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- Reposted by NamesakeIt's the last day of the month and for my Patreon this morning I wrote about an outrageous Mississippi Supreme Court ruling denying a trans teen's name change request. It sets a dangerous precedent for government overreach into the private lives of citizens. www.patreon.com/posts/missis...
- Reposted by Namesake1. In a landmark ruling, a federal judge has blocked the passport ban for transgender Americans... government ban likely violates equal protection, and is made with animus. Though the ruling only applies to plaintiffs, it is expected expand in coming weeks. Subscribe to support my journalism.
- Reposted by NamesakeBREAKING: A federal judge finds Trump’s order banning transgender people from getting accurate passports is likely unconstitutional. The court ordered the State Department to allow correct gender markers for our clients as we continue to argue until this order is blocked for everyone.
- Reposted by Namesakeit's still very much a work in progress but I wanted to let you folks know that my Ontario trans identity documents work now has a new online home: tg-id.ca
- Reposted by NamesakeTrans folks in the US: if you've started (or completed) the legal name change process, share your experience in this survey! @namesake.fyi is building technology and community support to assist with legal name changes. Survey responses will directly inform what we build. We want to hear from you!
- Reposted by NamesakeAnother Texas bill that has no chance of passing, but its wild what the fringe is putting out there. Literally makes it "fraud" to be trans.
- Reposted by NamesakeThe U.S. has pulled out of the United Nations’ LGBTI Core Group, which supports the rights of LGBTQ+ and intersex people around the world.
- Reposted by NamesakeNearly 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter demanding that Donald Trump rescind his "unconstitutional" and "unconscionable" executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender minors and some adults.
- Reposted by NamesakeNEW: Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections, making Iowa the first state to remove civil rights from a previously protected class. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
- Reposted by Namesake“I just wanna say trans people are beautiful. We are never going to stop existing. I’m never gonna stop being trans, a letter on a passport can’t change that, and fuck this administration.”
- Reposted by NamesakeCuckoo star Hunter Schafer has reportedly been given a new passport with an M for the gender marker, outing her as trans to anyone she shows it to. The model and actress says her previous passport was stolen in Barcelona, leading her to apply for a replacement.
- Reposted by NamesakeFederal judges are regarding Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender people with skepticism and, in some instances, outright disdain. Four judges — a Reagan appointee, a Clinton appointee and two judges appointed by Biden — have temporarily paused enforcement of Trump's anti-trans policies
- Reposted by NamesakePublic comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
- Reposted by NamesakeProtest at Stonewall tomorrow. You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.
- Reposted by NamesakeThe Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
- Reposted by NamesakeIf you needed something positive today, here it is.
- Reposted by Namesakefor @slate.bsky.social, I spoke with people impacted by Trump's ban on trans, nonbinary, intersex & gender-nonconforming Americans from obtaining passports that properly match their identities. “People like me are being defined out of existence."
- Reposted by Namesake1. Protests have erupted at multiple hospitals across the United States that have decided to comply with Trump's executive order banning trans care under 19. Now, a lawsuit challenges that EO. Writer Mira Lazine writes about the importance of the protests. Subscribe to support our journalism.
- Reposted by NamesakeThe US State Department has suspended its organization for LGBTQ employees, with leadership ordering a pause on all official activities.
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- 🚨TRUMP IS TRYING TO BAN HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS KIDS🚨 NYU Langone is one of the few hospitals in the country that's begun withholding life-saving healthcare for trans kids. Join us for an emergency rally tomorrow. Demand NYU Langone reverse this decision! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
- Reposted by NamesakeTrans folks, if any of these new orders are impacting your life, we at @19thnews.org want to know. DM me. Tell me if your medical appointments are canceled. If your documents are seized. Help us find the news
- Reposted by NamesakeDozens of webpages — with info about HIV, PrEP, LGBTQ health and more — have now gone dark in what appears to be widespread compliance with an OPM memo to take down pages related to "gender ideology" With @mattshuham.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
- Reposted by NamesakeBREAKING - in what was labeled an “emergency message” late Friday night, the Social Security Administration has announced that it is no longer processing changes to sex markers, per Chris Geidner.
- Reposted by NamesakeThe State Department suspended all applications for passport gender changes in response to President Trump's executive order restricting transgender rights. We know this has caused confusion. We're monitoring the situation closely — here are 2 important things to know.
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View full threadReposted by NamesakeAll applications for gender marker change are on hold while the State Department changes this policy. Anyone who now submits an application for a change runs the risk of losing access to their passport and documents while their application is being processed.
- Reposted by NamesakeAs in Tennessee, this ban does not apply to cis children, because the drugs themselves are not a safety hazard. The only thing at risk is a society’s discomfort with allowing young people to make their own decisions about their own bodies.
