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Aurora M's avatar

It is a strange sort of schadenfreude when the erasure of Two-Spirit persons is used as a lever to potentially overturn anti-trans legislation (I’m partly Cherokee). Thanks Erin. 💕

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Erin Reed's avatar

Yup! Love this W

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Aurora M's avatar

:) we persist 💕

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Leah Abram's avatar

And you native folks are still here!

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Ezekiel Cork's avatar

This is excellent news! Thank you!

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precious's avatar

Whenever, I See Reprenative Zephyr speak in the Montana chamber.Speaking to the disaproving faces, of her fellow legislators.my emotions run deep. I feel a power of will, and a defiance to hate and prejudice. Ii makes me proud to be a human being.

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Diane's avatar

"Create an inadequate understanding of gender roles" 🤦 wtf

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Mental Health Therapist's avatar

Yes! A win in MT. A good way to start Helena's Pride week. I hope they get the remaining needed permits in time, and that the celebratory mood is contagious!

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rc4797's avatar

The bill forbids anyone from performing in public while wearing "exaggerated makeup" and "adopting a flamboyant or parodic [male or female] persona with glamorous exaggerated costumes and makeup."

Reading the language again it just strikes you as to how incredibly stupid this is. Adopting a “flamboyant persona” with “glamorous exaggerated costumes and makeup”? LOL. Stop being glamorous - or I’m going to call a cop! You read what’s prohibited and it’s almost like whoever wrote this probably never misses an episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race - that they watch at viewing parties at their local gay bar before the drag show starts. Sigh.

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Ro's avatar

One can’t really say ‘wow, that’s great!’ because it is so obvious any judge should because *all of this is completely batshit.* Yes, a lot of people are batshit and he’s doing the obvious, sane thing like following the constitution and our laws because he is a judge, and not a member of qanon or otherwise conspiracy added.

Still, it’s a relief.

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Leah Abram's avatar

Considering how far-right the Fifth Circuit (sometimes called "The Fifth Circus") and the current SCOTUS are, what seemed obvious in simpler, less apocalyptic times seem like miracles nowadays.

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Amy M Townsend's avatar

Thank you Erin!!!

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Sue Greer-Pitt's avatar

the line “adopting a flamboyant or parodic gendered persona with glamorous or exaggerated costumes or makeup” could be said to include Dolly Parton, and any bill that would make Dolly Parton illegal can't be any good.

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Brenda Morris's avatar

Also in Ky. our temporary injunction of SB150 is no longer in effect….a 6th District Court judge combined Ky and Tenn legislation…and Ky atty general Daniel Cameron was instrumental in getting the injunction dismissed…..now we must find other states to provide care for our adolescent transgender patients….and some states have closed accepting due to fear of liability. We are in a bad way.

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Erin Reed's avatar

I saw that :(

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Kendra Knoll's avatar

Erin, can you reach out to me? Kendra, sailjerseygirl@gmail.com

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Erin Reed's avatar

They are!

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