Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Aug 14, 2023

The GOP Has a Master Plan to Criminalize Being Trans

Brynn Tannehill Aug 14, 2023

A coalition of powerful conservative organizations have put together a 900-plus-page playbook that maps out their strategy to enact a sweeping "Don't Say Gay" policy that will eradicate queer and trans lives and destroy democracy, if given the power. We can't let them.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 30, 2023

Real Journalists Don’t “Just Ask Questions”

Brynn Tannehill Mar 30, 2023

It may seem harmless, but “just asking questions” is a bad-faith, politically motivated media tactic that manipulates readers into buying a skewed worldview.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Who Is Fighting the Rise of Fascism in the U.S.?

Brynn Tannehill Mar 9, 2023

Republicans are filing terrifying bills by the fistful every week. But that doesn't mean resistance is futile.

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Feb 28, 2023

Why Is Media Disavowing Activism?

Andrea Grimes Feb 28, 2023

In their pushback against criticism of their trans coverage, The New York Times argues that activism and advocacy work has no place in their reporting. But their op-ed pages reveal a different story.

A man's arm holding a pitchfork in the direction of a trans flag.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Jan 12, 2023

The Moral Panic We Cannot Ignore

Brynn Tannehill Jan 12, 2023

Fascists rely on scapegoating and stoking imaginary fears. Now Republicans have focused their hatred on trans people to deflect attention from their destructive policies, and it could cost us lives.

A collage of the trans visibility flag with the text "Pregnant" and then a line next to it, hinting that it's for filling in the blank.

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Jul 14, 2022

Trans People Aren’t a Threat to “Womanhood”

Lauren Rankin Jul 14, 2022

In the wake of Roe being overturned, writers and celebrities alike claim that including trans people in the abortion conversation "erases" women. But the reverse is actually true.

human rights Christine Grimaldi Mar 28, 2022

The GOP Wants to Control Every Body

Christine Grimaldi Mar 28, 2022

It's no coincidence that Republican-controlled states that criminalize abortion are also criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans people. And it's only the beginning of their pronatalist white supremacist agenda.

A map of the United States which has states in red with anti-Transgender legislation. There are barbed wires over the illustration.

Power Structures Brynn Tannehill Mar 15, 2022

Trans People Are in Grave Danger

Brynn Tannehill Mar 15, 2022

The GOP have focused their vitriol on the trans community, whom they depict as an existential threat to justify their plans to eradicate their existence from society. Sound familiar?

A collage of someone grabbing a trans flag from someone who is holding it, a religious leader with their back faced towards the image, and a wooden top of a church

Trans Rights Dianna Anderson Nov 10, 2021

The Anti-Trans and Anti-Abortion Connection

Dianna Anderson Nov 10, 2021

Anti-trans and anti-abortion protesters are trying to control the bodies of everyone who isn't a cis male. And they've proven they're willing to kill for it.

A collage of a Harry Potter book being ripped up and a photo of Dave Chappelle being ripped up

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Oct 27, 2021

When “Cancel Culture” Means Letting Go

Andrea Grimes Oct 27, 2021

Cancel culture’s critics make bad-faith arguments about censorship and worry about artists’ ability to rehabilitate their careers. But what about their fans, who are grappling with the grief of relinquishing a beloved relationship with their work?