It's the power, & the money that buys said power that sinks the "other" that people are terrified of. It's the destruction people are terrified of. It's the fact that many people, especially people we thought we could trust, are still on board with the insanity of it all. It's the changes we fear.
It's the fact we've been walking around, sharing moments with people who are OKAY with the dehumanizing, ignoring of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and the lawlessness of it all and now we see whereour neighbors, friends, family, coworkers stand..
The skeletons are out of the closet now. It's the fact that these people who have 98%+ of all the wealth in this country are playing games with our lives that's terrifying.
I am an ally. Happy to be a safe person for all.
I still proudly carry my company Ally e-mail signature too. Our company has driven a good DEI campaign with training and live discussion groups over all sites. Hopefully they continue. I will.
Absolutely 💯
I am an ally to the entire LGBTQIA community and love of all kinds.
I might make mistakes with my language, but I mean the most mercy possible for all concerned.
Except for Nazis. I punch Nazis.
I understand that exactly I'm a ally to and safe too 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 I am out but wrongful hurt and yet traumatized by predators who hurt transgender and other people and yet to control underneath but honestly I can't shut up @georgetakei.bsky.social I agree with that statement
I've 3 children...
If any of them came to me one day and said I'm Gay or Trans...
I'd feel I'd raised them well enough to not be afraid to tell me and to be themselves.
I was in Thailand a few months ago. I learned that the country has recognized THREE sexes for centuries! It is a non issue. We could learn much from them.
In Thailand, the term "third sex" refers to a social category that recognizes individuals who do not identify solely as male or female, often encompassing transgender people, and is sometimes called "kathoey" in Thai culture.
The Thai government has officially stated its intention to recognize this "third gender" in its constitution, ensuring legal protections for those identifying as such.
Kathoey is ingrained in Thai culture, so yes, it could be considered a social label. However, Kathoey is commonly considered transgender in Thai. That is the way I understood it from our guide. He identified trans as kathoey, but the term encompasses, gays, and those who identify as other.
This is true. All our lives, even when America was Great 1.0, people have been sharing public restrooms with gays, trans, etc, and most were totally unaware of it because they or their families were NOT molested. Can't say the same about most hetero male interactions with minors, though....
What I despise is the hate so called American Christians spew at anyone they deem unworthy. They ignore hundreds of passages telling them to love & accept everyone while using a couple ambiguous & taken out of context passages to justify their hate, bigotry & hypocrisy. Not Jesus-like at all.
Was a time when trans people were revered as special and called Shamen. I sometimes think the evolution of the human race is going backwards. Not sure Darwin would call us fit for purpose; most people now would die out if you removed their pizza delivery ;-)
The first known Nazi book burning was at a university that studied queer identities. And here we are nearly a century later and queer folks still around.
I remember reading a book when I was in high school about Gettysburg called they fought like demons. Which was about women fighting in the civil war. They have always been here always will.
I am me. How I outwardly present has very little to do with the chaos that exists underneath. I am on the side of Authenticity and I stand in awe of those with the courage to express that Authenticity. You are my kin, my family, the people who make me feel safe, I hope I can be the same for you.🧚
Can you also include alt text? Disabilities are usually the first attack vector because that gets overlooked so easily, and it helps fascists start to attack trans and the rest of the LGBTQ+ grouping
They have existed for millennia through history and in prehistory. The world would be a very sad place without them. I have been am and always will be an ally.
I support LGBT in evey way as a straight married man God doesn't make mistakes man does by some people rejecting gods will is wrong. You should support LGBT
For me, and the reason I replied - is simply that some people believe in God, I don't personally, but if someone else finds understanding and acceptance of others through their God then that can only be a good thing. ❤️
Why is this a talking point? Only if Dem leadership is composed of higher percentage than general population could it even have any interest. To me the Dems were the church going liberals meaning center, perhaps im too old
At least my department (Weights and Measures) is making an effort to gather intel through Census. Was due to head to Ottawa to take a lead position with Weights and Measures when liberals said i'd been fired then mugged me for my house. They dont think i recall where it was, theyre 75% correct.
I don’t want to live in a world without trans people.
🌈💜💙♥️🖤💛💚🧡🤍🤎🩶🩵
Everyone belongs under the rainbow.
There’s an evil attack on folks because of MAGA agendas.
