ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself
Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Jude Ellison S. Doyle is a journalist, opinion writer, and the author of two books, including Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy and the Fear of Female Power (Melville House, 2019) and Trainwreck: The Women We Love To Hate, Mock and Fear... and Why (Melville House, 2016). They live in upstate New York.
2024 was the year without truth
ANALYSIS: From the wilds of the internet to the most venerated and reputable mainstream publications, the collapse of truth has fallen squarely on the heads of queer and trans people
Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?
ANALYSIS: Here’s what you should and shouldn’t freak out about when it comes to Project 2025’s plans for digital communications
Let’s transvestigate Godzilla
Scientifically explaining the most transgender monster of all time
The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together
ANALYSIS: Telling trans people to “just vote” isn’t helpful
Will Imane Khelif’s complaint against J.K. Rowling change anything?
ANALYSIS: The Algerian boxer has named Rowling in a cyberharassment complaint following the author’s transphobic tweets during the Paris Olympics