# Trans News Network

> Trans News Network (TNN) is a worker-run nonprofit LGBTQ+ newsroom publishing articles that impact trans communities.

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## Posts
- [The Pope is Not Our Friend](https://transnews.network/p/the-pope-is-not-our-friend): Underneath the supposedly progressive papacy of Pope Leo remains a deeply reactionary institution that is one of the biggest enemies of trans rights worldwide. A trans survivor’s view: it’s well past time we see past the propaganda and face up to the Catholic Church as it actually exists
- [Boycott The New York Times](https://transnews.network/p/boycott-the-new-york-times): For years The New York Times has relentlessly pushed anti-trans propaganda, playing a significant role in the escalating genocide against us. It's far past time for a call to action: anyone who cares about trans lives must boycott and divest the Times.
- [‘Started as a Riot’: In Defense of an Uncivil Pride](https://transnews.network/p/started-as-a-riot-in-defense-of-an-uncivil-pride): This year, Pride events across the country were met by brutal police crackdowns, some with the support of queer gentry, but also increased defiance and community solidarity. It’s important we support this resistance, and band together against the wealthy’s attempts to crush us all
- [The Reality, and Fearmongering, Behind Trump’s ‘Counterterrorism’ Threats to Trans People and Antifascists](https://transnews.network/p/the-reality-and-fearmongering-behind-trump-s-counterterrorism-threats-to-trans-people): Trans News Network had attorneys analyze a recent memo from the Trump regime threatening trans people and antifascists. While horrifying, they’re also clearly fearmongering bluster and don’t change much in terms of the resistance our communities need to survive
- [‘I’m a Girl and I Don’t Want To Go Through Boy Puberty’: How Alberta’s Draconian Laws Harm Trans Kids](https://transnews.network/p/i-m-a-girl-don-t-want-boy-puberty-alberta-s-draconian-laws-harm-trans-kids): Alberta, a Conservative-run Canadian province, banned trans kids from accessing essential healthcare or participating in sports. After courts halted the legislation due to ‘irreparable harm to gender diverse youth,’ politicians overruled the courts–and Canadian human rights constitutional law–to inflict the harm anyway.
- [Trump’s ATF Takes Aim at Trans Gun Rights: What It Means and How To Fight Back](https://transnews.network/p/trump-atf-takes-aim-at-trans-gun-rights): The federal firearms agency has proposed new background check rules that will restrict trans people's constitutional right to legally purchase a gun.
- [‘Our Communities Are Literally Dying’: Inside a Mexico City Activist’s Fight for Liberation](https://transnews.network/p/our-communities-are-literally-dying-inside-a-mexico-city-activist-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  ](https://transnews.network/p/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](https://transnews.network/p/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](https://transnews.network/p/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](https://transnews.network/p/brown-university-sold-out-on-trans-rights): 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](https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-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](https://transnews.network/p/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.
- [Two U.S. Trans Political Prisoners Recount Torture, Misgendering, Human Rights Violations After Texas ICE Protest Crackdown](https://transnews.network/p/two-u-s-trans-political-prisoners-recount-torture-misgendering-human-rights-violations): Two trans women arrested in an absurd “antifa” crackdown face political prosecution for their beliefs. Experts warn it’s a sign of growing authoritarianism in the U.S.