mx. clara sparks
@xgdr.net
eclectical engiqueer, catmom, silicidal ideator, she+they
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Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
February 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
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this is why we don’t comply in advance.
relatedly, this is why i am irate at every children’s hospital that cancelled their gender affirming care programs without a fight. when you have the law and the facts on your side you especially have to fight back.
relatedly, this is why i am irate at every children’s hospital that cancelled their gender affirming care programs without a fight. when you have the law and the facts on your side you especially have to fight back.
February 19, 2026 at 12:43 AM
this is why we don’t comply in advance.
relatedly, this is why i am irate at every children’s hospital that cancelled their gender affirming care programs without a fight. when you have the law and the facts on your side you especially have to fight back.
relatedly, this is why i am irate at every children’s hospital that cancelled their gender affirming care programs without a fight. when you have the law and the facts on your side you especially have to fight back.
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Again, all I'm asking is that any Democrat who wants my vote support 1. Reverting Trump's anti-trans policies, 2. Commit to fighting against the future erosion of trans rights, and 3. Support legislation codifying trans rights into law.
Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
February 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Again, all I'm asking is that any Democrat who wants my vote support 1. Reverting Trump's anti-trans policies, 2. Commit to fighting against the future erosion of trans rights, and 3. Support legislation codifying trans rights into law.
Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
Very weird how many of you centrists think that's unreasonable
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This is a terrible precedent to set not just for the families of trans youth. If the federal government can pick a big enough hostage, state officials will be powerless to stop threats against them. They inherently lose state sovereignty over regulating their own matters.
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is a terrible precedent to set not just for the families of trans youth. If the federal government can pick a big enough hostage, state officials will be powerless to stop threats against them. They inherently lose state sovereignty over regulating their own matters.
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In other words, the judge basically said that to get the hospital to comply with state law would potentially risk the closure of the hospital due to loss of medicaid funding. It effectively means that the federal government through extrajudicial threats has abrogated state anti discrimination law.
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
In other words, the judge basically said that to get the hospital to comply with state law would potentially risk the closure of the hospital due to loss of medicaid funding. It effectively means that the federal government through extrajudicial threats has abrogated state anti discrimination law.
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A group of families sued Colorado children's hospital for violating state anti discrimination law for stopping provision of gender affirming care under threats by the Trump admin. The court found they violated state law but found the risks to the hospital too large.
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
Judge denies request to force Children’s Hospital to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth
A Denver judge declined a lawsuit request to force Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
coloradosun.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A group of families sued Colorado children's hospital for violating state anti discrimination law for stopping provision of gender affirming care under threats by the Trump admin. The court found they violated state law but found the risks to the hospital too large.
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
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on employment as a trans woman
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
on employment as a trans woman
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A 21st century megalomaniac CEO biohacks himself so he can live forever, and creates a company that revolutionizes terraforming, industrial automation, and military defense by creating factories that build robot animals that can run on ANY fuel source.
They feed until only the factories remain.
They feed until only the factories remain.
So this plumber eats mushrooms to fight evil turtles to rescue a princess.
February 14, 2026 at 9:43 AM
A 21st century megalomaniac CEO biohacks himself so he can live forever, and creates a company that revolutionizes terraforming, industrial automation, and military defense by creating factories that build robot animals that can run on ANY fuel source.
They feed until only the factories remain.
They feed until only the factories remain.
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gluttony is a ceo who has spent more on cosmetic surgical procedures than the gdp of a small country, an executive who owns original rembrandts and keeps them in a private showroom where no one can see, an heiress who has her breakfast flown in by chartered jet from her favorite parisian cafe
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
gluttony is a ceo who has spent more on cosmetic surgical procedures than the gdp of a small country, an executive who owns original rembrandts and keeps them in a private showroom where no one can see, an heiress who has her breakfast flown in by chartered jet from her favorite parisian cafe
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I've said this before, but it makes me insane that in an age of human civilization when the ultra-rich have hoarded over half of all wealth, the go-to visual shorthand for depictions of gluttony is still "fat"
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I've said this before, but it makes me insane that in an age of human civilization when the ultra-rich have hoarded over half of all wealth, the go-to visual shorthand for depictions of gluttony is still "fat"
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Antisemitism is alive and well on the left. And if you're a leftist tempted to reply with a no-true-Scotsman "liberals not leftist" argument, consider that antisemitism is alive and well among both leftists and liberals and your comment does not help anyone.
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Antisemitism is alive and well on the left. And if you're a leftist tempted to reply with a no-true-Scotsman "liberals not leftist" argument, consider that antisemitism is alive and well among both leftists and liberals and your comment does not help anyone.
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You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
You don’t need a traumatic or tragic story to deserve abortion care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
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Every single president of the United States since Lyndon Baines Johnson has expressed public and private opposition to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, but every single president since LBJ has also greenlit unconditional support while Israel annexes it anyway.
Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
"We have enough things to think about now. We don't need to be dealing with the West Bank."
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Every single president of the United States since Lyndon Baines Johnson has expressed public and private opposition to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, but every single president since LBJ has also greenlit unconditional support while Israel annexes it anyway.
