“Crisis hotlines like 988, Trevor Lifeline and Trans Lifeline are oftentimes the only thing standing between a young person and suicide. Stripping away funding from these services isn’t just cruel and ignorantly dangerous. It’s fatal.” #LGBTQ+ #ProtectTransKids https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/04/30/trump-shut-down-suicide-hotline-lgbtq-kids/83334766007/
“According to The Trevor Project’s 2024 survey, close to 40% of #LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year. Among transgender and nonbinary youth, that percentage increases to 46%” #ProtectTransKids
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/04/30/trump-shut-down-suicide-hotline-lgbtq-kids/83334766007/
@Fahrenheit i just found this extremely strong sessies of #snl on this very topic. #protecttranskids https://youtu.be/flSS1tjoxf0?feature=shared
“In 2020, there were just over 100 bills aimed at #LGBTQ+ people. In 2025, that number has ballooned to more than 850, the vast majority singling out transgender Americans” #ProtectTransKids
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-850-anti-lgbtq-bills-filed-in
States defying #Trump anti-#DEI deadline risk losing education federal funding
The #NAACP and the Legal Defense Fund have filed "a federal lawsuit blasting the Trump administration for a 'legally flawed' interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
Story by Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, April 22, 2025
Excerpt: "In total, at least 16 states and Puerto Rico intend to sign the certification, according to Education Weekly, while 16 states have declined to sign.
"Many of the states that have flat out refused to sign the order by citing their commitment to DEI policies are led by Democratic governors.
"Among those states are New York, the first state to publicly thumb its nose at the certification request, Colorado, Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Utah, with the latter two states having Republican governors.
[...]
"In Fiscal Year 2022, federal funding accounted for 14% of K-12 education funding. State and local funding provided 87% of K-12 funding.
"In fiscal 2024, the Department of Education spent $18.8 billion for schools with large numbers of #poor, neglected, delinquent, and other '#EducationallyDisadvantaged' students, as well as $55 billion in COVID-19 grants to #PreK programs, elementary, and secondary schools, according to Pew Research Center.
"Should the Department of Education strip states of federal funding, it could force cuts during the 2025-2026 school year."
Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/states-defying-trump-anti-dei-deadline-risk-losing-education-federal-funding/ar-AA1Dn3PH
Es ist Zeit, als Ally wirklich aktiv zu werden! 
Du fragst dich, wie du als cis Person trans Menschen wirklich unterstützen kannst? Ganz einfach: Es gibt viele Wege, wie du dich stark machst und für trans Personen sichtbar wirst!
Eine der einfachsten, aber effektivsten Möglichkeiten ist es, Trans-Abzeichen, Buttons, Pins oder Schals zu tragen – und zwar deutlich. Zeige deine Unterstützung für die #trans #Community und mach es sichtbar! Je mehr #cis Menschen das tun, desto sicherer wird es für uns trans Personen in der Öffentlichkeit. Ich möchte überall hellblaue und rosane Farben sehen! Es bedeutet, dass das Tragen eines solchen Symbols nicht gleich jemandem als trans entlarvt, sondern einfach als Unterstützung verstanden wird.
Und falls du jetzt denkst: „Aber was, wenn die Leute denken, ich bin trans?“ – warum sollte das ein Problem für dich sein? Hast du Angst, falsch verstanden zu werden? Willkommen in unserer Welt. Diese Angst erleben wir jeden Tag – und sie gehört zu den vielen Hürden, mit denen #transPersonen konfrontiert sind. Aber genau darum geht es: Wenn wir uns gegenseitig unterstützen, machen wir es für alle leichter, sich selbst zu sein.
Aber es geht noch weiter! Hier sind noch weitere Wege, wie du als #cisPerson für #transMensch|en da sein kannst:
Bildung und Aufklärung – Informiere dich über die Erfahrungen von trans Personen, ihre Geschichte und die Herausforderungen, denen sie sich stellen. Je mehr du weißt, desto mehr kannst du Verständnis und Empathie zeigen.
Höre zu und sei da – Manchmal geht es nicht nur darum, etwas zu tun, sondern einfach zuzuhören. Sei ein offenes Ohr für die Geschichten und Bedürfnisse von trans Personen.
