Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social

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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.

Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
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Mandatory Randy Shilts shout-out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduct_Unbecoming%3A_Gays_and_Lesbians_in_the_U.S._Military?wprov=sfla1
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Some employers would then ask why you were marked 4-F which obviously carried a lot of stigma for most of the 20th century, but that's obviously nothing new to trans people today
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In previous drafts you would appear in front of the draft board, they would find a diagnosis (or previous arrest) for homosexuality/transvestism/etc (classified as 4-F back in the day), then send you home. I suspect they would just do the same with anyone with a gender dysphoria diagnosis
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The sharply conservative Supreme Court, reshaped by President Trump’s three appointees, is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in most cases involving women and minorities, according to an analysis conducted for The Post. wapo.st/4tCkcJB
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Why I don't trust anyone a little too obsessed about falling fertility rates
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net
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anyway vance and his ilk sees the presence of any black (and most brown) people in elite or coveted spaces as on its face evidence of “anti white discrimination”
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Contemplating starting a newsletter that's just called "I Hate JD Vance" and it just follows everything JD Vance says and does
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Canonical narrative to JD Vance's life is that he got into Yale on his own merits and the scholarship he received was simply reparations for the poisoning of white culture by elites
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This is really all they have left. "We have a pointless and criminal war pushing gas prices through the roof and the global economy to the brink but at least the government isn't treating trans people like they're human beings" will be the entirety of the midterm message.
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How do I get you more resources like, for example, my life
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I like that the lack of witnesses is what makes this claim doubtful
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The last queer bookstore in Manhattan - the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ movement - is at risk of shutting down
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Our immigrant loved ones were front of mind as we argued for babies born in the U.S. and everyone who loves them.
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These "buffer zone" bills are an attack on free speech and a surefire way to stifle constitutionally protected, peaceful political protest.

Stifling NYers’ speech is exactly what Trump and his goons want, and lawmakers should under no circumstances be actively aiding their authoritarian effort.
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The moose costume from The Masked Singer talking to Sarah Palin like the Green Goblin mask rn
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“It feels like I’m meeting a historic moment both for so many families who might be affected by the executive order, but also for all Americans. This administration is really attacking a foundation stone of American life.”
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Go Cecilia!
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We’re defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court because President Trump doesn’t get to define what is means to be American.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social
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Hundreds of people outside the Supreme Court for a rally in support of birthright citizenship, as Trump sits inside for oral arguments over his exec order trying to strip citizenship from some citizens.

The crowd is currently chanting: "Defend the 14th Amendment! It is ours!"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net
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you don’t have to know much world history to look at this map and immediately see why the entire western hemisphere has birthright citizenship
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Look at all these smart people I get to work with (listening to oral arguments and getting ready to cheer on Cecilia)
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued their opinion in Chiles v. Salazar. Listen to this @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode where @shannonminter5.bsky.socialbreaks it all down:
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BREAKING

Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to stop funding NPR and PBS is “unlawful and unenforceable,” a federal judge ruled.

Doc buff.ly/WcnQN4A
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov
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On Wednesday, our legal team will be at the Supreme Court defending the American tradition of birthright citizenship against President Trump's attacks.

We're prepared to fight for babies born in the U.S.A. and the families who love them.
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There’s this mythic idea that if trans women are treated as women in certain areas of society (prisons, identification and how they’re referred to in casual speech) but as men in other areas (sports, medicine and bathrooms) then they’ll be magically accepted by everyone as people. This is delusional
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Giving Bill Maher a prize for humor is like giving Trump a prize for peace
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This very quickly became one of the most important legal cases in transgender rights
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