In the debate on child grooming, there are abundant easy answers and one side is obviously correct.

Wargaming, a traditionally masculine-coded hobby, has, in recent years, become a home to many trans and queer players.

Leading Off: Cases from West Virginia and Idaho have potentially vast repercussions. One law was aimed at a single girl. Another opens all girls, cis or trans, to eye-opening invasive actions. The week’s top story.

The famously mean spirited comedian had a brief explanation for his bad behavior in an interview, and I have some thoughts on what an annoying twerp he is.

The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.

Bred on social media platforms and legitimized by mainstream outlets, the language of contempt for fellow human beings endangers us all. Trans people have been the early targets.

A complaint filed by Brigitte Macron alleging cyberbullying by multiple individuals has culminated in widespread punishments.

Leading Off: The new mayor pledges to defend trans people. HRC challenges Trump’s animus-soaked denial of coverage. A sobering defeat in North Carolina. The top story lines. 

A Texas woman has decided the law doesn’t apply to her, and social media website X has declared that they agree.

For all of the nonsense about tradition, religion, and you-don’t-belong we all hear from our conservative relatives this time of year, historical Christmas traditions sure have a lot of genderqueer entities ready to feast on the bastards of this world. Here's some of them.

An authoritarian government, a captured press and cowardice at the head of most major institutions led to a year of losses for trans people’s safety and equality in the US.

Disagreeing with Donald Trump doesn’t make you a good person, especially when you’re still a bigoted monster.

In 2024, the NYT released a hit piece against a research paper that supported the use of puberty blockers. One year later, the very same researcher has found even more evidence supporting their use. Assigned Media takes a look at the results of this most recent study.

Leading Off: Intimidation of doctors and invasion of patient privacy are being fought in the courts. A radical right-wing assault on academic freedom is headed there as well. The week’s top story lines.

A federal judge ruled on Monday that teachers and other school employees should be required to report any changes in a child’s gender identity to their parents, a ruling which may violate state laws and will certainly endanger vulnerable children.

You may struggle over the holidays if you’re estranged from your family, but you are not alone.

The FDA sent twelve businesses threatening letters on Tuesday, demanding that they register their chest binders as medical devices with the FDA.

The right-wing campaign to create an autocratic state is also endangering long-held freedoms for all Americans, pushing U.S. democracy to the precipice. Trans people, its earliest targets, are among the most vulnerable.

Assigned Media investigates as the anti-trans organization Therapy First has begun offering continuing education to medical professionals.

As trans healthcare is decimated no one is standing up for the integrity of the scientific process for these patients.