Eliel Cruz
@elielcruz.com
Let's Create Some Good In the World. Community organizer, media strategist, writer. Columnist @ Gay Times Mag. Co-founder @GenderLib.com
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Eliel Cruz
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Every day, GLM fights for a world where gender liberation is non-negotiable. Where trans, intersex, nonbinary, and cis people alike can live free from control—over our bodies, genders, choices, and futures.
Asking for money will never come easy to me! But I'm proud of what we're building at @genderlib.com & need the support to help us grow. A thread on first year highlights:
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Transgender women have been playing women’s tennis in USTA for 50 years!
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Transgender women have been playing women’s tennis in USTA for 50 years!
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SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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“Regardless, a cis woman refusing to share space with a trans woman is no different – and no less wrong – than a white woman refusing to share space with a Black woman”
^^ This Right Here ^^
^^ This Right Here ^^
Our regular contributor @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy is also an alumnus of Northwestern. They wrote about their anger and disappointment after Northwestern caved on trans rights to secure federal funding from the Trump admin.
On Trading Truth for Transphobia — Assigned
A trans alum of Northwestern University reflects on their capitulation to Trump.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Regardless, a cis woman refusing to share space with a trans woman is no different – and no less wrong – than a white woman refusing to share space with a Black woman”
^^ This Right Here ^^
^^ This Right Here ^^
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For the first time since 1988, the U.S. did not officially commemorate World AIDS Day.
At the same time, the Trump admin is degrading America’s most basic HIV protections and unraveling decades of progress. The consequences will be grave if things are not turned around. Read more from my story here
At the same time, the Trump admin is degrading America’s most basic HIV protections and unraveling decades of progress. The consequences will be grave if things are not turned around. Read more from my story here
America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
19thnews.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For the first time since 1988, the U.S. did not officially commemorate World AIDS Day.
At the same time, the Trump admin is degrading America’s most basic HIV protections and unraveling decades of progress. The consequences will be grave if things are not turned around. Read more from my story here
At the same time, the Trump admin is degrading America’s most basic HIV protections and unraveling decades of progress. The consequences will be grave if things are not turned around. Read more from my story here
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For #GivingTuesday: Thanks to a group of affirming parents of trans youth, every donation made up to $40,000 will be matched. But we have to raise it!
Contribute at any level –– $25, $100, or $500 –– and your contribution will be doubled.
Help us reach our goal bit.ly/GLMEndOfYear 🏳️⚧️💕
Contribute at any level –– $25, $100, or $500 –– and your contribution will be doubled.
Help us reach our goal bit.ly/GLMEndOfYear 🏳️⚧️💕
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For #GivingTuesday: Thanks to a group of affirming parents of trans youth, every donation made up to $40,000 will be matched. But we have to raise it!
Contribute at any level –– $25, $100, or $500 –– and your contribution will be doubled.
Help us reach our goal bit.ly/GLMEndOfYear 🏳️⚧️💕
Contribute at any level –– $25, $100, or $500 –– and your contribution will be doubled.
Help us reach our goal bit.ly/GLMEndOfYear 🏳️⚧️💕
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Asking for money will never come easy to me! But I'm proud of what we're building at @genderlib.com & need the support to help us grow. A thread on first year highlights:
Every day, GLM fights for a world where gender liberation is non-negotiable. Where trans, intersex, nonbinary, and cis people alike can live free from control—over our bodies, genders, choices, and futures.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Asking for money will never come easy to me! But I'm proud of what we're building at @genderlib.com & need the support to help us grow. A thread on first year highlights:
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Support @genderlib.com today ... they're matching funds secure.actblue.com/donate/glmen...
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Support @genderlib.com today ... they're matching funds secure.actblue.com/donate/glmen...
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My uncle, Douglas Colesworthy, on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. He died in 1987. Silence = death.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My uncle, Douglas Colesworthy, on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. He died in 1987. Silence = death.
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
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The real problems on Riley Gaines’ college swim team, according to teammates and university documents: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. But Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports.
Now, teammates speak out:
Now, teammates speak out:
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The real problems on Riley Gaines’ college swim team, according to teammates and university documents: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. But Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports.
