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1 month ago | 
aclu.org | Gillian Branstetter |Camille Squires |Navin Kariyawasam
The Freedom To Be Monument is a powerful, living testament to trans resilience, community, and joy. Explore the monument, witness these powerful stories, and join us in the fight to defend trans freedom. This installation took over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 17 as a bold act of resistance to transphobia, trans erasure, and anti-trans legislation. It stands as a declaration that trans people deserve the freedom to be—loved, safe, and in control of our own health care decisions.
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2 months ago | 
snopes.com | Anna Rascouët-Paz |Gillian Branstetter
'Did Einstein Have Autism?' The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives, 26 Feb. 2008, https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/did-einstein-have-autism/. 'Elon Musk Monologue - SNL'. YouTube, Saturday Night Live, 9 May 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCF8I_X1qKI. firespringInt. 'Temple Grandin: Inside ASD'. Autism Research Institute, https://autism.org/temple-grandin-inside-asd/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025. Fitzgeral, Michael.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
jill.substack.com | Moira Donegan |Aaron Schrank |Gillian Branstetter |Joshua Cohen
Photo by Seven Shooter on UnsplashHappy Monday and welcome Monday Reads! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere these past few weeks. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
aclu.org | Gillian Branstetter
A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
autonomy.substack.com | Gillian Branstetter
I met Kamala Harris in the backroom of a hotel in downtown Los Angeles in the summer of 2019. I was then the media relations manager for the National Center for Transgender Equality and its electoral arm, the NCTE Action Fund which was leading a campaign focused on transgender rights in the pending 2020 presidential election.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
davisvanguard.org | Gillian Branstetter
Since 2021, 24 states have banned hormone therapy for transgender youth with gender dysphoria. Leading medical experts and organizations — such as the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics — oppose these restrictions, which have already forced thousands of families across the country to travel to maintain access to medical care or watch their child suffer without it.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
aclu.org | Gillian Branstetter
The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ACLU against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth. September 5, 2024 The court will soon hear a landmark legal challenge brought by the ACLU against a ban on hormone therapies for transgender youth.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
aclu.org | Gillian Branstetter
Fifty five years after a police raid at a popular drag bar in Greenwich Village led to the Stonewall uprising, interactions between police and queer folks can certainly appear a lot different than they did in the 1960s. The laws banning crossdressing, obscenity, and same-sex sexual relations that enabled police to harass LGBTQ people have largely been overturned in court. The pride parades that commemorate the Stonewall uprising now often have a police escort.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
aclu.org | Gillian Branstetter |Kendall Ciesemier |Sasha Geffen |Stefan Smith
As we celebrate Pride Month and approach summer, one thing is on our minds: queer pop icons. From the fast fame of Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp to praise for hitmakers like Billie Eilish and Victoria Monét, it feels like we’re in a moment for unapologetically queer music in the mainstream. This is especially true for queer femme artists, who are reaching pop stardom. To dive into this moment and see if others are noticing it too, we called up some fellow music-lovers who have been tuned in.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
radicalreports.org | Teddy Wilson |Jill Filipovic |Gillian Branstetter |Chris Geidner
writes that “it’s easy to point to the mental health part of the equation and say that these are simply disturbed men and there is no rhyme or reason to their behavior. But there is some rhyme to it. They aren’t attacking any random passerby. They’re attacking female ones. It’s misogyny. But it’s not just misogyny.