I like this reply to a “problem” with trans or anyone. -
“I don’t understand what the big deal is.”
Every Democrat and left leaning Independent should watch the Hallmark movie "Boy Meets Girl" and encourage their Republican family and friends to watch it.
I know it sounds a little sappy for dudes to watch a romantic movie about a transsexual love triangle, but it will make even Republicans cry.
Met someone for the first time this morning - her son is transitioning. I was, unwittingly, wearing my Protect Trans Kids t-shirt. She didn't cry when she saw it, but it was close. Allies are everywhere - be visible.
the only good thing to come of this is the realization that we all have to be loud as allies and make it clear every day. I am a father and trans ally and it's time to fight
Please don't just share on this forum. Tell your reps in DC what you think. Resist. It only takes a few minutes and best of all..it doesn’t cost any money.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
Honestly, the weird thing is being so obsessed with something that doesn't affect you in the least. The existence of people different from you isn't a threat. The existence of people who want to make you not exist IS a threat, especially if there's not all that many of you in the first place.
And frankly, if you don't have any trans friends, you're missing out. Humor, intelligence, love, friendship, laughs, more love, more intelligence. I'm just stating my personal experience.
I’ll give anybody the benefit of the doubt but if they aren’t willing to do some basic research on their own time to make more people comfortable around them then why would I put in effort they won’t?
The term “lifestyle” is used by anti-trans and anti-gay activists to suggest that being transgender or gay is a choice, and therefore can be changed or “cured". The term is used to stigmatize trans or gay people and suggest that their lives should be viewed only through an abnormal or sexual lens.
Being gay isn't a lifestyle. Being trans isn't a lifestyle. A lifestyle is a choice. Sexuality and gender identity aren't choices we make. Sexuality and gender identity is just hardwired into our brain's genetic wiring.
They defend you in rooms you're not in.
They invite you to sit at tables with them.
They bring you into conversations.
They open doors to opportunities.
They accept even if they don't understand.
Sharing memes about Trans protection doesn't mean shit if we don't elect politicians that value them too. Less memes and more meaningful action, please.
I will discount it. When something holds less value than it used to because something else is needed much more. Value changes. Anything less than a vote is meaningless.
Maybe so, but the lack thereof is more devistating to their lives than a lack of memes. Worth about as much as thoughts and prayers after a school shooting. If action is not taken, it does not matter. Period.
Please tell us what you mean by meaningful action. I think declaring your support & advocacy *is* an action. Calls, letters, emails are helpful. We can't all protest in person. My LGBTQ grandkids appreciate our rainbow sticker on our door that alerts people to the fact that we're a "refuge".
Thank you for trying to enlighten him I was going to say the same thing. So many people think that everybody could just go out and physically do any physical activity. But like you said, there are so many other ways to support.
My kids went to a public school w/no tolerance for bullying. I met more non-binary people among their friends than in my whole life prior to kids. Letting them know I was "safe" gave some of them their only safe (and at times life-saving) space. Declaring support matters!
We live in a very liberal city in WI (they DO exist!) where the public schools are very diverse & accepting so, for some kids, the most dangerous time is when they go home. Not all parents approve of how our schools handle things like name changes & confidentiality 😡
anyways
oooo my pronouns are they/them how scary
i do not conform to gender norms and my gender identity differs from my sex assigned at birth and you can't change shit about it
now make like a real snowflake and melt
seriously though, while not all trans people experience it, gender dysphoria can really fuck up a person's life.
you can't deny trans people HRT, that will literally only make the suicide rates higher.
Tragically, that hate doesn't start or stop with trans people. The haters seem to have a long list of "unworthys" to chose from and send the stink-eye to.
I have to agree. The daughter of a friend has seen a lot of support on Facebook after she transitioned. People saying they don’t mind etc. And then I catch those same people talking bad about her behind her back. It’s sad. 😞
The biggest thing have to realize is that the "mainstream" social media pitted people against each other, AND repeatedly gave people fake content to inflate their own numbers of how many there are
Its a couple hundreds of thousands but people outnumber them by millions
And 50% of Americans who bothered to vote at all voted for a MAGA government, so even if they don't wear the hat they'd rather throw LGBTQAI folk under the bus than vote against a tangerine-coloured racist. Individual Americans don't matter to us; AMERICA, as a whole, wants us gone.
