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Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.

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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 115 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In your daily, unending cavalcade of shit, here is one story that isn't absolutely horrific, i guess.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 months ago

it should be inspiration, a model to base the rest of your life on.

[–] shy_mia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh what do you know? It's almost as if representation in government has a purpose! Not so easy to target people when they're not just a faceless boogeyman now is it?

Love to see it, we need more of this everywhere.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

public speaking works.

I don't know what to tell you, get out there and start talking to people, start talking with your representatives, make a case for what you believe in.

Stop yapping and moping about shit online, go do some real work.

Literally all we need is strong public speakers.

[–] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even if you're not a good public speaker there are plenty of organizations that have people who are and you can join and help out with lots of other things. DSA is my personal choice as it's pretty active and strong in my area but just find an organization like that and find a way you can help push for things you believe in.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

this, find organizations that need people, offer help, there are people who need your help, and what you do CAN impart change.

Yapping online, historically, one of the least useful tools to convince people.

[–] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep and the great thing is that while doing that you can continue to yap online too.

or you could not yap online at all, have better mental health, and have significantly more time to devote to actually being productive. But that's not fun.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

meanwhile gavin newsom is giving interviews to charlie kirk just to throw trans people under the bridge.

anyway, gillian branstetter had a good point:

https://bsky.app/profile/gbbranstetter.bsky.social/post/3ljpqckbjec2u

[–] AwakenedAce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Seems to be a post that requires signing in, what did they say?

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] AwakenedAce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago

No worries! Thank you!

[–] match@pawb.social 24 points 9 months ago

zooey motherfucking zephyr

[–] SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This feels too good to be true.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah, they're too comfortable being on the wrong side of history. I hope that it is legitimate, but feels like a trap.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I found out today the author of this blog (Erin in the Morning) is Zooey Zephyr's partner

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

yeah I've been following Erin for a long time, i had no idea!

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] swwans183@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

And her wife Erin Reed for transgender news!

[–] Trees@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)