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There's one quote in NYT's podcast about trans healthcare that perfectly illustrates what's wrong with how media organizations frame this kind of coverage. www.readtpa.com/p/the-quote-...

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

1. Major news in transgender care. Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines. They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the Cass Review in England. Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

submitted 101 days ago • 95 comments

i know some cis folks on here are at least kinda aware it’s bad right now for trans people in america, but sometimes it’s worth calling y’all back to 2016 when a single “transsexuals have to use the wrong bathrooms” bill cost north carolina the nba all-star game & $400 million. this is normal now.

submitted 105 days ago • 18 comments

Huge news, a preliminary injunction was just granted in the PFLAG v Trump case enjoining the administration from enforcing the executive order ban on gender affirming care for trans youth. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 106 days ago • 16 comments

There are plenty of ways to troll U.S. president Donald Trump and his right-hand man Elon Musk without resorting to casual homophobia, writes @melwoods.me

submitted 112 days ago • 5 comments

People sometimes ask me “whatever happened to QAnon?” As my friend and co-host Julian explains for this recent piece for Jacobin, QAnon didn’t go away. It was just absorbed into the bloodstream of American political culture. jacobin.com/2025/02/qano...

submitted 112 days ago • 10 comments

To answer some quick questions about my latest story: - It does not apply to the Visa Waiver Program as far as I can see - It does not impact American citizens - The ban exclusively impacts transgender foreigners seeking visas in the United States - It is far more extensive than reported elsewhere

submitted 113 days ago • 50 comments

1. Major exclusive breaking news: Marco Rubio may have just banned trans foreigners seeking visas with correct gender markers from US Entry. A new cable, effective immediately, says visas must contain assigned sex at birth and should be rejected if they don't. Subscribe to support our journalism.

submitted 113 days ago • 127 comments

NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior

submitted 114 days ago • 114 comments

According to legislative trackers online we’ve already had over 540 pieces of anti trans legislation filed in 2025. Seven of those bills have passed. What the federal government is doing is horrifying, but locally so much damage is being attempted too. translegislation.com

submitted 119 days ago • 1 comment

"They're too woke!" the CEO bellowed, as he sunk further and further into the quicksand pit of Funko Pops he had built himself.

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

"More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."

submitted 126 days ago • 4 comments

New from me: A lot of Canadians are talking about buying more domestic goods given Trump's tariff threats. Here's the difference between "Made in Canada" vs. "Product of Canada" labels. vm.tiktok.com/ZMkbJ3cx6/

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting "You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women

submitted 139 days ago • 49 comments

Cis folk: watch this to see what these orders will mean for us and to support queer journalism Trans folk: you probably already know what’s happening so, you know, you do you People that want to see me in a news story: Very specific but this is your lucky day, keep watching until the very end!

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

New from me, with thanks to the many, many of you that responded to the callout: What Trump's executive order on gender means for trans Americans: vm.tiktok.com/ZMkC1vbav/

submitted 145 days ago • 1 comment

Hi! For CBC News, I'm looking to speak with trans Americans on their feelings about life under Trump — particularly given yesterday's executive orders. Scared? Defiant? Angry? Resigned? I want to hear from you. My DMs are open. Some of my prev work ↓

submitted 148 days ago • 16 comments

she's just giving away the genius DM tips for free

submitted 154 days ago • 7 comments

trans medicine's "merchants of doubt" -- Joanna Wuest @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

submitted 196 days ago • 2 comments

Importantly these policies are discussed bans on public funding for trans care but, as trans adults even with private insurance in Florida and South Carolina are learning, it leads to hospitals canceling all appointments because they don't separate public/private funding streams

submitted 196 days ago • 10 comments

1 LIKE = 1 CURSE ON YOUR GREATEST ENEMY FROM WOODY THE CHRISTMAS CONSTRUCT

submitted 205 days ago • 41 comments

this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them: juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...

submitted 211 days ago • 144 comments

Quite the time in Canada right now re: terrorism trials. We have two IMVE trials ongoing relating to Atomwaffen Division. Prior to this, we have only prosecuted one IMVE terrorism charge (Nathanial Veltman) for the killing of the family in London, Ontario. 🧵

submitted 212 days ago • 1 comment

Alex Jones is at this very moment signing off for now, but says he'll seek an emergency court order to get back on air in a few days. Our story about this ridiculous day: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 216 days ago • 3 comments

Read our new qualitative research report focused on the lived experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta. It’s important to remember that these are the voices that we should be listening to and supporting. www.macewan.ca/c/documents/...

submitted 220 days ago • 2 comments

i, like so many, am back.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments

Following Trump's US presidential victory, women have reported an increase in online hate. In a now-viral post, Nick Fuentes, a self-described incel, wrote on X: "Your body, my choice. Forever." I spoke to experts about this "emboldened" kind of rhetoric, and how women are responding to it.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments

the next thing governments want to ban? masks at protests. but privacy experts tell us that masks could chill free speech and open protesters up to identification and harassment by political opponents. also now cops have the high-tech tools to render the ban unnecessary.

submitted 219 days ago • 1 comment

I’m working on a relationship series for CBC News. We want to talk to you about your experiences with dating apps and singledom in Canada. Are you single? Dating? Completely over dating? All genders/sexualities/relationship types are welcome. Interested? Email me at [email protected].

submitted 513 days ago • 0 comments

My first proper post: I have a new article out today. As national anti-trans legislation is tabled in the U.S., some trans people and their families may look to leave. But Canada's reputation as a refuge for them is changing. cbc.ca/1.7044149

submitted 566 days ago • 0 comments

New to the app! Likely won't be posting for a while as I figure it out, just lurking as I work it out.

submitted 639 days ago • 1 comment