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Clippings: January 2025
A comic based on trans news stories from the month of January 2025.
Joanna Wuest — Studying the Anti-Trans Ideology
Assigned Media interviews Assistant Professor Joanna Wuest.
Is There a Federal Bathroom Ban? Yes.
The language of these executive orders are a bit unclear, Allison Chapman helps decode them and their legal ramifications.
Trump Executive Order Forces Trans Women into Men’s Prison
One of many executive orders issued by Trump in the first week of his second term is facing litigatory pushback for allegedly violating two amendments to the constitution by sending trans women to men’s prison facilities and denying them access to necessary medication.
From Fear to Applause: Trans Woman’s Health Care Suit in Pa. Leads to Reforms
Following a lawsuit for alleged mistreatment, a major medical care provider in Pennsylvania is expanding its care for LGBTQ+ people.
ICC Prosecutor Cites Anti-Trans Abuse, a ‘Groundbreaking’ Move in International Law
While LGBTQ+ people have long faced discrimination and brutal oppression, international law has typically failed to recognize it as a crime. Until now.
TWIBS: Sorry, No News This Week!
I really wanted to bring you guys the news this week, but unfortunately… I just couldn’t find any news to report!
A Cold Slowly Killing Me: A Trans Women’s Hellish ICE Detention
A transgender immigrant is suing over the mistreatment she suffered in a federal detention center, which includes being forced to undress in front of male prisoners.
Un Resfriado Que Me Está Matando Despacito: La Infernal Detención de ICE de Una Mujer Trans
Una inmigrante transgénero está demandando por el maltrato que sufrió en un centro de detención federal, que incluye ser obligada a desvestirse frente a prisioneros varones.
Farewell, Pamela Paul
Insiders say Pamela Paul is soon to be out of the New York Times’ Opinion section… so let’s talk about all of the awful stuff she wrote about trans people!
Inauguration Day
Today, Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States of America. It’s important that we acknowledge and remember who Republican lawmakers and the incoming President have marked as their greatest enemy: the transgender community.
TWIBS: Nancy Mace Wants to Fight Jasmine Crockett
At a House Oversight Committee meeting, Nancy Mace willfully misinterpreted the words of Representative Jasmine Crockett and then… ask her to step outside? If a handshake nearly took her out, I’d hate to see what an actual fight would do to her!
Riley Black on Dinosaurs and Queerness
Assigned media interviews author and paleontologist Riley Black.
Congress Tries for Nationwide Ban on Trans Athletes
Following through on their promise to make transphobia the number one focus of legislation moving forward, one of the chambers of Congress has passed a bill that would remove federal protections against discrimination for trans students.
“Bigot Mobile” spotted in Minneapolis
An LED box truck with transphobic messaging harasses a pediatric hospital and it’s patients in Minneapolis.
TWIBS: Human CEO Zuckerberg Says Hate Speech is No Big Deal!
CEO of Meta (Facebook, Instagram) Mark Zuckerberg, well known human being from earth, has announced that hate speech against LGBTQ+ people is totally fine on the massive social media platforms he owns!
Why Transness Isn’t Like Left-Handedness
Making the comparison of transness to left-handedness is easy, but there is more to the story than that.
Bias at NYT: Trans Former Employee Speaks Out
Billie Sweeney is a trans journalist who was an editor for the New York Times until last year. Here, she recalls her losing battle for the soul of the paper of record.
LASD Deputies Face Justice for Violence Against Trans Man
After years of courtroom battles and federal investigations, the Sheriff’s Deputy who assaulted Emmett Brock and his coworkers who helped cover up the assault face some measure of justice.
‘Apathy Is Not an Option.’ Trans Woman Elected in Kentucky Invokes Hope
After a disastrous national election, one trans candidate reminds us that there are still fights to fight.