apnews.com/article/trum... Maine school officials won't comply with Trump administration agreement to bar transgender athletes

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/15/m... Glad to see my reporting on protections for trans youth in Maine republished by @bostonglobe.com. Glad for the advocates who continue to fight for basic human rights

“How are people falling for the idea that the biggest problem in our state is a handful of children who want to play sports?” asked Danvers-Kidman, in response to the recent events. . . “It’s not about sports, it’s about who is expendable in our society.”

For The Maine Monitor, I spoke with representatives of @mainetransnet.bsky.social @equalitymaine.bsky.social and more on the current state of protections for trans youth themainemonitor.org/trans-youth-...

themainemonitor.org/birth-contro... Across the state, Mainers are seeking long acting reversible contraception, ahead of Trump’s inauguration — which seems in line with national trends. I reported on this increase for the Maine Monitor

New Year by Zaina Hashem Beck (click through for thr rest): www.instagram.com/p/DEQfvmHSUF...

Every state could do this.

themainemonitor.org/abortion-fun... Abortion funds in Maine (and elsewhere) take on an even bigger role post Roe, as access to funding shifts. I reported on this changed landscape for The Maine Monitor

Hello! I have a new substack! It’s a place where I’ll share bits & pieces of writing that doesn’t fit elsewhere, as well as updates on the book I’m writing (out in 2026) & other writing/reporting projects. You can read & subscribe here: emmamzimmerman.substack.com

this i think is the poem I’m most known for, and probably will be for the rest of my life

Hate this for many reasons—namely because working from home or at least having some flexibility is the only thing that makes this work sustainable for so many people, and it’s yet another great loss to journalism to push people doing meaningful work out over whether or not they sit in the office.

Hey friends— Over the past few years I’ve done a roundup of trans/nonbinary/gender non-conforming *debut* authors. I’m building my 2024 list now! Send me your favorites (or yours if you debuted this year)! Last year’s here for reference: chireviewofbooks.com/2023/12/22/6...

My recovery from Long Covid made me curious about be brain’s role in chronic illness, how the “mind-body connection” has been weaponized to harm chronic illness patients (esp women), and the potential for a paradigm shift. My debut book, BODY SONGS, forthcoming from Penguin in 2026 ✨

Naomi Beinart, 16: "We girls woke up to a country that would rather elect a man found liable for sexual abuse than a woman...Where the body I haven’t fully grown into may no longer be under my control. The boys, it seemed to me, just woke up on a Wednesday."