Deep Dive

Liberation is a Riot, Part 1: Debunking the Sanitized Nonviolence Myth

LGBTQ+ History

Dec 18, 2025

Liberation is a Riot, Part 1: Debunking the Sanitized Nonviolence Myth

Based on shoddy research, bad history and outright lies, status quo propaganda portrays a sanitized version of ‘nonviolent’ protest as the only option, to damaging effect. It’s time to debunk it, and show the truths it hides

Mira Lazine

U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back

LGBTQ+ History

Dec 1, 2025

U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back

While headlines were giving the Catholic church hierarchy plaudits for symbolic gestures in support of immigrants and a papal lunch with trans people, American bishops passed a major ban on trans healthcare throughout the church’s sprawling hospital systems. This reveals the truth of an institution deeply hostile to our existence, one that trans communities must fight to survive

David Forbes

Exclusive

Oct 3, 2025

The Discrimination We All Live With

Four stories reveal just some the discrimination trans people deal with every single day of our lives

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

Opinion | Old Betrayals and New as N.C. Dems Pass Anti-Trans Laws

North Carolina

Aug 18, 2025

Opinion | Old Betrayals and New as N.C. Dems Pass Anti-Trans Laws

North Carolina Democrats had solid election results last year, amid promises to hold the line against the far-right. But two horrific anti-trans bills just became law thanks to Democratic support, with Gov. Josh Stein even signing one. It's part of a long history of betrayal and a reminder for trans people around the country not to put our trust in politicians

David Forbes

‘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

Healthcare

Jun 12, 2025

‘Devastating’: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles To End Trans Healthcare for over 3000 Adults and Minors, According to Leaked Email

CHLA plans to cut much of its healthcare to trans patients, once again obeying the Trump administration in advance to put trans lives in danger, despite their threats having no legal power.

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

"Absolute Terror”: Lawsuit Alleges Maryland Trans Prisoners Face Rape, Medical Detransition, Defied Court Orders, Retaliation, and Torture, Despite AG Brown’s Condemnation of Trump Prison Policy

Exclusive

Apr 2, 2025

"Absolute Terror”: Lawsuit Alleges Maryland Trans Prisoners Face Rape, Medical Detransition, Defied Court Orders, Retaliation, and Torture, Despite AG Brown’s Condemnation of Trump Prison Policy

Gov. Moore's prisons defied a judge’s order to follow standards to keep a woman safe from rape, as AG Brown has mounted "vigorous" defense against her lawsuit and lawmakers sideline meaningful reform

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

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

Deep Dive

Liberation is a Riot, Part 1: Debunking the Sanitized Nonviolence Myth

U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back

The Discrimination We All Live With

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

Opinion | Old Betrayals and New as N.C. Dems Pass Anti-Trans Laws

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

‘Devastating’: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles To End Trans Healthcare for over 3000 Adults and Minors, According to Leaked Email

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.

"Absolute Terror”: Lawsuit Alleges Maryland Trans Prisoners Face Rape, Medical Detransition, Defied Court Orders, Retaliation, and Torture, Despite AG Brown’s Condemnation of Trump Prison Policy

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

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

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