Everybody's So Creative!
It was a good week, I fear
Friends, foes, and other h*es,
Yo! This is KB Brookins, coming to you with nothing but good trans news. I’ve got Maryland being #based, states creatively supporting trans people, and officials washing the feet of trans sex workers — among other things :)
But first, let’s play some trivia: Who is the deaf, Asian, trans entertainer and activist that played a mute bisexual superhero Jericho in the DC Universe series Titans?
Okay, let’s get into it!
Trans Video That Doesn’t Suck
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Trans Girl Scouts sold thousands of cookies this year thanks to Erin In The Morning ‘s campaign! Congrats, scouts <3
Trans News That Doesn’t Suck
LGBTQIA+-inclusive org Fund Texas Choice is raising funds for abortion care throughout Texas. Support their campaign here!
15 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills swept through Georgia this legislative cycle. Every single one of them failed. Woohoo!
A last-ditch Republican attempt to ban trans teachers failed in Kentucky. YAY!
Maryland is advancing a bill that would expand protections for trans students across the state. AMAZING!
Judge Chris Taylor defeated transphobic Judge Maria Lazar in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by 20 points, the largest margin in 26 years by any justice!
There was a flash mob for trans kids in Austin, Texas.
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I’ve been seeing these more recently and they are so cool! Has your city done one?
Blockhead transphobe Pam Bondi has been FIRED. Amazing!
Children’s Minnesota, a major regional hospital system, is reinstating the care it had paused on February 27 for trans youth. YAY!
Colombia’s highest-ranking Catholic official spent a day last week washing the feet of trans sex workers — for the second year in a row.
Idaho passed a law just to ban Boise from flying Pride flags. So: Boise wrapped its flag poles with rainbow tape.
These people detransitioned and they are still trans allies. Send this to your local transphobe!
These walking and driving tours bring visibility to stories of courage, community, and resistance, and offer ways to connect with queer and trans history through place.
Ron DeSantis destroyed Miami Beach’s rainbow crosswalk. So they moved it brick-by-brick into a park.
LGBTQ+ advocates and allies have raised over $127,000 for Luanne James, a Tennessee librarian who was fired for refusing to hide LGBTQ+ books from children. AMAZING!
In the latest episode of their podcast A Touch More, all-star athletes Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird denounced the International Olympic Committee’s new anti-trans rule. YES! More athletes should join them!
The first Black trans-owned bookstore in the New York Hudson Valley may open soon. Support this fundraiser here!
Samantha Boucher openly defied the state laws of Kansas when, in the presence of the Governor and the police, she walked into the bathroom in an act of civil disobedience.
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LGBTQ+ ally and mom of a trans kid Katherine (K. A.) Applegate is starting a YA fantasy franchise! Support this instead of That Transphobic Billionaire.
Speaking of: an indie bookshop is raising money for trans healthcare by letting customers vandalise Harry Potter books <3
South County Fire welcomed its first trans firefighter this year.
Yet another study proves that trans healthcare improves the mental health of trans people. Go figure!
In the novel Jaw Filler, an influencer starts a trans commune in Sims World.
Filipina personality and car enthusiast Angie Mead King had a beautiful reflection on 10 years as an out trans woman.
That’s it & that’s all! Do you know the answer to my trivia question?
Till next time!
Love, Peace, & Chicken Grease,
KB
Chella Man as Jericho ;) (Im a huge DC fan)
On the trans girl scouts thing, there were some trans men and nonbinary people on the list too ^^ Just to give a heads up in case you want to update the article language