Category: gender identities
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There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN
We express grave concerns over the series of harmful statements made and actions taken by the current UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem. To our dismay, the Special Rapporteur has persistently advocated for additional obstacles and conditions to legal gender recognition that undermine the rights protections of…
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“Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right
Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, May 17, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Author: Lee Shevek Topics: sex, sexuality Date: 17 May 2023 Source: Retrieved on 11 June 2023 from butchanarchy.medium.com. Lee Shevek “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Anti-Sex? Pro-Sex?…
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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…
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Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country
Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans. Rating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, March 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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We never pass — even if we do
A friend of mine started her transition in her twenties. She had always had narrow shoulders, small hands, a feminine face, full hair, and a slender body. She lives stealth, but although she passed by even the strictest norms of today’s society, she wasn’t happy with her face. So she had facial feminization surgery (FFS)…
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Trans Activism UK’s Finalised Open Letter to the BBC
The following version of Trans Activism UK’s Open Letter to the BBC, complete with signatories present at 8pm UK on Friday October 29th, is the version which will be sent in digital and physical formats to multiple members of staff at the BBC. Rating: Transsupportive, LauraKBuzz.com, October 29, 2021 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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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…