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November 22, 2022
Tori Otten
Transphobes Hijack “Boycott Tampax” Hashtag After Company’s Viral Tweet
A closer look at the trending hashtag shows TERFs attacking trans and nonbinary people for purchasing tampons.
July 21, 2021
Esther Wang
How Tucker Carlson and a Story About a Possibly Fictional Trans Person Fueled Two Weeks of Violent Right-Wing Protests
The chaos unfolding outside of a Los Angeles spa is a case study in how the right’s media and political ecosystems feed each other, often resulting in very real violence.
February 19, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
The Mothers Leading the Battle Against Trans Student Athletes
Their tactics mirror those employed by white mothers who fought school integration: disguising bigotry with pleas to protect children.
December 30, 2019
Katelyn Burns
When “Biology” Becomes a Cover for Anti-Trans Bigotry
How an employment case in the United Kingdom revealed the ugly contours of anti-trans discrimination
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