Category: history
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Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, December 16, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth Yesterday, the Washington Post Editorial Board yesterday published a piece attacking gender-affirming care for minors, presenting itself as a balanced examination of the science in…
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Pronouns for Elagabalus
Rating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nov 22 Right-wing media reject attempts to celebrate the queerness in stories about an ancient Roman emperor who presented as a woman. by Evan Urquhart In the year 218 a teenager became the emperor of Rome and ruled…
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Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate
Rating: Transneutral, CBS News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate BY SHAWNA MIZELLE UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 8, 2023 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS NEWS Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly…
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Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South
Rating: Transsupportive, New York Times, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South A Democrat in her third term in the Virginia House of Delegates and a former journalist, she won a competitive race in the northern part…
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Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms
Rating: Transsupportive, The Capital Times, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms Rylee Jenich spent 10 years incarcerated in various Wisconsin men’s prisons. For the last six of those years, Jenich — a trans-feminine person who uses they/them pronouns — publicly identified as…
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How did testosterone become so criminalized? The ’90s Olympic bribery scandal that started it all.
Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How did testosterone become so criminalized? The ’90s Olympic bribery scandal that started it all. Throughout the late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, Americans became obsessed with anabolic steroid doping – i.e., hormonally altering one’s body to win…
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Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions
Rating: Transphobic, New York Post , October 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wants answers from the Merchant Marine Academy after the Long Island institution implemented a new policy allowing midshipmen undergoing gender transitions to seek…
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Africa’s rich LGBTQ+ history has long been suppressed & activists are taking a stand
Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Africa’s rich LGBTQ+ history has long been suppressed & activists are taking a stand In a world that is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of embracing diversity and acknowledging the stories of marginalized communities, Nigeria stands as…
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Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades
Rating: Transneutral, LGBTQ Nation, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades Five-year-olds in the state are watching sexually explicit X-rated movies in school libraries, according to Republican state Rep. Mack Butler of Alabama.…
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Speaker Mike Johnson Roundly Condemned by LGBTQ+ Groups, Biden Campaign, and Democrats
Rating: Transneutral, Advocate, October 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Speaker Mike Johnson Roundly Condemned by LGBTQ+ Groups, Biden Campaign, and Democrats LGBTQ+ groups and other progressive forces, including President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, are denouncing the elevation of far-right U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson to speaker of the House…