This pint-sized purple dragon, dressed for graffiti glory, is happily spray-painting a trans flag on a wall. Just try to stop them! With a flick of their tail and a splash of color, they’re proving that not even a dragon-sized dose of negativity can dim their sparkle. After all, in the world of transformation, this little dragon knows how to slay, one colorful spray at a time!

#AnthroCharacter #FurryArt #Anthropomorphic #AnthroIllustration #FursonaArt #FurryFandom #Furry #Anthro #FantasyArt #AnthropomorphicArt #CharacterDesign #Transgender #TransgenderAwareness

Happy Transgender Awareness Month!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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#TransAwareness #TransgenderAwareness #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Voting is power and visibility. Even as transgender people face threats and violence on the streets and in the halls of government, they’re still speaking up, voting, and leading. This #TransgenderAwarenessMonth, we want to amplify that San Francisco is an awesome city because of its transgender community 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

#TransgenderAwareness #TransgenderDistrict #TransRightsAreHumanRights

AI, education, writing, and OER are my usual topics, but I want to share my husband's first publication: "Reflections of a Transgender Doctor on the Executive Order" (his title) or "Trump signed away my identity, but forgot biology doesn't follow orders" (The Advocate editor's title).
https://www.advocate.com/voices/gender-diversity-in-nature

#transgenderrightsarehumanrights #transrights #transgenderrights #transgenderawareness

Happy #TransDayOfVisibility to every trans person out there! :blobhaj_heart_trans:

Even if you can't be visible for whatever reason, just remember that we still know you're there and that those of us who can be visible are being more visible for you

Sadly I'm still ill so my visibility will be purely online today, but I'm still out there!

#TDOV #TDOV2025 #TransgenderAwareness

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From the article: "The document, filed in the Trump military ban court cases, raises more questions than it answers."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #TransgenderAwareness #LGBTQ
#USMilitary #USPolitics

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/military-will-now-ask-soldiers-if

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From the article: "It appears to be one of the largest schisms on LGBTQ policy that the Michigan Democrats have seen in recent years."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #TransgenderAwareness #LGBTQ
#Michigan

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/eight-michigan-democrats-defect-to

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From the article: "Texas lawmakers want educators who allegedly used a child’s name and pronouns to be investigated by law enforcement."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #TransgenderAwareness #LGBTQ
#Texas

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/abbot-directs-texas-to-consider-investigating

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From the article: "The ruling, the first of its kind, asserts that the rights of cisgender people to not have a transgender person in the same bathroom are more important than the equal protection of trans students."

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #TransgenderAwareness #LGBTQ #USPolitics

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/9th-circuit-upholds-bathroom-ban

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

Feel free to share this post so as to help inform others.

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

#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights #GenderAffirmingCare
#TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness #TransPride #Pride #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

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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

#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#Transrights #Transgender #AcceptanceMatters
#TransgenderDiscrimination #GenderAffirmingCare
#TransgenderAwareness
#TransLivesMatter #TransPride #Pride #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary #Allies

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

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From the article: "The Texas Attorney General says that all drivers licenses and birth certificates must be reverted for trans people"

#GenderMarkers #DriversLicenses #BirthCertificates
#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination #TransgenderAwareness
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate
#Discrimination #Ignorance #Texas

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-ag-paxton-declares-court-orders

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From the article: “Children do not give up their constitutional rights by enrolling in public school.”

#Education #ChildrensRights
#Transgender #AcceptanceMatters #Transrights
#TransgenderDiscrimination
#TransgenderAwareness #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus
#Florida #USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/11th-circuit-court-finds-florida

Source: @AssociatedPress

From the article: "A House subcommittee hearing abruptly ended on Tuesday when Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self introduced the first openly transgender lawmaker in Congress as “Mr. McBride.” Rep. Sarah McBride responded by referring to Self as “Madam Chair.” The hearing was adjourned after Democrat William Keating asked self if he had “no decency.”"

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

https://apnews.com/video/house-hearing-abruptly-ends-after-dispute-involving-republican-transgender-lawmaker-3c5b8d8699f143e18a5d7f668e250764