A queer teenager in Cambridge was invited to speak about her experiences at the city’s Pride flag raising ceremony. When she began to detail the harm caused by homophobia and transphobia on city council, the mayor took her mic away and said she wouldn’t stand for such disrespect
Other people thinking this is part of why it took me nearly 28 years to be diagnosed with a congenital disorder that I’ve had symptoms of my entire life. Seeing doctors in high school sucked.
@theistinthought@RGibsongirl@books_rum I used to get mistaken for being homeless sometimes, but only when I wore a particular jacket I bought at an Army surplus store. It was not a beat up jacket. I was clean and had normal hair at the time. 🤷🏻 People pick weird things to judge others on.
@Here4Now0829 @Asonderr@v88man@Zebop@MoonHighFarms@MaileOnX@ArtCandee Administering financial aid, enforcing civil rights laws in schools, providing grants to low-income districts, funding to support the education of students with disabilities under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
Curriculum is handled by the states (and districts).
@donaldlrhoads@LSthirdact@planterspunch7@SethAbramson Hormone therapy does NOT define trans people. Identifying as a gender other than the one the doc wrote on their birth certificate when they were born does. Giving cross sex hormones to mice won’t make them trans, and either way they can’t report their self-perception of gender.
@EmanuelHead57@snaggles2019520@latkedelrey I mean I think it’s worth mentioning as I’ve seen a number of people (like myself) saying, “Wait, I’ve had A LOT of MRIs and I’ve never experienced this. WTF?” I didn’t know this happened with CT contrast because I’ve had loads of MRIs. 😵💫💦❔
@BIGDOGinc@turquoisejulia@JoannaNoBanana@vvictorman_uel 1. Speed matters when blood sugar is crashing. “Oh, let me find a spoon and a clean glass so I can stir in my extra sugar…” Slow. Cracking open a can of soda, fast.
2. A soda is portable. What you are suggesting is not.
Products like this robot dog, Spot, are expensive investments for the police and also for businesses.
When using them it’s important to read the manual thoroughly so that you can avoid spilling liquids or submerging them in water etc that might render them inoperable.
Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.
All embryos begin by developing female sex organs, with male sex organs only replacing them at around 6 weeks of gestation.
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Extremely urgent Help a Black, disabled, queer couple & their elderly cat survive. They got COVID & Long COVID while homeless 2020-21, can't work, & have been asking for help for months. Help them move into safe housing & survive!