Sports week here on the blog, part three: Andie Taylor's video guest essay I’m a Trans Runner, Struggling to Compete Fairly. Trans athletes are trapped in a culture war. I’m not a cheater but I may have an unfair advantage. is under six minutes, and well-worth...
Transphobia Smackdown
American Medical Association Recommends Removing Sex From Birth Certificates
The Instagram post by them. announcing the AMA recommendation Reported by Britni De La Cretaz, this article at Them., American Medical Association Recommends Removing Sex From Birth Certificates, is a big deal -- and good news that is long overdue. As the Them...
New Study Finds High Schoolers are More Gender-Diverse Than “Previously Thought”
A screen shot of the CNN article by Lisa Selin Davis So it turns out previous studies (like this one in 2017) basically asked teens if they were Trans. They found that 1.8% (so, 18 kids out of 1,000) identified as Trans. A new study that will be published in the June...
17 Year Old Texas Teen Wins Fight for a Gender Neutral Dress Code in His School District
This was totally inspiring! There are a bunch of articles on what Trevor Wilkinson achieved in his fight not just to be able to wear nail polish if he wanted to, but to let other students be free of the constraints of a gendered dress code. The scoop is that Trevor...
Antisemitism is the Core of White Nationalism – Eric Ward’s Disturbing and Important Analysis
The idea that the core of white supremacy's hatred and fear of anyone "other" - specifically Black, brown, and other people of color - is a hatred and fear of Jewish people isn't something I knew. Eric Ward is the Western States Center’s Executive Director and Senior...
The many, many problems with “super straight.”
If you haven't heard of "super straight" yet, hold on - Jammidodger catches you up and unpacks it really well: https://youtu.be/A3Ai21yBPKw Jammidodger (Jamie) identifies as a Bisexual Trans Man, and he makes so many great points about how this new thing of straight...