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  1. early and often
    President Trump Holds A 'Make America Great Again' Victory Rally
    No, America Doesn’t Need a MAGA ‘Day of Christian Visibility’Trump’s efforts to conflate Christianity with his cause, and to mobilize both on behalf of transphobic hate, are offensive to both church and state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. ideas
    The Right to Change SexThe moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  3. fall fashion issue 2023
    Dylan Mulvaney’s Girlhood, InterruptedShe never expected to be attacked by the right-wing ghoul squad for just being so delightfully herself. She’s ready to make the most of it.
    By Brock Colyar
  4. power
    ‘I Want the Bloody Hands Recorded’Machaela Cavanaugh’s tear-and-rage-filled filibuster of a Nebraska anti-trans bill she knew would probably pass anyway.
    By Lila Shapiro
  5. power
    Montana Republicans Banish the State’s Only Trans LawmakerFirst they blocked Representative Zooey Zephyr from speaking. Now they’ve barred her from the House floor for the rest of the legislative session.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  6. transgender rights
    How a Single Democrat Stopped the Anti-Trans WaveThree weeks ago, Machaela Cavanaugh started filibustering everything in Nebraska. She doesn’t plan to stop, and she might just win.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. power
    Tennessee Bans Drag Shows in Public PlacesThe GOP has introduced more than 20 bills targeting drag shows this year alone.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  8. health care
    A Whistleblower’s Claims About a St. Louis Transgender Center Are Under FireJamie Reed’s shocking account of a clinic mistreating children went viral. Parents and patients are now refuting her key claims.
    By Chas Danner
  9. open letters
    Gabrielle Union, Judd Apatow, and More Accuse the Times of ‘Anti-Trans’ CoverageHannah Gadsby, Margaret Cho, and Jameela Jamil are among over 100 leaders and organizations who signed GLAAD’s open letter.
    By Zoe Guy
  10. transgender rights
    Utah Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Trans YouthAlready this year, Republican lawmakers have proposed more than 150 bills limiting the rights of trans people.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  11. transgender rights
    Virginia Students Walk Out in Protest of Anti-Trans PoliciesStudents at over 90 public schools are protesting the governor’s proposal to roll back transgender rights.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  12. feuds
    Think Twice Before You Insult Maren MorrisAfter Tucker Carlson called her a “lunatic country-music person” for calling out transphobia, Morris raised $100,000 for trans youth.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  13. early and often
    Transphobic Utah Parents Launch Witch Hunt Against TeenWhen their daughter lost to another girl, the parents asked the teen’s school to investigate whether she was transgender.
    By Sarah Jones
  14. transphobia
    Celebs Keep Doubling Down on TERF Talking PointsBette Midler and Macy Gray spent the weekend spewing anti-trans rhetoric.
    By Danielle Cohen
  15. lgbtq rights
    The Right’s Dangerous ‘Just Asking Questions’ Anti-Trans Campaign Is WorkingHow Matt Walsh’s new documentary is empowering the faithful to take action.
    By Malcolm Harris
  16. sports
    World Swimming Just Issued a Blow to Trans AthletesThe organization banned transgender female athletes from competing in women’s events unless they transitioned before the age of 12.
    By Danielle Cohen
  17. transgender rights
    How Texas Became the Most Virulently Anti-Trans State in AmericaThe governor’s order to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse was years in the making.
    By Roxanna Asgarian
  18. the law
    How a U.K. Court Battle Held Trans Teens HostageLuke is one of thousands of young people who lost access to gender-affirming hormones — but he and others are fighting back.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  19. lgbtq rights
    She Supported Her Child Being Trans. So the State Separated Them.Thanks to a crackdown on LGBTQ families, the case of Katee Churchill could be just the beginning.
    By Roxanna Asgarian
  20. terfs
    All the Fallout From Dave Chappelle’s Controversial New SpecialAmid widespread backlash to transphobic jokes in his latest set, Netflix continues to stand behind the comedian.
    By Danielle Cohen
  21. politics
    Twitter Suspends GOP Congressman Jim Banks for Misgendering Trans OfficialThe company suspended the Indiana Republican’s official account and removed a tweet in which he intentionally misgendered Dr. Rachel Levine.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  22. the industry
    Jagged Little Pill Actors Call Out Production’s Treatment of Trans CastOne actor said the team “intimidated” them to delay a surgery during previews.
    By Justin Curto
  23. transgender rights
    Transgender Student Wins Bathroom-Access Case As Supreme Court Denies AppealSeven of nine justices affirmed the decision by a lower court that transgender bathroom restrictions violated civil-rights laws and the Constitution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. games
    Tennis Lessons and Learning to Feel at Home in My BodyAt age 28, I began transitioning. But my body didn’t become mine until I picked up a racket.
