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crimethinc:

By concentrating their forces on the Twin Cities, ICE is attempting to break the spirit of the whole country, erase the legacy of the George Floyd uprising, and set a precedent that they can repeat everywhere.
But if ICE can converge, so can everyone else. All out to the Twin Cities to resist them.
Thousands of people across the Twin Cities are mobilizing against ICE. Federal mercenaries roam the city attacking people at random—but everywhere they go, they meet fierce resistance.
What happens in the Twin Cities will determine what happens to us all.
Don’t surrender to fascism.
https://crimethinc.com/ICEmurder2026

24 minutes ago ⌘ crimethinc ⌘ 48 notes

pinkblanc:

25 minutes ago ⌘ moldavite ⌘ 706 notes

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Gender affirming care for minors has been paused in Wisconsin

Health equity fails when trans youth are abandoned Children's Wisconsin and UW Health have halted gender affirming medical care for patients under 18, citing federal policy threats tied to Medicaid and Medicare funding. This Decision was not driven by new medical evidence.

This puts trans youth at risk Gender affirming care is supported by ever major medical association in the United States Peer reviewed research shows gender affirming care improves mental health outcomes for transgender youth Denying affirming care is linked to increased depression, anxiety, and suicidality Withdrawing care creates harm. It does not prevent it.

This is a choice Healthcare systems chose to pause medically necessary care in response to political pressure, not clinical guidance. There has been no change in clinical standards or scientific consensus supporting gender affirming care for minors. Equity means protecting patients when it is hard, not when it is easy.

A statement from Ritchie T Martin, Jr. "When healthcare systems abandon evidence based care to protect their funding, they are making a calculation about whose lives are expendable. Transgender youth are not collateral damage. They are children entrusted to these institutions for care, safety, and survival. History will remember who chose courage and who chose convenience." -Ritchie T. Martin, Jr.

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center:

Trans youth in Wisconsin deserve safety, dignity, and access to medically appropriate care. Recent decisions by major healthcare systems to pause gender affirming care for minors create uncertainty and harm for young people and families across our state.

The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center is responding with care, strategy, and resolve. Our community is resilient, and we will continue to show up for trans and gender diverse youth when it matters most.