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  • Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Rating: Transneutral, The New York Times, October 8, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters. By Shane Goldmacher…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Stand Up for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth This Month and Beyond

    Rating: Transsupportive, Newsweek, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Stand Up for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth This Month and BeyondStand Up for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth This Month and Beyond  Newsweek Stand Up for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth This Month and Beyond | Opinion By Tricia Raikes co-founder,…

  • As Extreme as It Gets: Supposed ‘Moderates’ in GOP Conference Choose as Speaker an Election Denier Who Called LGBTQ+ People a ‘Deviant Group’

    Rating: Transsupportive, Human Rights Campaign, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary As Extreme as It Gets: Supposed ‘Moderates’ in GOP Conference Choose as Speaker an Election Denier Who Called LGBTQ+ People a ‘Deviant Group’ WASHINGTON — In the wake of the vote today in the House of Representatives…

  • Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law

    Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trans sex worker & ACLU sue Tennessee over HIV criminalization law The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Transgender Law Center have filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee law that requires HIV-positive sex workers to register…

  • Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition

    Rating: Transsupportive, Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary See also: Executive Summary, Overview Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition LGBTQI+ Activism in Colombia, India, Kenya, Peru, and Serbia September 2023 Purpose and Gratitude In May 2022, we, two researchers with long histories of activism,…

  • Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People

    Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Ohio Republican Says Bathroom Ban Has Nothing To Do With Trans People In Ohio, a bill targeting restroom access for transgender individuals gained renewed traction, leading to a hearing on Thursday. House Bill 183, introduced in…

  • 2 Men Plead Guilty in Attack on Transgender Woman Who Was Later Found Dead

    Rating: Transneutral, The New York Times, September 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 2 Men Plead Guilty in Attack on Transgender Woman Who Was Later Found Dead Alexa Negrón Luciano was assaulted with paintballs in a street attack shared on social media before she was found dead in Toa…