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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

A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol

The original thesis is an engaging read, well worth the time to do so.

News — Jan 21, 2026

Bill defining trans people out of legal existence to be voted on in Indiana

The bill was voted to be advanced to a floor vote on a 9-3 decision along party lines.

Good News! — Jan 20, 2026

All anti-trans rules removed from upcoming government funding bill

Democrats no longer appear willing to vote for these compromises in order to fund the federal government.

News — Jan 19, 2026

Indiana Senate Bill would legally define trans people as non-existent

This bill has been called "the single most egregious" piece of anti-trans legislation in Indiana, but it can still be stopped.

a wrinkled trans flag background with the FBI seal over it. the word "fake" is airbrushed over the seal

Investigations — Jan 16, 2026

Rumors of FBI letters threatening trans public figures center on an AI-generated document

It is not impossible for the FBI to do what has been claimed. It is still irresponsible to spread panic among marginalized people through rumors without evidence.

an image that says the needle news investigation society for evidence-based gender medicine part 3

Investigations — Jan 15, 2026

President of SEGM authors new study claiming transition is worse than gay conversion therapy

It’s not about protecting gay people, or trans people– especially when the author can’t say “trans people” most of the time. It’s about controlling and maintaining cissexual bodies.

News — Jan 13, 2026

Supreme Court hearing on trans kids in sports spells danger for legal protections

There is no likely ruling that does not leave trans people in the United States worse off than they were before.

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Opinion — Jan 12, 2026

Renee Good was part of a wider pink migration

Renee Good and her wife Becca were part of this Pink Migration. They sought a better life in a more accepting place, just like millions of other queer people.

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