Pro tip for Allies when talking to/about trans people: Unless you have pulled names off a specifically worded form, you should call us by the name we give you.
Don't second guess, worrying that a name might be a deadname. We give the name that feels safe/comfortable in that space
It’s always “protect the children” until it comes to guns.
It’s always “free speech” until it comes to certain books.
It’s alway “medical freedom” until it comes to women.
It’s always “parental rights” until it comes to the parents of LGBTQ kids.
witnessing an entire generation of white conservative parents of K-12 children essentially become their violent segregationist ancestors in real time is some wild sh-t to watch unfold
Not in the business of whataboutism or excusing Qatar for it’s horrific LGBTQ laws, but there’s a hell of a cognitive dissonance to see US media uproar about t-shirts & armbands when LGTBTQ people are being gunned down in Colorado Springs. We better bring home that same energy.
THREAD 🧵 Every pundit right now is “Gen-Z showed up to vote, why? “ and not a single one has gotten it right. So to all you talking heads, let me fill you in on some shit. (1)
Lindsey Graham really wants November to be about abortion. He thinks his national abortion ban will galvanize voters.
He’s right. It will.
I say, “Challenge accepted.” What do you think, friends? So say you all?