DoomsdaysCW<p>Picked up some goodies from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBookFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBookFair</span></a> (I already own a lot of banned books). Some bling from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMPG</span></a> too!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQ</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/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>Hmmmm... Why am I having <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DejaVu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DejaVu</span></a>? </p><p>From 2022: "Vladimir <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> has mentioned 'gender freedoms' more than once to justify <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s war against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and simultaneously crack down on its own citizens.</p><p>"Most directly, he alleged that Russian citizens who seek '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFreedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFreedoms</span></a>' (alongside foie gras and oysters) are part of the anti-Russian 'fifth column.'</p><p>"Gender and sexuality freedoms — or rights, as they are more typically called — are about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodilyAutonomy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminist</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ activists assert that every human being deserves respect, recognition and equal rights regardless of their gender or sexuality.</p><p>"What’s the connection between Putin’s animosity toward Ukraine and toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexuality</span></a> rights in Russia and around the world?<br> <br>Gender and Putin’s regime</p><p>"Putin’s regime has increasingly relied on very conventional gender and sexual norms.</p><p>"When he first ascended to the presidency, image-makers used Putin’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KGB</span></a> background and penchant for physical fitness to frame him as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/macho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macho</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strongman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strongman</span></a> who could reverse Russia’s waning power and 'remasculinize' the country after a decade of supposed geopolitical flaccidity in the wake of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soviet</span></a> collapse. </p><p>"In other words, an inflexible and clearly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/patriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchal</span></a> notion of masculinity has been central to the Putin regime’s legitimacy.</p><p>"Russia’s foreign policy has relied on rigid gender norms as well. When Ukraine underwent its first pro-democracy revolution in 2004, Russian media questioned its leaders’ masculinity.</p><p>"Putin likewise used homophobic terms to dismiss <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoseRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoseRevolution</span></a> in 2003, responding to a reporter’s question by saying: 'A rose revolution — next they’ll come up with a light blue one.' In Russian, 'light blue' or goluboi is slang for “gay male.”<br> <br>Gender and appealing to constituencies</p><p>"Putin has often been represented as the unquestioned leader of the pack ruling Russia — a masculinity-driven image.</p><p>"However, even as the leader of a personalist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> — a regime in which there are few institutional limits on the leader’s power — Putin must balance competing interests among significant elites and maintain at least the appearance of public support in order to be considered a legitimate ruler.</p><p>"Until 2020, Putin was using gendered language in his speeches to signal his alignment with a variety of elites and public constituencies that supported him. He was sending mixed signals to both relatively progressive Russians who value women’s roles in the workplace and to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> wishing for a return to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFamilyValues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFamilyValues</span></a>,' in order to keep everyone in his camp.</p><p>"But after July 2021, when he published an essay contending Ukrainians and Russians are a single people, Putin no longer shied away from making sexist and LGBTQ+-phobic comments in prominent settings.</p><p>"At an October 2021 meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club — a Moscow-based think tank and discussion forum that Putin is closely associated with — he said teaching children about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> was 'truly monstrous' and 'verging on a crime against humanity.'" </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/vladimir-putin-the-czar-of-macho-politics-is-threatened-by-gender-and-sexuality-rights-180473" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/vladimir-p</span><span class="invisible">utin-the-czar-of-macho-politics-is-threatened-by-gender-and-sexuality-rights-180473</span></a><br><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/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</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/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicMasculinity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFascists</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Coming soon to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>! (Though I wonder what <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will do with his openly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> cronies and a Veep who likes to dress in drag? But just like with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a>, I guess it's okay to be gay if you're part of the 'inner circle'?)</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>: first arrests under new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBT</span></a> laws mark new era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a> </p><p>Published: April 8, 2024</p><p>"Just over three decades after Russia <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decriminalised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decriminalised</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the country’s harsh new anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremistOrganisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremistOrganisation</span></a>'.</p><p>"The arrests are a clear indication of how Russia has come full circle on its persecution of sexual minorities under Vladimir Putin.</p><p>"On March 21, the district court of Orenburg city in south-western Russia ordered the arrest of nightclub owner <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VyacheslavKhasanov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VyacheslavKhasanov</span></a>. The nightclub, which is called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pose</span></a>, has never explicitly identified as a gay club – styling itself as a 'parody theatre bar', it hosted parties with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DragQueen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragQueen</span></a> artists and go-go dancers as entertainment.</p><p>"In a press release announcing the arrest, the court said that as the owner of the club, Khasanov organised participation in an extremist organisation, 'acting as the leader of an organised group of persons by prior conspiracy'. The specific actions included organising the work of such premises, and publishing photos and videos from performances 'promoting non-traditional sexual relationships and preferences'. Khasanov was arrested at the airport when trying to flee the country.