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TWIBS: Fed Mad at Cali Trans Girl, What Else is New
After a transgender girl shared the podium with cis girls at a track and field competition, Donald Trump… you know, got mad. Obviously.
Journal Club: When Do People Know They Are Trans?
A 2021 study takes a look at the discovery of transgender identity in youth and the ways expressing that, or not expressing that, affects trans people as they age.
‘Who Can I Talk to That Has a Human Heart?’: New York Times doubles down on harming trans people
The mom of a trans girl pleaded with a New York Times producer not to use audio captured in a vulnerable moment. Against her will, the company is slated to use the clip for its new podcast.
Sisters in Arms: A Photo Gallery of Transfem Pride
Our contributor has been photographing Pride in San Francisco for more than a decade. Here are some of the images capturing transfem “joy and power.”
GLAAD Tracks Decrease in Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents
The media advocacy organization’s anti-LGBTQ+ incident tracker was released on Monday, revealing surprising and invaluable data.
Behind the Right’s Attacks on Trans Girls in Sports
Conservative media, legal, political, and business leaders came together in a breathtaking assault on human rights.
Skrmetti’s Outcome and Obergefell’s Legacy Loom Over Pride Month
Leading Off: The outcome in a Supreme Court case challenging gender care bans will land a decade after a marriage ruling that Republicans are targeting with new fervor.
A Clippings Scrapbook: Obscenity Laws, The Comstock Act, and the Complicated Legacy of Virginia Prince
People trying to suppress queer people with obscenity laws is nothing new, this long standing tactic has been repeatedly weaponized against us and anyone else bigots decide isn’t fit for public life.
TWIBS: RFK, Jr., Shockingly Incompetent and Wrong, Again
Kennedy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is promoting misinformation. Again. Uh, again… again again. Again.
Ask a Trans Lawyer: Trans Women in Sport
Assigned Media interviews former GenderPAC lawyer, Dana Priesing, discussing anti-trans lawsuits and trans women in women’s sports.
Federal Judge Orders Censorship Undone
Harvard Medical School doctors sued after their work was censored. Now a federal judge has ordered that their work be restored.
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
‘Pendulum Swing’ in Texas Races Points to Value of Local Organizing
Hard-line conservatives who promoted book and bathroom bans suffered big losses in school board races.
Utah Review: Youth Gender Medicine Exceeds Typical FDA Requirements
Leading Off: A first look at Utah's evidence review. The Times is pressed on bias. Democrats and Republicans say trans people face bigotry. The top story lines as the week begins.
TWIBS: Scumbags Unite to Sue MN
A newish anti-trans activist group has declared it’s litigating against the state of Minnesota, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom.
Ken Paxton Announces Another Investigation
After a trans woman won big at a swimming competition, Texas AG Ken Paxton quickly announced his plans to try and get the event hosts in legal trouble.
Trans Americans, Citing Hostile Politics, Seek Safer Homes, Survey Finds
Leading Off: A poll highlights “extreme pressure.” A quilt pleads for safety. The rabid right revels in harassment. The top story lines as the week begins.
TWIBS: Justice Department Cuts Grants to Give Cops More Money
Fox News and The Daily Wire are alleging that the Justice Department has cut “DEI” funds to pay the police, which is kind of the opposite of what we were asking for with the whole “defund the police” campaign, to be honest.
Pentagon Halts Gender-Affirming Care to Active Duty Troops
Following a Supreme Court win for the Trump administration, the Pentagon is officially ending GAC for trans troops effective immediately, and giving them less than a month to separate voluntarily.
The First Amendment Should Protect Trans People’s Passports
Trump’s executive order defining sex made it clear that passport sex markers will now carry an ideological message. The constitution protects Americans from being forced to endorse ideological messages with which they disagree.