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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> - Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a> refers <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a> for enforcement of ‘noncompliance with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a>’ </p><p>The office announced the referral in a post on social media shortly after 5 p.m.</p><p>by Daniel Kool, March 28, 2025, 5:49pm</p><p>"The federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred Maine to the Justice Department for enforcement of what it alleges are Title IX violations stemming from allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports.</p><p>"The office announced the referral in a post on social media shortly after 5 p.m.<br>'HHS will continue to protect women’s sports and keep the promises of Title IX for America’s women and girls,' the office said.</p><p>"The announcement comes a day after Maine officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports by a Thursday deadline.</p><p>"Maine officials refuse to sign Trump agreement on transgender athletes<br>A spokesperson for Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office declined to comment Friday evening.</p><p>"Spokespeople for Gov. Janet Mills did not immediately return a request for comment. The Justice Department did not immediately return questions about its next steps and potential enforcement actions submitted through its media portal."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/28/federal-dhhs-refers-maine-to-justice-for-enforcement-over-noncompliance-with-title-ix/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/28/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-dhhs-refers-maine-to-justice-for-enforcement-over-noncompliance-with-title-ix/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/6jnDs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/6jnDs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationFunds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> again, this time on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> policy in schools </p><p>The U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a>. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.<br> <br>by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025</p><p>"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.</p><p>"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FERPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FERPA</span></a>).</p><p>"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents. </p><p>"A similar investigation was launched in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> this week.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.</p><p>"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> to compete, something that is allowed under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineHumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineHumanRightsAct</span></a> but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding. </p><p>"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level. </p><p>"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.</p><p>"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.</p><p>"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.</p><p>"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/28/trump-administration-targets-maine-again-this-time-on-transgender-policy-in-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/28/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-administration-targets-maine-again-this-time-on-transgender-policy-in-schools/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/b6gpf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/b6gpf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> officials refuse to sign <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> agreement on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> </p><p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this month that it would give state and local officials in Maine 10 days to sign a proposed agreement banning transgender athletes or the state would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice.</p><p>by Rachel Ohm, March 27, 2025</p><p>"Leaders of the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School say they will not sign a proposed agreement from the Trump administration requiring Maine to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports. </p><p>"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School 10 days to sign a proposed resolution agreement in response to its findings that Maine violated federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> law by allowing a transgender high school student to compete in a girls’ indoor track championship last month.<br>Thursday marks 10 days since the Maine entities were notified of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a>’ findings and presented with a proposed resolution.</p><p>"'In a letter to the community Thursday, the school board of School Administrative District 51, which includes Greely High School, said the district will not sign the agreement.</p><p>"'As stated during our Board meeting on March 6th, MSAD 51 will continue to follow state law and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineHumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineHumanRightsAct</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MHRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MHRA</span></a>),' the letter said. 'Compliance with the proposed (agreement) would be a violation of current Maine law.'</p><p>"A spokesperson for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MPA</span></a> said Wednesday it also will not sign the agreement. The MPA also sent a letter to DHHS last week saying the federal agency doesn’t have any jurisdiction over the private non-profit organization and asking it to dismiss its finding of a violation. </p><p>"'The Maine Principals’ Association is bound by the law, including the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), which our participation policy reflects,' the MPA said in a statement Wednesday. 'We are unable to sign any resolution agreement that would mandate we create a new policy that would violate the law and MHRA. As such, we have not signed and will not sign the resolution agreement sent by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.'"</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The Trump administration has said it could refer the findings to the U.S. Department of Justice if the agreement is not signed. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has also threatened to sue Maine if the state refuses to comply with Trump’s executive order calling for a nationwide ban on transgender student-athletes.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/27/maine-officials-refuse-to-sign-trump-administrations-proposed-agreement-on-transgender-athletes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/27/mai</span><span class="invisible">ne-officials-refuse-to-sign-trump-administrations-proposed-agreement-on-transgender-athletes/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/itxCl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/itxCl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/District13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>District13</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> rebuffs <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> order on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a></p><p>By CHELSEA CIRRUZZO and KELLY HOOPER <br>03/20/2025 </p><p>"The governing body that oversees Maine’s school sports is rebuffing efforts by HHS’ Office for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> to penalize it for policies allowing transgender girls to play on women’s teams.</p><p>"The Maine Principals’ Association argues that HHS has no jurisdiction over the group and the issue should instead be resolved through the state legislature and Congress.</p><p>"'MPA receives no direct or indirect federal funding, so it is not beholden to Title IX enforcement by HHS and therefore cannot be included in any future investigations or litigation,' MPA said in a Wednesday statement. The group’s counsel made the same argument in a letter to HHS on Tuesday.