MHRN

The Montana Human Rights Network: Working to end racism, antisemitism, homophobia and other forms of injustice in Montana.

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

The New York Times is publishing harmful misinformation about trans people. Here's a rundown of all the problems this article contains. The attacks on trans and nonbinary people are cruel and dehumanizing, and we'll keep speaking up about them.

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

1. The New York Times has published a 4,500 word opinion piece by Pamela Paul targeting transgender care.

It is filled with inaccuracies, faulty citations, and factually incorrect claims.

Lets dive in.

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[Montana Sexual & Reproductive Health Collective @MTSRHC]

When it comes to sexual and reproductive health in Montana, all of the lawsuits and preliminary injunctions and enjoined policies may have your head spinning!

Turn to our FAQs for a simplified rundown of your rights here in the Treasure State: https://t.co/Gh3fPQazXo

[Daily Montanan || @dailymontanan.bsky.social @daily_montanan]

“There is never a good time to fan the flames of antisemitism. Now, when the safety of Jewish Montanans is at risk, it is particularly dangerous.” - @MTJewishProject #mtnews #mtpol #mtleg

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

Please take time to read the statement from the @MTJewishProject about this incident. Thier response is thoughtful and powerful. Let us all reject the rise of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of othering and discrimination in Montana. /end https://t.co/RTZe38TRyv

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

🧵 Great article by @daily_montanan on Sen. Trebas' decision to retweet an antisemitic trope. This well-researched piece gives Jewish Montanans space to explain the harm inflicted by conspiracy theories attacking their communities. /1
https://t.co/TSFLq88Ait

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

Earlier this year, MHRN saw state legislators repeat versions of the same antisemitic trope during hearings on anti-choice bills. It seems that this is a strategy to undermine statements from clergy & believers of many faiths who support abortion care. /2 https://t.co/4v7FmwL43i

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

@bluesaint24 @MTJewishProject @ADLPNW Instead of learning from that testimony, several legislators repeated inaccurate and harmful phrasing that echoes the blood libel trope. This is inexcusable at any time, but especially when antisemitism and Islamophobia are rising. Please listen and learn. https://t.co/4v7FmwL43i

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

@bluesaint24 @MTJewishProject @ADLPNW Holding elected officials accountable for repeating antisemitic tropes is also a function of the First Amendment. The hearing for HB 471 contained testimony from clergy & people of faith explaining how the right abortion care related to their faith. https://t.co/5EUA6MnUdf

[Montana Jewish Project @MTJewishProject]

This is our letter to Montana Senator Jeremy Trebas @bluesaint24 in response to his antisemitic retweet this week: https://t.co/asy3WVgKCc.

We thank @ADLPNW and @MTHumanRights for their support.

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

This is MHRN's statement condemning MT state Sen. Jeremy Trebas' retweet of an antisemitic trope. We refuse to give that horrid material free advertising, so we are not reposting it. Read our full statement here. https://t.co/Gt3bMMa2mu

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

More info on the additional lawsuit challenging SB 458, the anti-LGBTQ2S+ law that falsely claims that sex is binary. Physicians took time to educate legislators about how and why this law was inaccurate, but they passed it anyway. https://t.co/NQsCwpjXk0

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ law SB 458 is so bad that three lawsuits have been filed to challenge it. A new one was just filed this week. https://t.co/KJemSlajyB

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

Conversion therapy should be banned everywhere.

[Fair Wisconsin @Fair_Wisconsin]

"Conversion therapy has been widely discredited and is banned in 22 states and the District of Columbia. But more than 1,300 practitioners still offer conversion therapy in the U.S., according to a new report" from the @TrevorProject.

https://t.co/iybUMh2tHY

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

If you missed the talk by Kenneth S. Stern, the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, earlier this month, here's the recording. Please note that graphic descriptions of violence are mentioned. https://t.co/VzoenGUxOP

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

The City of Great Falls and the Great Falls Public Library are providing excellent examples for resisting White supermacist propaganda.

[Daily Montanan || @dailymontanan.bsky.social @daily_montanan]

“This literature is dangerous and it poses a threat to our community.” Great Falls orgs to stamp out hate after white lives matter propaganda found at library. By @NicoleGirten: https://t.co/QAgynbBmck #mtnews #mtpol

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

Deplatforming works. White nationalists and their propaganda are bad-faith actors who are actively trying to harm people. Please politely tell Substack that they're not required to aid this noxious cause. /end

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

🧵Thanks to @KevinMKruse for his article asking @substack to stop platforming neo-Nazis and White nationalists. These groups are using Substack to amplify their toxic propaganda and ideology, recruit new members, and organize attacks on communities. /1 https://t.co/OjOgPyLBKc

[MHRN @MTHumanRights]

@substack : "We know you moderate some content, including spam sites and newsletters written by sex workers. Why do you choose to promote and allow the monetization of sites that traffic in white nationalism?" /4