</p><p>"His arrest followed the arrest and detention of two of his employees. The club’s art director, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlexanderKlimov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexanderKlimov</span></a>, and administrator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DianaKamelyanova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DianaKamelyanova</span></a> were arrested and sentenced to two-months pre-trial detention for, the Orenburg court said, 'promoting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nontraditional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nontraditional</span></a> sexual relations among the visitors of the bar.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/putins-russia-first-arrests-under-new-anti-lgbt-laws-mark-new-era-of-repression-226864" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/putins-rus</span><span class="invisible">sia-first-arrests-under-new-anti-lgbt-laws-mark-new-era-of-repression-226864</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</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/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repression</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/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RudolfHess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RudolfHess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericaCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericaCalling</span></a>: A new wave of resistance against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Native</span></a> relatives </p><p>Wednesday, March 5, 2025</p><p>"Trans <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> face a new wave of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a><br> <br>"Iowa is testing new legal limits as the first state to remove gender identity as a protected class in the state’s civil rights code.</p><p>"The Trump administration is also removing transgender service personnel from the military. And the State Department is using existing law against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> to bar foreign <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> from entering the country, something critics worry could be used to ban any trans traveler.</p><p>"After years of progress, Native American trans residents are facing a major rollback of favorable laws and policies. Tune in to hear about the current public climate and what might be in store for the future."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://indianz.com/News/2025/03/05/native-america-calling-a-new-wave-of-resistance-against-trans-native-relatives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indianz.com/News/2025/03/05/na</span><span class="invisible">tive-america-calling-a-new-wave-of-resistance-against-trans-native-relatives/</span></a></p><p>Listen:<br><a href="https://soundcloud.com/indianz/two-spirit-ncai-ecws2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soundcloud.com/indianz/two-spi</span><span class="invisible">rit-ncai-ecws2025</span></a></p><p>Spotify link:<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dtU6nDFD0f7eupqihE4Rg?go=1&sp_cid=b834467a3894c08ce4d3b77ae608fd50&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=1452335958d041a6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/6dtU6</span><span class="invisible">nDFD0f7eupqihE4Rg?go=1&sp_cid=b834467a3894c08ce4d3b77ae608fd50&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=1452335958d041a6</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistColonialism</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/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</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/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoSpirit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Powwow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Powwow</span></a> empowers community amid growing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrans</span></a> legislation </p><p>Tuesday, March 4, 2025<br>By Brandelyn Clark</p><p>"The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoenixArizona</span></a> on Saturday, February 22, to spotlight Indigenous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration and community.</p><p>"Hosted at South Mountain Community College, the event welcomed dancers, drum groups and attendees from across the region. More than just a traditional gathering, the powwow allowed two-spirit individuals to celebrate their identities and honor their place in Indigenous culture.</p><p>“'This (powwow) is a perfect example of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SafeSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeSpace</span></a> for people to come and dance in whatever category they want to dance in, dress the way that they feel good about themselves, love who they want to love, and they are safe here. This tells the community we are here, we are here for you,' Sheila Lopez said.</p><p>"Lopez is the founder of Arizona’s first Two Spirit Powwow and the first Native chapter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFLAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFLAG</span></a>, which bills itself as the country’s largest advocacy organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.</p><p>"President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have left <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> and two-spirit communities uncertain about their rights and recognition going forward.</p><p>"'It is super important right now with the administration, what they’re doing to pretty much wipe away trans people. It’s super critical right now for us to continue to show up in the community, to say we’re here, we’re not going anywhere and you can’t erase us, period,' Lopez said."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://indianz.com/News/2025/03/04/cronkite-news-two-spirit-powwow-brings-community-together-for-celebration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indianz.com/News/2025/03/04/cr</span><span class="invisible">onkite-news-two-spirit-powwow-brings-community-together-for-celebration/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistColonialism</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/TwoSpiritPowwow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoSpiritPowwow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</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/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Powwows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Powwows</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><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> is standing firm on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>!</p><p>The Maine Human Rights Act Guarantees...</p><p>Equal Employment Rights</p><p> - The RIGHT to freedom from discrimination in employment.<br> - The opportunity for an individual to secure employment without discrimination… is declared to be a CIVIL RIGHT.</p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineHumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineHumanRightsAct</span></a> prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SexualOrientation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SexualOrientation</span></a>, age, physical or mental disability, genetic pre-disposition, religion, ancestry or national origin.</p><p>The Maine Human Rights Act also prohibits discrimination because of filing a claim or asserting a right under the Worker’s Comp Act or retaliation under the Whistleblower’s Act.</p><p>Unlawful Employment Discrimination</p><p> - For any employer to fail or refuse to hire an applicant<br> - For any employer to discharge an employee<br> - For any employer to discriminate against an employee with respect to recruitment, tenure, promotion, transfer, or compensation<br> - For any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly or refer for employment an applicant<br> - For any labor organization to exclude from apprenticeship or membership an applicant<br> - For any employer, employment agency, or labor organization prior to employment or admission to membership of an individual to ask questions, keep as record, use application form, issue any notice, employ a quota system<br> - For any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to retaliate against a person who has opposed a violation of the Maine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAct</span></a> because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic pre-disposition, religion, ancestry or national origin or because of asserting a claim under the Worker’s Comp Act or Whistleblower’s Act."