So you @durbin.senate.gov used your vast power to stop this deadly attack on vulnerable trans kids with your procedural powers ( #UnanimousConsent &/or #QuorumCall) just as Sen Tuberville did to hold up Senate for *ten months*, right?
Trans kids’ suicide risk is 33-51%.
You didn’t #VichyDem, right?
As a constituent I am glad he is standing up for trans rights and hope that will translate to him opposing all the other parts of the MAGA agenda (particularly the targeting of immigrants, trans people, and people who are struggling to access reproductive healthcare)
Sorry, Erin. But I think Slotkin sucked in her response. She votes AGAINST Republican Democratic proposals. She's nothing more than a Republican MOLE like Sinema and Manchin.
I called Warner and Kaine and read them the riot act about not fucking with trans kids in the name of some kind of “protection” for women and girls that actually just puts us at more risk.
Yeah they're mine too
Warnock even sent me a letter telling me how proud he was to be working so productively with the enemy after I emailed him about it
They are both from GA, where Laken Riley was killed. You can't use that one politically charged example regarding quite a different subject to determine what they can be counted on doing.
Its just funny that they think "bipartisanship" will win them elections when it just makes them look like feckless losers and gives republicans an out
Like, let them bust the filibuster. at least you won't be a part of it and the fallouts all on them.
Never say never. We've got a lot of work to do try to help him to live up to the values he's espoused and to better understand his peril in failing to do so.
Currently there is a short break. It is open floor time and senators are speaking about whatever they would like - but some are talking about the sports ban which we will see a vote on likely sometime around 6.
When a percentage of dems decided to blame supporting trans folks for losing the election, they showed just how misguided they are as a party. How can we fight the rise of authoritarianism if they are deciding to be part of the problem?
Tammy Baldwin: This is a decision for sports leagues at the local level. They have to thoughtfully craft policies best for all players, not blanket mandates with unintended consequences. I trust our states, leagues, localities to make these decisions.
Zealous bigots cannot be left to "craft" thoughtful policies for women in general
--That's the point--
Not for women in need of birth control, reproductive care, or gender affirming care.
Baldwin: "This bill sends a message that certain kids are not welcome in little league. That some kids are not welcome in their school at all. What a heartbreaking message to a child. No American should be demonized and picked on so that politicians can win elections."
I honestly don’t give a damn about school sports teams. Other countries don’t obsess about kids’ sports. They concentrate on academics instead which is why we lag behind.
sorry, if it's not too much of a hassle could you let me know what murphy and blumenthal get up to, I'm working the next three hours, they better show up and stand up
I mean, good for her, I guess, but I don't see how having local officials carry out the ghastly policies that tell any kid they don't exist, are somehow fine. Like "let the states rule on abortion" or the "free states/slave states" compromise, it's morally indefensible and wrong, wrong, wrong.
I have voted for Warner and Kaine in every election I’ve been able to for the past 20 years. I’ve called both of their offices repeatedly to tell them I will not support them again unless they vote no on this. Hoping they do the right thing
I wrote to Slotkin and Peters, both my senators, both supported in elections by our trans populations. I am pretty sure without the trans vote Slotkin wouldn't have won last fall (she won by a very narrow margin). I'm waiting to be betrayed, but hoping for the best.
Schiff's office (Burbank, CA or D.C.) has not picked up the phone once since the floor vote was announced. Straight to voice mail. I left a voicemail, I emailed, and I faxed but got zero response as to how the Senator would vote.
I'm holding my breath on him. I think it was PA State University is trying to destroy DEI and from what I know we're actually sending politicians at them to begin talks and discuss concerns/rally attention. But, Fetterman is 'neutral' to trans people, did call Trans women in sports 'far left', so...
Wait since when is he neutral? I know he's insane now but trans rights were a top 2 issue for him when running along with weed, and whenever Ive looked it up since he's seemed to have maintained that
It was during his complaints that the Dem party needs to stop freaking out about everything Trump does, how it impacts and makes things difficulty for a guy like him in a 'purple' state.
He supports the healthcare, our existence, anti-discrimination, but he called trans people in sports a losing+
I apologize I can't provide clear documentation of him stating so, search engine isn't doing the trick despite me trying to pull it up. Trying to sort through it but his opinions on what's 'far left' were pretty icky.
Called Sen Slotkin. Demanded she vote against S9 and shared how I felt about her vote that halted gender affirming care for minors with Tricare. Also called Peters.
Slotkin and Peters are my senators, and yeah the fact that neither one of them have really said anything pro-trans before (or anything either way, from what I have found) is not reassuring.
You and me both. I've been calling Kaine and Warner daily for weeks. Still holding my breath though I'm feeling like I won't be willing to do so much longer.
@ossoff.senate.gov @ossoff.bsky.social do not vote for discrimination of any kind. Do not subject children to genital searches. Mothers will rally so fast. Do not vote for this
I still remember the humiliation targeted at Caster Semenya when she was winning all those races. Same thing. How shameful. This makes me so nauseous to see these ppl making a bunch of noise targeting others when they should be focusing on making their constituents' lives better.
I think the result they are looking for, is for there to be no women's sports at all. This is an attempt to end women's sports. No woman or trans person should ever agree to be violated by a genital search. All women will just quit, this is the goal. It will not exist for trans people or anyone.
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Trans kids’ suicide risk is 33-51%.
You didn’t #VichyDem, right?
#MyBodyMyChoice
It’s his last chance to prove he has a soul though
I bounce from trying to avoid the details of the fascist takeover and paying too much attention .
They are my Senators is why I asked.
Warnock even sent me a letter telling me how proud he was to be working so productively with the enemy after I emailed him about it
Hopefully they do the right thing for this bill
Fingers crossed
It’s gross.
Like, let them bust the filibuster. at least you won't be a part of it and the fallouts all on them.
Never say never. We've got a lot of work to do try to help him to live up to the values he's espoused and to better understand his peril in failing to do so.
Zealous bigots cannot be left to "craft" thoughtful policies for women in general
--That's the point--
Not for women in need of birth control, reproductive care, or gender affirming care.
Lol... What?
are they there?
Choose. Choose wisely.
He supports the healthcare, our existence, anti-discrimination, but he called trans people in sports a losing+
I apologize I can't provide clear documentation of him stating so, search engine isn't doing the trick despite me trying to pull it up. Trying to sort through it but his opinions on what's 'far left' were pretty icky.
Way to go, dude.