Don't Let Transphobes Bully You

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Jul 18, 2025

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Yoyoyo! It’s KB, Black trans purveyor of good news :) I’m joining you from sunny AF Portland, Oregon on a writing retreat with tall trees & chatty birds. Take a breath; listen to the birds as they chirp their little tunes. I have nothing but good news.

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Trans News That Doesn’t Suck: The List

Yes, you may note that there’s no video this week. I’ve got a new assistant, and we’re changing up some stuff… stay tuned on this! In the meantime, can you help me get to 1k subscribers by August 28th (my birthday)?

‘King of Drag’ Teaches Drag History In Its Best Episode Yet.

The Oregon GOP tried to force an anti-trans sports ban and it immediately failed.

A federal judge has ordered the Tr*mp administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care was not based on any “reasoned” analysis, as the law requires. AMAZING!

Sidenote: I enjoy that, in this time of anti-transness running rampant in the white house, multiple county, state, and federal judges are not allowing this man nor his weird fans bully them into inaction. Allies: don’t let transphobes bully you. Don’t be silent when someone’s transphobic, or shutter in the face of threats. Be pro-trans even when it’s hard!

INTERNATIONAL: India’s first trans clinic has reopened. YAY!

Boston opened a new park named after Black transcestor Rita Hester.

A memorial mural of Rita Hester, who was murdered in 1998, appears on a wall at 506 Cambridge Street, near where she lived. Her death inspired the creation of Transgender Day of Remembrance, marking its 25th anniversary, Nov. 15-17, 2024.

This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'.

Strangers raised more than $70K for a trans woman’s hospital bills. Sad that she even needed this, but glad that people showed up for her!

These Dolls are spreading trans joy whether you like it or not.

Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a preemptive lawsuit against Tr*mp seeking to block his admin from acting against Minnesota under a federal push to ban trans athletes from sports.

These 22 pics from 1970s NYC Pride marches show 'a moment without society’s prejudices'.

Gay Liberation Parade, At the Beginning of the Parade, 1976

A new study shows that sports help trans teen's mental health.

This travel company has a “Transcend Lounge” (AKA a dedicated onboard space for trans, nonbinary, bisexual, pansexual, and female-identifying guests to gather, decompress, or exist). Interesting!

A court ruled that a spa’s anti-trans ban is Not Protected By the First Amendment.

This small town had a Trans Joy Fest and 1,500+ people came.

A group of sapphic activists dressed as clowns staged a protest at a gender critical group’s meeting in London.

The Dyke Project protested at a Lesbian Project event (The Dyke Project). It’s what they deserve.

Have you seen trans “social contagion theory” (AKA the idea that gender dysphoria is somehow transmissible through societal pressure) on the rise? Don’t worry. It’s been debunked.

A federal judge struck down Tr*mp’s cuts to NIH medical research grants linked to diversity and gender.

Model Alex Consani is making waves in the fashion world once again, this time landing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar‘s April 2025 issue.

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Sapir Berman breaks barriers as first transgender referee in European Football

Gender equality campaigner and Harper’s Bazaar Woman of the Year 2023 Patsy Stevenson has re-allocated funds from her legal case, after being arrested at a protest, to The Good Law Project, to help in the fight for trans rights.