Now that I'm in MN, time to get to work. I'll be seeing y'all down at the courthouse, the capitol, and where ever this evil rears it's ugly ass head. As a supporter, I stand with my trans brothers and sisters
Bug your elected officials (call, email, or show up at their offices) and voice your displeasure about this attack and urge them to protect trans people. Join protests or start one (MoveOn and Indivisible are good resources). Share this article on as much social media as possible so people know what crap is happening. IRL, get a couple of friends together and make a sign big enough to be seen on one of the pedestrian overpasses around here--I've seen others do it and it's a great way for all the car traffic to see it. Point out how awful this is and how many trans people will be hurt. Strike up convos with friends and strangers and find out if they know about this! If not, make a few simple pts to educate them. Basically, be as loud as possible in whatever way you can to throw sand in the gears and make as big a noise as possible and get others to join you. Get creative, but be non-violent!
Why are ADF members, Moms For Liberty and transphobic politicians not regularly getting mildly inconvenienced and frowned at in public in the places where they live? There's a great opportunity here for things like walking up to them while they're in line at the grocery store and calmly asking why they're obsessed with children's genitals, while your friend records the interaction on their phone.
Also if you're more adventurous... When ACT UP enclosed Jesse Helms' house in a giant condom, it showed thaf public shaming works.
Trump and all these crazy right wing nuts are so out of touch with the real world they just want everyone who does not agree with their beliefs to be nonexistent
I’m willing to bet a number of them are them selves hiding their own sexual proclivities
I swear this bullshit about “verifying genitalia” is a thinly veiled excuse for groomers and pedophiles to get a peek at children’s private body parts. It is absolutely disgusting. It’s abusive.
I miss the days when the ADF was a bad joke that never won a court case because their arguments were dogshit and their lawyers were hacks. I mean, their arguments are 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 dogshit and their lawyers are 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 hacks, but now there are enough 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 run by hacks that they've actually become dangerous to more than just their donors' bank accounts. The comic relief of litigation isn't very funny anymore.
Exactly what freedom does Alliance defend? Sounds like they are jealous and scared. Magneto was right, it's a shame my super power is kindness and love. I only dream of a world where we can all be humans from Earth and help one another instead of feeding and fueling hate & war.
This is bad news. These people are truly evil. Fortunately for us, Minnesota will do a great job defending this baseless (pun intended) lawsuit. Obviously, we can't take anything for granted, but they would have to get a victory at the 8th Circuit in order for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider touching this issue.
ADF is going to continue to push fast and furious. Their entire goal is to get cases before SCOTUS as fast as possible where they know they have a friendly hearing. So pushing bounds is going to escalate while they can.
Very informative but there is a lot of speculation in it as well. It's good to be informed but I'm hopeful the judges will by and large make the right calls and it will never get that far.
As a Minnesotan, I am outraged that these people are bringing their nonsense to my state. They have no right to tell us what to do, an executive order is NOT a law, and I am so tired of their fear-mongering and baseless hatred. We value our neighbors and communities no matter what genders they include! KEEP UP THE RESISTANCE!
Erin, I don't know how you continue to do this work, but I am so grateful you do.
Now that I'm in MN, time to get to work. I'll be seeing y'all down at the courthouse, the capitol, and where ever this evil rears it's ugly ass head. As a supporter, I stand with my trans brothers and sisters
Absolutely. Do you have thoughts about actions to take here?
Bug your elected officials (call, email, or show up at their offices) and voice your displeasure about this attack and urge them to protect trans people. Join protests or start one (MoveOn and Indivisible are good resources). Share this article on as much social media as possible so people know what crap is happening. IRL, get a couple of friends together and make a sign big enough to be seen on one of the pedestrian overpasses around here--I've seen others do it and it's a great way for all the car traffic to see it. Point out how awful this is and how many trans people will be hurt. Strike up convos with friends and strangers and find out if they know about this! If not, make a few simple pts to educate them. Basically, be as loud as possible in whatever way you can to throw sand in the gears and make as big a noise as possible and get others to join you. Get creative, but be non-violent!
Why are ADF members, Moms For Liberty and transphobic politicians not regularly getting mildly inconvenienced and frowned at in public in the places where they live? There's a great opportunity here for things like walking up to them while they're in line at the grocery store and calmly asking why they're obsessed with children's genitals, while your friend records the interaction on their phone.
Also if you're more adventurous... When ACT UP enclosed Jesse Helms' house in a giant condom, it showed thaf public shaming works.
Trump and all these crazy right wing nuts are so out of touch with the real world they just want everyone who does not agree with their beliefs to be nonexistent
I’m willing to bet a number of them are them selves hiding their own sexual proclivities
I'm willing to bet far too many of them masturbate to us dolls.
I swear this bullshit about “verifying genitalia” is a thinly veiled excuse for groomers and pedophiles to get a peek at children’s private body parts. It is absolutely disgusting. It’s abusive.
I miss the days when the ADF was a bad joke that never won a court case because their arguments were dogshit and their lawyers were hacks. I mean, their arguments are 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 dogshit and their lawyers are 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 hacks, but now there are enough 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 run by hacks that they've actually become dangerous to more than just their donors' bank accounts. The comic relief of litigation isn't very funny anymore.
ADF = Alliance Destroying Freedom, and this is proof of that.
Exactly what freedom does Alliance defend? Sounds like they are jealous and scared. Magneto was right, it's a shame my super power is kindness and love. I only dream of a world where we can all be humans from Earth and help one another instead of feeding and fueling hate & war.
This is bad news. These people are truly evil. Fortunately for us, Minnesota will do a great job defending this baseless (pun intended) lawsuit. Obviously, we can't take anything for granted, but they would have to get a victory at the 8th Circuit in order for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider touching this issue.
Why? Wouldn’t a defeat for the ADF at a federal circuit court mean that they could appeal to SCOTUS and get a favorable ruling from them?
What is the likelihood it will pass?
ADF is going to continue to push fast and furious. Their entire goal is to get cases before SCOTUS as fast as possible where they know they have a friendly hearing. So pushing bounds is going to escalate while they can.
We are here to fight.
Very informative but there is a lot of speculation in it as well. It's good to be informed but I'm hopeful the judges will by and large make the right calls and it will never get that far.
As a Minnesotan, I am outraged that these people are bringing their nonsense to my state. They have no right to tell us what to do, an executive order is NOT a law, and I am so tired of their fear-mongering and baseless hatred. We value our neighbors and communities no matter what genders they include! KEEP UP THE RESISTANCE!