If you ever wondered why Transgender people are concened for their safety then just read the article below and articles in the comments.

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#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #TransLivesMatter
#TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness #LGBTQ
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Ignorance
https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-investigation-5-years-of-transgender-homicides-2022-12

Source: @TheAdvocate4q66

From the article: "The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate all federal funding for domestic HIV prevention programs, a move that health experts say will undo decades of progress in combating the epidemic. The decision, which could be announced within the next 48 hours, would shut down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV prevention division and halt all federally funded prevention efforts, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter."

#HIV #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/news/hhs-rollback-hiv-prevention-programs

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From the article: “The cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed—some risking their lives—to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them.”

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #LGBTQ
#USMilitary #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/soaked-in-animus-federal-judges-strikes

Source: @apnewsbot

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus
#TransgenderDiscrimination #USMIlitary #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://apnews.com/article/trump-transgender-troops-military-7e1a52f94ee60dcd58d4c2086e14acc3

Source: @technologyreview

From the article: Around 1,400 infants are being infected by HIV every day as a result of the new US administration’s cuts to funding to AIDS organizations, new modeling suggests.

In an executive order issued January 20, President Donald Trump paused new foreign aid funding to global health programs, and four days later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a stop-work order on existing foreign aid assistance. Surveys suggest that these changes forced more than a third of global organizations that provide essential HIV services to close within days of the announcements.

Hundreds of thousands of people are losing access to HIV treatments as a result. Women and girls are missing out on cervical cancer screening and services for gender-based violence, too. A waiver Rubio later issued in an attempt to restore lifesaving services has had very little impact.

“We are in a crisis,” said Jennifer Sherwood, director of research, public policy, at amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, at a data-sharing event on March 17 at Columbia University in New York. “Even funds that had already been appropriated, that were in the field, in people’s bank accounts, [were] frozen.”

#HIV #AIDS #amFAR #Healthcare #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/18/1113288/hiv-could-infect-1400-infants-every-day-due-to-disruptions-in-aid-from-the-us/

Don't mess with my Chunky Monkey!

Source: @AssociatedPress

From the article: "Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism.

"In a federal court filing late Tuesday, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever informed its board on March 3 that it was removing and replacing Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever. Ben & Jerry’s said that violated its merger agreement with Unilever, which states that any decisions regarding a CEO’s removal must come after a consultation with an advisory committee from Ben & Jerry’s board."

#DEI #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed #IceCream

https://apnews.com/article/unilever-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-ceo-activism-f0dfc60035b7a3e57e11421f5494c0c7

Source: @AssociatedPress

From the article: "COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders.

"The lawsuit brought by Parents Defending Education, a national membership organization, against the Olentangy Local School District in 2023 has captured broad national attention from groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the conservative Manhattan Institute. Ohio’s solicitor general has asked to participate in oral arguments on behalf of 22 U.S. states that have interests in the case."

#Pronouns #Transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus
#Discrimination #USPolitics #Ohio
#ThePoliticsOfHate

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-school-gender-pronoun-policy-lawsuit-746117598bebbb6cffee77ee33b65c44

Source: @AssociatedPress

From the article: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday.

"The Ivy League school has been facing an Education Department investigation focusing on in its swimming program. That inquiry was announced last month immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights #LGBTQ #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://apnews.com/article/penn-transgender-swimmer-trump-federal-funding-2416de5d0abee40163a25294e8a72442

Breaking news regarding changes to the #ADA

Source: "US Department of Justice
From the press release: "The Justice Department today announced that it is taking action in response to President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum “Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis.” First, the Department is withdrawing 11 pieces of guidance to streamline Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance resources for American businesses. Next, the Department is raising awareness about tax incentives for businesses related to their compliance with the ADA.

"The Jan. 20 Presidential Memorandum described the regulatory demands put in place by the prior administration and called on the heads of all executive departments and agencies to take appropriate actions to lower the cost of living throughout the country. Today’s withdrawal of 11 pieces of unnecessary and outdated guidance will aid businesses in complying with the ADA by eliminating unnecessary review and focusing only on current ADA guidance. Avoiding confusion and reducing the time spent understanding compliance may allow businesses to deliver price relief to consumers."

