What happens when good teachers are prohibited from giving students the support they need? They leave teaching
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.
Trans and non-binary people are vastly more likely to self-induce abortions
This fraught, at times dangerous, history offers valuable lessons for everyone post-Roe
It happened. Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now what?
OPINION: The Supreme Court decision caps a decades-long misinformation campaign. Reproductive justice leaders from queer and trans communities might know the way forward
Oranges are literally the only fruit
How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022
The post-Roe v. Wade future is already here
ANALYSIS: Transmasculine people are not an addendum to the abortion debate. We’re at its centre because our reproductive, sexual and bodily sovereignty is currently challenged on every front
How the far-right is turning feminists into fascists
ANALYSIS: The terrifying confluence of anti-trans thinkers, American evangelicals, anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists and global purveyors of dark money poses a much bigger threat than you might realize
The unique challenges and rewards of transitioning later in life
OPINION: Trans culture skews young. Bringing trans elders into the conversation benefits us all
To help trans sexual assault survivors, we have to understand power
Trans people are assaulted more often than cis women, yet we keep casting them as the problem
What does it mean to be a dad, anyway?
We spend so much time establishing that transmasculine people can be fathers that we almost never discuss what kind of fathers they might be
America’s anti-abortion agenda is also anti-trans
As far-right organizers rack up victories on the anti-abortion front, they are zeroing in on their next target: trans communities
‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’
A writer asks if it is acceptable—or even possible—to feel happiness when so many trans people are dying
Divergent: The emerging research on the connection between trans identities and neurodivergence
The concept of “neuroqueer” helps a trans writer realize there is no one right way to wire a brain
After transitioning during the pandemic, trans people return to the unknown of real-world interactions
The awkwardness of a transition is a lot easier to negotiate when there’s no one to impress. But what happens when we go back to our pre-COVID-19 ways?
The personal price paid by families under the onslaught of America’s anti-trans legislation
Supportive parents, especially supportive trans parents, are facing terrible choices