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Rethinking Mastectomies
Viewing mastectomy as a loss or diminishment of health makes little sense when you consider the lifetime risk of breast cancer is a whopping 1 in 8.
TWIBS: WPATH defeated… or is it?!
Publisher of the absolute nothingburger “WPATH files,” Michael Shellenberger, was briefly duped into thinking the trans healthcare organization had deposed its leader and undone its most recent guidelines… and Jesse Singal was somehow the voice of reason?!
England Removes Access to Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth
Cisgender children will still be able to receive the drugs, which have been portrayed as too risky for trans youth.
The Real Scandal in British Trans Care: 10-year Waiting Lists
A BBC Newsnight investigation is shedding light on the hopelessness of waiting years for a first appointment at a UK gender clinic.
Helen Lewis’ Bait and Switch
Research shows that puberty blockers and testosterone therapy do not seem to impact fertility, bone density, or sexual function for trans boys. The Atlantic’s moral panic depends on you not knowing that.
Behind the Curl
Surf corporation Rip Curl made a documentary ad featuring the only known trans woman in pro-surfing. Then they took it down.
TWIBS: Wacky Wizarding World Woman Denies Holocaust
Once beloved fiction author JK Rowling tries her hand at Holocaust denial by pretending the Nazis never targeted transgender people. Unfortunately for her, history disagrees!
Glowing Review of Matt Walsh Doc Honored by Oldest Press Club in US
The five-star review repeated multiple false and misleading claims, echoing the What is a Woman? documentary by Walsh. It is to be honored with a 2023 Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism award.
Transgender Space Camp Employee Accused of Being Transgender
Conservatives are trying to get a transfemme fired for being transgender. The case highlights the increasing danger of the moral panic that insinuates trans people are inherently dangerous to children.
I’m a Trans Substitute Teacher in Florida. It’s Worse than You Think.
A substitute teacher in Florida writes about the ways anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the moral panic over trans youth is negatively impacting teachers and students alike.
Trans Youth and Families Deserve Better Than The Affirming Care “Debate”
In the Washington Post, Megan McArdle pushes vague fearmongering about transgender youth in an example of the poisoned debate that asks endless leading questions when we already know the answers.
TWIBS: Missouri Rep Proposes Criminalizing Teachers Using a Trans Kid’s Pronouns
State Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg introduced this absolutely bizarre bill that would jail teachers and have them register as sex offenders if they contribute to the social transition of a student.
Texas Democrat Who Turned on Trans Community Is Finding Out
Representative Shawn Thierry voted to ban gender-affirming care for youth. Now she’s heading for a runoff, unless her opponent, Lauren Ashley Simmons, won outright.
Aaron or LillyAnarKitty? The Complicated Identity of Aaron Bushnell
Should we remember Bushnell as Lilly, or as Aaron?
Actually Nothing: The Non-Starter Non-Story of the WPATH Files
Assigned Media analyzed hundreds of forum posts by WPATH members under a microscope. We found that WPATH members created hundreds of boring forum posts.
Conservative Media Elevated and Enabled a Ranting, Rage-Filled Anti-Trans Dad in California
Adam Vena swore at and berated the mother of his 5-year-old trans daughter. To the right, his rage filled outbursts, including some in family court, are inconvenient details to be papered over.
This Week in Barrel Scraping: The Smut Habits of Helen Joyce
A prominent British anti-trans activist got caught reading explicit Harry Potter fanfic on a public train. No, we’re not making this up.
Boston Globe Story on ADF-Backed Case Thumbs Scale Against Trans Youth
Coverage of a Christian school challenging non-discrimination law contains subtle attempts to skew the story against transgender girls’ participation in sports.
Owasso PD Tried to “Head Off” National Scrutiny Over Nex Benedict
Mainstream media nearly fell for it, but the efforts of independent reporters who pressed police for answers have changed the narrative.
Moms 4 Liberty Chair Who Faked Gender Dysphoria Expresses Shock At Gender Dysphoria Dx
This one’s really stupid. We’re sorry.