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Proud mom. Founder of TransParent Okanagan http://transparentokanagan.ca she/her #kelowna #protecttranskids

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This International Women's Day, please remember that trans women are women. Full stop. No qualifiers.

08.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 4051 πŸ” 1450 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 18

They'll just get them online, their parents medicine cabinet, or friends. They aren't going to stop access, only safe access to hormones. Trans people have been getting access to hormones via nonmedical pathways for over half a century.

08.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1078 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

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08.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your quilted coat is 😍

08.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I lack the words to capture it, but ... it's just endlessly remarkable to me that so many people in our society have chosen trans kis -- TRANS KIDS, the smallest, least significant, most vulnerable demographic slice you could possibly pick -- as a repository for all their fears & insecurities.

06.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 2812 πŸ” 681 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 46
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Email Senators: Vote YES to lowering the voting age Sixteen-year-olds can enroll in the Armed Forces, drive a car, provide sexual consent, and be tried as an adult in court. And yet, they can't vote. Any day now, the Senate will vote on Bill S-222 –...

I just sent a @Leadnowca.bsky.social letter to senators to Vote YES to lower the voting age. Bill S222 is on a razor's edge of passongtthe senate, making your voice powerful. Send one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/bill...

06.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone is up for boosting, Bandcamp is holding a fundraiser for the Trans Continental Pipeline to help trans people escape from Kansas!

06.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 2120 πŸ” 1093 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 23
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Ownership of Kelowna venue scrambles after evicting operator over unpaid debts John Perks evicted from Kelowna Event Centre amid claims of over $60,000 in unpaid rent, unpaid staff, and outstanding debts to vendors

No one could have seen this coming! 😏

www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...

06.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like a solid plan!

05.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess it’s all relative! πŸ˜… I think 50F is okay for March 5. But then I think our summers are far too hot at ~95-105F

05.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

05.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We had snow exactly once this winter. Not all of Canada is cold and snowy. β˜€οΈ

05.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Following you just for that πŸ˜†

05.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anti-Trans Democrats Blown Out In North Carolina Primary Election Anti-trans Democrat Nasif Majeed lost to Veleria Levy, who ran on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform. Other conservative Democrats lost as well on primary day.

1. In yesterday's primary elections, anti-transgender Democrats found out the hard way why you don't throw transgender people under the bus.

Two anti-trans dems lost their primaries, including one that cast the deciding veto override vote, in blowouts.

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04.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 3555 πŸ” 989 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 104
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Why Was a Former School Trustee Fined $750,000? | The Tyee A Tyee explainer on the BC Human Rights Tribunal hate speech decision regarding Barry Neufeld.

In an exclusive interview with @thetyee.ca, an educator who testified against Neufled during the tribunal said his posts made LGBTQ2S(IA)+ students scared to go to school because of increased bullying, and pushed teachers back into the closet. My piece today. thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

04.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesse Singal: β€œI don’t understand why all these experts with degrees keep disagreeing with me. So demoralizing. What could the explanation be??”

04.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 8558 πŸ” 1550 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 52
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AG Letitia James Just Stood Up For Trans Youth In New York. Now, Will Mayor Mamdani Act? Attorney General Letitia James has demanded NYU Langone restart care for transgender youth. Will NYC Mayor Mamdani act as well?

1. In a major move, AG Letitia James has given NYU Langone 10 days to resume trans youth care, or face legal consequences.

Now many are asking: Will Mayor Mamdani follow suit and take action to protect trans youth from the Trump administration and capitulation?

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03.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1806 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 23
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The Supreme Court Just Handed Down Its Fifth Anti-Trans Decision In Less Than a Year The decision could mandate forced outing of trans youth across America.

1. The Supreme Court just handed down its 5th anti-trans decision in less than a year.

It could lead to forced outing of trans youth across the country, with 40 cases pending that it may impact.

It also forces CA teachers to misgender some trans students.

