Artemis @ The Needle
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📣ATTENTION TRANS ALLIES! The government is about to defund ALL organizations that receive public funds unless they actively erase trans identities. We need you to leave a public comment and oppose this regulation before it's too late! Instructions to leave public comment 👉 vist.ly/5axus
In coverage we did last month, we explained the risk of a regulatory proposal by the Trump administration via the OMB. If made regulation, this rule would effectively force most of US society to ignore that trans people exist, or lose the money needed to serve other populations' basic needs.
Trump Administration proposes barring federal agencies, federally funded organizations from acknowledging existence of trans people
This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.
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*bernie sanders voice* i am once again asking for people to understand just how bad this federal funding regulation is/would be and that the comment period ends in 6 days. theneedlenews.com/2026/05/trum...
Trump Administration proposes barring federal agencies, federally funded organizations from acknowledging existence of trans people
This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.
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Folks, no one has a RIGHT to higher office. OK? You aren't "canceling" anyone when you decide NOT TO SUPPORT THEIR QUEST FOR MORE POWER. Please let's be SERIOUS. This is not what is meant by "no one is disposable." I'm begging people to focus and use your brains. That man can still make a LIVING.
Our Latest: 📰 Trump's ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns📰 📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Trump's ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns
The rule isn’t set in stone yet. It could still be dropped by the ATF, and the public comment period is a critical way to create pressure to stop it.
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My Latest: Trump's ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns| theneedle.news/xop_YkYd0
Trump's ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns
The rule isn’t set in stone yet. It could still be dropped by the ATF, and the public comment period is a critical way to create pressure to stop it.
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1. In our latest, I go over an in-depth analysis of Kansas AG Kobach's arguments for making trans Kansans undocumented because they are trans. Among other absurd arguments, Kris Kobach states that the US Constitution "is rooted in ancient biblical concepts." 🧵 theneedlenews.com/2026/07/insi...
Inside Kansas's Defense of Invalidating Trans Owned Driver's Licenses
In Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach’s arguments in support of revoking trans people’s IDs, he stretched jurisprudence to its breaking point.
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I wrote an op-ed about the Graham Platner situation. If anything, I'm more upset at the fact that it took until now for people to condemn him when he's clearly been unfit for office for a long time. Look: he may be an ally, but he isn't a good person. And I'm sick of having bad people in charge.
Yes, Graham Platner is a Trans Ally. Yes, He Says What You Want to Hear. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Unfit for Office.
Despite his ostensibly progressive politics and vocal LGBTQ+ allyship, Graham Platner was unfit for office long before the latest allegations. Why did it take so long to finally draw the line?
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My Latest: Inside Kansas's Defense of Invalidating Trans Owned Drivers Licenses| theneedle.news/aov_C7dCt
Inside Kansas's Defense of Invalidating Trans Owned Drivers Licenses
In Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach’s arguments in support of revoking trans people’s IDs, he stretched jurisprudence to its breaking point.
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My Latest: Illinois removes Testosterone from controlled substance list; requires insurance to cover HRT stockpiles| theneedle.news/tbt_hY27Q
Illinois removes Testosterone from controlled substance list; requires insurance to cover HRT stockpiles
While all of these changes are excellent, removing testosterone from the controlled substance list is a unique policy that many have wanted for years, but which has not been accomplished until now.
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It angers me to see corporate queer news publishing my Kansas story from last week as if it’s their own reporting only to link my story in like the final paragraph. But I’m not surprised. Corporate queer journalism has always been corporate waaaay before it’s been queer.
My and Jane's latest covers the disastrous SCOTUS ruling this morning. In short, trans people no longer have equal protection because this court has decided that Constitutionally speaking people are only ever their coercively assigned sex at birth. theneedlenews.com/2026/06/supr...
Supreme Court rules trans people not entitled to equal protections under law
The full consequences of this decision are wide, and will be hard to predict, but it is safe to say that every trans person has had their rights reduced.
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My Latest: “Avengers but in real life”: Inside Operation Lifeboat’s work getting trans Kansans to safety| theneedle.news/fma_Stshj
“Avengers but in real life”: Inside Operation Lifeboat’s work getting trans Kansans to safety
“If there's a team to root on, to vote for, it's us. We're going to do everything we can to make sure that every single person that needs help gets help to the best of our abilities. And our abilities are pretty great! So, trust in us.”
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My Latest: SEGM paid a Canadian university to commission research against top surgery. Now that study is a weapon.| theneedle.news/blg_OjlCm
SEGM paid a Canadian university to commission research against top surgery. Now that study is a weapon.
Another case of bad anti-trans science has been used to restrict rights and dignity for trans people.
