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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 15h

few things compare to having actually supportive people in your life #trans #transgender #transmeme #hazbinhotel #helluvaverse

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. Yesterday, millions showed up to the No Kings Rally.

Perhaps no one Rally was as full of subtext as Boston's, however.

Senator Markey showed up wearing a trans pride flag. His challenger, anti-trans Dem Rep. Seth Moulton showed up to boos and jeers.

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Anti-Trans Democrat Seth Moulton Booed At Boston No Kings Rally After Sen. Markey Wears Trans Flag

Representative Moulton is challenging Senator Markey for his senate seat in 2026.

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 1d

even if it takes a while the same thing will happen with trans people #trans #transgender #transmeme

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

Huge crowds in Missoula, Montana.

Credit Sally Mauk, Montana Public Radio.

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 2d

but seriously I actually kinda want to jump in that #ikea #ikeashark #blahaj #trans #transgender #transmeme

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

Emergency rally against Fenway Health's capitulation to Trump today at 4:00.

The institutions that are supposed to protect us cannot toss aside Transgender people to protect LGB people.

We are all in this together.

Boston Dyke March @bostondykemarch.com · 3d

Friends!

We’ll see you today for this emergency rally outside Fenway Health.

Join us to protest their shameful decision to abandon Trans Youth!

EMRGENCY RALLY

Fenway Community Health Center Join us to protest Fenway's new policy ending all transgender healthcare for those under the age of 19

Friday 10/17/25
1340 Boylston Street
4 - 6 PM

We cannot allow our institutions of health to abandon transgender youth!
Fenway's caving to bureaucratic fear sets a precedent that the
administration's threats are effective and only serves to validate their continued efforts to chip away at the rights of our most vulnerable here in Massachusetts!

Flyer from ACT UP BOSTON

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

1. New York City Public Schools has announced that it will defy Trump's demands to ban trans students from bathrooms, funding threats be damned.

Instead, it has launched a lawsuit against the admin and declared it will not throw trans students under the bus.

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NYC Public Schools Becomes Latest To Defy Trump Trans Bathroom Ban Demands, Launches Lawsuit

“U.S. DOE’s threat to cut off tens of millions of dollars in magnet funding unless we cancelled our protections for transgender and gender expansive students is contrary to |law|"

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 3d

just started taking it last night and I couldn't be happier 😊 #trans #transgender #transfem #transmeme

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 4d

loving this outfit I threw together #ootd #emo #scene #transgender #transfem

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.

Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."

Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.

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Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing

The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. In a major capitulation to Trump, Fenway Health, a center ostensibly dedicated to LGBTQ+ healthcare, has ended its trans care program under 19.

It could have fought for its patients. It chose instead to roll over.

Community members are devastated.

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Fenway Health Restricts Treatment for Patients Under 19 In Capitulation To Trump

“This is a fundamental betrayal to the core mission of Fenway and the patients they serve.”

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 5d

let's hope the next two years has better results than the first two #trans #transgender #transfem #transmeme

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Last night, John Oliver destroyed Bari Weiss and specifically called out her inaccurate and targeted coverage of transgender people.

It's the latest of several shows Oliver has done in defense of trans people.

Weiss at CBS is a disaster for trans people.

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John Oliver Destroys Bari Weiss In Defense Of Transgender People

The right-wing commentator is now the head of CBS.

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 6d

trans binder #trans #transgender #transmasc #transfem #transmeme

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

Other trans journalists have also covered Mamdani’s incredible ad. It was so meaningful to so many.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 9d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

3. Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, released a two-minute advertisement steeped in transgender history and direct commitments to the community. The ad was set to a SOPHIE song, the legendary late transgender artist.

Watch it here:

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 8d

oh no how scary🙄 #trans #transgender #transmeme

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10d

Good news for transgender people at MIT.

Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.

The latest from reporter S. Baum.

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MIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban

“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10d

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill.

It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown.

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26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments

The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

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🏳️‍⚧️CatGirlAlex🏳️‍⚧️ @thecatgirlqueen.bsky.social · 10d

I genuinely hate when that happens #trans #transgender #transfem #hoteltransylvania

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

I’m looking forward to some of the brownshirts accidentally force-femming themselves in an attempt to go undercover.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. AG Ken Paxton of Texas has announced undercover operations into left leaning groups, citing "transgenderism" and "antifa."

It is the latest in a series of moves that indicates LGBTQ+ people and left-leaning orgs may be targets for domestic surveillance.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Operations Into "Antifa," Citing "Transgenderism"

The announcement comes after a flurry of reports that Trump would weaponize the FBI against groups supporting LGBTQ+ people.

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