I'm in shock.
Texas has introduced a bill (SB1029) to effectively BAN ALL GENDER AFFIRMING CARE COVERAGE FOR ALL AGES. If a Doctor or Insurance provides gender affirming care they could be sued for malpractice.
Re: the discourse around trans folks from 'the west' applying for asylum. Yes, it is correct that the asylum process of grueling. Probably more grueling than you can fathom. It's also true that folks coming from, say, the US are going to find it difficult.
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Twitter workers, many of whom I represent, were FINALLY given their "severance agreements" on Saturday.
They are really settlement agreements which SILENCE WORKERS FOR LIFE and and require them to give up important legal rights.
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Programming is chaotic magic. There are no rules. You ask a game dev “Can the player summon a giant demon that bursts from the ground in an explosion of lava?” and they’ll say “sure, that’s easy” and then you’ll ask “can the player wear a scarf?” and they’ll go “oof”
@levelsio@automattic In particular I'd say people leaving @twitter we're putting on a fast track to see how they can help super-charge @tumblr. We can't absorb thousands of people, but I'd be open to hiring entire teams if they already work great together.