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Look Forward: Assigned in 2023
Assigned is 3 months old! Here’s what we’re thinking about for the new year.
Transgender Woman Accused of Murdering Her Father
Stories of transgender women committing crimes are becoming more common in tabloid and right wing press.
FL Court Ruling Against Trans Bathroom Access Makes Supreme Court Likely to Weigh In
The 11th circuit ruling that a trans boy was not discriminated against when he was barred from using the boys’ restrooms at school contradicts a 4th Circuit decision in Gavin Grimm’s case.
Washington Examiner Furious Over NYT Condemnation of Violence
A right wing writer described the NYT Editorial Board as “ethically degenerate” right before pooh-poohing the idea that rising Nazism is a problem in the US.
Florida’s DeSantis Threatens Legal Retaliation Against Drag Show
A drag queen dressed as “Screwdolph the Red-Titted Reindeer” is certainly raunchy. Florida’s Governor is now saying it’s explicit sexual content, and therefore banned.
Anti-Trans Propagandists Are Just Like Donald Trump Crying "Fake News"
The nature of propaganda is to steal language from the truth in order to sew confusion. But sincerity, honesty, and transparency cannot be faked.
Studies of Detransition Need to Be Longitudinal as Well
Criticism of the research on transition and regret often introduces anecdotes and qualitative studies about detransition that themselves do not attempt to meet the high standard of longitudinal data being proposed for transition research.
Talk About Anti-Trans Violence More, Trans Suicide Less
The decision to repeatedly center suicide in discussions about trans lives is a harmful one. Let’s talk about the causes of those deaths instead.
Centering Parental “Anguish” Harms Trans Kids
Christian media is encouraging parents to make their children’s trans identity about themselves at a time when their kids most need parental support.
FOX News Shocked to Find Out LGBTQ+ Safer Sex Experts and Advocates Appointed to HIV Council
A bizarre story on Fox News takes issue with advocates for safer sex from the LGBTQ+ community being appointed to a council that advises the president on HIV and AIDS.
Are Detransitioners “A Real Thing?”
There are real people who detransition. Ideologically anti-trans detransitioners do not speak for them.
A Formal Declaration on Behalf of Assigned Media
What follows will be a non-exhaustive list of minor crimes that Assigned Media does not condone.
Canadian Shop Teacher Wears Massive Prosthetic Breasts
This is a weird one but we’ll help you through…
Repent Transphobes for Transgender Jesus is Risen!
A sermon at Cambridge University in the UK which suggested Jesus Christ was trans has got Fox News in the US extremely upset.
TX: Ken Paxton Sought a List of Trans People in the State
It’s hard think of a benign reason why the anti-trans Texas AG would need a list of ordinary people who’d recieved an updated gender marker on their drivers’ license.
Why is the Christian Faith of a Detransitioned Navy Seal Being Downplayed in Right Wing Press?
In a two hour interview Chris Beck spoke about his Christian faith, white culture, CRT, wokism, his history of opiate abuse, and his desire to save kids from being transgender.
Trans Man Harassed, Dehumanized in Right Wing Press After Sharing Surgical Horror Story
A trans man’s story of post-surgical horror went viral. Then the right wing media found out.
Transphobes Disturbed by Cambridge Dictionary Updating Definition of “Woman”
A writer for the National Review bemoans the addition of a second definition, one that includes trans women, to the entry for the word.