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Trans Unity Coalition

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Transgender advocacy non-profit organization, empowering the trans community. We may appear sassy on social media, but we get the job done irl. 🖥️ www.transunitycoalition.org 🤲 www.transunitycoalition.org/donate 🔗 https://linktr.ee/transunity

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Aug 17

🍰 We’ve had an incredibly busy first year! Check out all the work Trans Unity Coalition has been up to!

👀 Full post here: www.instagram.com/p/DNcBKkTppL...

Ways to help:

💸 Donate: transunitycoalition.org/donate/

🫂 Discord: discord.com/invite/ztKze...

🤝 Volunteer: [email protected]

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 2d

Happy Halloween! Tips for staying safe:

👯‍♀️Buddy system: never go out alone

👀Remain visible: dark costumes are hard to see

🔋Phone battery: be sure your phone is charged up

🍭Consumables: Be sure candy is factory sealed

🏠Plan your way home: know your trick or treat route in advance

Have fun! 🎃🏳️‍⚧️

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 3d

A question for YOU:

What do you want to see from our organization? What are your needs?

Please let us know what we can do here, we pay attention to all comments and responses, and take them very seriously.

Let us know how to help.

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 3d

Rest in Power Lia Smith.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

1. This week, news emerged that former trans athlete, student at Middlebury, and advocate for trans rights, Lia Smith, was found dead.

Her death was ruled a suicide.

But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

Every Trans Suicide Is A Murder By Those In Power

News came this week that transgender athlete and student Lia Smith took her life at just 21 years of age.

www.erininthemorning.com

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fivesixzero @fivesixzero.bsky.social · 12d

Just witnessed someone trying to fireb*mb Fletcher’s Ice Cream in NE. Saw a dude acting weird next to a parked car in front of the place. I walked by, heard a smash through my earbuds, smelled gasoline/kerosine. Turned around, snapped some photos instinctively. Thankfully they suck at molot*vs.

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 21d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ad entirely focused on serving a targeted trans community and offering campaign promises for NYC’s gender-expansive community has dropped today.

If you haven’t seen it yet, this is what Dems showing real support looks like.

#transrights

youtu.be/bEvVSpN0BXg?...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

youtu.be

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 23d

Hey we asked you this week about your team’s stance on transgender issues, particularly ones @potusbiden.bsky.social resonated with.

We are publishing a news article next week and would love to hear why you as a Democrat cited discriminatory messaging that harms people among the trans community.

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 24d

Placing blanket bans on trans students is unfair, cruel, and a bad conservative hotfix whereas what we should be doing is thoroughly reevaluating sports to examine progressive solutions for each type. That way, everyone is happy.

The initiatives in question seek to promote hostility to trans folks.

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 24d

@governorferguson.bsky.social while we also agree violence and harassment are never the answer, we feel this article is a bad faith attempt to portray the transgender community as extreme. The author provides majority focus on these initiatives and only a fraction about those seeking equality.

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 29d

...We 100% thank our Michigan team and those who remain fighting for our protections. Interested in joining in? Reach out to us to apply in many of our open volunteer roles! (4/4)

#michigan #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 29d

...have been watching this budget from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and elsewhere to see if Michigan would continue to remain safe to move to. This news further sets Michigan apart and comes at a significant loss for right-wing think-tanks like P25 creator Heritage Foundation. ...(3/4)

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 29d

...the guise of budgetary purpose.

By ultimately listening to reason, Michigan’s Republicans set an example for America of how bipartisan negotiations, particularly on a time crunch, can be done without forcing a hateful, discriminatory agenda. Many of our audience... (2/4)

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 29d

After missing the deadline, Michigan State House and Senate came to a resolution passing their budget.

The original budget as introduced by Republican-controlled House included over 13 discriminatory anti-LGBTQ+ provisions, largely targeting and condemning transgender Michiganders under... (1/4)

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

Thank you, Gov. Whitmer.

(And perhaps @governor.ca.gov could learn a thing or two from you on trans issues.) 4/4

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

meet with hardworking, loving, and peaceful trans folks of all ages at a time when a fabricated culture war is resulting in real harm to people.

