I'm going to start asking them this, too. There is absolutely no tangible improvement in cis women's lives from trans persecution, but fearmongering media and politicians have convinced some of them otherwise.

Sure, the right doesn't like me now, but just wait until they learn what I was doing underneath the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in 2015.

3 years ago, Matt Walsh, LibsOfTikTok, & many other right-wing pundits tried to get me expelled for supporting trans youth. So I wanted to let them know I just finished my PhD and am doing better than ever. They are not inevitable, and I believe we will win against their censorship and demagoguery

The people behind Project 2025 just published a "guide" for designating the trans movement as domestic terrorism. They falsely claim trans people are behind *50%* of school shootings, despite only being able to name 4 cases (0 of which were motivated by anti-trans sentiments).

Funny how all the major figures adopting anti-trans politics keep ending up on the Epstein list. 🤔

This is the first diagram I've ever seen with a masculine pregnant person! 😍

@smrodriguez.bsky.social will be in conversation with author @elierlick.bsky.social on their new book ‘Before Gender’ at @thecommonpress.bsky.social on 12 October! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ www.outsavvy.com/event/30194/...

Archery skills are the real social contagion.

In 1966, researchers conducted a now-forgotten LSD experiment on gay and trans men, only to find that it made most of them even more grounded in their identities! No one should be sent to conversion therapy, but I also find the results as funny as they are predictable.

There was a gorgeous dyke/trans bar called "Le Monocle" in 1930s Paris. Monocles were a bit like wearing a pride flag among the queer people assigned female at the time, like in this colorized 1937 photo. Nazis shut down the bar during the war, but many patrons stayed in touch for years after. 🧐

We're delighted to announce that author & activist @elierlick.bsky.social is visiting the UK to speak about her new book, 'Before Gender: Lost stories from trans history 1850-1950'. Discover the trailblazing lives of 30 trans people who will change everything you've been told about trans history.

This might be an overly consumerist response to the problem of misgendering, but it's also a clever loophole to get around these harmful laws.

Why is the right so scared of the term "pregnant people"? Trans men get pregnant all the time. So do girls, unfortunately. It's not just women. The term "pregnant person" isn't just about inclusivity: it's more accurate, too.

We don't need billionaires. This photo is from Johannesburg, the wealthiest city in Africa, home to several billionaires whose riches come from the exploitation of the people living in these shantytowns. This is the South African economic inequity that gave us Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.

The average stereotype demonizes or typifies an entire group for what is often a general human experience. But anti-trans activists take this to a whole new level. Is wanting to see clearly a fetish?

Broadway’s first trans man casting director, Charlie Hano, explains how many trans men there are in Broadway productions (hint: it’s not many)

"Is it Mr. or Ms.?" "It’s Dr." #PhDone

3 young kids attacked Diana during Philly Pride, leaving her with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. They do not yet know if it was premeditated or gender-based. Who's teaching these children that this behavior is acceptable? Support her recovery at www.gofundme.com/f/support-di...

The Glastonbury Festival's iconic artwork features a mural encouraging the world's most noxious billionaires to blast themselves into space.

Last night, without warning, Florida officials painted over the rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub, site of the 2016 Pulse Massacre. A double rainbow then appeared while the community repainted the crossing in chalk.

What a ridiculous accusation Anyway, protect trans kids and stop banning lifesaving healthcare.

There's a big debate in the trans community over whether to focus on cis people harmed by anti-trans advocacy. Trans women are the primary targets and should be centered in our fight for trans liberation. However, I think it's crucial to also highlight these cases for understanding and solidarity.

Isn't celebrating biological advantages the point of sports?

Diogenes would have destroyed JK Rowling

Why do some trans people turn to right-wing beliefs? I explore Buck Angel’s turn from progressive to MAGA in my latest piece. Buck will hate this, so don't read it on GLR's site below! Take a peek into my forthcoming uchicagopress.bsky.social book on the trans far right: glreview.org/article/maki...

The haters always say I can’t do women’s archery because I’m a trans woman, but if that were true, then why would they keep giving me all these first-place medals?

How is a targeted strike on a tent that you set up for journalists "self-defense"?

You can't choose where you're born, but you can choose to not take part in genocide. These teens burned their IOF draft papers in Tel Aviv. Many have already spent months in jail but continue to speak up for Palestinians.

