As Alabama's felony ban on puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery for trans people under 19 goes into effect, a couple of tips re self-managed gender-affirming care for trans people. But first, remember, whether or not we get the care we need, our lives are glorious and precious, and we are who we know ourselves to be. Let's love and care for each other, and persist, whatever they throw at us.

HUD's anti-trans shelter rule will be proposed officially tomorrow. Of all Trump's cruelties, this is one of the worst. federalregister.gov/documents/2020… I worked in NYC when women's shelters were still allowed to turn away women for being trans. Many of my clients were street homeless. I remember talking to one young houseless Puerto Rican woman.

I am also a trans person who was Aimee Stephen's lawyer before the Supreme Court. John Knight and I wrote the opp cert. Chase, John, and I wrote the opening brief and reply brief with James. I was one of many people who worked behind the scenes to prepare the person who argued.

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Just written like that, it may not sound like much, but it was one of the hardest things I have done in my life. Not because the work itself was so hard for me. This is a type of work I know how to do well. I have the needed training, experience, skills, knowledge, and resources.