“I wish I could convey to them that the people they’re hurting are real human beings,” says Juniper, 24, of Witchita Kansas.

A conversation between Riki Wilchins for Assigned Media and Philosopher Rowan Bell.

Seeking justice and affirmation as San Francisco proclaims Transgender Immigrants Day.

An interview with Dr. Clair Kronk.

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.

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist author Jude Doyle.

Leading Off: Two big bills promoting bigotry reach the governor. Oregon turns back a sports ban. And trans people speak out against the Times. The week’s top story lines.

Assigned Media interviews Shiwali Patel, Title IX expert, Professor of Law, and Senior Director of Safe and Inclusive Schools at the National Women’s Law Center.

In the middle of a hostile Administration, the Transgender District in San Francisco is taking a lead in empowering trans people.

Assigned Media interviews Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University, Naomi Schoenbaum.

Veronica Esposito interviews Casey Plett on the meaning of community and its value in hard times.

Assigned Media interviews Assistant Professor Joanna Wuest.

Assigned media interviews author and paleontologist Riley Black.

Assigned Media interviews journalist and author, Nico Lang.

An interview with Chris Geidner of Law Dork about what he thinks happened at oral arguments in US vs Skrmetti and whether journalists should smooth the way for the high court to uphold bans on gender-affirming care for youth.

Assigned Media interviews Jack Turban, Director of the Gender Psychiatry Program at the University of California.

Transgender activist Riki Wilchins interviews political theorist and leader in trans studies Paisley Currah.

Transgender activist Riki Wilchins interviews academic and legal scholar Florence Ashley.

Kaltiala answers young people’s critiques: An update to our previous reporting on gender affirming care in Finland.

Over the next nine months, Assigned Media will feature nine interviews of people involved in pushing back against the spread of false, distorted narratives about the trans community in the press. And we’ve tapped an old school transgender activist to do this, Riki Wilchins. To introduce this monthly feature, Evan Urquhart interviewed Riki Wilchins for Assigned. Their conversation has been lightly edited and condensed.