OPINION: “I used to have a recurring nightmare that if I tried to transition, I’d be met with braying, angry Springer crowds”

Journalist Tre’vell Anderson’s very personal tour of trans representation in film and TV

OPINION: “Adult” “Human” “Female” is a highly problematic way to identify

OPINION: Missouri’s targeting of gender-affirming care is part of the goal to eradicate trans people entirely

ANALYSIS: A journalist seemingly baited Blume into agreeing with J.K. Rowling. Her response should be a model for learned allyship

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: April 14

OPINION: J.K. Rowling is executive producing a new “Harry Potter” series for the streamer and it feels like a slap in the face

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 12

U.K. transphobia is so severe that the country is known as “TERF Island.” In response, queer and trans fighters are teaching their communities to protect themselves and each other

OPINION: When queer and trans voices are suppressed, social media platforms become less safe

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 10

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 5

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 3

Protesting hate, demanding federal protections and searching for something more intimate—hope

OPINION: I often caution against doom, but on this Trans Day of Visibility it feels inescapable. Still, we will keep going

Kai Cheng Thom weighs in on how trans and detransitioned communities can cut through pain and anger to try to find compassion and understanding

But we need more than outrage and temporary media coverage to save trans lives

Governments need to stand with trans citizens, not fund anti-trans organizations, say trans women who have been targeted by PDF Québec

Transphobia

Jerry Springer’s legacy of discovery and disgust

Trans resilience shining through a glass darkly

How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people

First they came for trans kids. Now, in Missouri, they’re coming after trans adults

Judy Blume showed what to do when you get got by the anti-trans machine

Billy Porter as James Baldwin, Florida travel advisory, book bans booming, Missouri trans nightmare and TIME’s notable queers

HBO Max chose money over trans rights

Dylan Mulvaney talks backlash, Florida Republican’s trans ‘demon,’ non-profit helping trans people flee U.S., Olympians and lawmakers stand up for trans student athletes and a Brittney Griner memoir

In the U.K., queer and trans self-defence classes are growing in popularity

Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms

JoJo Siwa’s Candace Owens smackdown, Title IX disappointment, L.A. drag march, new crisis hotline for youth, EU vs. Hungary and a Canadian response to anti-drag protests

Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights

Jinkx Monsoon and the Doctor, TDOV recap, Quebec’s publicly funded transphobia, Manhattan murder suspect and Twitter censorship

Trans protesters in Washington, D.C. on why they marched for Trans Day of Visibility

On this Trans Day of Visibility, it’s okay to admit things are really bad

My friend detransitioned and has started to become transphobic. What should I do?

The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention

Anti-trans group funded by Quebec government targets Canadian activists