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03.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 674 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 14

In the last decade, the Atlantic has not platformed a single trans person to speak about issues affecting them or the broader trans community. Not a single one. Yet, they have monthly screeds by Helen Lewis and endless money to pay random transphobic grifters to pump stuff like this out.

03.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 2150 πŸ” 486 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 14

The fact that the phrase "gender diversity where relevant" is being included in this right now ... just imagine if that was the case for ANY other demographic identity of a suspect in a situation like this ...

03.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A scanned image of the first page of a legal document on letterhead from Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, dated February 27, 2026. It is labeled "Opinion No. KP-0518" and addressed to Mr. Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. A portion of the first paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "mental health care providers" licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council."

A scanned image of the first page of a legal document on letterhead from Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, dated February 27, 2026. It is labeled "Opinion No. KP-0518" and addressed to Mr. Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. A portion of the first paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "mental health care providers" licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council."

A scanned image of the second page of the Attorney General Opinion document. A section in the first full paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which reads: "[f]or the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the child or affirming the child’s perception of the child’s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex."

A scanned image of the second page of the Attorney General Opinion document. A section in the first full paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which reads: "[f]or the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the child or affirming the child’s perception of the child’s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex."

A scanned image of the third page of the Attorney General Opinion document. The text discusses various statutory and dictionary definitions of the terms "health care provider" and "health care". There are no highlighted sections on this page.

A scanned image of the third page of the Attorney General Opinion document. The text discusses various statutory and dictionary definitions of the terms "health care provider" and "health care". There are no highlighted sections on this page.

A scanned image of the seventh and final page of the Attorney General Opinion document, showing the "SUMMARY" section and the signature block for Ken Paxton. The entire summary paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "The definition of a β€œhealth care provider” in subsection 161.701(2) of the Health and Safety Code unambiguously encompasses the professions regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child’s sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice."

A scanned image of the seventh and final page of the Attorney General Opinion document, showing the "SUMMARY" section and the signature block for Ken Paxton. The entire summary paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "The definition of a β€œhealth care provider” in subsection 161.701(2) of the Health and Safety Code unambiguously encompasses the professions regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child’s sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice."

Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.

02.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 2210 πŸ” 1102 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 140

When clinics started putting out research that 97.5% of trans youth who socially transitioned maintained a stable gender identity for 5 years,the reaction was never going to be, "I guess this isn't a phase." It was always going to be to ban social transition.

02.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 927 πŸ” 278 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

As Kagan notes in her dissent, the Court opted not to hear the due process parental rights argument against bans on gender-affirming medical care in Skrmetti, basically setting up a regime where parents can force their trans children back into the closet but cannot help them out of it

03.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 1751 πŸ” 617 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 13

This court specifically avoided bringing up challenges on bans for gender affirming care for trans youth on parental rights grounds so they can weaponize parental rights against trans youth while stripping them from the supportive parents of trans youth. It's obscene.

03.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 953 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
Texas attorney general targets therapists of trans youth

Texas attorney general targets therapists of trans youth

This of course runs counter to the recommendations of all major medical and mental health organizations, as well as all existing research and data in this field.

02.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Human rights must stand above politics.

I spoke in the Legislature about why dignity cannot be conditional. Rights are rarely lost all at once, they’re weakened little by little.

In B.C., human rights are not negotiable. Now or ever.

πŸŽ₯ Watch: youtu.be/hDKoRPYmQOw?si…

#bcpoli

03.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

California teachers - if you see a student who is questioning their gender no you didn’t.

03.03.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😞

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Heroic Chicago trans comedian recalls saving infant from ice-cold Lake Michigan: β€˜I guess I’m going in’ β€œThe most important part of this entire story is that the baby is okay,” Lio Cundiff told The Advocate.

β€œIt’s weird,” he said. β€œI just did something that I would think anyone would do. What do you mean you would watch a stroller and a baby just sink?”

27.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 1907 πŸ” 402 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 86

One of my favourite Pride memories was watching BillboardGrifter get harassed and laughed at by a group of young people as he was trying to walk away quickly and they just kept chasing him and laughing. 🀣

28.02.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0