Opinion

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.

Opinion   Jul 4, 2026

Saluting the Flag of a Nation that Hates You

This Independence Day, are you celebrating the idealized America you remember from better days, or America as it exists today?

Opinion   Jun 15, 2026

How much of a threat is Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy?

The Trump Administration’s Counterterrorism strategy is not a threat to ordinary trans people, nor is it a threat to those who are politically active in support of trans rights

Opinion   May 28, 2026

As Idaho’s trans bathroom lawsuit is dismissed, the teenage suicide at its heart gets ignored

To the Idaho outlets covering the dismissal of the lawsuit without acknowledging the tragedy that caused it, I ask: How many trans people have to die before you put us in the headlines?

Opinion   May 5, 2026

Weeks after judge demands trans youth healthcare continue, no hospitals have reopened care

What do we do when court and legal actions in our favor do nothing to improve our lives on the ground?

Opinion   Mar 26, 2026

South Dakota signs multiple patriarchal enforcement bills into law

South Dakota Governor signs bills erasing trans people, making abortion and emergency contraception a felony, and allowing children to marry adults on the same day. More legislation signed on the same date mandates sex-based segregation and effectively bans trans people in publicly funded lodgings.

Opinion   Feb 22, 2026

Kansas revocation of Trans IDs evokes Nazi policy towards Jewish IDs

The state has enacted a policy to alter the IDs of its most hated minority group so as to out trans people to all public officials.

Opinion   Feb 16, 2026

The death of the Trans Tipping Point (and what comes next)

Ever since the Trans Tipping Point tipped back the other way, we have lacked a unifying big idea to guide our hearts and plan our future.