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As A Brown University Alumnus, Let Me Say: Fuck This
A Brown alumnus recalls his time at the ‘gayest’ university and calls for the Brown community to stand united against the Trump deal.
TWIBS: Sandie Peggie Even Worse Than We Thought
Suspended Scottish nurse involved in workplace tribunal over harassment of trans doctor is revealed to also be a racist.
Journal Club: How Discourse Shapes Bias
A 2025 paper studies implicit bias and its link with legal discourse.
Censorship Campaign Harms Queer Livelihood
After Australian TERF group Collective Shout waged a censorship campaign against payment processors like Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, popular platforms for hosting queer video games Itch and Steam began delisting queer content without warning.
Transgender Medical Treatment for Youth Ends at Yale New Haven Health
Connecticut parents of trans youth respond to the loss of gender-affirming care at Yale. The move comes as providers across the country reduce care under pressure from the Trump administration.
In CA, Access to Top Surgery is Vanishing. One Surgeon Calls it a “Tactical Retreat.”
As Kaiser Permanente acts to halt access to gender-affirming surgery for minors and young adults, many providers fear for the well-being of patients. Others are defending the decision.
GLAAD Fact Checks Popular Anti-Trans Tropes
Leading Off: GLAAD releases a fact check overview of anti-trans ideas, Texas continues its efforts to ban trans people from the correct bathrooms, and youth gender clinics close across the nation. Our top story lines to start the week.
TWIBS: Candace Owens Sued by Macrons
French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte has filed suit against conservative internet yammerer Candace Owens as a result of Owens’ year-long harassment campaign.
South Park Mourns the Death of Woke
An adult cartoon that reveled in the anti-woke backlash reckons with its impact.
“A Shameful Chapter”: How Anti-Trans Disinformation Drowned Out Science and Gripped the Mainstream
A pipeline of pseudoscience funded by powerful right-wing hate groups has undermined medical truths with the help of big media.
Children’s National Hospital to End GAC for Trans Kids
The D.C. area hospital is the latest to submit to Trump’s desire to abolish gender-affirming care in America.
Beth Anders-Beck is Primarying Representative Seth Moulton
Assigned Media speaks with Massachusetts Representative candidate Bethany Andres-Beck.
Texas Says Swimming Nonprofit’s Past Trans Inclusion was Fraud
Leading Off: Adult swimming nonprofit targeted for including trans women in events. Canadian judge halts deportation citing concerns over conditions of LGBTQ+ community in the US. And Assigned Media needs your support. Our top story lines to start the week.
TWIBS: Leopards Eat Jessica Riedl’s Face
Despite her insistence that she doesn’t want to be an activist or even talk about “trans issues,” conservative economics journalist Jessica Riedl has found herself at the center of a harassment campaign for merely existing.
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Moves to Block Gender Changes on State ID
The proposed change includes the information that there are no known beneficial effects.
Education Department Ruins Loan Forgiveness
The Department of Education is moving ahead with plans to make it vastly more difficult for pro-trans Americans to receive loan forgiveness. Assuming the department continues existing at all.
Skrmetti and the Future
In the wake of the devastating Supreme Court decision in US v Skrmetti, what are the further legal ramifications for other cases centered around the rights of transgender people?
Justice Department Uses Anti-Trans FTC Workshop to Announce Investigations
Leading Off: The DOJ launches investigations into gender-affirming care providers. ICE erases the numbers of transgender people in custody. And the EOCC resumes processing discrimination complaints by trans workers. The top story lines as the week begins.
TWIBS: PA Punishes Angry Gay Grandpa
Last year, activist James Lantz, known online as Angry Gay Grandpa, was arrested for a demonstration in PA. Now, they want to take thousands of dollars from a man with terminal cancer for the sin of… caring about trans kids?
In Washington, Seattle Socialists Marched for Trans Solidarity
A peaceful march on June 27th showed the deep support for trans rights that still exists in much of America.A peaceful march shows the deep support for trans rights that still exists in much of America.