Can I be an ally and still think DEI programs have gone too far? As a person, I am an ally. Institutionally, it gets to be counterproductive and inherently diminishes the accomplishments of people who don't "fit the mold" so to speak.
I'm an ally of every human doinbg whatever they like as long as they don't hurt anybody or anything living... Imagine if the world had been governed with this in mind instead of the stupid "You shall not...."
yes they do have a few things to answer for and that list spans 2000 years. "love thy neighbor" has no footnotes, asterisks or exceptions to the rule. Amazing how such a blunt and direct and dare I say, divinely granted, statement can be parsed apart to the point of being useless.
Yes, there is some select few good points in the religion. But that is basic human decency. The opposite is barbaric and violent. I won’t credit Christianity for that saying.
agreed. its a fairly universal theme in most religions, the failing of most of those religions being, that its usually only reserved for those who are part of the in crowd. much easier for christians to be paulians than christians a former methodist once told me, paul watered it all down.
but world wide, religions tend to be cliques and clubs and tools for politcal power structures, when they are not the dominant power structure themselves.
Recognizing that who we are today has always had a presence in the world, & is a very essential component, it creates belonging.
Political & social winds will blow, tyrants will roar as much as peace blankets the earth.
We are. Whoever you are. It holds value, to have belonging. Allies are allies.
Hate is often ideological and works by association; those hating usually do not see a trans individual as an individual first. They have an artificial and inaccurate mental construct of what a trans person is, and all their behaviours are directed against that. They see that creation, not the person
Same with racism. It's like they see the human existence as a huge zero-sum battle among all these imagined "tribes" (The Gays, The Blacks, The Mexicans, etc.) and you're either with them or against them. They see people as agents of their tribe before seeing them as individual persons.
If people are kind and contribute positively to their community whether they’re trans or gay or otherwise it shouldn’t matter. We are all human beings on this planet.
As soon as Trump is done with persecuting LGBTIQ etc..., DEI people, immigrants, people of any ethnicity other then caucasians, females, the disabled, the mentally ill, sick people, the elderly, intellectuals, academics, health care workers, the unemployed, veterans (and anyone else I have missed
that he is already pursuing), he will attack the next group that he deems to be different from him.
Probably you, your parents, your children or your friends and neighbours, if you are not in any of the above groups already.
I knew by the time I was six. But in the '50s it was something you just didn't talk about. By the time I was around 13 or 14 I merged My born sex and my real sex together because there was no way I would become the boy I knew I was.
I personally knew I wasn't my AGAB (assigned gender at birth) when I was 5. I just didn't have the terminology, nor the knowledge, of what or who I was until I turned 16. Came out at 17 when I fully registered that I am trans and non binary.
I knew when I was 3. Sadly it took me until I was 51 to work up the courage to come out. That was ten years ago and I've never felt better about myself.
Man, I Must be an Ally For Everybody!
Because I literally Cannot Make Myself Differentiate.
Maybe that means I'm just Clueless.
But, I'm Happy, and I Sleep Well.
BEST-To Everyone!
I ain't gonna lie. With how this started I thought it was going to be a Dr. Seuss rhyme.
Trans people are welcome in my house, even with my spouse. Trans people are welcome in my car. Trans people are welcome near or far. Trans people are welcome in my life. I am here to help them when in strife.
Always! I have few trans people in my biological as well as chosen family. I always appreciate seeing your posts about reaching out. It's a good reminder that I have acted on a few times.
I use alt text for pictures and my poems on here!
Everybody can enjoy a post if you do that.
Also speaking as someone with both mental and physical disabilities!
As the universe takes infinite forms, so too does the self, ever flowing, ever becoming. To honor another’s truth is to honor the cosmos within us, for we are not separate beings, but the universe observing itself in all its boundless expression.
Exactly trans. People and non-binary people have been in this world since time began, and then some cultures like American Indian. They are revered as special, not hated.
I don't give a shit what church you go to, what you wear, what's in your pants, who you sleep with, where you work, go to school, or anything else.... because I am a Democrat and I believe in Tim Walz's theory of "Mind your own business!" That is what I believe and will defend it!
Depuis le meurtre de JFK les Républicains non pas cessez de faire passer les démocrates pour des gauchistes et ils vantaient le rêve Américain le rôle des démocrates auraient dû être insisté sur la réalité de la précarité et la pauvreté des Américains au lieux d'essayer de plaire au milliardaires
Search in You tube:
"Trump: "Elon Musk knows those voting computers""
T admits to election interference or whatever.
