January 30, 2025 - Breathe. Check the Facts. Love & Be Loved by those Around You.

I had a video ready for today where I talk about finding strength and confidence through relationships - and it is available, but in light of a new executive order which targets the trans community, I wanted to also post a short video to encourage and hopefully provide some facts. Now, I am not a lawyer, but I am able to read and I looked up some information to get some facts on trump's executive order banning gender-affirming care and learned the following . . . 

• If you have private insurance which covers this care, then it is still available for you. Only government insurance - such as Medicaid - is impacted by this executive order.
• If your State has laws which protect Trans Rights - such as Michigan and California - then you will be protected.
• These progressive States will sue the trump administration over the executive order to protect the residents of their State.
• The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and other groups are also suing the trump administration.
• For trump's executive order to become actual law, it needs 60 votes in the Senate - which it will NOT get.

So, while this is scary, frustrating, and maddening, stop and take a breath. Check the facts - you will find information at this link and this link. Know you are NOT alone. There are people who are advocating for you! There are people who love you!

And on this note, please again, use this to pull you closer to the people in your life who love, accept, and support you. Don't let anything come between you and them. If ever there was a time to accept their love - and let them know you love them, too - now is it for sure! 

So, again today, I want to send you another virtual "hug" - some days we need more than one hug - You matter. You deserve to be loved and are loved - I love you! You make our world a better place - we need you in this world. I hope you have people around you who tell you these things, but if not, please let me be someone who does. Yes, I say this every day, but these words are true and will always be so. You will find the video at this link.