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STSteven's avatar

Excellent conversation. Thanks very much, Chris. Most enlightening, especially right now.

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Thea O’Neill's avatar

My deepest gratitude to these two wonderful humans.

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Judith Hofeditz's avatar

Thanks for sharing this…I agree 100% with the observation that the trans community is just the start…Heartbreaking for me personally as I have trans family members, but also scary since they want to take away my rights as a woman. Project 2025 would like to erase all Civil Rights law, and I don’t think Americans in general “get it.”

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Eileen G's avatar

Thank you. We need to talk to friends and family about these horrible attacks on the transgender community. I shared this post on Facebook. I hate having to use that platform still but I want to get the word out to those that may not be paying attention.

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MissNumbersNinja's avatar

Absolutely! I read this article recently about how to create a personal resistance network -

https://sonjamblack.substack.com/p/how-to-resist-without-going-crazy?r=4v41mj

12 of my friends and family agree to join it and I let them know about key calls-to-action. If we all do this it would be a huge force multiplier and we can win this!

This is the most recent message I asked them to email to their senators/reps.

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Dear <SENATOR | REP NAME>,

The Trump Administration's executive orders attacking the transgender community are appalling and blatant executive overreach.

Schools, hospitals, and parents of transgender kids are being threatened with loss of federal funding and malicious prosecution. Many school districts have announced they will not comply with Trump's illegal EOs, but multiple large hospitals in Blue States have ended gender affirming care for 18 year old adults and younger. They are complying in advance before courts even weigh in. That's dictatorship.

Please speak out and shine a spotlight on this issue so hospitals know they cannot betray their patients quietly, and other hospitals are more likely to hold the line until courts can intervene.

If we do not stop him here, next he'll surely unilaterally declare abortion illegal nationwide and attack lesbgian, gay and bisexual people.

Sincerely,

<YOUR NAME>

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Sheila Fram's avatar

Is there any way one or both these lawyers can defend transgender youth against all restrictions or bans on receiving all medicines? Including against “specialty pharmacies” who have already tried to sabotage and block youth from receiving their medicines?

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MissNumbersNinja's avatar

Sheila,

It sounded to me like they have something in the words regarding the Executive Order targeting transgender youth, but they also said, please let them what's going on on the ground and how you're impacted. And, they didn't mention anything about "speciality pharmacies" discriminating so they might not be aware of that at all.

The ACLU has a form for making these reports. I'd encourage you to make one.

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6XZWc5QkD0q_MUveoekZhv_CsRi0fcdDo9jGNCZg1-dUOE5MMERPWVZYU1lHVEpXNlM1Q1JDV1VORSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

For security, this official ACLU article below contains the form URL I mentioned above

https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/trumps-executive-orders-promoting-sex-discrimination-explained

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Judith Hofeditz's avatar

I am staying on FB despite my feelings about the Zuck, because it’s important to keep sharing what’s really happening as broadly as we can. Leaving platforms ultimately allows the folks remaining to reinforce the lies, as their pronouncements get picked up by MSM.

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Doug Tarnopol's avatar

Excellent.

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MissNumbersNinja's avatar

Chris - did either of them share with you their perspective on why "under 19" instead of "under 18" was used in the Eos?

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MissNumbersNinja's avatar

Thanks Chris, this was an excellent piece of content, much need information. I'm proud to support your work.

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KrPowwww's avatar

So much gratitude for these heroes 💖

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Barbara Doucet's avatar

Been following Chase for a while now. 👏👏👏💯⭐️

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