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  • Opinion: Love your own family, stop hating families of LGBTQ+ kids

    It is once again June. For the LGBTQ+ community, it’s officially recognized as Pride Month — an opportunity for us to reflect on our history of tribulations, celebrate our triumphs and unite around the experience of existing as we are, in a world that often tells us we should not. Rating: Transsupportive, Detroit Free Press,…

  • Ask Ethan: What is a woman?

    If you think you know what sex, gender, and “the right thing to do” for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science. Rating: Transsupportive, BigThink, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary STARTS WITH A BANG — JUNE 9, 2023 Ask Ethan: What is a woman?  If you…

  • I Took My Trans Daughter To Florida On Vacation. Now I’m Not Sure If We’ll Ever Go Back.

    “Was I willingly dragging my daughter into the line of fire?… Would my daughter not only *be* safe, but *feel* safe, when we landed?” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 7, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Erin Reed on Transgender Rights and Politics

    Erin Reed talked about transgender rights and equality, including transgender athlete legislation. Rating: Transsupportive, C-SPAN, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows

    Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, May 12, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its…

  • The Right-Wing Hates Children: The Weaponization Of “Groomer”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, February 15, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: The Right-Wing Hates Children Subtitle: The Weaponization Of “Groomer” Author: Lee Shevek Topics: abuse, children, family, feminism, queer, sexual assault, youth, Youth Liberation Date: 15 February 2023 Source: Retrieved on 15 February 2023 from medium.com Notes: CW: This essay includes discussion of child sexual abuse and rape. Lee…

  • Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

    The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Rating: Transsupportive, World Professional Association of Transgender Health via International Journal…

  • What is Gender?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, 2020 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: What is Gender? Author: sub.media Topics: Breadtube, gender, primer Date: 2020 Source: https://sub.media/video/what-is-gender/ sub.media What is Gender? Gender is one of the most fundamental stories humans have created. It is a story about each one of us that begins being told even…

  • Gender

    Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, February 2012 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: Gender Author: Jamie Heckert Topics: gender, Institute for Anarchist Studies, Lexicon Date: February 2012 Source: https://anarchiststudies.org/lexicon-pamphlet-series/lexicon-gender/ Jamie Heckert Gender Gender is a system of categorizing ourselves and each other (including bodies, desires, and behaviors) running through every aspect of culture and…