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Discrimination against nonbinary people is real, and a new study from a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto is shining a light on one way it can happen.
Using a well-regarded method, researchers sent out job applications with she/her, they/them, or no pronoun attached. #news #trans #nonbinary #transgender #science
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/they-them-pronouns-discriminated-against-by-employers
Study Finds Employers Discriminate Against They/Them Pronouns
A new study from the University of Toronto looked at job applicants who included pronouns with their information and found those who used they/them pronouns were discriminated against.Assigned
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
Tillyvision chugs along with THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF BARBIE (the movie), PART 4!
You’re going to get two really important visual clues as to what Barbie’s going through, more Matrix connections, and problems abound!
Time to go All The Way Up!
#trans #transgender #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s
There's been a big development in detransitioner Chloe Cole's lawsuit against her former gender-affirming providers. #trans #transgender #news #law #detransition
We tapped a trans subject matter expert who's been following all the ins and outs for months to write about it, complete with a bunch of juicy screenshots of court documents, here:
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/chloe-cole-brockman-kaiser-lawsuit-arbitration
What’s Up With Chloe Cole’s Lawsuit?
Checking in on the most famous detransitioner’s lawsuit against the Kaiser Permanente providers who once treated her gender dysphoria with transition care.Assigned
Emergency protest, #STL #StLouis #trans
There is a group of anti-LGBTQ protestors organizing outside of the SLU Busch Student Center due to Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney being on campus. Anyone who is able please meet us outside of the Center for Global Citizenship (near the clock tower).
Posted Monday, April 22, 6:55 PM Central Time
People say the need is ended, thank you!
Looking for a quick way to make someone else’s day just a bit brighter?
Point of Pride is asking for little handwritten encouragement notes to put in with the free binders and shape wear they provide to the #trans community!
Here’s some I put together today on my art cards 
https://www.pointofpride.org/letter-writing
Write supportive letters to trans folks | Point of Pride
You can write notes directly to trans folks in need of support, and provide powerful reminders that they are seen, supported, and valid.www.pointofpride.org
I am not fond of David Brooks, but I certainly understand why he finds the Cass Report so compelling.
For cisgender people who have no pre-existing knowledge, it's really a perfect document. It is completely decorous while implying that there are too many trans people and efforts should be made to limit their numbers.#trans #transgender #news #journalism #newyorktimes
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/david-brooks-hilary-cass-empathy-transgender
62-year-old Cisgender Man Declares Hilary Cass Empathetic
David Brooks is not qualified to judge this, or anything else, about transgender healthcare.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
If this is true, do not under any circumstances talk to them or engage.
To be clear, these are only rumors; but The Guardian in the UK is horribly transphobic and it is completely within their character to attack DIY HRT options to further their anti-trans agenda.
⚠️ It's a trap ⚠️ (please boost for reach)
I was just informed that the Guardian is prepping to do a story on DIY HRT and is looking to interview trans folk, particularly teens.
The story will almost certainly be weaponized by conservatives to argue for removing access to the necessary materials.
Just like with the police, anything you say can and will be used against you by mainstream media.
Be safe out there fam 
Today I've done something I've never done before and written in direct criticism of another trans writer.
Andrea Long Chu, in my opinion, is dangerously undermining the fight for access to transition in the guise of defending trans people's right to do it.
#trans #transgender #science #medicine #journalism
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/andrea-long-chu-gender-affirming-care-youth-freedom
In Defense of the Medical Model for Trans Healthcare
Andrea Long Chu thinks libertarianism will save the trans community. That’s bonkers.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
A little known fact about trans people is that transgender Americans are twice as likely to serve in the military.
This means many rely on VA healthcare for their medical needs. But politicization of trans healthcare has resulted in a lack of access to trans surgeries for vets.
The Transgender Americans Veterans Association is fighting to change that. Alyssa Steinsiek has more, for Assigned.
#trans #transgender #news #USmilitary
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/transgender-veterans-association-sues-va-again
Trans Veterans Deserve Full Access to Transition Surgeries
The Transgender American Veterans Association has filed an appeal against Veterans Affairs’ denial of their 2016 petition to include coverage for transgender surgeries.Assigned
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
Tillyvision continues with THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF #BARBIE (the movie), PART 3!
We’re gonna engage with the subconscious, experience more body changes, and take our first steps into the real world as ourselves. Things are gonna get weird!