Now, teammates speak out:
Now, teammates speak out:
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We door-knocked + phone-banked a million votes to—
👉 freeze the RENT
👉 make buses fast and FREE
👉 deliver universal CHILDCARE
Now, to realize them all, we will do the work to—
🤜 tax the RICH
The Tax the Rich campaign's field op launches on Sat, Dec 13. Get in on the ground floor. taxtherichny.com
👉 freeze the RENT
👉 make buses fast and FREE
👉 deliver universal CHILDCARE
Now, to realize them all, we will do the work to—
🤜 tax the RICH
The Tax the Rich campaign's field op launches on Sat, Dec 13. Get in on the ground floor. taxtherichny.com
Tax The Rich - New York - Home
Together, we can Tax the Rich in New York State and create a better future for everyone, not just the ultra-wealthy. Join our movement.
taxtherichny.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We door-knocked + phone-banked a million votes to—
👉 freeze the RENT
👉 make buses fast and FREE
👉 deliver universal CHILDCARE
Now, to realize them all, we will do the work to—
🤜 tax the RICH
The Tax the Rich campaign's field op launches on Sat, Dec 13. Get in on the ground floor. taxtherichny.com
👉 freeze the RENT
👉 make buses fast and FREE
👉 deliver universal CHILDCARE
Now, to realize them all, we will do the work to—
🤜 tax the RICH
The Tax the Rich campaign's field op launches on Sat, Dec 13. Get in on the ground floor. taxtherichny.com
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my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
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On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether
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In 2023 the Progressive Caucus adopted a statement of principles including a commitment to reduce the size and scope of the NYPD + Corrections.
The caucus' numbers shrank, but its politics gained coherence and power. With @harveyepstein.bsky.social, we'll be a step closer to a progressive majority.
The caucus' numbers shrank, but its politics gained coherence and power. With @harveyepstein.bsky.social, we'll be a step closer to a progressive majority.
🎉🎉 NEW MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Following an internal vote, Council Member-Elect Harvey Epstein will join our caucus!
Harvey will become the Caucus’s 18th member the same day he’s sworn in later this year
Following an internal vote, Council Member-Elect Harvey Epstein will join our caucus!
Harvey will become the Caucus’s 18th member the same day he’s sworn in later this year
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In 2023 the Progressive Caucus adopted a statement of principles including a commitment to reduce the size and scope of the NYPD + Corrections.
The caucus' numbers shrank, but its politics gained coherence and power. With @harveyepstein.bsky.social, we'll be a step closer to a progressive majority.
The caucus' numbers shrank, but its politics gained coherence and power. With @harveyepstein.bsky.social, we'll be a step closer to a progressive majority.
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I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
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but there’s no such thing as someone else’s children.
(From One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad)
(From One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad)
May 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
but there’s no such thing as someone else’s children.
(From One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad)
(From One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad)
Asking for money will never come easy to me! But I'm proud of what we're building at @genderlib.com & need the support to help us grow. A thread on first year highlights:
Every day, GLM fights for a world where gender liberation is non-negotiable. Where trans, intersex, nonbinary, and cis people alike can live free from control—over our bodies, genders, choices, and futures.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Asking for money will never come easy to me! But I'm proud of what we're building at @genderlib.com & need the support to help us grow. A thread on first year highlights:
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
👋🏽
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
👋🏽
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Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year
Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.
boltsmag.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
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"What’s happening in Gaza and throughout the region is devastating," a spokesperson for HRC told The Advocate.
HRC drops sponsorships from weapons manufacturers after pressure from advocacy groups
"What’s happening in Gaza and throughout the region is devastating," a spokesperson for HRC told The Advocate.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"What’s happening in Gaza and throughout the region is devastating," a spokesperson for HRC told The Advocate.
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"One of our main goals now is to destroy the Human Rights Campaign, because I’m tired of sitting on the back of the bumper. It’s not even the back of the bus anymore — it’s the back of the bumper. The bitch on wheels is back."
- Sylvia Rivera, shortly before her death
- Sylvia Rivera, shortly before her death
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.