We will keep counting to reach out to your offices to find opportunities to express our needs, share our stories, and work together on these issues. … 3/4

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

an all-out assault by Republican leadership across the country, extending solidarity has a strong place for impact as well. The whole nation sees it, and average Americans are learning more and more about these injustices.

We encourage Michigan (and other states) lawmakers to find time to meet… 2/4

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

Governor Whitmer of Michigan has announced Transgender Empowerment Month in Michigan for the month of October 2025.

We won’t mislead you, this statement does not directly enact law or policy for additional safeguards in the state. But at a time when America’s transgender community is facing… 1/3

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

Keep up the hard work folks, their offices are still listening.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 30

If you want to call your senator or representative, you can do so here. Tell them that anti-LGBTQ+ provisions are a red line for the final negotiated budget bill and for any compromises around it.

www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

Find Your Representative

Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.

www.commoncause.org

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 30

@jd-vance-1.bsky.social your team has no right to deny trans people their human rights, and every time you call out @housedemocrats.bsky.social or @democrats.senate.gov to fall in line with your unjust vision for America in the current budget proposals, our nation sees it.

Listen to your country.

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 29

Everything you need to know to call those lawmakers.

Hold the line. Keep the Congressional officials we lobbied in March and June accountable.

Do this while the pressure to release those files is at its greatest.

Our team is right there joining you.

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 16

2. email your senators, too. contact: reps.fyi

you're a poster; you can do this.

there are too many moving pieces to speak to on a call. they need to know we're watching & trans folks don't have a lobbyist on the hill. add either of these into the body of your email. ALL OF THIS MUST BE FOUGHT. 🧵

Trans healthcare bans are a part of HB 3944, HB 4016, HB 3838, SB 2296, HB 4213, HB 4779, HB 5342, HB 5304, and HB 5116. Provisions that end the legal recognition of trans people are part of HB 3838, HB 4552, and HB 5342.

Sec 594 of HB 5342 is a prison ban that sees that no federal funding can be used to place an incarcerated person in a prison inconsistent with their "biological sex." Trans women should be housed in women's prisons regardless of surgical status, but there's not a carveout for women who have had bottom surgery— and having a vagina in men's gen pop may as well be a "here's who you rape" sign.

There are SOCIAL transition bans as part of HB 5342 and HB 5304. A provision to ensure trans and queer foster kids can be taken in by homes where they'll be forced to endure conversion therapy and abuse is part of HB 5304.

Bathroom bans are a part of HB 3838 and HB 5342. Despite House and Senate Democrats uniting as a bloc against transgender sports bans in January and February of this year (with the exception of the 4 notable and vocal House-D bigots), sports bans are a part of HB 3838, SB 2296, HB 5304, and HB 5342.

Sections that even allow same-sex marriage discrimination appear in HB 4016, HB 4121, HB 4213, HB 4249, HB 4552, HB 4553, HB 5342, HB 4754, and HB 5304.

Are you getting the picture?

House Bills
3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
4121 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2026
4213 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
4249 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 4552 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2026 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2026
4553 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4754 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4779 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
5116 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
5342 - Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Senate Bill
2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 26

Respecting pronouns is basic human courtesy. Which ones are you proud to go by?

#transgender #pronouns

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 24

Just another example that the FBI in coordination with the admin have a clear agenda to paint shooters as left/Democrat/progressive, and in certain cases, trans, despite this rarely being the case.

Their goal to incite mass panic and further divide the American public: that’s domestic terrorism.

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 24

Glad to see you back, @jimmykimmel.com.

"I don't think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution, and it isn't, ever."

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 21

Welcome to TUC, Virginia!

Interested in Volunteering? Reach out today to join an awesome, growing team!

transunitycoalition.org/get-involved/

#transrightsarehumanrights

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 20

Never give up hope, we are in this together. We are 2.8+ million strong and we will keep going.

Did you know we have 20+ open roles right now? We are looking for members of our community all over America to join our team and expand our mission: empower the transgender community across America!

Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · Sep 19

Did you know we have 20+ core open roles right now? We are looking for members of our community to join our team & expand our mission: empower the #transgender community across America!

Visit below for full details, new roles & how to apply today!

transunitycoalition.org/get-involved/

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