#Mississippi high school deadnames #trans salutatorian, edits photo

“Many commenters also alleged the school edited Hole’s senior portrait before posting it online.”

“They photoshopped his mustache off to make him look more ‘feminine’.”

advocate.com/politics/states/m…

Mississippi school deadnames trans salutatorian, edits photo

A whole lot of people went out of their way to congratulate an excellent student named Jonas on achieving the second-highest grade in the D’Iberville High School Class of 2026, after the school disrespected him.

^{Dawn Ennis (Advocate.com)}

The appeals court’s finding has nevertheless been cited elsewhere, with #Mississippi making a similar argument in another appeal over its state legislative map. #SCOTUS also sent that case back for reconsideration on Monday.

Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson dissented from the decision, writing that both rulings should have been reversed.

#law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #RepresentationMatters

As a white Southerner in the United States, I am deeply appalled. Words absolutely fail to describe how this gerrymandering could downspiral from the loss of political representation for Black Americans to loss of professional opportunities and individual personal freedoms. And don't get me started about educational equality. This is an outrage, and an assault against the memory of the Black slaves whose labor literally built the Southlands from the ground up. It's a misery and a heartbreak for their descendants, many of whom still live in poverty, oppression, and injustice.

motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

#scotus #uspol #jimcrow #gerrymandering #southcarolina
#louisiana #georgia #mississippi
#alabama #northcarolina

Alito said racism was over. Southern states are now rushing to revive Jim Crow.

Republicans are set to dismantle at least five majority-Black districts in the South.

^{Mother Jones}