‘Our Communities Are Literally Dying’: Inside a Mexico City Activist’s Fight for Liberation
Trans News Network interviews Razzia Santillán, a long-time trans activist in Mexico City. After police assaulted her in 2023 for using the women’s bathroom, she’s fought legal battles while organizing tirelessly among marginalized people.
Ra'il l'Nasah Kiam, YourSlipisShowing, and the Erasure of Black Trans Organizing
Long-time activist Ra’il I’Nasah Kiam co-founded the #YourSlipIsShowing movement. But he was erased in much of the media coverage. He reflects on his struggles, and how Black trans organizing gets buried.
‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban
Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawling networks. The impact on trans people's lives is devastating. Here are some of those stories.
Liberation is a Riot, Part 2: The True and Bloody History of Revolt
After debunking the sanitized version of nonviolence peddled by the status quo, it’s time for a look at the hard truths about riots, rebellions and how trans communities have to grapple with violence to survive
Brown University Sold Out on Trans Rights To Restore Federal Funding
Brown University, historically a very queer institution, capitulated when it came to transgender rights, cracking down on trans care and barring trans students from sports and key facilities.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, sometimes meeting at his island.
My City Is Under Occupation: A Trans Reporter’s Dispatch From Minneapolis
TNN reporter Mira Lazine found a community in Minneapolis. Now, that community is under attack — and fighting back. Here’s her look of the realities on the ground.
