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People need to be allowed to keep their ID cards
I hope everyone is aware of the threat to đłď¸â⧠ď¸trans Kansansâ IDs. If I had a Kansas ID, Kansas would ask me to surrender my ID. It’s nonsense. There’s never been a reckoning. Anti-trans moral panic is hotter than ever.
On a journey toward truth
New art, ancient thought. Truth and the meaning thereof isn’t in a dictionary. It’s something you go on a journey to find. Philosophy by Guillermo Hurtado.
Will everything be OK?
No one can promise, but we can prepare. Put your plan into action. Uncertainty is a fact of life. We can promise each other we’ll do the work. We can iteratively take that moment to think about what we need and to prepare.
The biggest conspiracy theories are all-consuming
This weekâs antisemitism and transphobiaâTrump, West, Rowlingâis all connected. Donald Trump, Kanye West, J. K. Rowling are billionaires who validate their followersâ hateful conspiracy theories. Antisemitism and transphobia are linked.
Jewish and trans: Conspiracy theories wonât leave us alone
On âJewish Space Lasersâ by Mike Rothschild, with my own reflections on transphobia. No one can prove anything to anyone who isnât open to real evidence and logic, as conspiracy theorists are not. Still, pay attention to their antisemitism.
How do you know the legislation is anti-LGBTQ without reading it?
2023 was gruesomely challenging. 2024 is something else. You could try to read 20 anti-LGBTQ bills per business day. Or you could just recognize that this massive legislative campaign is anti-LGBTQ and harmful.
How many anti-trans laws were proposed last week?
Theyâve been counted, but letâs also reflect on what they mean. We all need to be amplifying the news and the message. Support the trans people and cis allies who are doing the work.
Yet 10 *more* ways trans people are told we shouldnât exist
Now my list is up to 30. More than one transphobe engages with these ideas. If you read them, you’ll feel the force of the repetition. The message: Trans people shouldn’t exist.
10 *more* ways trans people are told we shouldnât exist
Truly, there are a lot of ways. Here are items 11â20. Trans people have a relevant perspective here. When we hear anti-transgender statements, we know that the true meaning is ‘trans people shouldn’t exist’.