Setze dich für trans Rechte ein – Unterstütze Organisationen, die sich für die #Rechte von trans Menschen stark machen, und setze dich aktiv für gesetzliche Veränderungen ein.
Verwende die richtigen #Pronomen – Es ist so einfach, und doch ein so großer Schritt, um trans Personen zu respektieren. Achte darauf, die Pronomen von trans Menschen zu verwenden und auch im Gespräch darauf hinzuweisen, wie wichtig es ist, dies zu tun.
Stelle dich gegen Transfeindlichkeit – Wenn du Zeug*in von transfeindlichem Verhalten oder Sprache wirst, stelle dich klar dagegen. Es ist wichtig, dass wir als Gesellschaft zusammenstehen und jegliche Form von Diskriminierung ablehnen.
Das ist eure Zeit, cis Menschen! Ihr habt die Chance, zu echten Verbündeten zu werden und uns Trans Personen aktiv zu unterstützen. Lasst uns gemeinsam für eine Welt kämpfen, in der wir uns alle sicher und akzeptiert fühlen können.
Zeigt eure Unterstützung! Tragt eure Abzeichen, sprecht offen über trans Rechte und setzt euch für echte Veränderung ein. Denn eure Hilfe kann Leben retten. 
Please help trans kids in New Hampshire.
There is no logical reason why puberty blockers would be safe for someone with precocious puberty, but dangerous and illegal for a trans youth.
There’s no logical reason why breast implants are just fine for a 16-year-old cis youth, but dangerous and illegal for a young trans person.
If we’re going to pretend that these medical interventions are dangerous and unnecessary why are we allowing some children to get them? When this was heard in the house committee people brought this up and it was never addressed. No one answered these questions.
Maybe when it’s heard in the Senate they will, except they can’t because it’s bullshit.
You can go online and oppose these at any point up until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, I’ve been told it’s more effective to get it in there before the hearing, but if you do that you can’t address some of the nonsense they say in the hearing. So sometimes I like to wait.
Please help. THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE SENATE SITE ARE NOT AS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS THE HOUSE, BUT BE CAREFUL. There is a way for the public to see them, I don’t know how to do it and I think it involves specifically asking for it. But the weirdos might do that so be careful.
Edited to add the link to the YouTube channel, in case anyone wants to watch their nonsense so they can come up with specific rebuttals:
![Continuation of that message:
Here are instructions to make your voice heard and to take action to defend trans youth in New Hampshire. FYI: both of these bills will be heard by the same committee on the same day - so make sure to repeat these steps for both bills!
1. Click here!
2. Select "April 23rd"
3. Select "Senate Health and Human Services" from the committee drop down
4. Select "9:30 am - HB 712" [repeat the above steps, and select "9:45 am - HB 377"]
5. Select "I am a member of the public"
6. Select "I'm representing myself"
7. Select "I oppose this bill"
8. On the next page, fill in your name and town
9. Check the box and submit!
If you want to take your action a step further, you can submit written testimony to the committee members: david.rochefort@gc.nh.gov, Kevin.Avard@gc.nh.gov,
Regina.Birdsell@gc.nh.gov,
Suzanne.Prentiss@gc.nh.gov, pat.long@gc.nh.gov,
sophie.walsh@gc.nh.gov.
Access to health care that affirms transgender young people supports them in leading healthy lives and becoming their authentic selves. Just like other parents, the parents of transgender young](https://media.zeroes.ca/media_attachments/files/114/376/098/299/500/532/original/70837e6b9335f866.jpeg "Continuation of that message:
Here are instructions to make your voice heard and to take action to defend trans youth in New Hampshire. FYI: both of these bills will be heard by the same committee on the same day - so make sure to repeat these steps for both bills!
