1. Alabama, in a rush to pass an anti-trans law defining sex, may have also just formally greenlit sex-based segregation in many settings. The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism. - ThreadSky

erininthemorning.com • 23 hours ago

1. Alabama, in a rush to pass an anti-trans law defining sex, may have also just formally greenlit sex-based segregation in many settings.

The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people.

The latest from S. Baum.

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danibrite.bsky.social•22 hours ago

They hate women in general, period. What I hate most is the cis-women that are either too dumb to see how this affects them or truly believe that women should serve men and vote for this shite.

feenavan2099.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Matt Walsh should be hanged in a video game

khloedawn.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Move to a blue state people. The GOP can’t be trusted, they are Nazis. Only blue states will survive this, if we are lucky

amyseigle.bsky.social•20 hours ago

If only that were possible.

angilex.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This was always their goal, they just managed to kill 2 birds 1 stone. Handmaid's Tale type shit.

travisgaetz.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Boost!

1tonsoup.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Disgusting

May that woman and her ilks are cursed forever

alissa914.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Curious this SB79 law... line 159: "An individual who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident"....

It inadvertently allows us to use the women's rest room because transgenderism is a hormonal condition during development that causes it?

alissa914.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Well, today's the day when I'm even more glad that I'm not traveling for my company's work in Birmingham this week.... I told them I'm refusing to go... and they honestly don't get it... somehow I bet they never will.

sophieslays.bsky.social•19 hours ago

If they gave a shit about women they’d be working this hard on the ERA. But of course this is about eliminating trans people and honestly a lot of them would t be bother by a taliban-esque separation of men and women either

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

2. “What is a Woman?” Alabama Gov Ivey signed a bill on Feb. 18 trying to codify just that. Sponsored by Republican state Sen. Weaver and Rep. DuBose, the policy takes its name from a conservative film of the same title, which self-identifies as a documentary. It is also known as Senate Bill 79.

cks490.bsky.social•23 hours ago

"self-identifies as a documentary" lol 🔥

missnumbersninja.bsky.social•12 hours ago

That question is about as dumb as "What is a Paladin?" in Ultima 9.

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

3. “With incorrect science and misinformation about biology, [SB 79] seeks to establish the law in Alabama in a way that makes it impossible for people who do not fit into either definition of gender to legally manifest their gender identity," says Equality Alabama's Dori Miles.

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

4. Most notable, however, may be the fact that SB 79 explicitly prohibits the state from restricting government-run “separate single-sex spaces or environments for males and females when biology, privacy, safety, or fairness are implicated,” which could in theory greenlight sex-based segregation.

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

5. The terms “privacy, safety or fairness” are not defined, although such sex-segregated spaces already exist in practice, such as men’s and women’s prisons. The law is written in a way that could give the government a broad brush with which to paint gendered lines.

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

6. “In this vicious desire to harm a small group of people, we’re allowing governments to separate men and women on the slightest pretext,” Lyman writes. “Ivey and the Alabama Legislature have opened the door to sex segregation.”

https://alabamareflector.com/2025/02/17/that-anti-transgender-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-think/

erininthemorning.com•23 hours ago

7. Kansas, Tennessee, Florida and Montana have also seen similar bills that attempt to legislate the definition of sex. Earlier this week, Montana’s iteration was struck down by the courts, which called it “intellectually and morally indefensible.”

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/intellectually-and-morally-indefensible

ontological.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Self identifies as a documentary 🤣🤣🤣

cassandraoftroy.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Under his eye.

faggyflorian.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Erin, thank you again for the work you do. 🫂

heartsii.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I'd say they might have intended that. :/

Thank you for all the work you do Erin!

aiguitarist.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Ah, another completely avoidable situation created by the party of chaos. Must be Friday.

shadumura.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Terfs once again failing to realize that legislation they back against trans people, will be used against them in anti-women legislation.

Leopards fucking eating faces, in perpetuity.

alannadelgay.bsky.social•17 hours ago

No, many of them realise this. They are antifeminists

ingenuetou.bsky.social•22 hours ago

alectoerinys.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I am sure they don't care.

shawndra.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Those red states are a problem.

laura76574.bsky.social•23 hours ago

How about No sex for men ever again?

ecppdx.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I mean, I didn't want to have sex with my rapist, but ...

doctorsynth.bsky.social•15 hours ago

… like at a Mosque?

nunyabitnez.bsky.social•23 hours ago

That seems to be the goal

etienneguy.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Once again and always:

chem-mom-of-4.bsky.social•23 hours ago

This is a horrible bill. You are taking away protections for not only trans people but intersex and “nonconforming” individuals? Does that mean I have to wear dresses for work now?
I truly wish we could let the Handsmaid Tale states merge and we can build that wall for them.

redneckwithguns.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Personally I'm advocating for running for national office on a promise to do Reconstruction 2 and make it stick this time

kawotter.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Seems like that would be more a feature than a bug for them.

lizzysoda.bsky.social•23 hours ago

As one of two out trans therapists in Alabama (that I know of), I can't help but feel targeted by this.

I wish Meemaw would just come out of the closet and stop hurting the rest of the queer folk in the state who just want to live peacefully.

crumpuscatz.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Go get em Liz! I cannot imagine the resistance you must face every day, but I also imagine you’re needed down there. Keep up the good fight!!

swozey.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Thanks to the army I was born in this state, don't know, never been, but I have to tell everyone I was born there and it's so goddamned embarrassing

t3mproductions.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Of course it’s Alabama

krrow.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Nature/ biology doesn't care about arbitrary binaries socially constructed by silly humans. This is like trying to put nails in the sand to mark the boundary between the ocean and the shore. Absurd! Ironically, oversimplification is making things more complicated (and cruel) than necessary.

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