I bought a ticket to a conversion therapy conference to see how the “ex-gay” movement is adapting to the rise of anti-trans politics… and it was a RIDE. Here’s my report, with @hencarnell: 1/

I'm outta here! Find me on Bluesky going forward. @msjpauly.bsky.social ✌️🌞

RT @QuinceMountain: For my young #trans friends especially, I want you to know that we can get thru this. These election results in no way…

RT @AriBerman: 57% supported abortion rights ballot initiative in Florida. That's strong majority support. It only failed because Florida i…

RT @mjs_DC: If Trump does win, his FDA is very likely to impose stringent new restrictions on medication abortion—in all 50 states—and it’s…

RT @kylietcheung: This is what """"leaving abortion up to the states"""" looks like

RT @ArielleLAngel: My mom worked on the Florida abortion ballot initiative for nearly two years. She is besides herself. "We can't sustain…

RT @ErinInTheMorn: There's a lot of hopelessness among trans people right now. This election was and is existential for us. I want to reac…

And AP is now projecting that Amendment 3 wins in Missouri! The first state to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade just became the first state to have a near-total abortion ban reversed by popular vote. Here's our writeup:

RT @caseyparks: Final tally: According to data from @Ad_Impact, Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads that paint trans pe…

@emiroseli @MotherJones @sarahszilagy Access to education and healthcare without discrimination, for starters. Two areas where executive agencies get to choose their interpretation of federal anti-discrimination laws— and whether they consider trans folks to be protected.

RT @sarahszilagy: A labor of love by @msjpauly and me, for @MotherJones: on trans rights under a Trump vs. Harris administration, the cour…

You've heard so much about abortion ballot measures. But once they pass, it's up to judges to interpret them. And in a lot of places, those judges are elected! Here are seven states with Supreme Court races that could matter for abortion rights:

Birth control is something a lot of us take for granted. Could it really be under threat? I asked the experts, who told me, in painstaking detail, exactly how access could be stripped away... and how it's *already* happening.

@swmstn2 Thanks, Susan—I'm flagging this for our tech team.

Kaley Chiles, a licensed therapist who helped clients "reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions" was represented by Alliance Defending Freedom. The case is considered a potential vehicle to get SCOTUS to overturn conversion therapy bans. Thomas and Alito are on board.