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@ErinInTheMorn
Apr 12 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1. Tennessee's Senate has passed an extreme bill that would bar "recruiting, harboring, or transporting" transgender youth for gender affirming care.

Read broadly, it could target trans advocates and clinics across state lines.

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2. The bill, SB2782, bars any effort that helps minors obtain gender affirming care, even if it is legally obtained across state lines. Some have expressed fear it may be used to target even providing information about healthcare.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/tennessee-se…
3. The bill uses the word "recruits," which may aid in its broad reading. It also is a word that has been used to target gay people in the past over fears that gay people "recruited" youth into a "gay lifestyle." Image
4. At the same time, Tennessee passed an abortion bill that would make it illegal to do the same for youth seeking an abortion. Both bills are similar to the Idaho "abortion trafficking" bill which was blocked in court recently.

.apnews.com/article/aborti…
5. These types of bills have in turn led to several states passing "sanctuary" laws protecting transgender healthcare providers and patients, as well as abortion providers and patients, from their patient data being subpoenaed.

You can see a list of those states here: Image
6. A legal showdown appears to be brewing, as Attorney General Skremetti of Tennessee has already written a letter stating their intent to sue states that pass shield legislation, arguing they should be able to subpoena records not in their jurisdiction.

tn.gov/content/dam/tn…
7. Maine appears to have rejected these threats. Just last night, Maine passed a shield law that is now heading to the governor's desk.

mainemorningstar.com/2024/04/11/aft…
8. This is heading towards a showdown over jurisdictional issues not grappled with for over 150 years. It has been dubbed "legal interstate warfare" by some legal scholars.
9. Lastly, I am a queer journalist covering news on this topic every day. You can subscribe to support my journalism at and get my articles before anyone else.erininthemorning.com/subscribe

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Apr 10
1. Two years ago, Hillary Cass met with DeSantis picks and collaborated on a trans care ban in Florida.

Now her review targets trans people in England.

It is filled with flawed claims over evidence, toys, and social transition.

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2. On Tuesday evening, Dr. Hillary Cass released a final report commissioned by the NHS widely expected to target trans care.

The report met those expectations, advocating for extensive restrictions on trans people.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/cass-met-wit…
3. The report calls for restrictions on gender affirming care, social transition. It calls for blocking adults under 25 from adult care, citing increasing waitlists of the NHS's own design.

It rejects over 100 studies as not sufficiently "high quality."

Read 16 tweets
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Apr 9
1. Major victory in Florida. A federal judge has ruled that a transgender teacher cannot be forced to go by "Mr." as required by a new state law.

The scathing ruling was issued on 1st Amendment grounds.

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2. This is a substantial decision, as it directly overrides one of the new "Don't Say Gay" expansion's policies when it comes to the enforcement of gendered pronouns on a transgender teacher in Florida's school system.

You can read my full article here:
erininthemorning.com/p/florida-has-…
3. The federal judge states, "Once again, the State of Florida has a First Amendment problem. It has occurred so frequently of late, some might say you can set your clock by it…"

He determines that the state CANNOT mandate that a trans woman teacher be barred from using "Ms." Image
Read 11 tweets
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Apr 5
1. Yesterday, the Daily Mail published a story stating that a new "landmark" study backs up claims that being transgender is "just a phase."

The study showed no such thing, and the Daily Mail commits egregious factual errors in its reporting.

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2. The Daily Mail story, seen 35,000,000 times after being shared by Elon Musk shared it, claims most "gender confused" youth "grow out of it."

The study itself does not say any such thing, and does not study transgender people.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check-n…
3. A fact check of both the story and the article it cites finds that:
- It does not actually measure transgender people
- Data does not back up the central claim in the news story
- Even still, there is evidence in the study of stable trans identities
Read 25 tweets
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Apr 3
1. In a sign of increasing anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ hostility, Donald Trump has announced his endorsement of Pastor Mark Burns for congress in SC-3.

The pastor has called for "executions" of LGBTQ+ and transgender allies.

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2. Pastor Mark Burns, who just received Trump's endorsement, reacted to the endorsement on the Freeman Report, and doubled down, stating that Democrats are "attacking real women in America" by supporting trans people.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/trump-endors…
3. Burns made headlines in 2022 calling for the execution of those he accuses of "LGBT, transgender grooming" and calling for the reestablishment of HUAC, and the execution of those people for treason.

Read 9 tweets
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Apr 2
1. In a horrific move, Tennessee has just passed a bill allowing parents who are religiously or morally opposed to LGBTQ+ people to adopt LGBTQ+ kids.

This could result in anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents putting LGBTQ+ kids through conversion therapy. Image
2. I cover the bill here, which protects "religious or moral beliefs" from being considered "not in the best interest" of LGBTQ+ kids.

You can read my article here and subscribe to support my work:

erininthemorning.com/p/tennessee-pa…
3. The bill is Senate Bill 1738, which passed on a party line vote of 73-20. The bill states that "moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity... do not create a presumption that any particular placement is contrary to the best interest of the child" Image
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Mar 31
Matt Walsh is under the impression that transgender people have done nothing. On Trans Day of Visibility, lets look at some of the contributions, accomplishments, and amazing things transgender people have done.

We have always been here.
Let's first go all the way back to Enheduanna, 4500 years ago - the worlds first author. She was writing about a priesthood of transgender and gender nonconforming priests. We played a role in the development of authorship itself. Image
In ancient Rome, Elagabalus, who would certainly be seen as transgender today (famously offered vast sums of wealth to any physician who could give her gender affirming care) was a roman empress. Image
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