</p><p><a href="https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/laws-guidance/employment/guarantees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maine.gov/mhrc/laws-guidance/e</span><span class="invisible">mployment/guarantees</span></a><br><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/ImmigrantRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</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/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From February 2024:</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoSpirit</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigiqueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigiqueer</span></a> communities mourn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> teen's death in Oklahoma</p><p>'Something that affects one of us affects all of us,' says Jade Lacosse</p><p>Edzi'u Loverin · CBC News · </p><p>"Members of the two-spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> communities are mourning the death of a non-binary 16-year-old teen in Oklahoma earlier this month.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NexBenedict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NexBenedict</span></a> died the day after a violent confrontation in a high school bathroom in Owasso, Okla., near Tulsa. Owasso police said in a statement preliminary autopsy results indicate the teen did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight.</p><p>"Benedict's mother is enrolled with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChoctawNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoctawNation</span></a> of Oklahoma and the school where the incident took place is located within the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CherokeeNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CherokeeNation</span></a> reservation. Benedict's family said Benedict experienced <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullying</span></a> from their classmates due to their gender identity.</p><p>"The story has sparked cross-border reaction from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2SLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2SLGBTQ</span></a>+ community members, reflecting on their own experiences as well as the current climate for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousYouth</span></a>.</p><p>"'Many of us are in mourning,' said Jade Lacosse, an Anishinaabe and adopted Tlingit two-spirit trans woman in Whitehorse.</p><p>"'This was a young child that very few of us were directly connected to but they're still a relative, they are still a two-spirit relative in the way that our community sees things. Something that affects one of us affects all of us.'</p><p>"Lacosse said the statement from police appears to be about placing blame rather than taking responsibility for discrimination. </p><p>"'A young two-spirit child, one of our relations, died … and it's a direct result of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a>," Lacosse said.</p><p>"'The way that they died doesn't change that.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-spirit-indigiqueer-mourn-oklahoma-teen-1.7124184" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/indigenous/2-spiri</span><span class="invisible">t-indigiqueer-mourn-oklahoma-teen-1.7124184</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPhobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPhobia</span></a><br><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/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransDayOfRemembrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfRemembrance</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What I want in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> Presidential candidate?</p><p>1. Someone who can win against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. </p><p>2. Someone who acknowledges that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is real, and knows that it is important to protect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a>.</p><p>3. Someone who will stand up for <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/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a>. </p><p>4. Someone who respects <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalLeaders</span></a> and will listen to them. </p><p>5. Someone who will push for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a>. </p><p>There are other things that I haven't listed that I'd like to see. But I think these are the most important issues. Yes, I know <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheEconomy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> are important to folks -- but remember... There are no jobs on a dead planet (or one with an unstable atmosphere).</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Paywall] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> Students Walk Out Over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> Student <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NexBenedict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NexBenedict</span></a>’s Death</p><p>Friends and classmates of Benedict walked out of class Monday to protest their school's policies and culture surrounding bullying</p><p>by CT Jones<br>February 26, 2024 </p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/nex-benedict-oklahoma-student-walkout-1234975991/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/culture/cultu</span><span class="invisible">re-news/nex-benedict-oklahoma-student-walkout-1234975991/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</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/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NexBenedict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NexBenedict</span></a>'s mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a "big cover"</p><p>Judd Legum<br>Feb 23, 2024</p><p>"The mother of Nex Benedict — the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> teen who was assaulted in a school bathroom and died the following day — is raising doubts about statements released by the local police. On Wednesday, the Owasso Police posted a statement to the department's Facebook page, which appeared to defend the Owasso High School's response to the February 7 incident. The statement also suggested that Nex's death the following day was unrelated to the bathroom assault. In a text exchange with Popular Information, Sue Benedict, Nex's mother, said she considered the Owasso Police statement a "big cover" and believed it was only released as "something to calm the people." </p><p>"Benedict said the Owasso Police did not contact her before releasing the statement, which included "preliminary information from the medical examiner’s office." According to the statement, although the medical examiner has not made a determination about the cause of death, the preliminary information "indicated that the decedent [Nex Benedict] did not die as a result of trauma."</p><p>"Separately, an attorney representing Nex Benedict's family released a statement that the facts of the case "are troubling at best." The attorney said that not all the facts have been released to the public and that the family would conduct its own investigation, including "independently interviewing witnesses and collecting all available evidence."</p><p><a href="https://popular.info/p/nex-benedicts-mom-raises-doubts-about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popular.info/p/nex-benedicts-m</span><span class="invisible">om-raises-doubts-about</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPhobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPhobia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a></p>
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