For a trans woman to willingly give up patriarchal privilege is the opposite of empowerment, it is to take up the patriarchal cross and accept everything that goes with it. It is not about the clothes, the make-up, or the sex, it is about an understanding of self and an understanding of what that means to be a woman in the world.
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Multiple outlets report the administration is advancing rules to restrict federal support for gender-affirming care for minors- one aimed at Medicaid/Medicare hospital participation and another at Medicaid reimbursements- as part of a broader policy push begun with early-2025 executive orders. Hospitals and states are preparing legal challenges; some providers have already paused services citing regulatory risk.
When anti-trans swimmer Riley Gaines—who infamously turned a fifth-place finish into a national crusade against transgender athletes—tried to bait her online by saying that they were responsible for “destroying |America| within,” AOC shot back: “Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.”
Just to note that not all MTF trans women appear feminine when young. That part of them may have been suppressed or they are, like many cis women, not that feminine by nature.
In response to Greg Abbott’s directive ordering Texas cities to remove rainbow crosswalks and other roadway symbols deemed “political,” Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas decided instead to paint its front steps in the colours of the rainbow. The move is framed as a “pastoral” act of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, not a political one, according to senior pastor Rachel Griffin‑Allison, who stated that “silence is not neutral … when forces of power try to erase symbols of queer joy and inclusion.” The project is expected to take roughly two weeks.
Minnesota justices said in a Wednesday (22 October) ruling that USA Powerlifting’s policy barring transgender weightlifter JayCee Cooper from the women’s division is “facially discriminatory.”
