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My new favorite human interest story is the tale of Marijuana Pepsi Jackson.

A woman named Marijuana plays it straight - and wins

Police years ago pulled over a young woman who rushed through an amber traffic light. "I

#journalism

On World AIDS day, I'm grateful to all the elders, living and dead, who showed us how to loudly, proudly, mournfully, even joyfully Act Up! for our rights and for our lives, in the face of a state determined to let us suffer and die. Let's unleash our power, for each other and for our communities. (CC SA licensed image from Macmillan / Wikimedia Commons.) #WorldAIDSDay #LGBTQIA #history #activism #healthcare

Journalist Alex Colston of DropSite News joined the Global Sumud Flotilla in solidarity with the many Palestinian journalists that have been killed in the genocide. More publications and journalists must speak up about the slaughter of our colleagues (and so many other innocents).

Drop Site Urges the Immediate Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Including Drop Site Journalist Alex Colston

All of us at Drop Site News are deeply disturbed by the reports of inhumane and abusive treatment of nonviolent activists and journalists detained ...

#Palestine #journalism #genocide #activism #politics #news #media

It really makes me feel ill to see the Democrats seemingly lining up behind transphobic politicians years before the first primary. It seems like we're heading rapidly towards becoming just as backwards as the UK. I want to be wrong about this.

Free Bonus on my Patreon (no login required): "No matter where we come from, no matter where we work, where we pee, or who we love, we are in this together." Since Republicans insist banning #trans people from bathrooms and locker rooms is necessary to protect #women, on Tuesday, a group of mostly cisgender women rallied at the Texas Capitol to oppose the latest iteration of the "bathroom bill." https://www.patreon.com/posts/tu-lucha-es-mi-134939910 #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #news #USpol #politics

A press conference for trans rights is starting at the #Texas Capitol. The Republican party is claiming a bathroom bill is necessary to "protect women's privacy" so women are gathering to show their opposition to the bill. #LGBTQIA #politics #USpol #news #TXlege

"It's interesting to me how clearly this isn't a choice for her. She doesn't waver." As a bonus on my Patreon, I shared excerpts from my recent interview with an #Austin mother of a #trans teen girl: (this one is totally free, no login needed) https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-133908707 #LGBTQIA+ #politics #USpol #news #healthcare #health #MentalHealth #transgender #SCOTUS #Republicans #fascism #news #Texas

“The idea that we ‘bet’ on the Supreme Court for liberation or even equality misunderstands the reality of the backlash to Obergefell, Bostock, and Biden’s election in 2020. Whether we sat back and did nothing or fought with every tool that we have, these battles were being waged upon our bodies in federal court, state court, and in the political realm.” What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About #SCOTUS’s #Transgender Ruling | The New Republic

What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About SCOTUS’s Trans Rights Ruling | The New Republic

#law #health #children #trans

BookWoman, feminist bookstore in Austin, and one of just 5 remaining feminist bookstores in the U.S., had a window broken on June 15, the day after the No Kings protests. A concrete chunk was thrown through their window near a Pride flag.

Austin American-Statesman

Austin LGBTQ+ bookstore BookWoman vandalized, owners suspect hate crime

BookWoman, an LGBTQ+ feminist bookstore in Austin, was vandalized during Pride Month in a suspected hate crime, owners say.

#books #politics #USpol #news #LGBTQIA+ #pride #bookstodon #feminism #NoKings #Austin #Texas

“Palestinian Liberation has always shown us that everything is interconnected.” Out today in Deceleration: San Marcos' city council wouldn't acknowledge the genocide in #Gaza, so Amanda Rodriguez ran for city council and won. My interview with her and others from Palestine Solidarity SMTX.

Deceleration

To Force Vote on Gaza Ceasefire—A First in Texas—San Marcos Activists Ran Their Own City Council Candidate – Deceleration

Even though the measure failed under withering threats from Governor Greg Abbott, organizers say the struggle for Palestinian liberation in this sm...

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #GregAbbott #Palestine #democracy #solidarity #activism