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Defiant Protests Target Fenway Health As Youth Care Ends
Organizers spanning generations converged to demand the LGBTQ+ community health center reinstate gender-affirming care for patients under 19.
TWIBS: Elon Musk Unveils AI Wiki, Grokipedia, and Everybody Hates It
Claiming Wikipedia is full of propaganda, Elon Musk has released his own online encyclopedia powered by Grok, the Twitter AI. Unfortunately, like everything made using AI, it’s a huge steaming pile of hot garbage.
Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate
Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her community.
Alex Rikleen Says Democrats Can’t Stay Quiet on Trans Rights
Rikleen spoke to Assigned Media about his candidacy challenging Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey in 2026.
Has Fascism Won? Connolly, Polanski and Labour Dissidents Tell Us No.
Leading Off: A landslide victory for Ireland’s leftist presidential candidate, the Greens’ dramatic gains in the U.K., and pushback to Starmer’s repressive policies put the lie to big media myths that human rights are a lost cause.
TWIBS: University of Virginia Rolls Over, Shows Soft Underbelly to Trump
The latest in a string of compromised institutions, University of Virginia is has agreed to the demands of the terrorists occupying the White House.
Informed Consent Doesn't Go Far Enough: The Case for Hormones Over-the-Counter
Why do we rely on doctors to address our basic medical needs?
Ninth Circuit Appeals Panel Unconvinced by Arguments for Trans Military Ban
Appellate court judges don’t seem particularly impressed by the Department of Defense’s attempts to justify the trans military ban.
Polls on Trans Issues Ignite a Debate That Ignores Their Many Limitations
The surveys, and the political stances pundits build from them, lack essential context on how firmly Americans hold their beliefs and how knowledgeable they are.
‘Arms Locked in Solidarity,’ Markey and Millions Stand Up for What’s Right
A powerful speech by the Massachusetts senator reflected the wide embrace of equal rights for all at No Kings Day Rallies, and the determination nationwide to oppose Trump’s attacks on American values.
TWIBS: USA Fencing and USOPC Taken to Court by Trans Athlete
After being denied entry into a competition in a state with antidiscrimination laws that should protect her, a trans fencer is suing USA Fencing and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Freedom is Something You Carry Inside
A trans woman’s account of life in a men’s prison in Georgia.
Exhibitionists Pretend to be Activists, Strip at School Board Meeting
There’s been a troublesome spate of weirdos dropping trou at school board meetings to own trans people… somehow.
We’re Remembering Charlie Kirk With a Vengeance
Our community remembers Charlie Kirk as the vicious, hateful, divisive, violence monger he was.
This Doesn’t Define Me, an Interview with Bella Bautista
Leading Off: Assigned Media interviews trans activist Bella Bautista. Also, in this week’s news, a UK woman is jailed for not disclosing that she was trans, and the BBC cuts staff training about transgender people. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.
TWIBS: Governor Newsom May Be a Threat to Trans Americans
Gavin Newsom has spent a lot of time declaring himself the greatest hero of the queer community to ever live, but his words and actions rarely seem to align these days.
Hate Group Calls for Re-Labeling Transness as Mental Illness
A fringe group with no expertise pushes the field of psychiatry to regress to a pre-scientific, prejudice-soaked view of trans people. It coincides with the far-right political agenda.
The Unscientific Nonsense of Conversion Therapy
Conversion therapy is not only ineffective at its purported goal, but also only serves to amplify psychological distress.
Trump’s Justice Department Wants to Violate Your Family’s Right to Privacy
Subpoenas filed by the Justice Department are demanding far more information from healthcare providers than they’re entitled to, but some are fighting back.

