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A direct action and advocacy coalition, inspired by ACT UP, organizing to protect and expand access to gender affirming care in Massachusetts.

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The Protect Trans Care Coalition is an intersectional coalition of nation and local organizations, unions, mutual aid groups, community leaders, and more all demanding one thing—that the Attorney General enforces out civil rights.

The AG has claimed that we are only asking for lawsuits, but our coalition actually has quite a few demands. To break it down even further: order care restored, then investigate or litigate providers who refuse to comply.

Want to protect every kid's right to healthcare in MA? Sign our action letter; ask your union, place of worship, or community organization to join the coalition; and follow PTF to learn about our next events and actions.

#ProtectTransFutures #TransRightsAreHumanRights #BostonCommunity #TransJustice #heathcareisahumanright by @protecttransfutures

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We asked the Attorney General to enforce state laws. Here’s what happened.

What to do next:
1) Share this post on your story or leave a comment on this post. YOU are our best tool for spreading the word about what’s happening.

2) Tag @mass_ago and @maura_healey and tell to them we need action, not words, to protect trans healthcare.

3) Come to our next meeting and get involved. We need all of us standing together to win. by @protecttransfutures

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5 months ago

Just announced! Trans Day of Resistance mini festival @deepcutsrocks to benefit @protecttransfutures youth led work defending gender affirming care in MA.

Headlined by @ezra.furman.visions and @realtedleo featuring performances from @thatevangreer @blameshifters @gracegivertz @hazelafrodite @flightorvisibility.

3pm - 8pm, under 18 admitted with parent or guardian. Tickets are $25 and on sale now, link in bio!

#tdor #transdayofremembrance #protecttranskids #protecttranscare #benefitconcert taken in Deep Cuts by @protecttransfutures

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Finding affirming healthcare shouldn’t be a guessing game.🩵🩷🤍

Help us build a trusted network of affirming and safe healthcare providers for trans folks in MA.
Whether it’s your primary doctor, dentist, or specialist, if you know a provider who delivers compassionate, affirming care to trans community members, we want to know! Your personal experience in MA can help trans people access the healthcare they deserve.

Scan the QR code or use the link in our bio to fill out our provider recommendation form. The form is anonymous, secure, and takes under two minutes. by @protecttransfutures

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Honk for the right to healthcare! 🎷

Join HONK! and Protect Trans Futures as we canvass for the trans right to healthcare at the Boston Common. We’ll be educating Bostonians on the threats to gender affirming care access in Massachusetts and asking them to stand with us for trans youth’s right to healthcare.

📍 Location: Boston Common Bandstand
🗓️ Date: Friday, October 9
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

See you soon! taken in Boston Common by @protecttransfutures

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Finding affirming healthcare shouldn’t be a guessing game. 🩵🩷🤍

Help us build a trusted network of affirming and safe healthcare providers for trans folks in MA.

Whether it’s your primary doctor, dentist, or specialist, if you know a provider who delivers compassionate, affirming care to trans community members, we want to know! Your personal experience in MA can help trans people access the healthcare they deserve.

Scan the QR code or use the link in the comments to fill out our provider recommendation form. The form is anonymous, secure, and takes under two minutes. by @protecttransfutures

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Free Virtual Gathering Alert 🔔 We are looking forward to hosting this community space: Calling all partners to share this!
Led by our wonderful advisor Veerja Mehta (they, them) and produced by @intersectional_innovation; illustration: @pakkheestudios by @protecttransfutures

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End gender-based violence NOW!

Protect Trans Futures is joining Mass NOW and Jane Doe Inc to rally in solidarity with Jane Doe in her fight against Cornell University and the Chi Phi fraternity.

October 8th, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Parkman Bandstand at the Boston Common
Learn more at massnow.org/events by @protecttransfutures

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WE WON 🎉🥳🙌🏻🍾 Thanks to your support, our community is safer, and we are one step further to statewide decriminalization! Our policy order provides resources to LGBTQ+ youth and s-x workers, and peace of mind when reporting violence. This is only the beginning. When we fight, we win!

Thank you so much to our lead sponsor @votejivan and our cosponsors @marcgov @pattynolan1 @mayorsiddiqui @ayahaalzubi. Thanks also to @cathie.zusy & @e_denisesimmons for voting in favor. It passed with 8 votes yes and 1 abstention.

#cambridgema #boston #massachussets #decriminalizesexwork taken in Cambridge, Massachusetts by @protecttransfutures

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Throughout Boston's historic first march for s-x worker pride, as well as in conversations after, workers emphasized the lived experience of earning their living under criminalization from both the state and the public:

"If you would rather judge someone for s-x work than pay them a livable wage, then what else do you expect us to do? I work three to four jobs on top of s-x work, and that is barely keeping me afloat."

"S-x workers helped start Pride. S-x workers are the canaries in the coal mine for how people are treated."

"All forms of work are selling your mind or body through means of labor, so why is it different in this context? If you have ever watched or rented porn, visited a strip club or advocated for women/queer rights, that means you support s-x work, whether you realize it or not."

Advocates for full s-x work decriminalization actively see the Nordic Model as a dangerous misstep that is more likely to harm the livelihood of s-x workers. S-x workers experience higher levels of violence within the Nordic Model because clients are less likely to provide their personal information for screening purposes and more likely to want to meet in hidden, discreet locations. Dr. Niina Vuolajärvi's research from the London School of Economics reports that a resounding majority of s-x workers she interviewed - 96%, to be exact - felt that Nordic Model legislation put them in more harm both from clients and the police. The resulting difficulty to find clients also causes greater impoverishment for s-x workers. According to the Global Network of S-x Work Projects (NSWP), the Nordic Model has failed to achieve its intended goal of decreasing incidences of s-x work. The burden of the Nordic Model therefore falls heavily on the s-x workers it claims to protect, not just the buyers legislation targets.

Organizations such as the ACLU and Human Rights Watch have advocated for full decriminalization of s-x work. taken in Boston Common by @protecttransfutures

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17 days ago

Fill up the audience for a live taping of Protect Trans Futures on Boston Public Radio this Tuesday!

Hear stories of healthcare discrimination from young trans people and families who have lost care and from Alejandra Caraballo (national trans advocate and Harvard law instructor) and Teddy Walker (PTF co-founder) on how we can fight back together.

Where: Boston Public Library
When: Tuesday, Sept 22 at 11:30 AM
Be There / Tune In : Come sit in the live audience and bring signs to show your support OR tune in on Youtube. taken in Boston Public Library by @protecttransfutures

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