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Amy Paris, one of the highest ranking trans people to serve in federal government, has been laid off by the Trump administration 19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-...

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really excited to be leading a workshop at the Orion Environmental Writers' Workshop this June in Rhinebeck, NY! 🦫🐌🪸 applications just opened 🦭🐍🪱 orionmagazine.org/omega/

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Recent legislation and political discussions are creating barriers to essential care for #trans youth. Hear from a panel of medical practitioners on Thursday, Feb. 27 on misinformation and the consequences policies will have on #LGBTQ+ youth. 👉 bit.ly/3X6teAC

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Oh happy day! 😀 ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

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📣 We have at LEAST 16 stipends to give out, and only a few applications so far! Apply if you're: - A student (grad student included) - Early career (<5 year) without a j-school degree - Anyone who wants to either support your own career as a trans journalist or support trans coverage broadly

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Sam Nordquist was visiting New York from Minnesota when he was reported missing by his mother. He was 24.

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"Sam should be alive today." I wrote about how the killing of Sam Nordquist reminds Black activists of the violence that LGBTQ Americans have long been confronted with — violence that too often gets overlooked when it's aimed at Black transgender men. capitalbnews.org/sam-nordquis...

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“My body is a miracle. It’s been attacked and scrutinized since it emerged from the womb. It exists in a society that has fought, and continues to fight, against its right to breathe in its present form,” writes @geekyjules.julessherred.com

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LGBTQ history videos find new home after PBS pulls content due to Trump executive orders https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/19/nyc-public-schools-publishes-lgbtq-history-videos-deleted-by-pbs-wnet/

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As the Trump administration tries to erase their identities, these college students are founding a group to cultivate transgender leaders across the country.

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BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump order restricting trans care for anyone under 19 With Fiona Glisson for @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

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NEW: Trump's executive orders cause 'chaos' at the VA, some staffers say I spoke to about a dozen Department of Veterans Affairs employees about the far-reaching effects of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

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NEWS: As The Washington Post reports, a TRO was issued today in the PFLAG case filed in federal court in Maryland against enforcement of Trump's anti-trans EOs restricting funding for medical centers that provide gender-affirming medical care for minors. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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why is this a national monument....? we can't tell you ❤️

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🥁 It's that time of year again... We know you've all been waiting for it... Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards! 🎉

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Need help covering the cost of a conference, training, workshop, coaching, or other career opportunity? Apply now for a $250 or $500 stipend to support your work. Deadline: March 17. Details & application 👇 www.transjournalists.org/2025-level-u...

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Civics in action: How NYC high schoolers can serve on community boards https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/11/nyc-borough-presidents-seek-to-expand-youth-voices-community-boards-cecs/

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"At FCI Seagoville, a men’s prison in Texas, an unsigned memo went out last week saying that the dozens of transgender women housed there would have to turn in their women’s clothing and undergarments." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/11/t...

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a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights. how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com

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NEW: Passports with 'X' sex markers will be valid until they expire or are renewed, State Department says With Abigail Williams for @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

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Amid increasing threats to LGBTQIA+ rights, it’s crucial for trans, nonbinary, & gender-expansive media workers to equip ourselves with guidance around navigating our workplaces, knowing our rights, & pushing for better labor conditions.

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I urge everyone who read my Q&A on the history of transgender healthcare to immediately read this one on the history of mifepristone. (Or vice versa)

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In his first 10 days, Trump issued multiple executive orders that seek to change government policy around gender. We have: - What to know - Coverage best practices - Questions to ask - Key terms and background - Journalistic resources - Reading to catch up

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The Senate approved Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats held the floor overnight in an attempt to delay the confirmation since they did not have the numbers to block it. He was confirmed by a vote of 53-47. 19thnews.org/2025/02/sena...

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Trump's order targeted "radical gender ideology" in the US military. Advocates and troops are bracing for a harsh ban without regard to readiness.

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Gender-based violence and domestic violence prevention organizations are scrambling in the wake of the federal freeze, seeing it as a sign of what's to come. Some are proactively removing any information that they feel could risk federal grants. @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2025/02/trum...

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Trump has long relied on threats, not lawful authority, to promote bigotry. His discriminatory effort to ban medical care for young trans people depends almost entirely on hospitals' voluntarily complying with his threats. Some are, but resistance is building. Article by Allison Chapman @alli.gay

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I covered the bills that would impact trans adults in Texas. Several would increase medical liability statute of limitations dramatically in an attempt to get providers to drop gender affirming care. These would have a chilling effect if passed. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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A/P [Feb 5] -- Bills have been introduced in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Montana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas & Virginia that would cut off public funding for gender affirming care for _adults_. Georgia's is the first to advance out of committee. [by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social‬]

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💥Attention journalists! The last round of European Cross-Border grant programme for 2025 is open! If you have an idea for an investigative story and a cross-border team, apply by 🗓️March 27th. More info👉 bit.ly/3lAyyJo Do you have questions? Book a pre-application meeting 👉 bit.ly/3XzVmeM

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Last call! The application for Scholarships+ closes overnight. Tell your friends.

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such an important job at a critical moment. love the detail and thoughtfulness in this description. if you're curious, but unsure about what all an ED type job might entail, i am always here for chats

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Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze: “If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” By Sacha Biazzo. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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Trump referenced Imane Khelif while signing an executive order to ban trans girls from girls' school sports. The anti-trans hatred directed at Khelif — and the narrow beliefs about femininity being projected onto her — are part of how anti-trans rhetoric fuels violence towards women of color

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Our growing association seeks to hire its first mostly full-time staff member to support our transition from a volunteer working board to a staff structure. Learn more about the role and apply 👇 airtable.com/apppaTdSPRyF...

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You can’t post your way out of fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

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