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Posing as a Professional Organization, SEGM Seeks to Mislead
How SEGM’s bad education for doctors harms trans people.
A Clippings Scrapbook: The Life, Times, and Records of Wendy Carlos
Synth pioneer Wendy Carlos has given us eighteen albums, a massive website of personal writings and archival recordings, and a generation of trans synthesizer enthusiasts in her wake. For Halloween, we’re taking a look at her writings, her work, and the queer musicians she’s influenced.
The Health Impacts of Transphobia
A 2021 paper links experiencing deadnaming and misgendering with significantly poorer health.
Gay Marriage Is in Cross Hairs as Right-Wing Attacks Expand
Leading Off: Marriage equality faces a direct challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, while a Texas judge opens the door to marriage discrimination. The administration pursues new attacks on trans care and queer people. The week's top story lines.
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.

