Laurel Powell
@laurelpowell.net
Bible college dropout. Always fighting for trans people to get a fair shake. Director of Communications @hrc.org. 🏳️⚧️ Political opinions are mine but probably should be yours too
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What did you think defeating fascism would require? Vibes?? Essays?? Losers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What did you think defeating fascism would require? Vibes?? Essays?? Losers.
I hate that this timeline has made the daylight between me and Matt Drudge evaporate
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I hate that this timeline has made the daylight between me and Matt Drudge evaporate
god damn bills making me want to watch the NFL again
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
god damn bills making me want to watch the NFL again
Other thing that pisses me off: the dismissal of people who are frustrated with new Trek as “boomer dudes”
I get it’s super hot right now to trash people who dislike new Trek but my god i hate that we live in an era where instead of making this show its own (and maybe good!) thing it gets shoved into a different franchise
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Other thing that pisses me off: the dismissal of people who are frustrated with new Trek as “boomer dudes”
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cant wait until Star Trek starts being cringe (good) instead of cringe (bad) again
I am gonna stop now, except to say that Star Trek is going to be embarrassing cringe non-Star Trek bullshit until Alex Kurtzman dies. I hate that fucking guy so much.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
cant wait until Star Trek starts being cringe (good) instead of cringe (bad) again
I get it’s super hot right now to trash people who dislike new Trek but my god i hate that we live in an era where instead of making this show its own (and maybe good!) thing it gets shoved into a different franchise
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I get it’s super hot right now to trash people who dislike new Trek but my god i hate that we live in an era where instead of making this show its own (and maybe good!) thing it gets shoved into a different franchise
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USRowing says what other NGBs are afraid to which is, exclude trans women from the womens category or risk decertification
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
USRowing says what other NGBs are afraid to which is, exclude trans women from the womens category or risk decertification
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New: chatted with an attorney from @aclutx.bsky.social about SB 8, the Texas bathroom bill, and what it means for Texans, trans and cis alike. The law goes into effect tomorrow, Dec. 4. Here's what it does (and does not) do - www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Know your rights under Texas' new 'bathroom bill'
Senate Bill 8, dubbed the "bathroom bill," goes into force on Dec. 4. The new law could impact transgender and cisgender Texans alike.
www.chron.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New: chatted with an attorney from @aclutx.bsky.social about SB 8, the Texas bathroom bill, and what it means for Texans, trans and cis alike. The law goes into effect tomorrow, Dec. 4. Here's what it does (and does not) do - www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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“The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man,” Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful, heartwarming 12-minute speech.
You'll want to watch this.
www.advocate.com/news/phillip...
You'll want to watch this.
www.advocate.com/news/phillip...
Upstate New York Methodist minister comes out as transgender to congregation during Sunday service
"I’m affirming and saying to all of you that I am transgender, and so the best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told ...
www.advocate.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man,” Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful, heartwarming 12-minute speech.
You'll want to watch this.
www.advocate.com/news/phillip...
You'll want to watch this.
www.advocate.com/news/phillip...
this quote is insane and all but I cannot stop focusing on the photo background. is he doing his podcast from the bridge of the fucking Enterprise?
December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
this quote is insane and all but I cannot stop focusing on the photo background. is he doing his podcast from the bridge of the fucking Enterprise?
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We must honor those we have lost to the HIV epidemic with action by fighting to preserve HIV funding and resources.
HRC’s Tori Cooper is sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV funding threaten our progress and put lives at risk. https://bit.ly/4pbcDaJ
HRC’s Tori Cooper is sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV funding threaten our progress and put lives at risk. https://bit.ly/4pbcDaJ
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We must honor those we have lost to the HIV epidemic with action by fighting to preserve HIV funding and resources.
HRC’s Tori Cooper is sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV funding threaten our progress and put lives at risk. https://bit.ly/4pbcDaJ
HRC’s Tori Cooper is sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV funding threaten our progress and put lives at risk. https://bit.ly/4pbcDaJ
cannot believe I am bereft of a blue check mark on a SECOND social media hellsite now
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
cannot believe I am bereft of a blue check mark on a SECOND social media hellsite now
Excited, thrilled even, that Dr. D is staying in the fight like this.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who told me that the CDC can’t be trusted, said “Being a proud trans man or woman, being a powerful gay, lesbian, or bisexual person, being comfortable in your own skin, this is the kryptonite to those who are trying to silence our voices.”
www.advocate.com/news/demetre...
www.advocate.com/news/demetre...
Out former CDC vaccines head Demetre Daskalakis named chief medical officer at NYC LGBTQ+ health center
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who walked out of the CDC over Trump's health policies, will begin his new role at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February.
www.advocate.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Excited, thrilled even, that Dr. D is staying in the fight like this.
I don't have a precise explanation for why, but this hit me like a bat to the stomach. They're so polite when abandoning a vulnerable group of kids. Yes, I get that they are probably between a rock and a hard place and wouldn't do this otherwise - but that isn't comfort to those now banned
NEW: Transgender girls will no longer be able to join Girlguiding from today, the organisation has said
Trans girls to be stopped from joining Girlguiding after Supreme Court ruling
www.thenational.scot
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I don't have a precise explanation for why, but this hit me like a bat to the stomach. They're so polite when abandoning a vulnerable group of kids. Yes, I get that they are probably between a rock and a hard place and wouldn't do this otherwise - but that isn't comfort to those now banned
watching half & catch fire and they go to braum’s
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
watching half & catch fire and they go to braum’s
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Any given trans person (particularly one in any role of power or prestige) is at risk of being forcibly cast as the villain in an algorithmic right-wing fairy tale by some grifter who's greatest dream in life is to be a pitchman for crypto schemes and off-brand fertility supplements
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Any given trans person (particularly one in any role of power or prestige) is at risk of being forcibly cast as the villain in an algorithmic right-wing fairy tale by some grifter who's greatest dream in life is to be a pitchman for crypto schemes and off-brand fertility supplements
Every patient deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Being trans does not make someone's body subject to insult or derision. But, too often, our experiences in the ER or doctor's office look like Jennifer Capasso's.
The Transgender Cancer Patient and What She Heard on Tape
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Every patient deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Being trans does not make someone's body subject to insult or derision. But, too often, our experiences in the ER or doctor's office look like Jennifer Capasso's.
Pizza Hut just sent me an email advertising their Cyber Monday deals
perhaps this has gone just a little too far
perhaps this has gone just a little too far
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pizza Hut just sent me an email advertising their Cyber Monday deals
perhaps this has gone just a little too far
perhaps this has gone just a little too far
happy six year anniversary to the most relatable Biden moment ever
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
happy six year anniversary to the most relatable Biden moment ever
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
Side table for the office is coming along nicely. One more top to glue up and then it’s on to finishing
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Side table for the office is coming along nicely. One more top to glue up and then it’s on to finishing
NBC cutting away from the Alcorn State Marching Band to a fucking Starbucks/Law & Order SVU commercial is just WRONG
let me enjoy a good marching band
let me enjoy a good marching band
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NBC cutting away from the Alcorn State Marching Band to a fucking Starbucks/Law & Order SVU commercial is just WRONG
let me enjoy a good marching band
let me enjoy a good marching band
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Mr. Fantasy is not real but he can hurt you
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Mr. Fantasy is not real but he can hurt you
What the hell is a Mr Fantasy #macysdayparadeissurreal
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What the hell is a Mr Fantasy #macysdayparadeissurreal
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today