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@swiftiesociologist

Sociologist. Taylor Swift evangelist. Writing a book about swifties. http://www.swiftiesociologist.com

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Sid Luft was a bum.

(currently listening to Liza's autobiography)

12.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy 80th Birthday, Liza Minnelli!

Here are some rare pics from the set of "Lucky Lady" (1975)

#judygarland #thejudyroom #lizaminnelli

12.03.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservative groups escalate Title IX complaint against Kansas school district over trans policies β€’ Kansas Reflector Conservative nonprofits added pressure to an investigation into the Shawnee Mission school district by sending a supplemental complaint.

Conservative groups escalate Title IX complaint against Kansas school district over trans policies

kansasreflector.com/...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

12.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.

1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.

An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.

It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.

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11.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 3020 πŸ” 1553 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 465

he really wants an excuse to use nukes

10.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

snarky comments aside, this is fucking terrifying

10.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Comparing the current war to the Vietnam war... Brilliant political messaging, sir! Keep talking!

10.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Preach!!!

10.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is just commie propaganda from the far left Wall Street Journal

09.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

up the inflation reduction act!

07.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The juxtaposition of the nuclear threat with the childish writing is so jarring.

07.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A major victory! ✊

"This is a member-driven landmark achievement that will have an enormous impact in Kansas. This would not be possible without the courage of our members, who dug in and fought so hard because they knew that a fair contract was possible.”

β€”Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

06.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations!!! That's awesome!!!

06.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, isn't that the guy who bought the duct taped banana for millions?

05.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Text discussing the "no debate" posture of some activists, calling it "self-defeating" because it allows opponents to fill the silence with their own framing.

Text discussing the "no debate" posture of some activists, calling it "self-defeating" because it allows opponents to fill the silence with their own framing.

Twitter has completely lobotomized the entirety of the centrist pundit class. We've been having "debate" for decades.

What's changed is how a money backed hate movement weaponized the debate much as anti-vaxx and climate denial groups do with media all too happy to both sides it.

05.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 461 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Wait, so he's cool with parent-approved gender affirming care for minors? Great! Let's get that into federal law.

05.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Liza's autobiography promises to be one of the few joyful things in these grim times.

05.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jesse Singal proving that anti-trans extremism is just like creationism. This is the sort of thing creationists do all the time. They accuse the experts of being biased because they have β€œa professional stake”

04.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 633 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 1
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Nancy 3/4/26 πŸ’…

04.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 14460 πŸ” 3478 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 141
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Happening now in Chicago's federal plaza:

A rally is underway in solidarity with trans people in Kansas whose drivers' licenses were suddenly invalidated last week, due to the enactment of a new state law that requires a person's gender on their license to match their assigned sex at birth.

04.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 1352 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5
A screenshot of an article header from The Atlantic's "Ideas" section. The title reads "IN DEFENSE OF EFFEMINATE GAY BOYS" in large, serif capital letters. Below it, a subheader in a smaller font says, "If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded." The byline at the bottom identifies the author as Ben Appel.

A screenshot of an article header from The Atlantic's "Ideas" section. The title reads "IN DEFENSE OF EFFEMINATE GAY BOYS" in large, serif capital letters. Below it, a subheader in a smaller font says, "If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded." The byline at the bottom identifies the author as Ben Appel.

Babe, wake up. The Atlantic is doing the "they're transing the gays" conspiracy theory.

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 3179 πŸ” 481 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 217
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She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. β€” Assigned A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

"The fact that Ellis was flagged for her name change alone suggests the state of Kansas is intensely monitoring transgender citizens."
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

03.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers.

03.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 7007 πŸ” 3173 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 48
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Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

02.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 2448 πŸ” 1114 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 181

Trans men file lawsuit over Kansas law that restricts bathroom use and invalidates driver’s licenses lawrencekstimes.com/2026/02/27/k...

28.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.

New β€” I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

28.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 5224 πŸ” 2189 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 108
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SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated The policy is the latest in a trend of organizations capitulating to Trump over transgender people.

1. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that under a new deal with Scouting America, formerly Boy Scouts of America, trans scouts will be forcibly outed and segregated from peers of their gender.

The policy is the latest cruel capitulation.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/secdef-heg...

27.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1684 πŸ” 656 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 282
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

This thread is now dedicated to organizing aid for trans refugees

If you need help or have help to offer, please @ me

Instructions and updates to follow in below 🧡

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

26.02.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 1425 πŸ” 1415 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 61
A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles:
​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license.
​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber.
​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers.
​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: ​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. ​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. ​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. ​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.

This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.

This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

26.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 2878 πŸ” 1271 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 42
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Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

β€œβ€˜The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

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