Trans Rights
Republicans’ Legislation Against Drag Shows Is Part of their Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda
Right-wing reactionaries are taking aim at drag shows as part of their attack on LGBTQ+ rights. These proposed bills will undoubtedly open the floodgates for more and more explicit attacks against queer people across the country.
Sawyer Smith
June 14, 2022Democratic Governor Betrays Trans Youth in Louisiana
The Louisiana State Legislature has banned trans girls and women from participating in school sports teams. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards refused to take action.
Olivia Wood
June 8, 2022Ni Una Menos: Inspiration from Argentina for the Trans Rights Movement
We should take inspiration from the Ni Una Menos movement in Latin America, which fought against femicides and laid the groundwork for the successful struggle for abortion rights. They chart the way forward in our struggle for trans rights and for bodily autonomy for all.
Sybil Davis
June 3, 2022Protect Trans Youth, Fight for Bodily Autonomy: A Pride Month of Rage and Action
This Pride month and beyond, against the attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the rights of trans youth and the right to bodily autonomy, we fight with all our strength for queer liberation.
Left Voice
June 1, 2022The Odyssey of Trans Women Trying to Flee Ukraine
Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian authorities have barred trans women from leaving the country. Laws in Ukraine are restrictive when it comes to accessing documents with the correct gender identity, and the war has further exacerbated the discrimination suffered by LGBTQ+ people.
Pablo Herón
April 13, 2022As UK Parliament Considers Allowing Conversion Therapy for Trans People, Thousands March in Protest
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Sunday to protest the Conservative Party government’s proposal to keep conversion therapy legal for trans people.
Sybil Davis
April 12, 2022On Transgender Day of Visibility, Fight for Trans Youth
Trans kids are under attack across the United States. This Transgender Day of Visibility, let’s vow to fight for them.
Otto Fors
March 31, 2022Jezebel and Other Digital Media Workers Go on Strike, Demand Trans Rights
Roughly 100 unionized workers at websites under the G/O Media umbrella such as Jezebel and The Root went on strike Tuesday after the union’s contract expired. Among their central demands is trans-inclusive healthcare coverage for workers.
K.S. Mehta
March 5, 2022Texas Declares Gender-Affirming Care as Child Abuse and Threatens to Separate Trans Kids From Their Parents
In a horrifying attack on trans rights, Texas has declared gender affirming care child abuse. It’s not. In fact, denying youth gender-affirming care is child abuse — not the other way around.
Allison Noel
February 23, 2022A TERF-Far Right Alliance Has Launched a New Transphobic Onslaught
In view of the increasing number of reactionary articles in the press and other public statements of that ilk, this article proposes a short guide to survival in transphobic territory — with a focus on Britain, the United States, and France.
Julian Vile
December 7, 2021