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@ErinInTheMorn
Mar 27 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1. A new lawsuit against a gender affirming care ban in Ohio has a novel approach to overturning the ban: a Republican anti-Obamacare amendment from 2011 banning government interference in the purchase or sale of healthcare.

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2. The new lawsuit, filed by the ACLU, asserts that the trans ban in the state is unconstitutional.

It alleges that the law violates single-subject rules, equal protection, due process, and... an anti-Obamacare amendment from 2011.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/republican-a…
3. This novel strategy comes after mixed results in federal courts. For instance, the 8th and 9th Circuit Courts have blocked gender affirming care bans from going into effect, whereas the 6th, 7th, and 11th have allowed them.

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4. The provision in question that may result in the new law being blocked is a constitutional amendment in 2011 that says "No federal, state, or local law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance." Image
5. This latest lawsuit, if successful, could protect trans Ohio healthcare regardless of what the Supreme Court decides. Given Ohio's protections, they may be afforded even more security than those given by the US constitution on this issue.
6. This is not the first time a Republican law may foil an anti-trans policy. In Montana, the gender affirming care ban was blocked due to a Republican law guaranteeing a "right to try" non-approved medication, passed to protect Ivermectin for COVID.

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7. The law is set to go into effect on April 24th this year. Attorneys are asking for a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction barring the AG from enforcing the law as well as the state medical board.
8. Lastly, I am a queer journalist covering all of the biggest moments on this topic.

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Mar 22
1. Lots of talk about the Pride Flag embassy ban.

I want to give context, as I reported heavily on anti-LGBTQ+ riders in the budget fight.

1) Biden/Dems deserve the criticism they are getting on this rider.
2) Over 40+ horrific targeted anti-LGBTQ+ riders died, except this one.
2. I first reported on the idea that Democrats might surrender transgender and LGBTQ+ rights in the budget fight when I was tipped off on the negotiations by insiders. At the time, I received heavy blowback for reporting it, saying "they never would."

erininthemorning.com/p/national-ant…
3. It became clear, though, that this was going to become a major battleground. Representative Crenshaw said "this is the hill we will die on" while literally holding up funding for every children's hospital in the country that allows for trans care (MANY do). Image
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Mar 21
1. Major news in the national fight for transgender rights. Democrats appear to have held firm on the national spending and appropriations bill, defeating major anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans riders, including book bans and trans care bans.

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2. The national budget fight had as many as 40 anti-LGBTQ+ riders, many of which focused on transgender people.

Those riders were nowhere to be found in the final bill. Only a single rider made the cut - a pride flag ban for flying flags above embasies.

erininthemorning.com/p/massive-defe…
3. Importantly, not even the pride flag ban was a full flag ban - it did not ban rainbow displays or flags not flown or displayed "above" embassies and allows for personal pride flags.
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Mar 18
Hey everyone!

Libs of TikTok, Riley Gaines, and other huge anti-trans far-right activists are trying to flood Maine legislators so that they don't pass a sanctuary bill for transgender people.

If you'd like to advocate to keep trans people safe, here is what you can do... Image
The above list is from an extreme anti-trans account's target list. But those who support LD227 need to hear from people in favor of the bill as well.

So please send them an email and let them know that you support LD227 and the trans sanctuary bill.

Next...
If you are in Maine, you can go here and contact your legislators. Just put in your zip code, and contact your STATE representatives and senators. Not your congressional ones. State level. Local legislators.

Let them know!
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Mar 18
1. A handful of Southern States are pushing forward with bills ending legal recognition for trans people: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

They even target a lone trans employee at the Alabama Space Camp.

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2. In recent months, many states have slowed their attacks on transgender people. While a staggering 500 bills have been introduced in 2024, far fewer are advancing this year than last year.

But these states may be bucking that trend.

erininthemorning.com/p/southern-sta…
3. In Louisiana, HB608 was introduced with a staggering 63 Republican cosponsors. It would target bathrooms, shelters, and prisons but also would apply to ALL laws in Louisiana, ending legal recognition for trans people's gender identities.

It defines sex by reproduction. Image
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Mar 16
1. Brutal anti-trans politics in England may have met their match in an unlikely opponent... ferrets?

Members of Parliament, including some conservatives, filibustered a gender affirming care ban that would have applied to private clinics in the country pushed by Liz Truss. Image
2. The bill, known as a Private Member's Bill, was proposed by former PM Liz Truss. It would have barred gender affirming care for trans youth, defined sex to exclude trans people, and more.

It failed to advance Friday.

erininthemorning.com/p/private-gend…
3. The bill comes after a recent NHS England decision to halt prescribing puberty blockers. Though it was a big decision, the waitlist was already thousands long with only 100 prescribed last year, changing the practical reality very little for many. Image
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Mar 13
1. Today, JK Rowling promoted holocaust denialist views, claiming that the trans people targeted and books burned during the rise of fascism was "a fever dream." She also called for the arrest of Stonewall, Mermaids LGBTQ+ leaders.

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2. Rowling originally compared trans people targeted by the Holocaust to "a fever dream." When confronted with sources, she linked to a thread calling the first trans woman to receive gender reassignment surgery "a troubled male," which also denied it.

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3. The claims and denialism came shortly after she called for the arrest of doctors providing gender affirming care, as well as leaders from Stonewall and Mermaids.
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