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Dylan Mulvaney’s Broadway Debut Rattles Bigots
Dylan Mulvaney has been cast as Anne Boleyn in the musical SIX for her Broadway debut next month, shocking hateful losers everywhere.
Discussing Trans Sports at the Supreme Court
Two trans experts Assigned spoke with expect a narrower ruling from a court whose appetite for harming trans people may have ebbed.
From Play Dates to Protest: Rainbow Families Chart a Trans Evolution
Founded in a far different era, the Bay Area group has emerged as a highly effective advocate for policy and press strategy.
Trans Victims Fight for Rohingya Justice in The Hague
A minority within a minority bear witness in a case accusing Myanmar of genocide.
TWIBS: Bob Ferguson, Spin Victim
An English tabloid put some spin on a brief altercation the Washington state governor had with a right-wing influencer.
News Stories Shape Public Perception of Trans Lives. We’re Keeping Score.
Introducing the 2026 Trans News Tracking Project from Assigned Media.
Law and Ignorance: The Enemies of Empathy in Prison
When it comes to care for trans inmates, the empathy of individual officers and workers often comes into conflict with the law. A problem that is only worsened by a lack of understanding.
Supporting Trans Youth is Good. Using Technology to Produce Sexual Images of Children is Bad
In the debate on child grooming, there are abundant easy answers and one side is obviously correct.
Trans People are Wargamers Whether the Fandom Likes it or Not
Wargaming, a traditionally masculine-coded hobby, has, in recent years, become a home to many trans and queer players.
Young Trans Athletes Targeted by State Laws Go to Supreme Court
Leading Off: Cases from West Virginia and Idaho have potentially vast repercussions. One law was aimed at a single girl. Another opens all girls, cis or trans, to eye-opening invasive actions. The week’s top story.
TWIBS: Ricky Gervais Is Too Challenging for Me
The famously mean spirited comedian had a brief explanation for his bad behavior in an interview, and I have some thoughts on what an annoying twerp he is.
NYT Chronicles a Death Their Moral Panic Caused
The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.
Contempt Is the Foundation for the War on Trans People, and America
Bred on social media platforms and legitimized by mainstream outlets, the language of contempt for fellow human beings endangers us all. Trans people have been the early targets.
Macron Wins in French Court
A complaint filed by Brigitte Macron alleging cyberbullying by multiple individuals has culminated in widespread punishments.
The Voice of New York, a Trans Woman, Narrates Mamdani’s Inauguration
Leading Off: The new mayor pledges to defend trans people. HRC challenges Trump’s animus-soaked denial of coverage. A sobering defeat in North Carolina. The top story lines.
TWIBS: Musk’s X Supports Nonconsensual Bathroom Pics
A Texas woman has decided the law doesn’t apply to her, and social media website X has declared that they agree.
A Clippings Scrapbook: Krampus, Transmasc Icon; and Other Queer Yule Myths and Monsters
For all of the nonsense about tradition, religion, and you-don’t-belong we all hear from our conservative relatives this time of year, historical Christmas traditions sure have a lot of genderqueer entities ready to feast on the bastards of this world. Here's some of them.
The Year We Lost Everything
An authoritarian government, a captured press and cowardice at the head of most major institutions led to a year of losses for trans people’s safety and equality in the US.
Quick Reminder, Marjorie Taylor Greene is Evil
Disagreeing with Donald Trump doesn’t make you a good person, especially when you’re still a bigoted monster.

