trans issues
Bravado and Branding: Instagrammable Startups Can’t Save Trans Healthcare
We can’t rely on the economy of influencers to solve a healthcare disparity.
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Hiding in Dreams: Jane Schoenbrun Is Redefining Trans Cinema
Bitch spoke with Jane Schoenbrun about the film, dysphoria, and how the internet shapes our identities.
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Give Elliot Page—and All of Us—the Rightful “They”
Page’s coming out promises to further increase trans visibility in the public conversation.
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What Sarah McBride’s Election Means for Trans Visibility
Even as trans politicians make gains, the reality of political visibility isn’t that easy.
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Cis Women Can’t Ignore Trump’s Anti-Trans Shelter Policy
While the HUD proposal would undoubtedly hurt trans people first and foremost, its language and implications should terrify women everywhere.
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Validating Hardship: Netflix’s “Disclosure” Reconciles Trans Pain and Joy
It’s a noteworthy watch considering the way that films prior have represented trans people.
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Very Online: Why Are “Euphoria” Viewers So Desperate to Paint Jules as the Villain?
The desperate desire to paint Jules as a villain is thinily veiled transphobia.
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Changing Tides: Black Feminists Are Mobilizing for Trans Women
The fight for racial justice can only be enriched by feminist strategies developed with an eye toward trans inclusion and empowerment.
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Safe and Seen: Leave Potter Nostalgia behind in Favor of Trans Authors
It’s heartbreaking to learn that one of your icons is transphobic.
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Tony McDade and Other Trans People Deserve Better than Deadnaming
It’s not accurate to call a trans person by incorrect pronouns, or a name that isn’t, and never was, their name.
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