We All Lose in #Trump’s #War Against #Trans #Americans.

His cynical #executiveorders #targeting #trans #people will #harm important #American #institutions by taking away #talent, #energy, and the plain #competence our #country needs.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/we-all-lose-in-trump-war-against-trans-americans

#AfricanAmerican #schoolshooter's #socialmedia shows he embraced #whitesupremacy.

#Manifesto credits #CandiceOwens for radicalizing him.

— She should be charged with murder as an #accessorybeforethefact

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Education #GunViolence #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #MoralPanic #HateSpeech #StochasticTerrorism #Hatecrimes

https://www.rawstory.com/god-i-am-ugly-the-nashville-school-shooter-embraced-white-supremacy/

#US #SupremeCourt to #consider #case against #MontgomeryCounty #PublicSchools.

#Conservative #Plaintiffs challenging #curriculum #policy that does not allow them to opt their children out of #LGBTQ #inclusive #lessons.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maryland #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/01/22/supreme-court-to-consider-case-against-montgomery-county-public-schools/

A Line By Line #Analysis Of #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's Big #AntiTrans #ExecutiveOrder.

Trump released 70+ executive orders Monday. While orders on #immigration and #climate drew attention, his #antitrans order could have sweeping impacts.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-by-line-analysis-of-trumps

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump (#NotMyPresident) has begun #eroding #federal #LGBTQ+ #protections through #executiveorders

It was a carnival-like atmosphere as the new president began his #Fascist #overhaul of the #US Government.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-rolls-back-lgbtq-protections

Why did a #gay #man throw a #pie in #AnitaBryant's face, and who was he?

#Gay #activist #ThomHiggins "pied" the #antigay #Religious #crusader during a #pressconference in #DesMoines in 1977 as part of his considerable #career as an #LGBTQ+ #rights #advocate. Here's the whole #story.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Activism #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/anita-bryant-pie-thom-higgins

#Vatican #announces new #guidelines allowing #gay #men to become #priests in #Italy under #vow of #celibacy

A 68-page document referred to #people with #homosexual #tendencies #studying in #seminaries or #disclosing this #orientation and advised #candidates not to openly demonstrate their #sexuality.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/christianity-news/article-837257

#White #ChristianNationalists (#Fascists) are set to reshape #America in their #hateful #image during #Trump’s second term.

With control of the #federalgovernment, Trump’s #GOP dominates #Congress and has a #conservative #SupremeCourt majority, eroding #separationofchurchandstate and enabling #authoritarian #policies.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://news.yahoo.com/news/white-christian-nationalists-poised-remake-110042199.html

The #Trumpification of #Meta: #SocialMedia #Company Now #Dubbed as “#AntiLGBTQ”

Meta has announced more drastic policy and service changes that critics say firmly position the company and its platforms as #hostile toward the #LGBTQ+ #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Technology #SocialMedia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/01/11/the-trumpification-of-meta-company-now-dubbed-an-anti-lgbtq-company/

#House #Republicans enact a #trans #bathroomban on #CapitolHill without a #vote

While an #antitrans #bathroom #policy has not faced a #vote, #ChristianNationalist #HouseSpeaker #MikeJohnson has quietly enacted the ban on his own.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.intomore.com/impact/politics/house-republicans-enact-a-bathroom-ban-on-capitol-hill-without-a-vote/

#Federal #Trans #Sports #Ban Down To The Wire: #House to take action on Tuesday, #Senate is "Close".

The #national #ban on #transgender #sports #participation could encourage states to crackdowns on transgender people nationwide.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-trans-sports-ban-down-to

1/5 Empty the Pews by Chrissy Stroop, Lauren O'Neil

As one who's struggled to define my 30+ church yrs as abuse or no (& cult or no, while we're here), I like this description -- "an eating disorder of the soul."

P111 "I wouldn't say being raised Christian was necessarily abusive either, but surely there's something wrong...

https://bookshop.org/p/books/empty-the-pews-stories-of-leaving-the-church-chrissy-stroop/14398729

@bookstodon
#books #reading #bookcommunity #booklist #exchristian #exchurchofchrist #nonfiction #EmptyThePews

This is why #LGBTQ+ #Canadians are #fearful of #PierrePoilievre leaving a #conservative #government

Poilievre’s general #acceptance and #support for #LGB members of the #queer #community does not seem to extend to #trans people's #humanrights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Politics #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/07/pierre-poilievre-lgbtq-justin-trudeau/

7 months after #ruling, future of #Wyoming #Transphobic #Lawsuit against #sorority is uncertain.

A #hearing on Tuesday in #DistrictCourt sought a #status on the pending #case, but #plaintiffs' #counsel had few #details.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://wyofile.com/seven-months-after-ruling-future-of-wyoming-transgender-sorority-suit-remains-uncertain/

#Bountylaws offering #cash for reporting #trans people, #abortions, and #librarians are expected in 2025.

#Texas and other states push bills letting #privatecitizens #sue, targeting #marginalized #groups.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://prismreports.org/2025/01/08/bounty-laws-texas-trans-rights-abortion/

#BathroomBan targeting #trans #adults in publicly owned buildings to be heard in #Montana's first #AntiTrans #Hearing of 2025.

#Montana aims to be the first #RedState to consider an #AntiTrans #bill this year.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Montana #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/adult-trans-bathroom-ban-to-be-heard

#Hateful #Republican asks #Corrupt US #SupremeCourt to overturn #samesexmarriage.

#Democrats call it “yet another example" of #GOP #extremists "ginning up divisive #CultureWars to create problems where none existed."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/republican-asks-supreme-court-to-condemn-overturn-same-sex-marriage/

#Trump loving #MAGA #vandal #destroyed a #rainbow #crosswalk. Now he’s paying a big #price.

His own #friends ratted him out to #police and his #truck was #registered to his #mommy and #daddy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/maga-vandal-destroyed-a-rainbow-sidewalk-now-hes-paying-a-big-price/

Can #TransRights survive in a #Republican-controlled #Congress?

Here’s what #trans #people should know about how a new #Congress, and the first days of #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #presidency, could shape their lives.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://19thnews.org/2025/01/trump-congress-transgender-bills/