</p><p>"How we got here: HHS said Monday it would give Maine 10 days to sign an agreement to bar transgender students from women’s sports or risk enforcement action from the Justice Department, POLITICO’s Bianca Quilantan reports.</p><p>"According to a statement by HHS, federal officials say the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School, which had a transgender student compete on a women’s team, violated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a>, the anti-sex discrimination law, with their policies that allow transgender students to compete on girls’ sports teams.</p><p>"HHS had launched a brief investigation into Maine’s policies on transgender students in sports on Feb. 21 after President Donald Trump threatened Maine’s federal funding and singled out Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, and her state’s policies. Mills refused to say whether she would comply with his executive order barring transgender girls from girls’ sports and had vowed to meet the Trump administration in court.</p><p>"The Maine attorney general’s office said it was reviewing the proposed agreement. Greely High School did not immediately respond to requests for comment. HHS also did not respond to a request for comment."</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2025/03/20/maine-rebuffs-hhs-order-on-transgender-athletes-00239848" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/newsletters/polit</span><span class="invisible">ico-pulse/2025/03/20/maine-rebuffs-hhs-order-on-transgender-athletes-00239848</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthlete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthlete</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, even if schools and universities comply with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s demands THIS TIME, who is to say they won't have other demands. Look what happened to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a>! </p><p>The Latest: Trump administration targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfPennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfPennsylvania</span></a> over trans athletes</p><p>The Education Department has concluded that Maine’s education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities</p><p>March 19, 2025</p><p>"The Education Department concluded Wednesday that Maine's education office violated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> antidiscrimination law by allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> girls to play on girls' sports teams and use girls' sports facilities. The state has 10 days to comply with a list of demands or the case will be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution.</p><p>"President Donald Trump's administration also suspended $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthlete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthlete</span></a> in its swimming program. The Education Department began a separate investigation into the school over the program last month."</p><p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/the-latest-trump-administration-targets-maine-and-university-of-pennsylvania-over-trans-athletes/TRRDTCYT5VDQJNJBLGNSD7GGWA/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/news/nation-world/the-</span><span class="invisible">latest-trump-administration-targets-maine-and-university-of-pennsylvania-over-trans-athletes/TRRDTCYT5VDQJNJBLGNSD7GGWA/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
Trillium Jones Get MMR vax 🫂<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RealJournalism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RealJournalism</span></a></span> </p><p>The Republicans abuse transgender women and girls by pretending the right, in any way, cares about women and girls. </p><p>In order to 'care' about women and girl athletes the right will abuse all trans and fem athletes with genital inspections or withhold funding.</p><p>This is the choice the Republicans demand of states.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/LindaMcMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindaMcMahon</span></a> <br>Abuse of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Seems <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> only care about women when they want to discriminate against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPeople</span></a>! HYPOCRITES!</p><p>GOOD! Bill to ban <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate</p><p>By STEPHEN GROVES<br>Updated 7:27 PM EST, March 3, 2025</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — "Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday night in a divided Senate as Democrats stood united against an issue that Republicans leveraged in last year’s elections.</p><p>"A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber as senators stuck to party lines in a 51-45 vote tally.</p><p>"The bill sought to determine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> protections 'based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.' The vote came as Republicans have homed in repeatedly on the social cause, casting it as an issue of ensuring athletic fairness for women and girls. </p><p>"President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed an executive order last month giving federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the administration’s view, which interprets 'sex' as the gender someone was assigned at birth.</p><p>"Still, Republicans in Congress have set their sights on enshrining that policy into law by amending the 1972 Title IX law, which protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-congress-dfd81b15ebc09409f1bf6c8642f130f3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/transgender</span><span class="invisible">-athletes-congress-dfd81b15ebc09409f1bf6c8642f130f3</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFascists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So yeah. Not looking good in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> (despite our defiant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> ). How twisted!!!<br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> Launches Compliance Review of University of Maine for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> Violations </p><p>Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2025— "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a compliance review of the University of Maine following the State of Maine’s blatant disregard for President Trump’s Executive Order <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EO14201" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EO14201</span></a></p><p>Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports</p><p>“President Trump has made it abundantly clear: taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars will not support institutions that discriminate against women,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. “USDA is committed to upholding the President’s executive order, meaning any institution that chooses to disregard it can count on losing future funding.”</p><p>"As a federally funded land-grant institution, the University of Maine receives over $100 million in USDA funding. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal funding. Compliance with federal law is mandatory for institutions to continue receiving taxpayer funded support, including USDA grants."<br><a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/02/22/usda-launches-compliance-review-university-maine-title-ix-violations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usda.gov/about-usda/news/press</span><span class="invisible">-releases/2025/02/22/usda-launches-compliance-review-university-maine-title-ix-violations</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFascists</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Cy-Fair ISD trustees on Monday night approved a gender identity policy that closely mirrors a controversial Katy ISD measure that's the subject of an ongoing Title IX investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/11/513585/cy-fair-isd-trustees-sign-off-on-gender-identity-policy-amid-community-pushback/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2025/02/11/513585/cy-fair-isd-trustees-sign-off-on-gender-identity-policy-amid-community-pushback/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairGenderPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairGenderPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CypressFairbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CypressFairbanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonSchoolDistricts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonSchoolDistricts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyISDGenderPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyISDGenderPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A victim of a sex trafficking ring allegedly organized by a former Klein ISD teacher filed a Title IX lawsuit against the Houston-area district and a former teacher accused in the scheme.