1. Click here!
2. Select \"April 23rd\"
3. Select \"Senate Health and Human Services\" from the committee drop down
4. Select \"9:30 am - HB 712\" [repeat the above steps, and select \"9:45 am - HB 377\"]
5. Select \"I am a member of the public\"
6. Select \"I'm representing myself\"
7. Select \"I oppose this bill\"
8. On the next page, fill in your name and town
9. Check the box and submit!
If you want to take your action a step further, you can submit written testimony to the committee members: david.rochefort@gc.nh.gov, Kevin.Avard@gc.nh.gov,
Regina.Birdsell@gc.nh.gov,
Suzanne.Prentiss@gc.nh.gov, pat.long@gc.nh.gov,
sophie.walsh@gc.nh.gov.
Access to health care that affirms transgender young people supports them in leading healthy lives and becoming their authentic selves. Just like other parents, the parents of transgender young")
Our Trans Ally Badges are a great way to show support and raise awareness & ALL BADGES are currently 25% OFF!!!! https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/gay-badges-lesbian-badges-lgbtq-badges-c-30.html?sort=20a&page=8 #transrights #protecttranskids #badges #koolbadges #transgenderpride #handmade
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Protect Trans Kids (WTFIWWY) - Evan Greer & Ryan Cassata
https://evangreer.bandcamp.com/track/protect-trans-kids-wtfiwwy-with-ryan-cassata
H/t @evangreer
Resources:
Trans Youth Emergency Project: https://southernequality.org/tyep/
Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NjY0OTc
Sylvia Rivera Law Project: https://srlp.org/donate/
Trans Asylum Seeker Support Network: https://linktr.ee/transasylumsupport
Black and Pink: https://www.blackandpink.org/DONATE/
“This contract isn’t just about survival — it’s about joy. It tells our students: we see you, we protect you, & you are safe here,” —Bridget Doherty Trebing, a Chicago public school art teacher…& the mother of a transgender 7th grader. #ProtectTransKids https://www.advocate.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-lgbtq-inclusion
Our Trans Ally Badges are a great way to show support and raise awareness & ALL BADGES are currently 25% OFF!!!! https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/gay-badges-lesbian-badges-lgbtq-badges-c-30.html?sort=20a&page=8&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Kool-Badges #transrights #protecttranskids #badges #koolbadges #transgenderpride #handmade
puberty blockers for teenagers/minors were the compromise. Even that's too much for the cishet patriarchy.
it's time for us to advocate for giving hormones to minors! Let your “son” have estrogen!
HHS has launched an online form to report providers of gender affirming care.
I really hope no one spams it, so the government can remain efficient.
#ProtectTransYouth #ProtectTransKids #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtq #lgbtqia
https://www.hhs.gov/protect-kids/index.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Invisibles et ingouvernables – Contre la visibilité trans
Avec l’arrivée du mois d’avril se termine la trêve hivernale, laissant place à la chasse aux squats. Le mois de mars s’est quant à lui clôturé par une journée de la visibilité trans. Pour l’occasion, les ONGs, associations, partis de gauche et autres entités moroses ont abondé de slogans vides de sens comme “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” ou “#ProtectTransKids“. Des mots d’ordre à (...)
#Maine takes #Trump administration to court in first lawsuit over #TitleIX dispute
The lawsuit, filed Monday by Attorney General Aaron Frey, challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to halt federal funds over Maine's policy regarding #TransgenderAthletes.
April 7, 2025
"Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to withhold federal funds over Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls high school sports.
Frey’s office said funds withheld by the administration are used to feed children in schools, child care centers and after-school programming, as well as disabled adults in congregate settings.
"It is the first lawsuit to result from the Trump administration’s actions targeting Maine over trans athletes.
"'Under the banner of keeping children safe, the Trump administration is illegally withholding grant funds that go to keeping children fed,' Frey said in a written statement. 'This is just another example where no law or consequence appears to restrain the administration as it seeks capitulation to its lawlessness. The President and his cabinet secretaries do not make the law and they are not above the law, and this action is necessary to remind the President that Maine will not be bullied into violating the law.'"
Archived version:
https://archive.md/5pQdU
#MaineResists #SeeYouInCourt #JanetMills #ProtectTransYouth #ProtectTransKids #TransgenderRights #Resistance #TrumpIsABully #USPol #TrumpIsPutinsPuppet
Christin Löhner 
