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Why me and my friends went tits out in front of Trump Tower

News — Apr 02, 2026

Head of Trans Liberty uses Kansas Capitol bathroom in defiance of new law

Operation Lifeboat — Mar 31, 2026

Operation Lifeboat is continuing to organize people and resources in order to get trans people in Kansas safe

Academia Slaying — Jan 11, 2026

Italian Medical Study Waived Ethics To Perform Invasive Psychometrics on a Trans Man

Politics — Feb 12, 2026

Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors

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News — Apr 10, 2026

Idaho passes laws to report trans people to police or their parents

These laws create widespread restrictions on both trans children and trans adults.

News — Apr 10, 2026

Idaho passes laws to report trans people to police or their parents

These laws create widespread restrictions on both trans children and trans adults.

News — Apr 03, 2026

Why me and my friends went tits out in front of Trump Tower

samantha boucher talks to the kansas capitol press corps

News — Apr 02, 2026

Head of Trans Liberty uses Kansas Capitol bathroom in defiance of new law

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Idaho passes bill to surveil trans kids, aiming to “close the social transition loophole”

News — Mar 26, 2026

Trans surgeries cancelled due to dispute between hospital and health insurance company

Academia Slaying: What We Can Learn from the Puppygirl

The tools of academia can be used for joyful things- rather than just for reinforcing or changing the system. They can reflect the joy of, for example, “Barking and Ripping Things up and Just Freaking it.”

Opinion — Oct 21, 2025

It’s Possible to Leave the US If You Want To

Every trans woman who gets out of the US or UK is a victory, not a betrayal. Here are a few ways the author knows of to facilitate "getting out."

an air stewardess demonstrates how to put on an emergency oxygen mask on a plane, in case of emergency.

Opinion — Oct 20, 2025

It Is Morally OK to Flee the United States

“If you as a trans woman remove yourself from danger, you have done more invaluable work than most will to protect the life of a trans woman.” - Willow Theatre

Louise Weard in character, captioned with "part 2 of 7"

Interview — Oct 20, 2025

14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 2 of 7

The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle's latest culture coverage.

a luas car speeds by in full view. behind it are 4 non descript city buildings, with one more building in the middle that says "unite the union"- also has a mural of a black irish man

Good News! — Oct 20, 2025

Ireland- RUÉ Announces Their Parliamentary Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work Across the Republic of Ireland

Framed as a step towards equal rights for sex workers, the announced legislation (to be introduced) is the result of a collaboration between sex workers themselves and a parliamentarian.

Opinion — Oct 18, 2025

No Kings Manhattan: A Protest Without the Politics

Today’s No Kings March reflected a depoliticized vision of resistance- NYC deserves better than a “Trump is bad” parade.

A screenshot of the game hopeless junction. On the left there's three trans dog girls displayed, and on the right is in-game text.

Culture — Oct 18, 2025

Review: Hopeless Junction by Nadia Nova

Hopeless Junction, created for the 2nd VN Cup in which it won 2nd place is a strong entry in its genre and is an exemplar of art imitating reality- in this case the messiness of human beings.