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I had a great aunt we called Aunt Sherry whose real name was Rose. she had a brother everyone called Uncle Dutch, I have no idea what his birth name was. Their brother Aleck had two daughters, my Aunt Doody (real name Edra Lee) and Aunt Bird (again, no idea what her birth certificate says)
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I had a great aunt we called Aunt Sherry whose real name was Rose. she had a brother everyone called Uncle Dutch, I have no idea what his birth name was. Their brother Aleck had two daughters, my Aunt Doody (real name Edra Lee) and Aunt Bird (again, no idea what her birth certificate says)
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there was a post going around awhile ago re. what a women’s sports version of “Heated Rivalry” might look like which enforces oppressive norms of femininity the way the men in Rachel Reid’s books feel trapped by oppressive norms of masculinity, and I have been thinking about this nonstop ever since
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 AM
there was a post going around awhile ago re. what a women’s sports version of “Heated Rivalry” might look like which enforces oppressive norms of femininity the way the men in Rachel Reid’s books feel trapped by oppressive norms of masculinity, and I have been thinking about this nonstop ever since
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the anarchist you know defending Chomsky right now despite all we know about Chomsky’s ties to Epstein is telling you he absolutely will do the same for his domestic abuser buddy at the distro or the radical bookshop owner who sexually harasses employees or the FNB organizer who rapes volunteers…
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
the anarchist you know defending Chomsky right now despite all we know about Chomsky’s ties to Epstein is telling you he absolutely will do the same for his domestic abuser buddy at the distro or the radical bookshop owner who sexually harasses employees or the FNB organizer who rapes volunteers…
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Great thread. It echoes discussions 30-40 years ago on abortion - idea few people wanted a full ban, but many had "reasonable concerns" about safety, lax regulation, late TOPs, use as contraception, etc. so should be heard.
Nope. Aim was still restricting access. Outcomes matter. Intentions don't.
Nope. Aim was still restricting access. Outcomes matter. Intentions don't.
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Great thread. It echoes discussions 30-40 years ago on abortion - idea few people wanted a full ban, but many had "reasonable concerns" about safety, lax regulation, late TOPs, use as contraception, etc. so should be heard.
Nope. Aim was still restricting access. Outcomes matter. Intentions don't.
Nope. Aim was still restricting access. Outcomes matter. Intentions don't.
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Some cis people, perhaps those with unconscious transphobia, think we can't apply the term trans to a child until they are mature enough to make a competent decision, or until they have been psychiatrically assessed & diagnosed.
They think it is better to avoid that word for children.
They think it is better to avoid that word for children.
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Some cis people, perhaps those with unconscious transphobia, think we can't apply the term trans to a child until they are mature enough to make a competent decision, or until they have been psychiatrically assessed & diagnosed.
They think it is better to avoid that word for children.
They think it is better to avoid that word for children.
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The point at which a child speaks up, asks for support, asks to transition, even if that is phrased as a 'maybe' or as a 'question', is often far beyond the point of 'questioning'.
Conversion practitioners are trying really hard to keep trans children stuck at a point of 'gender questioning'.
Conversion practitioners are trying really hard to keep trans children stuck at a point of 'gender questioning'.
February 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The point at which a child speaks up, asks for support, asks to transition, even if that is phrased as a 'maybe' or as a 'question', is often far beyond the point of 'questioning'.
Conversion practitioners are trying really hard to keep trans children stuck at a point of 'gender questioning'.
Conversion practitioners are trying really hard to keep trans children stuck at a point of 'gender questioning'.
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We also know, as academics & researchers, that the period in which any child is 'gender questioning' is very often on their own, in silence, months or even years before they speak the words to a single other person.
We do not know which children around us are 'questioning' their gender.
We do not know which children around us are 'questioning' their gender.
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 AM
We also know, as academics & researchers, that the period in which any child is 'gender questioning' is very often on their own, in silence, months or even years before they speak the words to a single other person.
We do not know which children around us are 'questioning' their gender.
We do not know which children around us are 'questioning' their gender.
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Current efforts of conversion pressure and societal oppression are being targeted very directly at trans children.
We do them no service by adopting anti-trans language of 'gender questioning children'.
We do them no service by adopting anti-trans language of 'gender questioning children'.
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Current efforts of conversion pressure and societal oppression are being targeted very directly at trans children.
We do them no service by adopting anti-trans language of 'gender questioning children'.
We do them no service by adopting anti-trans language of 'gender questioning children'.
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Trans adults fight for kids to have access to HRT because most of us never had that opportunity, and now it's killing us.
If you want to know what's best for trans kids, ask the people who used to be them, it's that simple.
A vote to ban trans healthcare for minors is a vote for dead kids.
If you want to know what's best for trans kids, ask the people who used to be them, it's that simple.
A vote to ban trans healthcare for minors is a vote for dead kids.
puberty blockers coulda saved me so much suffering man
fuck
fuck
February 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Trans adults fight for kids to have access to HRT because most of us never had that opportunity, and now it's killing us.
If you want to know what's best for trans kids, ask the people who used to be them, it's that simple.
A vote to ban trans healthcare for minors is a vote for dead kids.
If you want to know what's best for trans kids, ask the people who used to be them, it's that simple.
A vote to ban trans healthcare for minors is a vote for dead kids.
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And never forget that Dame Hilary Cass belittled as "shroud wavers" those of us asking, begging, for a regime that would keep trans children alive.
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
And never forget that Dame Hilary Cass belittled as "shroud wavers" those of us asking, begging, for a regime that would keep trans children alive.
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Part of the reason a lot of rural America votes red is because entire counties are owned by just a few families, so they can use that influence to sway the politics. Your employer is the cousin of your landlord is the cousin of your banker, and they have the power to cut you off if you don't comply.
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Part of the reason a lot of rural America votes red is because entire counties are owned by just a few families, so they can use that influence to sway the politics. Your employer is the cousin of your landlord is the cousin of your banker, and they have the power to cut you off if you don't comply.
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(coda: if you're one of the many dudes who's DM'd or emailed me to thank me for things like this but hasn't been brave enough to publicly speak out or boost the signal, please understand that your good intentions do not cancel out your cowardice.)
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
(coda: if you're one of the many dudes who's DM'd or emailed me to thank me for things like this but hasn't been brave enough to publicly speak out or boost the signal, please understand that your good intentions do not cancel out your cowardice.)