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[Caroline @carolinekwan]

Michael Phelps is literally referred to as a freak of nature because of his disproportionate wingspan, double jointed ankles, lung capacity twice that of an average human, body that produces half the lactic acid of a typical athlete, and he is rightly celebrated for being the greatest male swimmer in history. Meanwhile, female athletes with genetic differences are legally discriminated against and harassed to no end. This is not about “protecting women in sports” - this is about protecting a very specific idea of what a woman is.

[Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews]

Mexico City passed a law making the killing of a transgender person punishable by up to 70 years in prison.

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

Extremely good news everyone.

For the first time, a federal court has ruled that gender affirming care bans are unconstitutional.

This case has gone on for two years now.

And for the plaintiffs, they finally find relief.

No more unconstitutional bans on care.

[Kelley Robinson @HRC_President]

Just yesterday, @HRC joined hundreds of people and organizations, including many of The Times' own contributors, to call on the @nytimes to stop publishing stories that harm the transgender and non-binary community.

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

A day after of the Taliban BANNED female university education, women & girls have come out on the streets of Kabul protesting against the decree.

They chant —“Either for everyone or for no one. One for all, all for one”

Amplify their voices.

[Sari Beth Rosenberg @saribethrose]

Just jumping in here to remind everyone that as we end the year, in school districts like Dallas ISD teachers are not allowed to use the word "slavery" in class and are still awaiting to see what term that they can use to describe slavery, such as "involuntary relocation" 1/

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.

It took time. #GenocidePreventionDay

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING:

The House has voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to codify federal protection for marriages of same-sex and interracial couples, 258-169.

It now goes to President Biden for his signature.

[Them @them]

A list of 23 Black LGBTQ+ businesses and creators that could use our support now. https://t.co/x4S8X1LD7y

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

These are pregnancies at 6 weeks and 9 weeks - right now, they have more rights and legal protections than women in 14 states.

If blocks are lifted, eight other states will soon follow suit.

[Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley]

In case you forgot we’re still in the midst of a Black maternal health crisis.

Health justice is racial justice is reproductive justice. Full stop.
https://t.co/0Pr6IsIDHZ

[Them @them]

The FDA plans to lift restrictions that bar most gay and bisexual men from donating blood. https://t.co/Iczkwg2IUJ

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Inventions that would not exist without Black Women.

—A THREAD—

Valerie Thomas, NASA physicist, invented 3D Movies

In 1977, she began to develop the illusion transmitter, the 1st mechanism that allowed images to be viewed in 3D using concave mirrors & rays of light.

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

Police killed at least 1,054 people through November 27, 2022. Police are killing people at higher rates in 2022 than *any year on record* in the United States. https://t.co/0VQVssyYOK

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is removing lead pipes to ensure access to clean drinking water in every community.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

What were the Black Codes and how did they come to be?

—A THREAD—

black codes were laws designed to limit the freedom of black people and ensure they were available as cheap labor after slavery was abolished.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

How Slavery continued after the 13th amendment ‘abolished slavery’

A THREAD!

In 1866, a year after the amendment was ratified, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina began to lease out convicts for labor.

[Simon Moya-Smith @SimonMoyaSmith]

Today is the National Day of Mourning for Indigenous peoples all across this land. We also call it “Un-thanksgiving.” On this day, we as Natives celebrate our resiliency & that we are still here. The U.S. tried to kill every Indigenous man, woman, and child…but we’re still here.

[Laudanum del Rey @sweetlikeJT]

You know who also had a tumultuous upbringing? The queer and trans people that the shooter targeted, who instead used the trauma of their experiences to build a safe community for themselves

[(she/they) 🌈 🍉 @allthestardust]

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