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/02/10/513458/victim-in-alleged-klein-isd-sex-trafficking-ring-files-title-ix-lawsuit-against-district/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/2025/02/10/513458/victim-in-alleged-klein-isd-sex-trafficking-ring-files-title-ix-lawsuit-against-district/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildSexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildSexTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonSchoolDistricts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonSchoolDistricts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KleinISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KleinISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIXLawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIXLawsuit</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>N.Y. AG Letitia James: Hospitals Must Defy Trump’s Anti-Trans Order<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113946977313232544" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1139</span><span class="invisible">46977313232544</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/letitiajames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>letitiajames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conscientiousobjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conscientiousobjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/translivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translivesmatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/titleix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>titleix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uslaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antidei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antidei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antilgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antilgbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>N.Y. AG Letitia James: Hospitals Must Defy Trump’s Anti-Trans Order<br><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/ny-ag-letitia-james-tells-hospitals-they-must-defy-trumps-anti-trans-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/ny-ag-le</span><span class="invisible">titia-james-tells-hospitals-they-must-defy-trumps-anti-trans-order</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_James" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_</span><span class="invisible">James</span></a></p><p>Refusing services to a class of individuals based on their protected status is discrimination</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetitiaJames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConscientiousObjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConscientiousObjection</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiDEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiDEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>CDC ordered to remove research papers that use terms "LGBT," "pregnant people" &amp; more<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/02/03/ordered-to-remove-research-papers-that-use-the-terms-lgbt-pregnant-people-and-more" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/02/03/ordered-t</span><span class="invisible">o-remove-research-papers-that-use-the-terms-lgbt-pregnant-people-and-more</span></a></p><p>* advisers to CDC say move has yet to be explained</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2SLGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2SLGBTQIA</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatholicChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicChurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpusDei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpusDei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardLeo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paternalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paternalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDetermination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDetermination</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Resisting Trump2: Enlisting Blue State Governments<br><a href="https://msmagazine.com/2025/01/30/feminist-resistance-blue-states-trump-rights-california-new-york-massachusetts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msmagazine.com/2025/01/30/femi</span><span class="invisible">nist-resistance-blue-states-trump-rights-california-new-york-massachusetts</span></a></p><p>* Democratic governors/attorneys general moving to “Trump-proof” their states<br>* fighting to protect abortion rights/LGBTQ+ protections/workplace equity</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113873400294677662" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1138</span><span class="invisible">73400294677662</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDetermination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDetermination</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiDEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiDEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiabortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiabortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>/3 White House response adds to confusion on federal funding freeze<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/g-s1-45313/trump-federal-funding-freeze-reversed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/01/29/g-s1-45313/</span><span class="invisible">trump-federal-funding-freeze-reversed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackTransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackTransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiabortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiabortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiDEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiDEI</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDetermination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDetermination</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Fighting Trump2’s Wave of Extremist Actions<br><a href="https://msmagazine.com/2025/01/29/feminist-resistance-trump-extremism-democracy-forward-republicans-maga-courts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msmagazine.com/2025/01/29/femi</span><span class="invisible">nist-resistance-trump-extremism-democracy-forward-republicans-maga-courts</span></a><br><a href="https://msmagazine.com/author/carriebaker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msmagazine.com/author/carrieba</span><span class="invisible">ker</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_N._Baker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_N</span><span class="invisible">._Baker</span></a></p><p>* feminists mobilizing to counter Trump2 extremism<br>* legal challenges at state-level<br>* resist/defend democracy/women’s rights</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDetermination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDetermination</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiDEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiDEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiabortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiabortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a></p>
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them.us/story/trump-hegseth-ex
cbc.ca/news/world/trump-execut
npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-52768
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* Trump: no trans person is "honorable, truthful, disciplined"

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