"No one came to help them," one person said about how people cheered while the women were attacked. #Minnesota: Two #trans women beaten in train station while bystanders cheered - LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ Nation
Two trans women beaten in train station while bystanders cheered - LGBTQ Nation
"No one came to help them," one person said about how people cheered while the women were attacked.
 #news #transphobia #LGBTQIA #politics #USpol
"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