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Should Patton Oswalt Have to Answer for Dave Chappelle’s Transphobia?
Over the weekend, like many of us, Patton Oswalt shared a photo from his New Year’s Eve festivities to social media. But unlike our mundane snaps
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The Failure of Solidarity
Tweet Follow @Jeggit By Jason Michael THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT forged in the crucible of the 2012-14 independence referendum campaign has
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Quidditch Leagues Look To Distance Themselves From JK Rowling
Alamy Two major Quidditch leagues have said they plan to cut ties with JK Rowling as a result of her ‘anti-trans positions’ by changing the name
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Why Does J.K. Rowling Insist on Dying on the TERF Hill?
Sky is blue, grass is green and J.K. Rowling is (still) tweeting some transphobic nonsense. On Sunday, the Harry Potter author once again asserted
From transphobia to Ted Kaczynski: How TikTok's algorithm enables far-right self-radicalization
iStock; Insider Social media's role in radicalizing extremists has drastically increased over the last several years. Some far-right TikTokers employ
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A Generational Story Not Being Told: Talking with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
On the evening of my interview with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, I was running late. After finishing her anthology, Between Certain Death and a
Arkansas Republican introduces hideously transphobic bill that could put youth in legitimate danger
If you’re following the ongoing Republican battle against trans people having even a shred of dignity and protection in the United States,
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What is crossdreaming?
What is crossdreaming? A crossdreamer is someone who, to a larger or smaller extent, is driven towards imagining and expressing themselves as another
This Is What Trans Solidarity Really Means
My own private vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance this year was laden with profound pain and sorrow. Numerous beautiful souls, each with such
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How Institutionalized Homophobia Silences Dissent in Ghana and What We Can Do About It
New from UNC Press Blog The following is a guest blog post by Anima Adjepong, author of Afropolitan Projects: Redefining Blackness, Sexualities, and
Eddie Redmayne Finally Admits He Shouldn’t Have Been In ‘The Danish Girl’
Eddie Redmayne has reflected on his Oscar-nominated role as trans historical icon Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl, admitting that it was “a
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Celebrating Those Loved And Lost On Transgender Remembrance Day
Source: Pacific Press / Getty Commemorated each year on Nov. 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity to reflect and celebrate the life
Opinion: Do us justice with your trans remembrance
Content warning: This article discusses transphobia, murder and suicide. Founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in memory of Rita Hester, a Black
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Commemorating the Transgender Day of Remembrance
Observed annually on November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) invites us to honour the trans, two-spirit, non-binary, and gender
Gender Recognition is Suicide Prevention
In 2014, the Quebec education ministry invented “Homophobius,” a mythical monster used in curriculum to teach children about homophobia and