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Transphobia

Drag is under attack. What role does ‘Drag Race’ play in fighting back?
Drag

Drag is under attack. What role does ‘Drag Race’ play in fighting back?

OPINION: As attacks on drag and trans people escalate in the U.S., what can RuPaul do?

By Mel Woods
Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out
Activism

Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out

“Intense amount of cruelty coming from our state legislature”

By Darian Aaron
Florida legislators propose bill that could allow parents to kidnap trans kids
Power

Florida legislators propose bill that could allow parents to kidnap trans kids

The bill would allow a parent “emergency custody” of children receiving gender-affirming care

By Jackie Richardson
Miley’s getting queerer, RIP Georgina Beyer, gay NYC homicides, angry Ontario Catholics and trans protests/counter-protests in Calgary 
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Miley’s getting queerer, RIP Georgina Beyer, gay NYC homicides, angry Ontario Catholics and trans protests/counter-protests in Calgary 

The buzziest LGBTQ2S+ stories for the week of March 6

By Eve Cable
The obsession cis people have with trans people’s genitals is out of control 
Power

The obsession cis people have with trans people’s genitals is out of control 

ANALYSIS: Recently, they’re not even trying to hide it 

By Katelyn Burns
Students and LGBTQ2S+ activists are speaking out over anti-trans University of Winnipeg talk
Activism

Students and LGBTQ2S+ activists are speaking out over anti-trans University of Winnipeg talk

A talk on “economic interests involved in transgenderism” has raised alarm bells in the student body and wider queer community

By V.S. Wells
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What went wrong at the New York Times? 
Media

What went wrong at the New York Times? 

OPINION: The paper of record is under fire for its transphobic coverage. How did it get this bad, and who is calling the shots? 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Tennessee is first state to pass a drag ban—which could go into effect next month
Politics

Tennessee is first state to pass a drag ban—which could go into effect next month

Advocates point out that the bill could be used to target trans people in addition to drag performers

By Eve Cable
Dozens of Facebook ads still use anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric, despite supposed ban
Social Media

Dozens of Facebook ads still use anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric, despite supposed ban

New research from Media Matters found at least 63 new ads in the past four months

By V.S. Wells
The conservative agenda against trans people’s ultimate goal? Eliminating us
Media

The conservative agenda against trans people’s ultimate goal? Eliminating us

OPINION: Their language is clear, conservatives want to literally exterminate trans people

By Katelyn Burns
Is Canada actually a viable safe harbour for trans people fleeing the U.S. and U.K.?
Immigration & Refugees

Is Canada actually a viable safe harbour for trans people fleeing the U.S. and U.K.?

ANALYSIS: A viral petition calls on Canada to accept those escaping anti-trans policies, but Canada has work to do as well

By Charlotte Sheasby
Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight
Politics

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

OPINION: Embracing the convoy also means embracing its anti-LGBTQ2S+ arm

By Dale Smith
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Contributors, organizations and celebrities call out the New York Times’ transphobia
Media

Contributors, organizations and celebrities call out the New York Times’ transphobia

The paper of record is the target of two open letters 

By Oliver Haug
Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia
Transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive

By V.S. Wells
God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl
Xtra News Flash

God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl

Here are 5 queer and trans news stories we’re tracking: Feb. 10

By Maddy Mahoney
As conservatives attack trans people, does Joe Biden still have our backs?
Politics

As conservatives attack trans people, does Joe Biden still have our backs?

OPINION: In his 2022 State of the Union address, Joe Biden told trans kids, “I will always have your back.” In this year’s speech, the president was silent on trans issues

By Katelyn Burns
A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel
Books

A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel

REVIEW: The modern gothic thriller “Tell Me I’m Worthless” grapples with how fascist tendencies urge us turn on each other

By Grace Byron
Meet the coalition of advocates fighting for Missouri’s trans youth
Activism

Meet the coalition of advocates fighting for Missouri’s trans youth

In the state with the most anti-trans legislation proposed this year thus far, families, school communities and even rabbis are banding together

By Sophie Hurwitz
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