    By P.E. Moskowitz
  25. culture
    Don’t Miss Elliot Page’s Oprah InterviewThe actor opened up about his recent transition and painful early days of fame in his first TV interview since coming out as trans.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  26. politics
    Arkansas Has Now Passed the Most Extreme Anti-Trans Law YetLawmakers overruled the governor’s veto of a bill banning trans youth from accessing essential gender-affirming care.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. maga
    Kristi Noem Angers Her Base With Transgender Sports-Ban VetoThe South Dakota governor was a MAGA favorite thanks to her fight against pandemic public-health measures. Now she’s flunked a cultural litmus test.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the cut podcast
    Maybe You Should Run for Office?From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Sarah McBride, elected officials are starting to look more and more like the people they represent.
    By the Cut
  29. celebrity
    Elliot Page Opens Up About His Decision to Come Out“I’m really excited to act, now that I’m fully who I am, in this body,” the actor said in his first interview since coming out as trans.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. conservatism
    What Can Republicans Do to Make ‘Conservative Populism’ More Popular?From identifying a few ways to re-redistribute resources to their constituencies to restricting the franchise, Republicans are battling the future.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. politics
    Rachel Levine Faced a Transphobic Tirade During Her Confirmation HearingDuring the assistant health secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing, Senator Rand Paul likened transgender surgery to “genital mutilation.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. power
    New York Has Finally Repealed the ‘Walking While Trans’ BanUnder the law, police could arrest anyone they suspected of “loitering for the purpose of prostitution.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. politics
    Biden Picks Trans Doctor Rachel Levine as Assistant Health SecretaryIf confirmed, Levine will become the highest-ranking transgender official in the U.S. government.
    By Amanda Arnold
  34. cut covers
    Sarah McBride’s NeighborhoodThe new Delaware state senator is making history in her hometown.
    By Brock Colyar
  35. fundraising
    Some ‘Pro-Sex, Anti-Fascist’ Art for Your WallsProceeds benefit groups supporting Black trans people and sex workers.
    By Andrew Nguyen
  36. trans rights
    Judge Blocks HHS Rollback of Trans Health Care ProtectionsOnce again, the Trump administration is seeking to define sex discrimination on the basis of biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  37. power
    Police Can Arbitrarily Arrest Trans Women Under This LawNew York’s harmful “Walking While Trans” ban allows police to arrest anyone they suspect of “loitering for the purpose of prostitution.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  38. oh no
    J.K. Rowling Triples Down on TransphobiaThe author has unleashed an 11-tweet rant that appeared to conflate hormone therapy and conversion therapy.
    By Claire Lampen
  39. power
    HUD Proposal Cuts Protections for Unhoused Trans PeopleIt would allow federally funded, same-sex homeless shelters to make admission determinations based on biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  40. the bigger picture
    70-Plus Photographers Unite in Fundraising Initiative Against Systemic RacismReframing the Future is working with photographers and graphic designers to fundraise for National Bail Out and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
    By Devine Blacksher
  41. the law
    The Supreme Court’s Unlikely IntersectionalityGorsuch and Roberts may never admit it, but with today’s ruling they rejected the pitting of historically marginalized groups against each other.
    By Irin Carmon
  42. oh no
    What Did J.K. Rowling Say This Time?The author’s latest comments about sex and gender have revived accusations of transphobia.
    By Claire Lampen
  43. obits
    Aimee Stephens, a Groundbreaking Transgender Activist, Has DiedStephens was fired in 2013 after announcing her plans to transition. Her sex discrimination case rose all the way to the Supreme Court.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. transgender rights
    School District Flooded With Death Threats Over Trans-Inclusive BathroomsThe threats have been so extreme, the Georgia school district reversed the bathroom policy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  45. the law
    Gender Discrimination Is On the Line at the Supreme CourtThe first transgender discrimination case to reach the high court could roll back gender protections for everyone.
    By Irin Carmon
  46. lgbtq rights
    IMDb Changes Its Policy to Allow for the Removal of Birth NamesLGBTQ organizations had previously lobbied the database to allow transgender users to update their profiles with their chosen names.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. transgender rights
    Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Take EffectAfter months of being blocked by injunctions, the cruel policy will be allowed to go into effect.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  48. power
    Two Women Arrested for Attacking Transgender Woman in Bar BathroomThe assault occurred in North Carolina, where a notorious anti-trans bathroom bill was briefly passed.
    By Kimberly Truong
  49. human rights
    What Happened to Roxana Hernández, the Trans Woman Who Died in ICE Custody?Senators are demanding that ICE release a report on the circumstances of her death.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  50. politics
    Trump’s Alliance With Evangelicals Is at the Heart of His Anti-Transgender PushTrump must prove himself to his evangelical base, so he’s advancing their belief that gender is fixed by God and traditional roles must be protected.
    By Sarah Jones
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