There were non ending disgusting TV ads about Kamala before election.
People were sounding alarms their mail in ballots had not been recorded as received. E IS NOW BUYING VOTES.
If you don't mind a suggestion, you might want to put a banner picture and more of a bio on your page. A lot of people automatically think a page with no bio or banner is a bot.
Ultimately, we all must be each others ally because if we allow anything to happen to one, it can easily happen to another. Let’s not be the group of ppl who only care when it affects us. Our bill of rights protects all, or nothing.
Women need single sex sports, prisons, hospital wards, refuges, changing rooms etc. You as an individual may not feel affected, but women’s rights are not yours to give away.
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I still proudly carry my company Ally e-mail signature too. Our company has driven a good DEI campaign with training and live discussion groups over all sites. Hopefully they continue. I will.
I am an ally to the entire LGBTQIA community and love of all kinds.
I might make mistakes with my language, but I mean the most mercy possible for all concerned.
Except for Nazis. I punch Nazis.
If any of them came to me one day and said I'm Gay or Trans...
I'd feel I'd raised them well enough to not be afraid to tell me and to be themselves.
Everyone should be.
Why people choose to compound this already difficult journey is something I don’t understand and don’t accept.
Be who you are, just be honest and kind.
The trans people I've known in my life have been wonderful, kind souls, and would have taken on ANYONE who was threatening a kid.
It's mostly cis men who are the real predators.
Just look at what's in the White House.
REPRESENT!
Cheers!
🌈💜💙♥️🖤💛💚🧡🤍🤎🩶🩵
Everyone belongs under the rainbow.
There’s an evil attack on folks because of MAGA agendas.
I like this reply to a “problem” with trans or anyone. -
“I don’t understand what the big deal is.”
I know it sounds a little sappy for dudes to watch a romantic movie about a transsexual love triangle, but it will make even Republicans cry.
#MedicareForAll
and yes
I stand with ALL!
God bless them all.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
https://www.nationalfinancialplan.com
Love and laughter... all the way!
But seriously, right? You'll never find someone more loyal than a friend in need of people they can rely on.
I stay distant from people I don’t know.
I can’t trust them.
P.S. I love your bluesky handle.
Thanks.
They invite you to sit at tables with them.
They bring you into conversations.
They open doors to opportunities.
They accept even if they don't understand.
That's why I upped my monthly contribution to the ACLU.
Where is everyone else though? 🦗🦗🦗
completely unsavable
oooo my pronouns are they/them how scary
i do not conform to gender norms and my gender identity differs from my sex assigned at birth and you can't change shit about it
now make like a real snowflake and melt
you can't deny trans people HRT, that will literally only make the suicide rates higher.
Including the ones who say you (general case here, I don’t know your personal history) don’t.
We do.
Its a couple hundreds of thousands but people outnumber them by millions
AND mostly UNAFRAID
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Political & social winds will blow, tyrants will roar as much as peace blankets the earth.
We are. Whoever you are. It holds value, to have belonging. Allies are allies.
#FuckMusk
I am an ally, I support people's free will and right to choose!
👍👍👍
Probably you, your parents, your children or your friends and neighbours, if you are not in any of the above groups already.
Because I literally Cannot Make Myself Differentiate.
Maybe that means I'm just Clueless.
But, I'm Happy, and I Sleep Well.
BEST-To Everyone!
Trans people are welcome in my house, even with my spouse. Trans people are welcome in my car. Trans people are welcome near or far. Trans people are welcome in my life. I am here to help them when in strife.
WILCO.
Everybody can enjoy a post if you do that.
Also speaking as someone with both mental and physical disabilities!
Anything to make sure if they open up the ovens, they can be at the back of the line instead of the front. Even though it is the same destination.
"Trump: "Elon Musk knows those voting computers""
T admits to election interference or whatever.
There were non ending disgusting TV ads about Kamala before election.
People were sounding alarms their mail in ballots had not been recorded as received. E IS NOW BUYING VOTES.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/viral-trump-showdown-maine-governor-163501649.html
So many people being hurt now and how can you be like I only care about this group, or I don't care about that one!?!
It's called empathy