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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Up to 9% of trans ppl have moved out of hostile states since 2024. and well over half (55%) report talking steps to be less visible. Liberal Currents runs this down as a form of unacknowledged ethnic cleansing. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Transgender Refugee CrisisIf this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.www.liberalcurrents.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Advocate Trump demeans trans actress Dylan Mulvaney multiple times during White House Correspondents' inner -- now Dylan fires back. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Trump weaponized trans actress Dylan Mulvaney’s image to attack Kaitlan Collins. Mulvaney fires backTrump tried to demean the CNN journalist by comparing her to Mulvaney. The actress called the comparison an honor and claimed the last word.www.advocate.com
This piece was a nice reprieve to write amidst all the daily horrors. Give it a read then check out the whole quilt online here!
Trans Unity QuiltA giant, collaborative patchwork quilt created by trans people and their loved ones from across the country. It is the product of many hours of work in community centres, social and support groups and...www.transunityquilt.comAssigned MediaThese panels from the Trans Unity Quilt project unveiled in London on Saturday are giving us comfort. Take a break and learn about the project and see some of @valorievandieman.bsky.social's favorite entries on Assigned Media today. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul 19thNews deep dive on extremist WA ballot initiative which would require EVERY K-12 girls to have their B-A sex medically verified through genetic or hormone tests [which are expensive] or reproductive anatomy inspection [yuck] before they can play girls’ sports.
How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girlsA ballot initiative to bar transgender girls from girls’ teams would require all girls to ‘verify’ their identity.19thnews.org@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul ABC Australia readies to air upcoming video news piece on blockers in UK; as prelude, they just released news article summarizing the conversations that will go to air. [HT Anja Ravine] www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
GP says ban on puberty blockers is 'transphobic discrimination'The fierce debate over puberty blockers has become a collision of science and politics. To try to address a fractured consensus, the federal government is attempting to lay the groundwork for a nation...www.abc.net.au@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Advocate Trump Secy of Ed, Linda McMahon -- late of World Wrestling Entertainment-- claims MD and MI schools are secretly transitioning kids and lying to parents, announces new DOJ initiative to combat non-existent problem. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Trump’s education secretary claims schools are secretly transitioning children. They aren’tThe Education Department has forwarded investigations in Maryland and Michigan to the Justice Department for legal action as she threatens funding.www.advocate.com
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Assigned MediaThese panels from the Trans Unity Quilt project unveiled in London on Saturday are giving us comfort. Take a break and learn about the project and see some of @valorievandieman.bsky.social's favorite entries on Assigned Media today. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
"Yet the future is unknown. People will fight. And they will find joy in the struggle. That's the spirit I found in my interview w/ @evanurquhart.bsky.social. "You can't put toothpaste back in the tube. We're out, we're everywhere, & even if our lives are harder, we're not going away."
The Editorial BoardDon't kid yourself. The sphere of freedom in America is shrinking www.editorialboard.com/dont-kid-you...
A Finnish psychiatrist holds increasing influence over youth gender care worldwide. At home, the inpatient mental health facility she oversees has been repeatedly cited for excessive restraints, invading patient privacy, and other acts of neglect and mistreatment of (cis) adolescents).
As a Gender Critic’s Influence Grew, So Did Concerns About Cis Adolescents in Her Care - Assigned MediaFinnish government reports cite neglectful practices in the mental health care of young people at a hospital affiliated with Riittakerttu Kaltiala.assignedmedia.orgThese panels from the Trans Unity Quilt project unveiled in London on Saturday are giving us comfort. Take a break and learn about the project and see some of @valorievandieman.bsky.social's favorite entries on Assigned Media today. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Patchwork of Trans Lives and Art Unveiled in London - Assigned MediaA 300 square foot quilt made by trans folk across the UK was unveiled this weekend at the London Trans+ Pride march.assignedmedia.org@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Former NHS psychiatrist Caroline Litman, mother of a young trans woman who took her own life after spending 1,023 waitlisted for GAC, declares “more children are going to die” unless incoming Prime Minister works to reverse NHS's anti-trans policies.
Mother of trans woman who took own life issues stark warning at Pride marchTens of thousands of people marched through London for Trans Pride on Saturdaywww.the-independent.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Guardian New research sheds light on Spain’s first trans political group: the trailblazing Colectivo de Travestis y Transexuales launched in 1978 to fight for trans rights in the nation's long fought transition to democracy after dictator Francisco Franco's death.
Revealed: history of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collectivePioneering activists risked arrest and imprisonment amid lingering persecution after Franco dictatorshipwww.theguardian.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul BBC Against the backdrop UK Equalities and Human Rights Commission horrific anti-trans ruling, a record-breaking 150,000 people march through London streets in support of this year's Trans+ Pride, 50% more than last year's. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thousands attend London Trans+ Pride 2026 marchThe march takes place against a political backdrop that organisers described as "stark".www.bbc.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul LGBTQnation Caleb Smith -- trans Director of LGBTQI+ Policy at Center for American Progress--explains its apparent retreat on trans girls and sports in new report and politics behind suggesting Dems treat it as a local -- rather than civil rights-- issue.
Trans director at progressive think tank says Dems should adopt this party line on trans athletes - LGBTQ Nation“We hope that this lowers the temperature and lets us come out of this really scary moment for folks."www.lgbtqnation.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul ErinReed Bossier Parish LA advances criminal bathroom ban that could result in trans people being sentenced to up to 6 mos for using correct restrooms in govt buildings.
Bossier Parish In Louisiana Advances Criminal Trans Bathroom Ban With Up To 6 Months In JailTrans people could face up to six months in prison if they use a bathroom on municipal property that differs from their sex assigned at birth.www.erininthemorning.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul NYT Athletic gives top coverage to WNBA's Sophie Cunningham's ongoing anti-trans bigotry. Continues its act of balancing anti-trans stories with positive LGBTQ+ ones, also running "Should Queer Parents Have Zingers Ready for Boneheaded Questions?" bit.ly/4pBdnaa
Sophie Cunningham: 'Common sense' to keep trans athletes out of women's sportswww.nytimes.com"I don’t dislike anyone,” says WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, as she talks about how much she doesn't like trans people. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings you the story here in this week's TWIBS!
TWIBS: WNBA’s Sophie Cunningham Says Girls, Women Must be Protected from Girls, Women - Assigned MediaWNBA player Sophie Cunningham made anti-trans statements in an ESPN feature, then doubled down on them.assignedmedia.org@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul LGBTQnation Right-wing educator who sued his Oregon school district after he was ordered to remove anti-trans children’s books from his office loses appeal in which he claimed it abridged his free speech rights. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/educ...
Educator who displayed Matt Walsh's anti-trans book & got fired loses appeal in free speech case - LGBTQ NationThe educator argued that he had a free speech right to display hateful books in middle school and discuss them with kids.www.lgbtqnation.com@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Advocate One of the top Dem think-tanks-- Center for American Progress--publishes six-page report for mid-terms encouraging candidates to defend trans people from discrimination while accepting sports restrictions “may be appropriate under some circumstances.”
Powerful Democratic think tank's reset on transgender rights alarms advocatesThe Center for American Progress says its new framework will help Democrats confront anti-LGBTQ+ attacks without abandoning civil rights. Transgender people aren't so sure.www.advocate.com