From having a pride flag displayed on your desk to just doing your job prosecuting bad guys, seemingly anything and everything is now a fireable offense in the eyes of the Trump administration. MSNBC has new reporting last night that an FBI agent trainee was fired for simply having a pride flag at his desk in a California field office last year. from that reporting.Quote, "The trainee, who previously worked as an FBI support specialist in Los Angeles, received a letter dated October 1st and signed by FBI Di ...

Social & Political Landscape - Erosion of voting rights and attacks on democracy are observed 60 years after the Voting Rights Act [1] - Retrenchment and hostility towards LGBTQ rights, women's rights, and book banning are occurring [2] - Legislators are taking extreme measures to prevent the redrawing of district lines that would deny representation [3] Call to Action - Organizing and fighting back are necessary to counter the retrenching of rights [3] - The current political climate reflects a specific vision for America [3]

Legal & Regulatory - Supreme Court rules Maryland school policy barring opt-outs for LGBTQ books violates religious rights [1]

Political & Legal Landscape - Potential impact of Supreme Court ruling on Tennessee's ban on transition-related care for minors on Trump's executive order and nationwide access to trans healthcare [3] - Concern that Trump may declare transition-related care for minors as child abuse and direct investigation of vocal parents [3] Social & Economic Impact - Families are leaving the US due to its anti-transgender climate [1] - One family's move to New Zealand will cost up to $80,000 [3] - Most families cannot afford to move abroad due to difficult decisions [4] - Leaving the United States over LGBTQ rights is not yet a widespread trend, but increasing [4] - Trump's second-term policies are having more immediate impacts than in his first [4] Healthcare Access - A Trump executive order stopped research and education grants to hospitals providing transition care to minors under 19 years old [2] - A federal judge blocked the order in Colorado, but it didn't provide much relief [2] - One hospital stopped providing transition-related medical care to a 9-year-old transgender daughter after Trump's inauguration [1]