Maggie Utgoff

Our Response to Natalie Cline’s bullying of a high school student Today, Utah State Board of Education member, Natalie Cline posted a mocking statement on Facebook targeting a female high school student. Cline’s post inferred that the teenager might be transgender. The student in fact, is not. Cline’s post generated a stream of cruel and vicious comments from adults targeted toward this teenager. Natalie Cline has a history of posting inflammatory opinions, however, this is a new level of depravity and bullying. Cline’s post perpetuates a modern day witch-hunt, where hysterical adults police the bodies of children to determine if they are masculine or feminine enough. Two weeks ago, the Salt Lake Tribune reported a similar incident, where a parent stopped a high school girls basketball game and demanded to know if a particular player was transgender. She was not. These actions are callous and cruel. No child, be they straight, gay, or transgender, should be mocked and humiliated by elected officials. When will this end? Now that new bathroom legislation has passed the Utah Legislature and been signed by Governor Cox, we are deeply concerned these gender witch-hunts will escalate, and harm not only transgender Utahns, but any Utahn who does not conform to Natalie Cline’s narrow view of gender. We are bracing to confront a wave of vigilantism in Utah bathrooms and locker rooms, and even more scrutiny of teenage athletes’ physical appearances in high schools. America has a tragic history of moral panics leading to the humiliation and expulsion of minorities from public life. Hysteria often leads to violence. Witch hunts led to the death of innocent women in Salem, accusations of Communism destroyed lives during the McCarthy Era and the infamous “Extermination Order” of Latter-day Saints drove many of our Utah ancestors from their homes and livelihoods. Moral panics only end when decent Americans stand up and say, “Enough!” Cline only apologized and deleted the post after facing public outrage. Utahns must demand greater accountability of her. This is a pattern of irresponsible behavior from Cline, whose sanctimonious rhetoric conceals her true character -- she is a mean, schoolyard bully. Cline is now harming the very children she has been elected to protect. If she does not show the decency to resign, we call on Utah voters to protect Utah’s children and deny her a second term this November. #EqualityUtah #Utah 🤝 Creating Belonging in the Workplace 📢 Donate to Equality Utah PAC 👉 Become a Business Equality Leader

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@1a I work for an HRC as the head of human resources and we can't pay people enough to staff our organization safely. We need a lot of change but definitely more money for staff who have these traumatic and essential jobs. Society needs to prioritize people in poverty.

@billburr justdetention.org

first they came for roger stone, and i said “great.” next, they came for alex jones and i said “good news.” then they came for donald trump and i said “this is also excellent”

I was going to vote for Democrats in 2022 and 2024, but recently Kamala Harris told me what color blazer she was wearing. And now, through no fault of my own, I am being forced to vote for white nationalists down the ballot.

did capitalism write this

@seldo They knew you were there. Everything was said knowing you would listen and knowing what you would share.

This is shockingly poor opsec on their part obviously, luckily I am grey hat at worst.

I have accidentally ended up sitting at an outdoor cafe next to two long-term employees of EFF who are dishing the most AMAZING gossip, I am quietly but shamelessly eavesdropping, I love SF.

Make no mistake: There is nothing normal about laws that prevent the American people from exercising their constitutional right to vote. Two landmark voting rights bills sit before the Senate. The Senate must act to protect the will of the people.

“Total loss” 😳 If arson, which is likely, this is terrorism. Inspired and conducted by radicals — and those at the top of our state encourage it with their extremist legislation and rhetoric, as do many locals who call themselves men of God. knoxnews.com/story/news/loc…

Go Ben!!! We are here for you!

Utah has a problem

@seldo Quitting is so often for personal reasons. It's so hard. I have so much data that shows people quit for so many different reasons the data means nothing. Yes, it can be bad managers, but it's so personal and so different for everyone.

I have been in tech 25 years and still never have any fucking idea when someone is about to quit, somebody please clue me in.

Justice Sotomayor interrupts to raise the right of "a woman to control her own body," mercifully ending this 12-minute interlude of men debating abortion amongst themselves.

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Conservatives are always threatening me with a good time.

tfw you sleep in hella late and start to feel bad that you “wasted a day” and then remember we still observin’ the holiday ✌🏾😎✌🏾

Protect our Trans family