I am pleased to announce that Whitman-Walker has returned a trans care resource, now under “primary care.” I am told the decision was to update today and that it is a case of bad timing, but also confirmed the reason why it was removed was fear of the Trump admin. Still. I am very happy it’s back. - ThreadSky

erininthemorning.com • 18 hours ago

I am pleased to announce that Whitman-Walker has returned a trans care resource, now under “primary care.”

I am told the decision was to update today and that it is a case of bad timing, but also confirmed the reason why it was removed was fear of the Trump admin.

Still. I am very happy it’s back.

Reposted from Erin Reed

1. On Friday Night, it became apparent that historic LGBTQ+ clinic Whitman-Walker in DC had erased trans care and resources from it's website.

The stated reason is harmful to us all.

I make my case against it, and other orgs, erasing us for federal dollars.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

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jessica-j.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I wouldn't trust that reasoning. I think they've already shown their true faces. There is no such thing as trans ally.

keevarox.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Great news!

isomataalum.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Hell yeah

amexit2025.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Great news!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

shortiepieren.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Thanks Erin.

capitalcityboy.bsky.social•6 hours ago

The first rule is not to obey in advance. SMH.

warjamer.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Hey a bit of good news. Neat 👍

vergantnerd.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I think they're in damage control mode and never intended to bring it back. I think their HR and PR departments are working overtime because they didn't expect the rightfully blowback. I looked at their leadership page, it's overly white and boomer. It makes sense they'd cave to nazis

rome73.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I feel like you played a role 💕

browndogs.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Credit to you for bringing the heat

fizzicyst.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Glad to see the error was fixed.

erininthemorning.com•17 hours ago

Statement from Whitman Walker.

https://bsky.app/profile/whitmanwalker.bsky.social/post/3liqh3msc6c2i

expatinpa.bsky.social•17 hours ago

That’s seems very convenient. But whatever, we will take the win.

erininthemorning.com•16 hours ago

I take it back... This is unacceptable and I feel like this is CYA. Look at the old page for legal services for those experiencing discrimination vs the new page. "sexual orientation, gender identity" vs "sexual orientation" only.

mixt.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Why are you policing fellow queers??? You don’t have all of the information, maybe don’t call attention to a queer resource that the government is already trying to destroy??

jessincolor.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Lmfao, they actively lied to us. Calling out lies isn't "policing fellow queers".

mixt.bsky.social•1 hour ago

They did lie, I don’t agree with how they handled that. However, they are an extremely necessary resource for a HUGE under-resourced trans population in DC. Let’s help ourselves here and not turn on each other when there are missteps.

jessincolor.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Letting our own organizations lie to us to appease fascists isn't helping ourselves. It's paving the road for our erasure and eradication.

jsmarooned.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Oh no... this is the facility I was dreading news from..

jojofe24.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Aye, 'unfortunate timing' is always sus, theyre cowards

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•8 hours ago

fear of the administration is just complying in advance. it signaled that they will not need MAGA to bulldoze them into it and that they will acquiesce without even needing Trump to say please

girlmutt.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Here is the old Whitman Walker news page vs the new one. Two articles are missing now.

The first: "Under Trump, transgender people in the D.C. region fear losing access to healthcare"

The second: "Whitman-Walker Institute Condemns Ban Targeting Transgender Medical Care for Military Families"

girlmutt.bsky.social•11 hours ago

archived version

https://web.archive.org/web/20250123184858/https://www.whitman-walker.org/under-trump-transgender-people-in-the-d-c-region-fear-losing-access-to-healthcare/

And now it 404s

https://www.whitman-walker.org/under-trump-transgender-people-in-the-d-c-region-fear-losing-access-to-healthcare/

Second archive

https://web.archive.org/web/20250123184858/https://www.whitman-walker.org/whitman-walker-institute-condemns-ban-targeting-transgender-medical-care-for-military-families/

Vs live 404

https://www.whitman-walker.org/whitman-walker-institute-condemns-ban-targeting-transgender-medical-care-for-military-families/

mariah-june.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Come to Canada we still have right

mariah-june.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Rights*

varric-fan69.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Not if yr disabled

mariah-june.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Can you give an example or reference how?
Not denying it just trying to educate myself 💕

jessincolor.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I'd love to, but they're not letting us in.

erininthemorning.com•16 hours ago

Links here...

