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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jun BrisbaneTimes
Even as (trans-friendly ) fed judge denies request to certify nationwide class action status for trans kids' medical records, an Australian judge allows hundreds to join a class action suit in contesting GAC ban by Queensland.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jun Advocate
House Reps use hearing to attack local school superintendents for creating inclusive environments for their trans students, especially those from SF and Chicago.
Idaho moves forward with its sweeping bathroom ban, despite having no clue how to actually enforce it.
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I post about things like this all the time. My experience as a trans woman well over 300lbs had ups and downs. My main point I want to drive home is that losing weight has never been and will never be a requirement to transition. Fat trans people, especially trans women, deserve to be us as us.
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Superintendents pushed back against claims that inclusive policies endanger children, arguing that schools have a responsibility to support all students.
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Today on Assigned Media, @madisyn-writes.bsky.social is centering the experiences of people who are both fat and trans in a piece that lifts up trans voices, and also seeks answers to medical concerns about surgeries for trans people of size.
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RFK Jr and HHS claim puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans youth - treatments that have been known, used, and studied for decades - need to be banned because the evidence base isn't strong enough.
But sedating babies with ketamine to inject them with stem cells? Perfectly acceptable.
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Fat trans people talk self-love, gender-affirming surgery, and why everyone’s always all up in their business.
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Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogus