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Activism

How campus activists got their university to drop an anti-trans research funder

How campus activists got their university to drop an anti-trans research funder

McMaster recently cut ties with the Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine in a win for students and faculty

By Denio Lourenco • October 21, 2025 at 4:50 pm EDT
Books

‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

With “Did I Leave Feminism?,” Jude Ellison S. Doyle takes on TERFs—while drawing on unlikely sources

By Veronica Esposito • October 21, 2025 at 3:09 pm EDT
Sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

By Michelle Kay • October 8, 2025 at 1:33 pm EDT
Books

Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like

Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like

Byron flips right-wing stereotypes about trans people with her frightening and funny debut novel

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • October 7, 2025 at 2:12 pm EDT
Climate

How fossil fuel billionaires are funding the anti-trans movement

How fossil fuel billionaires are funding the anti-trans movement

A report from “HEATED” and Atmos found sizable donations from fossil fuel companies and billionaires to anti-trans organizations

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • September 29, 2025 at 5:36 pm EDT
Indigenous

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

By Fallon Aubee, Leon Laidlaw • September 29, 2025 at 4:49 pm EDT
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Politics

At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA

At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA

A report from the Trans Journalists Association found that 43 outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” after Charlie Kirk’s killing

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • September 24, 2025 at 11:55 am EDT
Politics

Kamala Harris backtracks on trans rights in new memoir

Kamala Harris backtracks on trans rights in new memoir

In her forthcoming memoir, “107 Days,” Kamala Harris writes that she understands “concerns” parents have about trans athletes in girls’ sports

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • September 22, 2025 at 5:50 pm EDT
Politics

Alberta to use Notwithstanding Clause on anti-trans laws: report

Alberta to use Notwithstanding Clause on anti-trans laws: report

Danielle Smith’s office has reportedly instructed government officials to prepare for using the clause, according to leaked correspondence

By Mel Woods • September 19, 2025 at 2:07 pm EDT
Justice

Don’t bank on the courts to save trans Albertans

Don’t bank on the courts to save trans Albertans

Legal challenges are important, but they don’t get to the root of anti-trans legislation

By Charlotte Sheasby • September 17, 2025 at 2:39 pm EDT
Politics

Trans people didn’t ask to get pulled into any of this

Trans people didn’t ask to get pulled into any of this

Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest event in which trans people have suddenly, inexplicably, become main characters

By Mel Woods • September 11, 2025 at 5:27 pm EDT
Politics

Discrimination against trans people is bad—yes, even when it’s about gun control

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

By Katelyn Burns • September 9, 2025 at 1:47 pm EDT
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Politics

Texas passes anti-trans bathroom bill after a decade of trying

Texas passes anti-trans bathroom bill after a decade of trying

After unsuccessfully trying at least 16 times over the past decade, Texas is set to be the latest U.S. state to ban trans people from public bathrooms

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • September 4, 2025 at 4:41 pm EDT
Politics

Alberta’s trans sports ban and pronoun policy are now officially in effect

Alberta’s trans sports ban and pronoun policy are now officially in effect

As of Sept. 1, two of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s three anti-trans laws passed last year are being enforced

By Mel Woods • September 2, 2025 at 4:01 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

What my trans son taught me about freedom

What my trans son taught me about freedom

I thought I had to fight every day just to exist. Then my son showed me that sometimes freedom is quiet

By Jen Wilson • August 27, 2025 at 3:03 pm EDT
Politics

A U.K. trans man was denied legal gender recognition because he’s trying to conceive

A U.K. trans man was denied legal gender recognition because he’s trying to conceive

The decision falls in line with horrific sterilization histories entwined with rising fascism

By Jake Hall • August 26, 2025 at 6:34 pm EDT
Politics

Opposing the trans military ban doesn’t mean supporting the military

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

By Katelyn Burns • August 18, 2025 at 4:52 pm EDT
Politics

This Canadian think tank is claiming ‘victory’ over anti-trans legislation

This Canadian think tank is claiming ‘victory’ over anti-trans legislation

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute routinely publishes material targeting trans rights

By Denio Lourenco • August 13, 2025 at 4:13 pm EDT
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