News
Nov 12, 2025
Transsexual Medicine Banned at US Catholic Hospitals
Catholic Hospitals Provide Care to 1 in 7 Americans
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Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Fact Check: Erin Reed is Lying About the Risk of Trans Healthcare Being Cut at Federal Level
The tone of Reed’s reporting does nothing to explain where the threat is coming from, and is therefore leading to panic among her trans readers.
Interview
Nov 10, 2025
Joanna Whaley Discusses Journey from Evangelical Pastor to Trans Politician
Joanna Whaley is running for state house outside of Detroit, Michigan as a progressive democrat. Before coming out as trans five years ago, she was an evangelical pastor. She spoke to The Needle about this transformation, and how she plans to help people going forward. The original interview has been
Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Shutdown Deal Reached As 8 Democrats Cross The Aisle- GOP Axes Healthcare, Trans Rights Status-Quo Remains
No version of this CR would've banned trans healthcare or directly targeted trans rights- the standing issue was whether the ACA subsidies would be ended.
News
Nov 6, 2025
Trans People Barred from Obtaining Accurate Passports by Supreme Court
This was decided by the Shadow Docket, a method used by the Supreme Court to avoid scrutiny on controversial legal questions.
Opinion
Nov 5, 2025
Transphobia Doesn't Ruin Elections, But It Can Still Ruin Lives
Today is no different than yesterday- Trans liberation isn't going to come from a ballot box filled with cis votes. It is going to come from the actions of trans people working together for our own interests.
Good News!
Nov 4, 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.
Opinion
Nov 4, 2025
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.