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Aug 26, 2026
The Battle Against Proposed Estrogen Restrictions Was Fought By The Needle’s Readers
Anti-trans politics aren’t popular, and they aren't supported by the will of the people.
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Opinion
Aug 25, 2026
Inside the Mindset of a Trans Woman in the CIA
There aren't many new people like Julia Curlee entering public service, in no small part because we often aren't allowed to work there anymore.
News
Aug 20, 2026
Intersex Children Shut Out As Hospitals Halt Gender-Affirming Care
The Trump Administration’s threats to defund facilities that treat trans minors is harming intersex youth who also need hormone therapy. “The federal government,” one mom said, “does not recognize, basically” that kids like hers exist.
News
Aug 12, 2026
Medicaid to Halt Coverage of Transgender Youth Healthcare
The rule changes are the latest steps in a campaign which the Trump administration has been waging since its first days back in office: ending trans healthcare, particularly for trans children.
Interview
Aug 3, 2026
She Defied Neo-Nazi Violence; Now Her U.S. Passport Has Been Revoked
The Needle has concluded that the State Department is likely asserting the power to deem U.S. citizens who they determine to be ideologically "far-left", and who seem to be especially active in transgender advocacy, as "national security" risks, and consequently revoking their passports.
Investigations
Jul 16, 2026
WPATH’s Fight Against the Trump Administration to Practice Medicine, and What it Means For Your Hormones
If the FTC lawsuit is successful, many trans people could lose access to their hormones. The only large exception would be in states where such care is legally protected.
Investigations
Jul 16, 2026
Safe States Don’t Make People Safer
How legislative risk isn't lethal risk for trans women, and why the numbers we have are only a small part of the story.
News
Jul 7, 2026
Trump's ATF Floating Rule That Could Effectively Ban Trans People with Accurate IDs from Buying Guns
The rule isn’t set in stone yet. It could still be dropped by the ATF, and the public comment period is a critical way to create pressure to stop it.