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M. Lopes da Silva
@mlopesdasilva.bsky.social
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Nonbinary trans masc + bisexual author. Artist. Poet. Critic. I write California horror and everything else. Polyam Fool/Magician (They/He)
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Supporting indie artists isn’t gross though - and they made some cute stationery, too :)
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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While this EO is much more subtle in the language they use, their intentions have been laid out in court cases across the country. Earlier this year, a district court judge in Texas blocked the Biden HHS protections in court, allowing prospective foster/adoption by vocally unaffirming parents.
jessdkant.bsky.social Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · Mar 22
Nauseating ruling that previous HHS requirements prohibiting trans children from being placed with deliberately unaffirming foster families violates Texas law. In part, they argue it would interfere with the ability of DFPS to investigate affirming families.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION STATE OF TEXAS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al., Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § § § § Case No. 6:24-cv-348-JDK MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed a nationwide rule requiring experimental and controversial treatment on our nation’s most vulnerable: children in foster care. The problem for HHS here is that the agency lacks any statutory authority to do so. Finally, the Rule likely conflicts with Texas law. For example, Texas prohibits providing to minors several medical procedures for "the purpose of transitioning a child's biological sex" or "affirming the child's perception of the child's sex" if "inconsistent with the child's biological sex. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE $ 161.702; Docket No. 19-1 41 16-17 (noting that such procedures may constitute child abuse under Texas law). These prohibitions are inconsistent with the Final Rule, which requires that "LGBTQI+ children receive an environment that will "support the child's LGBTQI+ status or identity and "facilitate" the child's access to "age- or developmentally appropriate services that are supportive of their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. 45 C.F.R. $ 1355.22()(1)@)-(ii), (e). Nor could DFPS investigate potential child abuse or prohibited medical procedures without violating the Final Rule's retaliation provisions, which bar any attempt at "conversion therapy, the restriction of a "LGBTQI+ child's" access to "age- or developmentally appropriate materials, the disclosure of a child's perceived "LGBTQI+ status or identity" in a way that causes harm or risk to the child, using information about the child's claimed "LGBTQI+ status or identity" to initiate or sustain a child protection investigation, or taking action against caregivers who support a child's purported "LGBTQI+ status or identity. Id. $ 1355.22(d)(2)(i)-(vi). This conflict between Texas law and the Final Rule constitutes irreparable harm. See Texas v. Becerra, 2024 WL 3297147, at *10 (holding that irreparable injury occurs where a federal agency interferes with the enforcement of state law) (collecting cases); Wyeth v. Levine, 555 U.S. 555, 576 (2009) (recognizing that "an agency regulation with the force of law can pre-empt conflicting state requirements") Signature page the reasons stated above, Texas's motion (Docket No. 19) is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Final Rule entitled "Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children" 89 Fed. Reg. 34,818 (Apr. 30, 2024), and its corresponding regulation codified at 45 C.F.R. $ 1355.22, are STAYED pending conclusion of this proceeding. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 12th day of March, 2025. D kee JEREMY D. KERNODLE
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Short story: “The Hazards of Werewolf Taming” God’s Cruel Joke 5

And just released TODAY(also not pictured):
Flash fiction: “Fleshprinted Frankenstein” The Bleeding Margin Issue 1

As always, I appreciate your support of a trans poet horror writer dude just doing his weird things 💜
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM