Activism

Abuse, Detransition, Deadnaming and Preaching: Trans Orlando Protester Describes Horrific Jail Ordeal

State Legislatures

Oct 24, 2025

Abuse, Detransition, Deadnaming and Preaching: Trans Orlando Protester Describes Horrific Jail Ordeal

A transfeminine protester of Florida's removal of the Pulse Nightclub memorial crosswalk recounts her horrific experiences in state jails in an exclusive interview with TNN

Mira Lazine

California Could Pass Ten Bills Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights Into Law—If Gov. Newsom Doesn’t Veto Them

Healthcare

Oct 2, 2025

California Could Pass Ten Bills Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights Into Law—If Gov. Newsom Doesn’t Veto Them

Responding to an unprecedented wave of hate against trans communities, California legislators have sent bills supporting queer healthcare and privacy rights to the Governor’s desk. Californians must pressure Gov. Newsom to sign these bills.

Mady Castigan

Donald Trump

Sep 20, 2025

On Surviving Trans Genocide

As fascists openly call for trans people to be institutionalized, forcibly detransitioned, and labeled as terrorists, we must remind ourselves how trans existence is undefeatable, and how trans people always find the hope and drive to survive the unimaginable.

Mady Castigan

‘I feel violated’ - Queer Creators Lose Livelihoods in Itch.io Bans

Exclusive

Aug 10, 2025

‘I feel violated’ - Queer Creators Lose Livelihoods in Itch.io Bans

The recent Itch bans on queer and NSFW content have damaged careers and put countless people out of work. Though some are now on the verge of homelessness, they’re still organizing and fighting back. TNN delves into what’s at stake on the frontlines of the fight against anti-queer censorship.

Mira Lazine

The Sweeping Anti-Trans Bills Moving Through Congress No One’s Talking About

Healthcare

Jul 26, 2025

The Sweeping Anti-Trans Bills Moving Through Congress No One’s Talking About

Republicans are jamming in dozens of anti-trans measures across a series of government funding bills. Few Democrats have spoken out against them. The failure of Democrats, the press and Gay Inc organizations to raise the alarm shows the need for grassroots organizing among trans people.

Mira Lazine

‘Absolutely Not’: Rep. Moulton’s Trans Primary Opponent Defies Dems on Trans Rights, Palestine and more, in Exclusive Interview

Massachusetts

Jul 25, 2025

‘Absolutely Not’: Rep. Moulton’s Trans Primary Opponent Defies Dems on Trans Rights, Palestine and more, in Exclusive Interview

Bethany Andres-Beck is directly challenging an anti-trans incumbent in a deep blue Massachusetts seat, and hopes to channel grassroots energy against party leadership to show that voters support trans rights and Palestine.

Tom Sayers

Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Trans Medicaid Ban From GOP Megabill

Healthcare

Jun 26, 2025

Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Trans Medicaid Ban From GOP Megabill

In a major win for trans healthcare rights across the country, the trans Medicaid ban provision has been removed from the GOP’s megabill after advocates pressured Democrats to invoke the Byrd rule.

Mira Lazine

Trans Inclusion in Healthcare and Sports Are Under Attack in California — Officials Blame Newsom and Trump

Los Angeles

May 31, 2025

Trans Inclusion in Healthcare and Sports Are Under Attack in California — Officials Blame Newsom and Trump

Funding cuts to HIV healthcare threatening thousands of queer Californians and fascist attacks against trans athletes suggest Newsom's deference to the billionaire oligarchy is only just beginning.

Mady Castigan, +1

Don’t Panic–the Battle Over the Trans Medicaid Ban Is Far From Over. Here’s How To Fight Back.

Healthcare

May 23, 2025

Don’t Panic–the Battle Over the Trans Medicaid Ban Is Far From Over. Here’s How To Fight Back.

While confusion and misinformation spreads on social media, advocates offer concrete strategies to stop the GOP’s genocidal attack on trans people’s lives through community solidarity and defiance.

Mady Castigan, +1

Opinion | Republicans Want To Kill All Trans People—And Many Democrats Would Let Them. What Can History Teach Us About Resisting Queer Genocide?

LGBTQ+ History

Apr 21, 2025

Opinion | Republicans Want To Kill All Trans People—And Many Democrats Would Let Them. What Can History Teach Us About Resisting Queer Genocide?

“Never forget conservatives want to kill you and liberals want you to die quietly.”

David Forbes

Opinion

Mar 6, 2025

Opinion | Governor Newsom’s Depraved MAGA Betrayal Mandates Mass Resistance From LGBTQ+ Californians

Newsom’s capricious rhetoric attacking LGBTQ+ Californians will be met by massive protest and resistance from within his state, and activists must mobilize to end his political future.

Mady Castigan

Los Angeles

Feb 13, 2025

PHOTOS: Activists Protest and Leaders Speak at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Activists protested outside of the Children's Hospital of LA last Thursday against the hospital's decision to pause gender affirming care for new patients, with several local leaders giving speeches.

Mady Castigan, +1

Reagan-Era AIDS Activists Call for New ACT UP-Style Movement for Trans Liberation

HIV/AIDS

Feb 7, 2025

Reagan-Era AIDS Activists Call for New ACT UP-Style Movement for Trans Liberation

In an exclusive interview, two prominent members of ACT UP, which has been credited with saving millions of lives, hope to inspire younger LGBTQ activists to embark on a bold trans liberation movement

Mady Castigan

“Shock and Awe”: President Trump Officially Orders the Broadest Attack on LGBTQ+ Existence in American History. Here’s How You Fight Back

Donald Trump

Jan 20, 2025

“Shock and Awe”: President Trump Officially Orders the Broadest Attack on LGBTQ+ Existence in American History. Here’s How You Fight Back

Analysis: Donald Trump is prioritizing a massive assault of LGBTQ+ rights during his first days. How do we triage our response? Plus, photos of protestors who took to the streets today in DC.

Mady Castigan

Florida

Jan 13, 2025

“I Cannot Imagine Surviving”: Read the Stories of the Trans Women Facing Forced Head Shaving and Medical Detransition in Florida Prisons

Legal documents filed by trans women reveal that trans inmates have endured widescale persecution, humiliation, suffering, trauma, and brushes with death for many years in Florida prisons.

Mady Castigan

Senate Democrats Might Vote Into Law the First Anti-LGBTQ National Legislation in Decades. Contact Your Senator Now.

Activism

Dec 13, 2024

Senate Democrats Might Vote Into Law the First Anti-LGBTQ National Legislation in Decades. Contact Your Senator Now.

Senate Democrats are set to sign away the basic human rights of the trans kids of servicemembers, if they are not held to account.

Mady Castigan

Activism

Abuse, Detransition, Deadnaming and Preaching: Trans Orlando Protester Describes Horrific Jail Ordeal

California Could Pass Ten Bills Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights Into Law—If Gov. Newsom Doesn’t Veto Them

On Surviving Trans Genocide

‘I feel violated’ - Queer Creators Lose Livelihoods in Itch.io Bans

The Sweeping Anti-Trans Bills Moving Through Congress No One’s Talking About

‘Absolutely Not’: Rep. Moulton’s Trans Primary Opponent Defies Dems on Trans Rights, Palestine and more, in Exclusive Interview

Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Trans Medicaid Ban From GOP Megabill

Trans Inclusion in Healthcare and Sports Are Under Attack in California — Officials Blame Newsom and Trump

Don’t Panic–the Battle Over the Trans Medicaid Ban Is Far From Over. Here’s How To Fight Back.

Opinion | Republicans Want To Kill All Trans People—And Many Democrats Would Let Them. What Can History Teach Us About Resisting Queer Genocide?

Opinion | Governor Newsom’s Depraved MAGA Betrayal Mandates Mass Resistance From LGBTQ+ Californians

PHOTOS: Activists Protest and Leaders Speak at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Reagan-Era AIDS Activists Call for New ACT UP-Style Movement for Trans Liberation

“Shock and Awe”: President Trump Officially Orders the Broadest Attack on LGBTQ+ Existence in American History. Here’s How You Fight Back

“I Cannot Imagine Surviving”: Read the Stories of the Trans Women Facing Forced Head Shaving and Medical Detransition in Florida Prisons

Senate Democrats Might Vote Into Law the First Anti-LGBTQ National Legislation in Decades. Contact Your Senator Now.

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