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RT @internetmaggie
A network of mental health resources for porn and sex workers is being banned from Twitter, in another yet stunning example of free speech being protected by @elonmusk 🤬🤬🤬 twitter.com/leyatanit/status/1

"And research shows that many children who experience termination of their parents’ rights will suffer what is known as ambiguous loss, similar to grieving after a death but without the closure of knowing a loved one is gone forever." propublica.org/article/six-mon

RT @ZeebDemon
Casey Lytle, professor of psychology and sociology:

RT @jessiegender
A trans woman in Texas was harassed for being trans; she filled a police report and was then arrested for “filing a false report” and “being a man in a dress”. Violence against trans people is escalating and becoming a more direct goal of the state. liberationnews.org/trans-woman

RT @mikestabile
The inanity of this law! Not only is porn easily blockable with a device level filter (adult sites voluntarily register with block lists like RTA), but the Supreme Court has long-held that blocking adults' access to legal content is unconstitutional. mashable.com/article/pornhub-l

"Let's be clear here: Drag isn't obscene, isn't inherently pornographic, and is protected speech under the First Amendment." buff.ly/3jrglQz

RT @ExXxiteMe
People don't get it, they don't understand what we [the sex education community] are up against. We combat misinformation, beliefs, religion, ignorance, and censorship all in the name of trying to help society. I'd say we're pretty badass! 😉

RT @ReproRights
New research found that maternal death rates in 2020 were 62% higher in the U.S. states banning or restricting abortion, where pregnant people have less access to affordable health plans and maternity care providers. Learn more:
axios.com/2022/12/14/maternal-

RT @MargaretWurth
The US child welfare system punishes parents for poverty by taking their children away.

Parents need support to help provide for their families, but what they are getting is surveillance, regulation, and punishment.

New @hrw @ACLU report, by @HinaEsq hrw.org/news/2022/11/17/us-chi

Prostasia Foundation is seeking proposals from qualified researchers to conduct an evaluation of the peer support group MAP Support Club (MSC). buff.ly/3PO9YmO

RT @PinkNews
Courtney Act on Pride, boundaries, and why we shouldn’t ‘pander’ to the bigots:

"If calling someone or something out will lead to you hurting yourself... then you have to consider whether that’s something that you want to do to yourself."

Read more:
thepinknews.com/2022/12/21/cou

"As such, it may be prudent to encourage health professionals to work collaboratively and compassionately with MAPs to identify suitable treatment targets within an acceptance-based framework, which has self-compassion at its core." buff.ly/3WehLfY

Taking out insurance to pay off victims is not a solution to child sexual abuse.
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RT @RainyThorsday
Hang on... wut?

LIABILITY insurance?!?
twitter.com/RainyThorsday/stat

"The @FSCArmy is now engaged in a process that could create stable banking for the adult industry and its workers, and hopefully end the predatory fees charged by credit cards and financial services." buff.ly/3V7TVkE

"Kids use a pretty small segment of the Internet. But teen use of online services overlaps largely with adults'. Congress should pass a comprehensive privacy law, not this last-ditch effort."
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RT @AriCohn
Another day, another "for the children" bill being pushed for the omnibus.

This time it's COPPA 2.0, which thoughtlessly extends a framework that makes sense for little kids, to teens as well.

That's a problem.

@TechFreedom explain…
twitter.com/AriCohn/status/160

RT @Maggie_McNeill
Of course, this fact - known for decades - will continue to be ignored by education bureaucrats, because they're not actually concerned with developing their students' brains. twitter.com/MindShiftKQED/stat

"Allowing space for nonsexual nudity in society and online helps to combat stigma… while also encouraging more nuanced conversations that have the power to shape our world in more positive ways." buff.ly/3FAEU4Y

RT @Waitareyouawake
This is a change in tactics and important to note. The linked thread explains how obscenity laws have been used against LGBT people in the past.

twitter.com/mikestabile/status

"An Illinois school for students with disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country. In one recent year, half of Garrison School students were arrested." propublica.org/article/student

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