The Trump administration’s updated counterterrorism strategy targets “left-wing extremists” and groups who are “radically pro-transgender”
Mel Woods
Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.
Only 1 in 5 ‘New York Times’ news stories about trans issues quote actual trans people: report
A new ‘Assigned Media’ report found that the ‘New York Times’ rarely cited trans people in coverage about trans issues
Instagram activism has a nuance problem
Panic around a recent Alberta legislature bathroom ban petition comes from a well-intentioned place, but it may be doing more harm than good
Pride flag returns to Stonewall after sudden removal
The Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument was taken down after a crackdown on “improper partisan ideology” in federal landmarks
How a Canadian social media age ban would impact trans people of all ages
Whether it’s requiring government ID or scanning users’ faces, digital age-verification tools pose a host of problems for queer and trans people
Alberta law aims to ban ‘ideology,’ non-government flags in schools
Bill 25, introduced in the legislature this week, will prohibit teachers and school districts from promoting or taking stances “social or ideological” issues