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s
Wie Jägermeister in einem LGBTQ-Werbefilm mitmischt
Jägermeister überrascht mit einem woken Film über verschiedene Protagonisten der deutschen LGBTQ-Szene. In den Kommentaren stößt das überwiegend auf Spott und Ablehnung.Vincent Steinkohl (JUNGE FREIHEIT)
#introduction (en version)
CN image: eye contact
hi, I'm void (they/them), admin of this instance
- adult, white, mostly able-bodied, #neurodivergent, #vegan, #ADHD, #depression, #trans, #NonBinary
- I support #intersectional, anti-racist, anti-ableistic, anti-capitalistic #feminism, #LGBTQIA+ rights, and left-progressive thinking. 
- #Minecraft, #GenshinImpact, #Anime
- #streamer, #artist, #TechnicalWriter
- I'm hilariously unfunny
How can teens be tried as adults and sent to prison for life in the U.S. yet not be allowed to affirm their gender?
#lgbtq #LGBTQIA
#trans #Transgender
~ Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for nearly all transgender minors for now~
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for nearly all transgender minors for now
Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed a bill into law last year that prohibits gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors.Melissa Quinn (CBS News)
One of the scariest parts of coming out is coming out at work. Unlike your family--blood or chosen--work is just a bunch of people who get thrown together, mishmash, and have to make things work out.
This week on #StainedGlassWoman, it's a guide to give to your coworkers when they get that wide-eyed look and think "Oh, s#!t, my coworker just told me they're trans." At least, it should keep people from asking what's in your goddamned pants.
https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/oh-st-my-coworker-just-told-me-theyre
"Oh, s#!t, my coworker just told me they're trans"
What you need to know when someone transitions at workDoc Impossible (Stained Glass Woman)
I've held off publishing anything on the Cass Report until today because I didn't want any of the coverage on Assigned to be based on partial or second-hand knowledge.
There will be more to come, but my first entry into reporting on this divisive, emotional, and politically charged Report just seeks to give people a basic understanding of what the heck is in the thing. #trans #transgender #news #science #journalism
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/whats-in-the-cass-report
What’s in the Cass Report?
The final report of the Cass Review of gender-affirming care for youth is being taken as vindication from anti-trans activists.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
GERMANY HAS PASSED SELF-ID LAWS!
The Federal Republic joins 20 countries which have passed laws allowing people to declare their own legal gender. I hope someday this will apply across the whole EU.
On a more personal level, this means I can finally change my own legal gender to #nonbinary 🎉🏳️⚧️
You might find it amazing that a supposed medical report into the treatment of trans people didn't interact with ACTUAL TRANS PEOPLE. (It did interact with plenty of antis and treated them as neutral and reasonable.) But so much did NHS England's Cass Report not interact with actual, real trans people that it resorted to generating AI pics of them.
These bigots are literally making up people to get mad at.
#trans #lgbtq #nonbinary #lgbtqia
As a reporter, I've followed the science of gender-affirming care from before the current political moment. I have always committed to following the evidence, whether I like it or don't like it.
Today on Assigned, I've published a piece by a freelancer who did her master's on the informed consent model of gender affirming treatment. She wrote us a digest version.
The narrative is the narrative. The evidence tells another story. #trans #science #news #journalism
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/informed-consent-what-does-evidence-tell-us
The Evidence Supports Informed Consent
Two models of gender-affirming care provision are currently in conflict. What does the research say?Assigned
We were fascinated by the work of Liv Raisner, who took a hidden camera into exploratory therapy sessions.
In an interview we asked Liv how the videos came about, what it was like in the room, and what we need to know about these dodgy practitioners. #trans #news #journalism
Liv Raisner Went Undercover With an Anti-Trans Quack Therapist
Gender exploratory therapy is the newest face of conversion therapy. A trans investigator went undercover to share an inside look at the tactics used by its manipulative providers.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
Ben Barres was a trailblazing transgender neurobiologist who promoted equity & diversity.
His pioneering research on glial cells changed science & he became the 1st #trans person admitted into the National Academies of Science.