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One helps people make connections, however fraught, with other people. The other cooks your cognitive and reasoning abilities. You don't have to guess which one many people currently in power want kids to avoid and which they think is great for kids.
My Latest: Ambetter Insurance, Centene denying hormones to trans patients across 19 states in push for MAHA Medicine| theneedle.news/fsb_l2Rhd
Ambetter Insurance, Centene denying hormones to trans patients across 19 states in push for MAHA Medicine
Having HRT can mean the difference between security and being made an internal refugee.
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My Latest: Lambda Legal announces lawsuit to block DOJ gaining list of trans youth patients| theneedle.news/uka_lf4Rt
Lambda Legal announces lawsuit to block DOJ gaining list of trans youth patients
This is a case to watch. The result of the injunctive relief decision will determine whether the executive branch’s efforts to seize lists of trans kids, adults, and parents of trans kids will go through on June 10 or not.
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My Latest: Trump Administration proposes barring federal agencies, federally funded organizations from promoting “gender ideology”| theneedle.news/goq_neSiA
Trump Administration proposes barring federal agencies, federally funded organizations from promoting “gender ideology”
This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.
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My Latest: How the United Kingdom’s ‘trans code’ will bar trans people from public spaces| theneedle.news/bci_hiFKU
How the United Kingdom’s ‘trans code’ will bar trans people from public spaces
This will result in widespread de facto discrimination against trans people. The number of legal justifications which can be used to alter or refuse services to trans people are vast, and the methods available to trans people looking to contest this treatment are slim.
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My Latest: Mississippi becomes 10th state to ban gender marker changes on ID, and sets draconian legal precedent| theneedle.news/zky_1cDxI
Mississippi becomes 10th state to ban gender marker changes on ID, and sets draconian legal precedent
In short, this new law cuts across both trans and immigrant communities in a way that is particularly intense and harmful to immigrants.
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My Latest: Colorado: Gov. Polis signs a law protecting kids’ privacy in name changes| theneedle.news/tyf_vBDBM
Colorado: Gov. Polis signs a law protecting kids’ privacy in name changes
A simple, 2 page piece of legislation has been signed into law by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis which enshrines trans kids’ right to privacy when legally changing their name.
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My Latest: Tennessee begins signing anti-trans bills; with seven passed in the past week| theneedle.news/yai_kmzGs
Tennessee begins signing anti-trans bills; with seven passed in the past week
At least one bill has been signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. The rest are awaiting his signature or await further legislative action.
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For my latest, I spoke to Isaiah- who is a Case Manager for Operation Lifeboat. Operation Lifeboat is aiding trans people in Kansas with direct support to get safe after SB 244 became law.
For my latest, I spoke to Isaiah- who is a Case Manager for Operation Lifeboat. Operation Lifeboat i
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My Latest: A deep-dive with Isaiah Upton, Case Manager at Operation Lifeboat| theneedle.news/bdz_WAlM9
A deep-dive with Isaiah Upton, Case Manager at Operation Lifeboat
“My impression of the organization, and my work as a case manager, is [that I am] putting out as many little dinghies as I can. The lifeboats are going out as fast as possible.” - Isaiah Upton
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Our Latest: 📰 Operation Lifeboat has helped 6+ trans people get safe on their terms, continues to build capacity to do more 📰 📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com theneedlenews.com/2026/04/oper...
Operation Lifeboat has helped 6+ trans people get safe on their terms, continues to build capacity to do more
The Operation is addressing requests for assistance, but needs additional resources to do so at the scale of the crisis in Kansas.
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My Latest: Operation Lifeboat is continuing to organize people and resources in order to get trans people in Kansas safe| theneedle.news/mfk_RWRjT
Operation Lifeboat is continuing to organize people and resources in order to get trans people in Kansas safe
The Operation is addressing requests for assistance, but needs additional resources to do so at the scale of the crisis in Kansas.
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My Latest: EEOC implements a federal workplaces trans exclusion policy affecting "intimate spaces”| theneedle.news/thq_8Ca58
EEOC implements a federal workplaces trans exclusion policy affecting "intimate spaces”
The EEOC banned trans people in a move that also undermines equality and integration for cis people, the aims it was historically set up to achieve.
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My Latest: South Dakota: Gov. Rhoden signs more patriarchal enforcement into law| theneedle.news/jpe_R79wE
South Dakota: Gov. Rhoden signs more patriarchal enforcement into law
South Dakota Governor signs bills erasing trans people, making abortion and emergency contraception a felony, and allowing children to marry adults on the same day. More legislation signed on the same date mandates sex-based segregation and effectively bans trans people in publicly funded lodgings.
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