Mercedes Allen / is on Nostr

Intersectional. Canadian, US, UK & global politics; trans, LGBTQ+, sexual & human rights; economic, social, Indigenous, racial & reproductive justice. And occasionally, a bit of weird.

Last Notes

2024-08-29 14:00:38

Corporations were never your friend.
But never forget which ones were first to capitulate to racist, homophobic, transphobic and misogynistic trolls by turning against their own diversity, equity and inclusion programs the moment they thought that a dollar or two was at stake.
Ford is latest high-profile American company to tap brakes on DEI
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/08/28/dei-backlash-hits-ford/74982898007/?taid=66cf73fbf2c41200012f5ea7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

2024-07-05 12:28:11

"[Posie] Parker herself lost her deposit on election night after a dismal showing in Bristol Central that saw her pick up less than 200 votes – fewer than novelty candidates in other constituencies such as ‘Count Binface’ and ‘Captain Beany’..."
Party of Women gets fewer votes than Monster Raving Loony Party
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/07/05/posie-parker-count-binface-monster-raving-loony-party/

2024-07-01 16:22:39

“I’m terrified to go downtown again in Halifax. I just feel like it’s so out of your control on what could happen... It’s overwhelming. I didn’t expect something like this to happen, especially with it happening during pride month...”
Halifax woman recovering after altercation with group of men who allegedly made homophobic slurs | CTV News
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/i-m-terrified-to-go-downtown-again-halifax-woman-recovering-after-altercation-with-group-of-men-who-allegedly-made-homophobic-slurs-1.6945975

2024-06-25 17:18:04

Yulia Alyoshina, a transgender Russian politician, announced last month that they were detransitioning. In an interview... they revealed that they were forced to undergo this detransition due to threats of being sent to a psychiatric hospital..."
Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/06/russian-trans-politician-forced-to-detransition-or-get-sent-to-psychiatric-hospital/

2024-06-05 19:52:41

"... the Southern Poverty Law Center has formally designated the anti-transgender pseudoscience organizations Genspect and the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine as anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups..."
SPLC Designates Genspect, SEGM As Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/splc-designates-genspect-segm-as

2024-05-28 20:15:57

Is that all?
"The list of [Texas GOP] state party priorities calls for an end to legal same-sex marriages, same-sex parenting, all LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination laws, all transgender rights — including gender-affirming care for children & adults — a ban on LGBTQ+ content in schools and libraries, the defunding of all diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) initiatives, & legal protections for anyone who discriminates against queer people based on 'religious or moral beliefs...'"
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/texas-gop-platform-calls-for-ban-on-same-sex-parenting-because-being-gay-is-abnormal/