Barres was a strong advocate for women, early career scientists & the #LGBTQ+ community at a time when few people openly discussed gender identity. https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/12/28/mourning-ben-barres-the-transgender-scientist-who-changed-neuroscience/ #history #science
Excerpt from his autobiography: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/ben-barres-autobiography-transgender-scientist/
Mourning Ben Barres, The Transgender Scientist Who Changed Neuroscience
“Ben was a remarkable person. He will be remembered as a brilliant scientist who transformed our understanding of glial cells and as a tireless advocate who promoted equity and diversity at every turn,” said Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president of St…Matthew Herper (Forbes)
Carolina #Gamecocks coach #DawnStaley was ambushed by a conservative content creator with the question "Do you think transgender women should be able to participate in women's basketball.", yet Freedom Caucus reps says she's *pushing* a left wing agenda.
Fuck you Freedom Caucus. You wouldn't know freedom if it bit you in the ass. She was asked the question at a presser and she answered. Sorry her answer wasn't to your liking. Not sorry!
And now... I'm gonna buy a Carolina Gamecocks shirt just because of her allyship.
Plus I like saying "Gamecock" too.
#GirlsWithOutiesGiveGirlsWithInniesLife
Is it possible to have dignity when your existence viewed as inherently ridiculous and undignified? If so, how do we resolve the tension between a mainstream that defines us as a punchline and the striving of every human for respect and dignity?
On the occasion of the Vatican releasing a statement sttacking the idea of transgender dignity, I've written this as a response, a rebuke, and a call for resistance in the face of strengthening oppression. #trans #transgender
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/transgender-dignity-responding-pope-francis
The Infinite Dignity of Transgender Existence
A response to Pope Francis and the Vatican.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
Can we do this? Is this something we can do? How do we start this ball rolling? Do we have a project head in place already? A gofundme? Is this going to be a rotating post or something kind of collective council?
In the New York Times last week a pair of reactionaries argued against the term "assigned sex at birth" in an impossibly dumbed-down discussion that ignored the existence of intersex people, the reason the term exists in the first place.
On Assigned, we hold ourselves to higher standards for both scientific accuracy and thoughtfulness.
Therefore, please enjoy this opinion essay by a medical doctor arguing assigning sex is harmful and unnecessary. #trans #science #news
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/assigned-sex-new-york-times-doctor-perspective
A Doctor’s Case Against Assigning Sex at Birth
Doctors assign their best guess at sex based on a cursory visual examination of an infant’s genitals. But, what if they didn’t?Assigned
It was a real mystery, and required hours of reporting, but we found it.
The source of claims that a new Scottish hate crime law would jail people for misgendering a trans person turned out to be...
...the UK press. They made it up. Completely. #trans #news #journalism #mediabias
Full story here, including a transcript of a BBC Radio 4 program that proves the press shenanigains:
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rowling-misgendering-hate-crime-scotland
No One Ever Said J. K. Rowling Might Be Jailed for Misgendering
A BBC Radio 4 interview with Scottish MP Siobhian Brown was misrepresented in the UK press, then J. K. Rowling went on a transphobic tear, then Caitlyn Jenner amplified the misinformation, and now we’re doing a story on it.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
New on Assigned, I found out earlier today that Jonathan Haidt, the author of the splashy new pop-psych book about how smartphones are bad for kids, believes and is promoting a fringe theory that kids are becoming #trans due to social media as well.
Haidt told PBS that "clusters of girls" are developing gender dysphoria when they never had it before.
The problem, of course, is that there's no research whatsoever backing that up. #science #news
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/jonathan-haidt-social-contagion-rogd-pbs
Jonathan Haidt Promoted a Fringe Theory on Trans Youth
The author of “The Anxiety Generation” told Margaret Hoover for PBS that young people become trans due to peer contagion effects. There is no evidence for this claim.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
Transgender people overwhelmingly describe their lives after transitioning as “happier,” “authentic” and “comforting” despite a deluge of state legislation in recent years that seeks to restrict their access to health care and other aspects of life.
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Transgender Day of Visibility: 10 trans people on how their lives changed after transition
Transgender people overwhelmingly describe their lives after transitioning as “happier,” “authentic” and “comforting” despite a deluge of state legislation that seeks to restrict their access to health care and other aspects of life.Jo Yurcaba (NBC News)
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Silverspook - Twitch
Silverspook streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.Twitch
Let's talk about Natives on this Trans Day of Visibility, like Kauxuma Nupika (c.1780-1837), an Indigenous AFAB Kutenai who divorced his Canadian husband and then declared himself male. As a trans Native, Nupika became both a warrior and prophet, predicting the arrivals of Europeans to Kutenai lands and trying to forge peace between nations like the Salish and the Blackfeet
#indigenous #transdayofvisibility #trans #history
