"To suggest we should compromise on the rights of trans people, for instance, and all of the other critical issues we care most about, is unacceptable. It is shameful and cowardly. We cannot abandon the most vulnerable communities to assuage the most powerful." - Roxanne Gay Opinion | Enough - The New York Times
Opinion | Enough (Published 2024)
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
 #politics #transphobia #trans #transgender #LGBTQIA #news #USpol #Trump #Democrats
β€œWe’re seeing a rise in anti-LGBTQ crimes in the state because of the culture wars that #Republicans are fighting.” Experts on #LGBTQIA+ and human rights say an alarming rise in anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation leads directly to a rise in hate incidents, including deadly violence. I used GLAAD data to analyze incidents in Central #Texas over the last few years:
Austin Free Press
Legislating intolerance: Anti-LGBTQ legislation tied to β€œmassive rise” in hate incidents
Even Austin has seen a rise in incidents of LGBTQ+ hate and intolerance.
 #news #homophobia #transphobia #politics #USpol #HumanRights #Austin #TXlege #trans #transgender
A group of about 10 protesters disrupted the Kamala Harris rally in #Houston last month, demanding an end to U.S. support for Israeli genocide in #Palestine. They faced hostility, even violence from the audience. My latest for Deceleration:
Deceleration
Protesters Disrupt VP Harris's Houston Rally to Demand An End to GenocideΒ  – Deceleration
A local coalition faced a hostile crowd at Houston's Shell Energy Stadium while repeatedly interrupting Presidential candidate Kamala Harris&#...
 #Genocide #politics #USpol #Israel #FreePalestine #KamalaHarris #election2024 #news
#ProjectEsther is a sister project to #Project2025 which would see supporters of #Palestine prosecuted with federal terrorism and RICO charges. Heritage Foundation’s Christian Nationalist β€˜Project Esther’ Won’t Combat Antisemitism β€” But it Will Weaponize Jews | Religion Dispatches
Religion Dispatches
Heritage Foundation's Christian Nationalist 'Project Esther' Won't Combat Antisemitism β€” But it Will Weaponize Jews
On the anniversary of October 7, the Heritage Foundation released Project Esther: A National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. The 33-page document ...
 @palestine group #activism #FreePalestine #FreeSpeech #news #politics #USpol #democracy #election2024
β€œThese are called β€˜authoritarian bargains. He courts the police by saying, β€˜You won’t pay a price for any violence I ask you to do.’ He is arranging these things ahead of time.” Experts on #fascism warn that #Trump is preparing to use American #police for a possibly unprecedented wave of violence and repression:
Trump’s Plan to Make Cops More Violent: 'American Death Squads'
Donald Trump wants to push cops to be as brutal as possible and shield them from accountability.
 #extremism #democracy #immigration #HumanRights #activism #racism #news #politics #USpol
I've a new piece out in The Barbed Wire, based on a fresh set of data from #GLAAD documenting almost 100 anti-LGBTQIA hate incidents in #Texas since 2022. 10 incidents can be traced to Chaya Raichik, the online hatemongerer better known as Libs of TikTok. For this article, I teamed up with Leslie Rangel, Investigations Editor at The Barbed Wire:
The Barbed Wire
There’ve Been 93 Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Incidents in Texas Since 2022, Data Shows
Editor’s note: This story mentions threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. Before dawn on a Sunday morning in April, the bars in Aust...
 (CW: Descriptions of homophobic #violence) #Texas #politics #extremism #homophobia #transphobia #USpol #news #LGBTQIA+
This isn't getting enough attention. For at least two elections, Elon Musk has been a major funder of anti-trans propaganda. ... Seriously, why are you still using X? Musk Donated $50M To Anti-Trans Ads In 2022; Now His Pac Is Partnering With TPUSA
Musk Donated $50M To Anti-Trans Ads In 2022; Now His Pac Is Partnering With TPUSA
The billionaire’s donations failed in 2022 and 2023, making him one of the early contributors to anti-trans causes. Now, his PAC is partnering wi...
 via @npub1d7hw...nfrz #news #politics #USpol #transphobia #LGBTQIA #trans #ElonMusk
"In 2023, my sister Victoria spent more than 24 hours hemorrhaging into three diapers when #Dallas-area hospitals declined to help her. 'I know you’re not supposed to have regrets, but I do,' she said, about supporting Trump. 'Look what’s happened.'" She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas. - The Barbed Wire
The Barbed Wire
She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas.
My sister Victoria was wrangling Elias, her then-2-year-old, into his costume on Halloween when the spots of blood in her underwear became worrisom...
 (CW: Miscarriage and health complications around pregnancy) #abortion #RoeVWade #health #Trump #election2024 #Texas
β€œHarris’s β€˜digital rapid responseβ€˜ operation and all-Gen-Z TikTok team are tapping the trends and rhythms of internet culture to create an online presence that’s unique in presidential politics.” Really smart analysis of #Harris' campaign's use of #SocialMedia, and how they remain agile there: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/13/harris-tiktok-social-media-team/ #elections #election2024 #TikTok #news #politics #USpol #tech