Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults aged between 10 and 34 in the US. More than half (51 percent) of trans male teenagers have attempted suicide in the past year, according to new research from the University of Arizona.

The @AFL recently released a new gender policy for transgender athletes - and it clearly discriminates against transgender women. 1/ The AFL policy requires trans women be within a certain hormone range, which has become standard practice for adult/elite competition. That's not the problem (although on the whole it can be considered problematic - but it's in line with other policy). 2/

Yesterday was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. That means Black women had to work all of 2017 and until this day in 2018 to catch up with what white men earned in 2017 alone. #BlackWomenEqualPay 1/ More than 1 in 3 Americans are not aware of the pay gap between Black women and white men. On average, Black women in the US are paid 38% less than white men and 21% less than white women. 2/

50 years ago @SpecialOlympics put a bright - and very public - spotlight on ability, not disability. Today, more than 5 million athletes train and compete in more than 100,000 events each year & in over 170 nations. The @SpecialOlympics has become a global movement that has taught everyone around the world, disability or no disability, to play & live unified & to choose to include. #YouCanPlay

This is America for LGBTQ people in Mississippi: the law singles out three religious beliefs for special protection: that marriage means 1 man & 1 woman, that sexual relations should only happen inside such a marriage, & that gender is “immutable” & corresponds to sex at birth. In MS, a person, an organization, or a corporation may refuse to serve a same-sex couple marriage celebration at your for-profit hotel or restaurant, refuse lodging at your hotel, or refuse to provide any marriage-related services if you hold one of those beliefs. 2/

Trans women are largely erased in sports. Shout out to @BritneyStinson, who in 2015 was an out profession trans athlete playing in pro women's team sports. edgemedianetwork.com/news/sports//1… For Britney, it wasn't about fame, money, or being a role model - it was about playing the game she loves & being herself at the same time. She was open about her identity, but didn't push for media coverage; she simply inspired others by being herself and living her life.

This made me tear up. Thank you @Starbucks!!

Cannot overstate the importance of this. I encourage you to get a reusable straw if you like them, or say “no straw” when you’re getting drinks out.

https://twitter.com/starbucks/status/1016305982501261312

Also, if you get hot or cold drinks out, BYO CUP! Most of us don’t get surprise coffee - we have habits and we know that we are going to get coffee on the way to work or whatever, so save the plastic cup & lid and carry your own.

Study: LGBT Teen Athletes 'Overwhelmingly Closeted' advocate.com/sports/2018/7/… - new info from 2017 @HRC study "Sports are a transformative way for students to build social skills and community, but when too many LGBTQ student-athletes are blocked from being their true selves -- we fail them," - @ashlandj11, HRC Foundation director of public education and research

Delaware is not alone: Ohio also has bad things in store for transgender youth. (thread) In late May, Ohio Rep Tom Brinkman introduced House Bill 658, which would require school administrators, teachers & counselors to determine what they believe are signs of “gender dysphoria” in students and, by law, report back to parents. 2/