December version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241207095505/https://www.whitman-walker.org/health-services/legal-services/

Current version:
https://www.whitman-walker.org/health-services/legal-services/

audreyjean.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Such a ping pong- your journalism is fierce and thorough- thank you for both your transparency and emotion- which are then underscored by your sources- truly brilliant work- wish the breakneck speed was breaking less necks and going in the direction of support and compassion for all.

fawnliebowitz62.bsky.social•16 hours ago

pathetic

bearealally.bsky.social•16 hours ago

1 CRAZY bit here is even w/ GOP-stacked SC we have a ruling called "Bostock" saying discr based on sexual orientation and/OR gender identity IS sex discr. So NO real reason or justification to erase "gender identity" esp in context of employment (Title VII) or assume it wouldn't apply to rest of CRA

fugi.bsky.social•8 hours ago

They're prepping for the bostock opinion not being enforced and the SC not doing anything about it. Trump wrote an executive order specifically to contradict bostock in its entirety last term, and he reiterated that this term using language that only *openly* targets trans people for more division.

technogourmet.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Ouch, sorry for you, not good to get good news dashed in twenty minutes.

rowanbristol.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Placed a curse on them last night. Got a call from their pr team this morning. Long story short: the curse stands.

siobhandougall.com•15 hours ago

"This was totally planned and well-considered, and not a rush job," say the people who left a stray Oxford comma in a list of two items

feliciahaymaker.bsky.social•14 hours ago

LITERALLY

sereneblossom.gay•16 hours ago

i live in the area and i'm basically going to tell people to DIY instead of use their services

afaik, Chase Brexton in Baltimore didn't do similar (yet) so if they don't, I'd recommend people take the trip up there if they are able

anonymousdunmer.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Can even go to online and order your own lab tests too to monitor yourself. There's a few available, like Quest and PrivateMDLabs

condor.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This has solidifed my choice to diy. Whitmann was my only choice. My Pp never responded. Brexton isnt feasible as i dont drive and getting into dc is easy without driving for me. Im so upset and angry.

sereneblossom.gay•16 hours ago

I will say that if you can get a script + insurance, hold onto it, simply because DIY is more expensive unless you can source locally. And we need to be building up our supplies just in case. So if you have to go there for a script, consider it, but nothing beyond it.

sereneblossom.gay•16 hours ago

i hope whitman walker likes those 30 pieces of silver

lying.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I can forgive the error but I'm keeping a close eye on them for this one.

frede-is-aspec.bsky.social•15 hours ago

The post has been updated. We shouldn’t be forgiving these organizations that were openly transphobic so easily. They didn’t fully fix their mistakes, even though they claimed they did.

tylerlee82.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Still an act of cowardice, this shows trans people that they are fully ready to abandon them if given any push back. I’m tired of people trying to erase me from existence. I don’t care that they put it back, I care that they did it in the first place it shows me they are ready to abandon us.

umaenot.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It shows us exactly what will happen if Trump ties funding to providing the care.

oblivnow.bsky.social•17 hours ago

They should probably have better communication around site updates, if those involve whole sectors of care disappearing for a day.

chriswb71.bsky.social•7 hours ago

What's disturbing is they didn't wait for a court case to force them. They just jumped right on board. Before January 20 everyone said "don't comply in advance" but few listened

laneharris.bsky.social•16 hours ago

If that ain't a win.

ecppdx.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Do these organizations not understand that it could take them years if not decades to build up enough goodwill to make it possible to forgive betrayals like this?

beccastrober.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Thanks for updating, this gutted me

asmodeusdeviluke.bsky.social•3 hours ago

That is still concerning that it happened. They were once my primary care office.

duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Spineless cowards, the lot of them. That they have to be bullied into doing the right thing...

Still, good news is good news.

queerpaisley.bsky.social•18 hours ago

It would be great if RAINN could put the language back on their site. I’ll never forgive them for that.

alice22222.bsky.social•1 hour ago

EMERGENCY Call the Bureau of Prisons (202)307-3198 Tell them to block moving trans women to men's prisons. Tell them the trans women will be raped to death, it is cruel and unusual punishment beyond their crimes. Share this, copy it, get it around. NOW.

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/22/bureau-of-prisons-to-move-trans-inmates-as-early-as-next-week/

satanika.bsky.social•17 hours ago

But still, the systemic insecurity they caused is traumatizing

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