LGBTQI+ Policy Director at @americanprogress.bsky.social. Based in the DMV, Kansan at heart. My views are my own. Any pronouns. 🌈🏳️⚧️
Cal Smith
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Let me tell y’all about Camp Ground - a multi-faith retreat for people doing justice work. This work is exhausting - we need time to rest and recharge. I attended last year and found that and more.
If you serve community and are flagging - please apply! Apps close Sunday.
campgroundretreat.org
On Monday night, SCOTUS issued an order indicating they may be inclined to side with policies that force teachers to out LGBTQI+ students to their legal guardians. Forced outing is something kind of hard to talk about. So it felt like maybe we should talk about it. sames.substack.com/parents-righ...
Parents are a vital part of trans medical care decisions - and always have been. Learn the facts about transgender medical care:
www.americanprogress.org/article/tran...
Voter ID policies requiring proof of citizenship (like the SAVE Act) are voter suppression. If enacted, millions of trans people could struggle to vote. Read our analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
President “Keep Politics Out of Sports” Trump brings in the USA Men’s Hockey Team to parade around in the #StateoftheUnion
Conversion therapy is discredited junk science that endangers kids. SCOTUS might greenlight it anyway. @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social breaks down the case for @USAToday.com: t.co/C5rJw77uef
Citizens United opened the floodgates of slimy dark money into our politics. It’s time we slam them shut.
Glad to have CAP in the fight :-)
Trans people, like everyone else, deserve safety and dignity. Popularity - or unpopularity - of that statement has no bearing on its truth.
That's kind of the whole point of civil rights.
Congratulations to CAP's @calebllsmith.bsky.social for being listed as one of @outinnationalsecurity.org and @newamerica.org's Out Leaders 2025 honoree. #OutLeadership2025 www.outinnationalsecurity.org/honor-roll/2...
As the Trump administration continues to censor LGBTQI+ data and slash critical research funding, it's more important than ever to understand the needs of LGBTQI+ communities. Don't miss this important conversation with CAP thought leaders on Monday, July 28: www.americanprogress.org/events/in-co...