#Diabled #Disability #Employment
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-cost-living-crisis-including-rescinding-11

Source: @technologyreview

From the article: "In an executive order issued January 20, President Donald Trump paused new foreign aid funding to global health programs, and four days later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a stop-work order on existing foreign aid assistance. Surveys suggest that these changes forced more than a third of global organizations that provide essential HIV services to close within days of the announcements.

"Hundreds of thousands of people are losing access to HIV treatments as a result. Women and girls are missing out on cervical cancer screening and services for gender-based violence, too. A waiver Rubio later issued in an attempt to restore lifesaving services has had very little impact.

“We are in a crisis,” said Jennifer Sherwood, director of research, public policy, at amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, at a data-sharing event on March 17 at Columbia University in New York. “Even funds that had already been appropriated, that were in the field, in people’s bank accounts, [were] frozen.”

#HIV #Virus #Healthcare
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate
#Discrimination #Racism #Ignorance #Incompetence

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/18/1113288/hiv-could-infect-1400-infants-every-day-due-to-disruptions-in-aid-from-the-us/

Apologies to the people of #Nunavut. I hope you appreciate the humor especially when you consider who it is directed at.

I #Canada

#UnitedStates #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed
#Ignorance #Incompetence

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From the article: “The company you keep says a lot about you.

"New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stepped down from office in October 2021 amidst rampant allegations of sexual misconduct and the apparent mishandling of nursing home deaths during the COVID shutdowns. Now, he’s making a comeback — with a senior campaign official who worked for a prolific anti-trans, anti-abortion organization, the founder of which brags about purportedly detransitioning his child."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #NYC #NewYork #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination #Ignorance

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/official-for-cuomos-new-york-mayoral

Source: @newsweek

From the article: "On January 27, 2025, with the stroke of a pen, thousands of military careers were slated for termination. That was the day President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. This order was not only severe in its scope but alarmingly rushed in its execution and callous in its treatment of service members who have devoted their lives to protecting our nation.

"Despite rhetoric suggesting this policy allows for nuance, the reality is absolute. The Department of Defense has abandoned any pretense of "grandfathering" transgender service members, many of whom have been serving honorably since first permitted to openly serve in 2017. These individuals—who meet all military requirements, are deployed worldwide, and serve with distinction—are now labeled unfit based on a characteristic that has nothing to do with their abilities or performance.

"This abrupt reversal represents an extraordinary betrayal of trust. Service members who came forward, often at great personal risk, under previous assurances from military leadership that they could serve as transgender troops, now face involuntary separation. As the United States Secretary of the Navy, and during my own military service, I committed to an institution that prided itself on never leaving anyone behind. Yet thousands of transgender service members are now being abandoned without regard for their years of effective and dedicated service."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #GenderAffirmingCare
#TransgenderAwareness #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination #Ignorance
#USMilitary #USNavy

https://www.newsweek.com/ex-navy-secretary-trumps-trans-military-purge-rushed-brutal-opinion-2043591

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From the article: "On March 4, Arkansas lawmakers introduced HB1668, the Vulnerable Youth Protection Act, a sweeping bill that would criminalize support for the social transition of transgender youth. The bill allows parents to sue anyone who affirms a child’s gender identity, defining social transition broadly as “any act by which a minor adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the minor’s biological sex… including without limitation changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name.” It also serves as a total ban on youth gender-affirming care, prohibiting both surgeries and hormone therapy for transgender minors. But the bill goes even further: it asserts extraterritorial jurisdiction, meaning lawsuits could be brought against people outside of Arkansas if they are deemed to have helped a transgender child transition. The penalties are staggering—minimum damages of $10,000 per defendant, with punitive damages reaching up to $10 million for those involved in medical care."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #GenderAffirmingCare
#TransgenderAwareness #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Arkansas #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/arkansas-bill-would-make-contributing

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From the article: "At least one foreign LGBTQ rights group has already pulled out of WorldPride to “safeguard our trans and nonbinary staff” from persecution by the U.S. government."

