@taedryn@dice.campThis picture is going to be printed in history books as a turning-point for transgender people in the US. The open question is, which direction will the turn be in?
I don't know, and I don't have ideas for what I can do, but we are on the cusp of big, scary changes that will affect everyone, not just trans people, not just minorities.
If you were waiting for a call to action, here it is. They just banned her from the MT House using the rules of decorum. What better metaphor for where we are?
@taedryn Considering that GOPers literally never got any consequences for #Fillibusting as a literal sabotage of parlamentary protocol, I'm shocked and flabberghasted.
If the fact that the only " #Fillibuster " that yielded consequences was that of a trans person demanding the mic should be a warning sign.
For the reactionary christofacists that crossed this line I sincerely hope that noone's gonna dump their "civilty" at the next dumpster and do something very stupid and nasty instead...
@taedryn her courage takes my breath away and for fucks sake I wish it wasn’t a world where I said that but a world when I could just say wow she’s doing a great job.
@taedryn to the Montana GOP lack moral under sells their lack of decency.
@taedryn The Fascists are striking all over this country now. Said times indeed.
@taedryn this is what bravery looks like. "I am scared but I am here. I will not be silenced"
@taedryn fascism has been progressing for a while now but i'm hoping that the loud displays of undiluted fascist machinations from every single state gop are enough to demonstrate to 'not very political' people where we are now
@taedryn the stream of consciousness for all LGBTQ has been streaming for quite some time. The GOP can whine, blame, shame, twist, obscure and cuss but that won’t change that stream of consciousness. After they’ve exhausted their Fascist ideas and demands and been sued over and over they will decide that because they are such great people they will accept LGBTQ and blame the Dems for their own prior actions. They are digging their hole deeper than deep.
@taedryn Don’t the R’s always hide behind the “speech and debate” clause? Should be some way to adress this situation!
@taedryn The world watches.
Rep.Zooey Zephyr Is silenced. 
@taedryn
This is appalling! It’s the Montana version of the TN3.
Please share. People need to know about this.
@taedryn
I’m a “Soldier for Trans rights” & proud Ally.
I’m not waiting for instructions…
As disabled, “marching” requires someone to push a wheelchair…
But…the 
is a weapon…as everyday I call elected politicians…
Yes, outside my state & in.
I remind them of their new found infamy & congratulate them…
On now being included in history books…
On the wrong side of history.
It will be “immortalized” & preserved…
So their descendants will have to carry their shame.
#trans #transrights
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-worlds-first-trans-clinic/
The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic
The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology
@hannu_ikonen @taedryn I never knew this history. Thanks for educating me. Great read.
@taedryn liberals are too addicted to salonfähig.
You say you don't have ideas but might I suggest exercising american 2nd amendment rights as a first step toward self-defense. The fascists won't stop at silencing voices and votes.
@taedryn It will be printed in the history books provided we win (and we believe we will).
History is written by the victor, and one of the many things at stake is her story being told and remembered correctly.
@taedryn fuck it, tell joe Biden to send in the national guard. He won’t but we need to make it clear what sort of response we approve of in this situation.
@chairgirlhands @taedryn It's a matter for the courts to be honest.
@taedryn is there a good writeup of the story? I've only been seeing bits and pieces occasionally, I still have no idea what's going on
@amberage I haven't carefully read this article, but it's one of the ones on the topic: https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/26/zooey-zephyr-trans-montana/
@taedryn jeez. horrified but not surprised.
@amberage Another one that's less obviously sympathetic to queer folks: https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5yqbx/zooey-zephyr-montana-trans-punished
@taedryn @amberage from the Vice piece: “actively participated in disrupting the lawful activities of this body,” and had “other options” such as leaving or trying to calm the crowd, but “chose neither.” They *really* talk about her for some chanting of her supporters and not about ummh Trump?! Republicans 
@amberage I can't get over her expression in that picture. That's how I feel inside: scared and alone, standing up and declaring myself in a sea of vacated places where once there had been people. And I'm so lucky, all my friends and family are still my friends and family.
@amberage @taedryn Read Erin in the Morning's Substack on this. Erin's keeping up with most legislation that affects trans rights at the state and federal level (also she's Zephyr's partner) https://www.erininthemorning.com/