The past year has been horrifying for trans people in the U.S. The past week gave me hope for the future
Katelyn Burns
Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist and columnist for Xtra and MSNBC. She was the first openly trans Capitol Hill reporter in U.S. history.
Bari Weiss’s hiring at CBS signals a much bigger problem
CBS is crumbling under the weight of a billionaire and his favourite news lackey. This is emblematic of the larger issues facing U.S. media
Discrimination against trans people is bad—yes, even when it’s about gun control
Trump’s proposal to ban trans people from owning guns is yet another way for conservatives to regulate trans lives
Opposing the trans military ban doesn’t mean supporting the military
Who gets to serve openly and equally in the various branches of the U.S. military has long been a social indicator of who gets to participate in American society
Steam and itch.io just delisted NSFW content. Conservative attacks on free speech enabled them
OPINION: Without robust free speech protections, those with power will continue stepping on whoever gets in their way
Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?
OPINION: Marlean Ames’s case might not seem like a big deal—but it could have big ramifications in our current social context
