Feb 6, 2024
Saltwater Crocodile
Photographer: Laura Becker
GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023
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Saltwater Crocodile
Photographer: Laura Becker
GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2023
Republicans rally in D.C. to amplify anti-trans voices and push gender-affirming care bans.
Christopher Wiggins at The Advocate:
Republican lawmakers and conservative groups in Washington, D.C., are ramping up their attacks on transgender rights with a "Detrans Awareness Day," a slate of events on Capitol Hill set for Wednesday. The events, framed as a platform for people who identified as trans previously but who have detransitioned, are part of a growing strategy by the GOP to justify bans on gender-affirming care and push harmful narratives about transgender lives. For what evidence does exist, detransitioning is extremely rare. Among those speaking at Detrans Awareness Day are Laura Becker, Soren Aldaco, and Chloe Cole, figures frequently used by anti-trans activists to push restrictive policies. Cole, in particular, has testified in multiple GOP-led hearings advocating for the elimination of gender-affirming care for minors and has become a favorite speaker among far-right groups. “I’m going to New York today and then D.C. on March 12 for Detrans Awareness Day!” Becker posted on X (formerly Twitter). “This week will be huge—Capitol Hill, the White House, and so much more.” Another detransitioner, Maia Poet, wrote, “Officially landed in DC for detrans awareness day!!!!!!” According to The Handbasket, multiple GOP-sponsored events are being held alongside the Genspect conference. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas is hosting a press conference at 3 p.m. EDT at the Longworth House Office Building, featuring Cole and Jared Ross, a figure known for making inflammatory claims about trans people on far-right media platforms. Crenshaw’s office confirmed that his event is separate from a roundtable discussion hosted by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s department, which will reportedly feature only detransitioners and conservative medical professionals. The Handbasket reports that McMahon’s department has ordered staff to telework for the day. Staff at the Department of Education were told to vacate the building by 6 p.m. on Tuesday for unspecified security reasons, MSNBC reports. Moms for Liberty, The Heritage Foundation, Independent Women’s Forum, and other anti-LGBTQ+ groups are co-hosting a separate multi-panel event, according to The Handbasket. The event includes discussions on “medical harm,” legal challenges to gender-affirming care, and the role of “social contagion” in gender identity—terms frequently weaponized by anti-trans activists to fuel fear and misinformation.
[...] In a few weeks, LGBTQ+ advocates will celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. The internationally recognized day uplifts transgender lives, highlights ongoing discrimination, and calls for greater rights and inclusion. Last year, then-President Joe Biden issued a proclamation reaffirming his administration’s commitment to transgender rights and urging Congress to pass the Equality Act. “No one should have to be brave just to be themselves,” Biden said in his 2024 statement.
Right-wing anti-trans extremists are holding “Detrans Awareness Day” events, featuring the likes of political detransitioners such as Chloe Cole and Maia Abbruzzese (“Maia Poet”), along with other anti-trans voices such as Dan Crenshaw and Linda McMahon. The Chloe Cole-type political detransitioners are a minority of the detrans folks, but a very vocal one.
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Personal Essay | Handbaggage
Personal Essay | Handbaggage
Four days after my ovaries, uterus, and cervix were unexpectedly cut away, we broke up. We both knew it had been coming for some time, it was now just a matter of getting the last of my belongings out of his place and saying goodbye. Our relationship had always been one of convenience, not desire, and I often found myself shouldering the weight of everything we supposedly shared. So after 28…
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