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Opinion   -   Nov 04, 2025 When TikTok Bans the Trans Flag Emoji, the Platform Becomes the Message
When TikTok Bans the Trans Flag Emoji, the Platform Becomes the Message

To the corporations, we are nothing but data points and income streams that can be exchanged as part of a deal.  To many of the trans users who rely on these platforms for their only understanding community, losing access to said platforms means losing access to their whole social world.

News   -   Oct 30, 2025 Trump Administration Pushing HHS to Ban Transsexual Healthcare for Youth Nationwide
Trump Administration Pushing HHS to Ban Transsexual Healthcare for Youth Nationwide

According to NPR’s reporting, these rules are a dramatic expansion of power and an unprecedented type of executive rulemaking. However, members of the public could still make their voices heard and pressure the rules to be dropped.

Zohran Wins! New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has Pro-Transsexual Record and Policies
News   -   Nov 04, 2025 Zohran Wins! New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has Pro-Transsexual Record and Policies

Zohran Mamdani is going to be NYC's next mayor and has a track record of defending trans people.

by Artemis T. Douglas
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News   -   Nov 04, 2025 Zohran Wins! New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has Pro-Transsexual Record and Policies
Zohran Wins! New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has Pro-Transsexual Record and Policies

Zohran Mamdani is going to be NYC's next mayor and has a track record of defending trans people.

by Artemis T. Douglas
Opinion   -   Nov 04, 2025 When TikTok Bans the Trans Flag Emoji, the Platform Becomes the Message
When TikTok Bans the Trans Flag Emoji, the Platform Becomes the Message

To the corporations, we are nothing but data points and income streams that can be exchanged as part of a deal.  To many of the trans users who rely on these platforms for their only understanding community, losing access to said platforms means losing access to their whole social world.

by Jane Migliara Brigham
News   -   Oct 30, 2025 Trump Administration Pushing HHS to Ban Transsexual Healthcare for Youth Nationwide
Trump Administration Pushing HHS to Ban Transsexual Healthcare for Youth Nationwide

According to NPR’s reporting, these rules are a dramatic expansion of power and an unprecedented type of executive rulemaking. However, members of the public could still make their voices heard and pressure the rules to be dropped.

by Artemis T. Douglas
News   -   Oct 30, 2025 Indiana - Bureau of Motor Vehicles Proposes Ban on Changing Gender Markers for Second Time This Year
Indiana - Bureau of Motor Vehicles Proposes Ban on Changing Gender Markers for Second Time This Year

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), the department responsible for distributing driver’s licences, has re-proposed a rule which would prevent the changing of gender markers on driver’s licenses.

by Jane Migliara Brigham
Grassroots   -   Oct 25, 2025 Indiana- Interview: Lilliana Talks Running for Office in Deep-Red Indiana
a group of protestors holding signs about love, U.S. ICE agents being like SS nazis, and anti-fascism

We talk about trans solidarity in hard times. This is The Needle's latest culture and politics coverage.

by Jane Migliara Brigham
Good News!   -   Oct 24, 2025 Colorado- State Legislature Enhances Queer Safety and Trans Protections
People Walking on Pedestrian Lane during Night Time

Colorado may be angling to provide gender affirming care without depending on federal money and passed 6 bills in favor of trans and queer rights last session.

by Artemis T. Douglas
Opinion   -   Oct 18, 2025 No Kings Manhattan: A Protest Without the Politics
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.

by Jane Migliara Brigham
Politics   -   Oct 16, 2025 Montana Passed a Discriminatory Anti-Trans, Anti-Queer Trigger Law
Montana Passed a Discriminatory Anti-Trans, Anti-Queer Trigger Law

The new bill, SB 437 appears to be an attempt to erase trans people and mandate discrimination against them as well as rampant sex segregation, reflecting the prior bill- SB 458 from 2023, receiving legal challenges.

by Artemis T. Douglas
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