn...

wrote this in the trans tuesday essay after the election and it bears repeating today my trans siblings, i love you we need you 🩷

8/ Every day you live as your authentic self is a small act of rebellion, a quiet reminder that no law or order can erase who we are. Stand tall, support each other, and remember: we’re not going anywhere. aridrennen.substack.com/p/sound-and-...

DO NOT PANIC the immediate impact this will have on you is small, they have to enforce it, and there will likely be lawsuits and ways to fight it it will be a developing story and cis friends? no shit: NOW’S THE TIME TO NOT STAND FOR THIS SHIT be ready to step up and say NO

Star Trek TNG, S2E9: Picard schools a bigot on bodily autonomy, fundamental rights, and respecting people's pronouns 10/10 this is the reason people like Star Trek

I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

Good morning Wrigley Field

Once again: WAR SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A SPORT IN WHICH WE WAVE OUR FLAGS AND ROOT FOR OUR TEAM. THE ONLY WINNER IS PEACE. Everyone and everything else loses. Is loss. Is lost.