In 1985, Sharon Davis published the earliest known book-length autobiography by a Black trans person, A Finer Specimen of Womanhood. Now out of print, you can read the full autobiography for free on Trans Reads.

Queer Liberation March, New York City, 2025

"How to deal with infiltrators" by ACT UP, c.1995.

One of Epstein's victims was a trans woman, but nobody paid attention because she was trans and Latina. The New York Post and The Times of Israel even ran hit pieces on Ava Cordero like the 2007 articles below. Epstein could have been stopped sooner if society listened to POC, trans people, or girls

British press didn't used to be so virulently anti-trans. This 54-year-old article celebrates Carl Macmichael's transition and family. Carl's 15-year-old son was even delighted to have a trans dad: "I think he's very brave. It's quite handy to have mum and dad the same person."

Did you know that trans teens had access to hormones in the 1930s? Mark and David Ferrow, 17 and 15 years old trans brothers, are the first known minors to obtain HRT. Trans youth are nothing new. Neither are their medical transitions. Read their full story: www.yesmagazine.org/body-politic...

This is the only known photo of the first trans woman to have her gender legally recognized in Switzerland. Only known by her initials N. U., the trans woman successfully petitioned police for a pass to wear dresses in 1920. When interviewed, N. called herself "a homosexual woman in a male body.”

There is no conflict between trans people and lesbians. There is a conflict between transgender people and a few loud campaigners using lesbians as a prop for their anti-trans agenda. 96% of cis lesbians self-describe as supportive of trans people, according to a recent survey of 3,695 young adults.

This is the end result of anti-trans bigotry: more harassment of girls and women, more policing of gender roles, more gender McCarthyism.

If you don't already know who Pauli Murray is, you should. A Black trans man, they were a central figure in the Civil Rights era, organizing around the intersections of race and gender. They coined "Jane Crow," criticizing the respectable movement leaders for disregarding women in their campaigns.

Trans woman Jaia Cruz was just sentenced to 15 years in prison for defending herself from an attacker. She wanted no part in the fight and witnesses described her actions as self-defense. With right-wing media constantly portraying her as "evil" since the incident, the trial was over before it began

It's funny how every evidence-based study finds this exact same result. Where is the flood of detransitioners we were promised years ago? Where are the whistleblowers of doctors "forcing" teens to transition? That's right, they don't exist. www.them.us/story/trans-...

Lesbians dressed as clowns disrupted a "gender-critical" panel last month in London. Participants were surprised when trans and cis dykes from The Dyke Project obstructed the proceedings while dressed in cheerful clown attire. I'd love to see these protests come to the US!

Doctors across the country need to start doing this as the government cracks down on healthcare.r

Did you know the first trans person to legally change their sex might have been a formerly enslaved trans woman? Sally-Tom received court approval to live openly as a woman shortly after her release from slavery in 1860s Georgia. Read more in @advocate.com: www.advocate.com/history/sall...

This is the largest mass killing of trans people in recorded history and “constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law.” Defense Minister Katz confirmed the strike was intentional without going into further detail. www.them.us/iran-israel-...

My latest article is now out in the Gay & Lesbian Review! I wrote about Buck Angel and why some trans people turn to right-wing politics. This is a brief peek into my forthcoming uchicagopress.bsky.social book covering the transgender far right. Enjoy! glreview.org/article/maki...

It was never about "fairness." They're punishing trans teenagers for existing. Most chess tournaments aren't even gendered.

Can't believe it's been a month since the Before Gender launch party! So grateful for the amazing @beaconpress.bsky.social team behind the book. With today's moral panic over trans people, it's crucial we discuss this long history of trans kids, athletes, and activists. elierlick.com/beforegender

Saying you want to convert to Judaism after repeating an offensive antisemitic stereotype within the same thread is wild.

The cruelty is the point. Penn clearly doesn't realize that the more they give, the more the Trump admin will take. This is such a gross and unnecessary capitulation that singles out and punishes a young woman for just wanting to swim. Next will be humanities departments and diversity initiatives.

For this 55th pride weekend, I want to celebrate Stormé DeLarverie (1920-2014), whose arrest helped incite the Stonewall Riots in 1969. He is performing at the Jewel Box Revue, where he MCed for over a decade, in this restored 1958 photo.