#Germany #InterPride #UnitedStates
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed
#Discrimination #Ignorance #Incompetence
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/germany-interpride-issue-lgbtq-travel

Source: @Vox

From the article: "Some PEPFAR programs were then sent termination notices. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, which treats HIV+ pregnant women to prevent their babies from contracting HIV in the US and overseas, got a cancellation notice for programs serving more than 350,000 people."

#PEPFAR #HIV
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed
#Discrimination #Racism #Ignorance #Incompetence

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/402944/pepfar-hiv-donald-trump-elon-musk-global-health

Source: @www.cidrap.umn.edu

From the article: "The Trump administration is withdrawing the nomination of physician and former Florida congressman David Weldon, MD, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to media reports.

"Weldon, who served in Congress from 1995 to 2009, was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing today before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). Weldon was likely to face many questions from committee members about his views on vaccines, given his history of questioning the safety of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and his past criticism of the CDC over vaccine safety research. In 2007, Weldon coauthored a bill that would have removed vaccine safety research from the CDC.

"Weldon, like Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has long promoted the theory that the MMR vaccine is linked to an increase in autism diagnoses, despite multiple studies that have found no such association. As Stat reports, Weldon appeared in a 2016 documentary that suggested the federal health agencies had conspired to cover up the link between the MMR vaccine and autism. "
#CDC #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed #Discrimination
#Ignorance #Incompetence

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/trump-withdraws-nominee-cdc-director

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From the article: "Ten Senate Democrats handed Republicans a critical victory yesterday, voting in favor of cloture on a budget that will allow the Trump Administration to continue wielding budget cuts as a political weapon—targeting the administration’s opponents, including trans and queer people. The budget slashes Medicaid, dealing a direct blow to vulnerable constituents, while further entrenching the administration’s consolidation of power. The backlash from within the party was swift, with figures ranging from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Nancy Pelosi condemning those who crossed the aisle. Yet some have rushed to defend the vote, insisting that Democrats had no real choice—that avoiding a government shutdown was the priority, and that Republicans are the true villains here. But this defense falls apart under scrutiny. Would these same voices excuse a vote that greenlit anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans amendments, restrictions on mifepristone, or even a total abortion ban? Where, exactly, is the line?"

#Democrats #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed #Ignorance #Incompetence

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/where-is-the-line-democratic-budget

Source: @STAT

Fromt he article: "Two physicians are suing the Trump administration over the removal of two research papers from a government website, because they included the terms “LGBTQ” and “trans(gender).”

"The suit is being filed by two physicians at Harvard Medical School, Gordon Schiff and Celeste Royce, over the removal of two articles from the Patient Safety Network (PSNet), which is run by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The researchers, who are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union Massachusetts and the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School, are arguing that AHRQ’s action amounts to a violation of the freedom of speech. "

#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination #Ignorance
#AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/trump-dei-first-amendment-test-case-harvard-medical-physicians-aclu-challenge-hhs/

Source: @TheAdvocate4q66

From the article: "Transgender people who have served the United States in uniform in the military will no longer be treated with dignity at Veterans Affairs facilities. The Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday afternoon rescinded Directive 1341, a policy that for years ensured transgender, nonbinary, and intersex veterans received respectful, clinically appropriate health care, The Advocate has learned."

"The directive provided clear protections for these veterans against discrimination within the VA system and established standards for their care, including access to hormone therapy, mental health support, and the ability to use VA facilities in accordance with their gender identity.

"Directive 1341, officially titled Providing Health Care for Transgender and Intersex Veterans, was first issued in 2018 to affirm the VA's commitment to equitable health care for transgender and intersex veterans. It specified that transgender veterans be housed according to their gender identity in VA residential treatment programs and allowed them to use bathrooms and other facilities that align with their gender identity. The directive has undergone multiple updates, with amendments in 2020, 2023, and 2024 to strengthen LGBTQ+ health care protections further."

#Veterans #VA #DepartmentOfVeteransAffairs
#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #Discrimination #Ignorance

https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-veterans-policy-rescinded