She's The He
& odes to trans sapphic s*x
Friends, foes, and other h*es,
Yoyoyo! It’s KB back again with trans news that doesn’t suck! This week, I’ve got a trans high school comedy, successful protests in Wisconsin, own for the one british transphobe with the wizard books, and a trans body building competition (among other things)!
But first: trivia! Who is the American ophthalmologist and former professional tennis player who, in 1976, was denied entry into the US Open by the United States Tennis Association, leading to a landmark New York Supreme Court case that ruled in her favor, establishing a legal precedent for trans athletes?
Read the whole newsletter for the answer :) Alright, let’s get into it!
Trans Video That Doesn’t Suck
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When reflecting on our trans elders, don’t forget about Reed Erickson — a trans businessman who funded innumerable trans studies and information packets that help us every day.🏳️⚧️
PS: he has an episode on the educational podcast Bad Gays. Have y’all heard it?
Trans News That Doesn’t Suck
DC Judge Boasberg halted Tr*mp’s investigations of two prominent medical groups that support gender-affirming care. And even better: the judge said that there was “extensive evidence of animus and wafer-thin justifications lacking evidentiary support.” YAY!
A Trump-appointed judge says that the DOJ has been proven “unworthy of trust” in a blistering trans care case ruling. YAY! More people in his base should speak out!!
“She’s the He” is a high school comedy made by and about trans people.
After student outcry, Turning Point USA has cancelled a UW event featuring an anti-trans speaker. Congrats to the organizers for keeping the pressure on, and rest in peace to Juniper Blessing.
Also in Wisconsin: Students in Watertown staged a walkout on Wednesday after the school board voted to remove a piece of music dedicated to Marsha P. Johnson from the school’s upcoming spring concert. Yay resistance!
Scotland’s 2026 parliamentary election made history with the election of the first two openly trans MSPs to Holyrood.
I think it’s quite beautiful that JK R*wl*ng now has a nonbinary immigrant has her representative in parliament…. :)
Out in NYC, A Milly Miles and MASCARADE have teamed up to create the first Mr/Mx/Ms Muscle, an all-trans bodybuilding competition that’s raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality! Buy your ticket here.
New memoir ‘A Body Made Home’ embraces black trans love, healing, and transformation. Congrats to this fellow Black trans memoirist!
Hannah Einbinder says that Jane Schoenbrun’s new slasher movie is an “Ode to Trans Sapphic Sex.” Sign me up!
Organizers gathered in Manhattan to urge the NYU Langone hospital to not comply with the DOJ’s subpoena for trans youth medical records. Thank you, organizers!
Ben Greene has a cute love letter to PFLAG in his last newsletter.
For Mother’s Day, the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Lambda Legal released a one-minute short film titled “Letters of Love,” which shows a trans teen’s appreciation for his mother’s loving support as he heads off to college.
This is for the trans people who feel like the world is against them.
Sex with a fellow trans person put this trans writer off cis men for life.
A queer woman & trans man kissed in front of Christian protestors to “burst the cloud of ugliness.”
Short story collection Again, Harder by trans writer Alice Stoehr captures being part of an in crowd made up of those on the outskirts. Feminist Press calls it “the sardonic heartbeat of a new generation of American trans women.”
That’s it & that’s all! My trivia answer was Renee Richards. Had you heard of her before this?
Till next time!
Love, Peace, & Chicken Grease,
KB
As a Brit (unfortunately), seeing the news about the new MPs makes me kick my feet and giggle every time
amazing news this week!! thank you