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🧵 A thread to share the speech (with some edits to fit Twitter limits) that I gave in Hong Lim Park yesterday at the protest against the #deathpenalty in #Singapore, with further references in [ ].
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Thank you all for coming down today, despite the rain and the damp and the humidity.
By showing up, you’ve demonstrated your opposition to state violence in all our names.
By showing up, you’ve demonstrated your opposition to state violence in all our names.
By showing up, you’re also showing the many family members and loved ones of people on death row that there are people who stand with them.
We’ve laid out some of the evidence against the homophobic practice of conversion therapy, currently known as “transition.” Now let’s talk about what lesbians in the U.S. need & want. 🧵
1. Lesbians United demands that U.S. legislators sign bills into law that explicitly prevent doctors from prescribing artificial hormones & hormone blockers for non-lifesaving reasons, esp. to minors.
2. Genital mutilation must be outlawed in the U.S., and the law must be clear that the definition of GM includes ALL cosmetic genital surgeries. Criminalize doctors who perform these procedures, and protect their victims.
On Friday June 4, 2021 I attended a meeting with Secretary of State Blinken. The purpose of the meeting was to talk all things #Palestine
#SheikJarrah #Silwan #Jerusalem #Gaza #EqualityforAll #OneLove
Full thread in 1 convenient viewing location here: maysoon.com/mz-goes-to-was…
#SheikJarrah #Silwan #Jerusalem #Gaza #EqualityforAll #OneLove
Full thread in 1 convenient viewing location here: maysoon.com/mz-goes-to-was…
I attended as an individual. I am not affiliated with any PAC or organization. I obviously do not speak for or represent the #Palestinian people. There’s like 7 million of us at least, and like 2 million of #Palestinians stuffed in #Gaza alone.
To the #Palestinian Americans who boycotted this meeting after the #Biden Administration handed Israel $735 million dollars in weaponry following the merciless attacks on Palestinians locked in Gaza.
A #TX10 YEAR IN REVIEW
DC "wisdom" says a Congressional campaign should raise money, send out mail, buy TV ads, repeat.
I've committed to running a campaign that takes direct action for the community year-round, election year and off year. Here's what we accomplished in 2019:
DC "wisdom" says a Congressional campaign should raise money, send out mail, buy TV ads, repeat.
I've committed to running a campaign that takes direct action for the community year-round, election year and off year. Here's what we accomplished in 2019:
#1 FIGHTING VOTE SUPPRESSION
In 2018 we made national news standing up for the voting rights of students of Prairie View A&M, a historically-black college in Waller County in #TX10.
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
In 2019, we took action again...
In 2018 we made national news standing up for the voting rights of students of Prairie View A&M, a historically-black college in Waller County in #TX10.
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
In 2019, we took action again...
2019 started with interim Texas Secretary of State David Whitley trying to purge 95,000 naturalized citizens--predominantly Mexican-American--from the voter rolls.
We mobilized folks from across #TX10 oppose Whitley's confirmation. And we won!
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We mobilized folks from across #TX10 oppose Whitley's confirmation. And we won!
tlcsenate.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…
