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poonam pari's avatar

Eliza, this is heartbreaking and horrifying. I am sick of the Trump regime. We have to stand up and fight. I stand with the LGBTQ+ community ❤️

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

Thank you so much. It is heartbreaking—and you’re right, we have to stand up and keep standing up. The cruelty is relentless, but so is our solidarity. I’m grateful to have you in this fight. The LGBTQ+ community deserves our love, protection, and ACTION. Let’s keep showing up. ❤️🌈

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Pamela J Detwiler's avatar

Thanks for highlighting this. I have family members in the LGBTQ community, one who just recently turned 18. Prior to turning 18, they were struggling with their identity and were grappling with suicidal thoughts. Their parents were completely accepting, got them into therapy for the suicidal thoughts and to help sort out the identity confusion. They are in a very good place now, and getting ready to go to college. However, not all are so fortunate. My heart breaks for the ones who are turned away by loved ones, denied care, and now denied even a place to reach out for someone to talk to.

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m so glad your family member had support, love, and access to care—because that should be the norm. But like you said, so many aren’t that lucky. The fact that these lifelines are being ripped away—especially for those already isolated or rejected—is devastating. We have to keep fighting for every single person who deserves to be seen, heard, and protected. Sending you and your family so much love. 💜

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Donna Carrillo Lopez's avatar

Disturbing and disgusting- shame on the Supreme maga primates. Karma…some spiritual beliefs state that the innocent lives human creatures deliberately harm in this life will be the perpetrators’ uncomfortable fate for the next lifetime. Free will, as blind as it can be, is a human choice in this dimension …but inevitable consequence of those choices are purely mathematical. Those with elite political and economic capital have even greater earthly responsibilities to their fellow human beings.

Being kind as a habit is one’s own kindness to self - in the larger scheme of earthly and cosmic existence.

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

It is disturbing—and you’re right, those in power carry immense responsibility. When they choose cruelty over compassion, the consequences ripple far beyond what we can see. I believe in accountability—not just spiritual, but real-world consequences, too. That’s why we have to keep calling it out, pushing for change, and standing up for those who are being targeted. Thank you for adding your voice to this.

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Terry Twitchell's avatar

That “f” bomb caught me off guard this morning. But it highlights the travesty of the moment. People who know me, know that I have not used the word hate because I believe it to be the strongest of emotions on the negative plane, and yet, I am going to say it, as painful as it is… I hate hatred. That’s what this is, when a human possesses no compassion for another human because they are not the same color, or are something different, it’s wrong, and hated. I’m fucking over that mentality. Fuck the fucking fuckers!

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

I feel every single word of this. Thank you for saying it plainly. This moment deserves our rage. If a well-placed f-bomb wakes people up, then so be it. Because silence isn’t an option—and neither is sugarcoating hate. I’m with you.

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Catherine Nash's avatar

The SCOTUS has already created a DJT monster. Now they pretty much ruled they could care less about young people that don’t fit their narrative and the narratives of small minded control freak bigots. What good is this court when they never see the Constitution or the people as being valued? They watch DJT thumb his nose at their rulings without consequences and allow Justices to accept what should be called bribes with no consequences? Every suicide attempt that is successful will be on them because DJT has now cancelled access to help for these young people through the emergency number.

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Eliza Orlins's avatar

Yes—this is exactly it. They’ve empowered a man who’s openly attacking the most vulnerable, and the Court is complicit. This isn’t about law; it’s about control, cruelty, and erasure. When they strip away care, dignity, and even a crisis line, they are choosing harm. Every life lost because of these decisions is on them. Thank you for naming it. We have to keep fighting back—with truth, with care, and with each other.

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