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Texas Republicans are now trying to pass Bill SB1646, which would remove transgender minors from parents who affirm their gender and support them getting proper transition care.

I repeat, they are trying to criminalize parents supporting their trans children and make it legally child abuse, and a removable offense

Source: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01646I.htm

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we have really allowed cis women to get FAR too comfortable being transphobic toward trans men.

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Trans peeps be like

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[4th grader voice] “I have the shortest pencil!”

[sounds of children snapping pencils into fragmented pieces] “no, now I have the shortest pencil!”

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Twin Falls, WA.

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beautiful stunning iconic

A small striped friend. Confirmed not pademelon.

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Young lovers in classical works of literature really were so repressed, they’d see a girl in a window and be like “I’m going to go to dramatic lengths to marry this person I have never met”

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It's March 2021.

Breonna Taylor was murdered by the police on March 13, 2020.

Breonna Taylor has not received justice.

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If you live in Alabama and you have a trans child age 19 or younger and they're receiving hormone therapy, get THE FUCK out now.

The state of Alabama has just made it a felony to give trans children ages 19 or younger hormone therapy or affirmation surgery.

Trans Lives Matter and stay safe.

-fae

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But why is it such a bop? 😂

Unmute!

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this monstrosity

the fuck did they do to the app logo

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the fuck did they do to the app logo

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oh! oh oh oh. i never showed ya’ll how big a blue whale skull is, hold on

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hello everyone — to those who have taken the time to stop and read this — i am writing this post as a texas resident currently living and breathing in texas, creating this post on what’s left of my phone battery and data as wifi and electricity is scarce now. i am asking you all to please open your hearts, your empathy, and your wallets (if that’s a comfortable option for you) and to put aside your hatred and whatever beliefs you may have regarding what you think u.s. americans and people in texas deserve or don’t deserve.

this past week’s harsh winter weather has caused blackouts and power outages that have displaced and put in danger many — literally millions — of people and, you guessed it — the majority of the communities that are suffering the most are marginalized low-income communities and households that do not have the funds or financial resources to safely upend and flee to safety and rebound, much less during a pandemic.

for context: texas has opted to operate an independent power grid that finances separately from the rest of the country, as a reckless act to maintain independence and avoid federal funding (and ultimately capitalize monetarily on energy resources). there are many powerful lawmakers in texas who believe that it’s better for residents to go days without power than to allow for federal regulators to have control over the power grid — but it could be weeks before many communities have access to power again. nobody should die for corporate profits. yet people are freezing to death.

if you are in a position to donate, now is the time.

Mutual Aid Houston

Venmo: @ mutualaidhou

North Texas Rural Resilience

Venmo: @ ntrr4yall

Austin Mutual Aid

Venmo: @ austinmutualaid

Feed The People Dallas

Venmo/CashApp: @ feedthepeopledallas

Funky Town Fridge

Venmo: @ funkytownfridge

DFW Mutual Aid

Venmo/CashApp: @ dfwmutualaid

Lucha Dallas

Venmo: @ luchadallas

Houseless Organization Coalition

Venmo: @ hoc_htx

Cooperation Denton

CashApp: $CooperationDenton

and if you are not in a position to spend money for donations, consider spending time learning instead (i can’t link these articles i think due to using data and not wifi but search them by title and you’ll find them):

what the texas blackout reveals about America’s climate vulnerability // theweek.com

texas blackouts hit minority neighborhoods especially hard // nytimes.com

severe weather, blackouts show the grid’s biggest problem is infrastructure, not renewables // TechCrunch.com

what went wrong with the texas power grid? // houstonchronicle.com

a glimpse of America’s future: climate change means trouble for power grids // nytimes.com

texas shows what happens when we ignore climate change // bloomberg.com

what texas governor greg abbott gets wrong about the state’s power failures // nymag.com

podcast: the blackout in texas // nytimes daily podcast

texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy // apnews.com