Miles Whitney
@milesew.bsky.social
Trans Jewish Writer, Attorney, Father of a Dead Daughter, Dog Sport Enthusiast. Me encanta Colombia! 🏳️⚧️🇨🇴✡️✍️🐕🦺 https://miles-whitney.ghost.io/
Texas’s drag ban was found to be unconstitutional this morning and one of the plaintiffs who brought the suit was an Austin-based drag queen who often impersonates Dolly Dolly was named in the final judgement itself and after hearing about the lawsuit, she sent that drag queen a signed guitar
I think it would be a really interesting project to do a bunch of stories about those who have left. Many like Art are probably good writers!
Art Stardust@artstardust.bsky.social · yesterdayIn this post I explain what was wrong with trying to get by in the US as a trans, disabled, and poor person, and what my partner and I did to survive. www.artstardust.com/i-fled-the-u...
Trump Says Trans Healthcare Is Being Reversed “At My Order” www.transunitedfund.... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Trump Says Trans Healthcare Is Being Reversed “At My Order”
Hospitals are already retreating from gender-affirming care as the administration cuts funding, pressures providers, and pushes lawful treatment out of reach for trans patients.
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Tbh the fact that everything everywhere is anti-trans propaganda all the time is as exhausting as it is frightening.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoLinda McMahon: "After the Biden administration allowed schools to secretly transition students without parents' knowledge, President Trump is defending parental rights like never before"
Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new report shows.
Higher grades and belonging: Trans students thrive when their teachers support them
Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new report shows.
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
Texas Secretly Started Torturing Trans Prisoners By Forcibly Detransitioning Them ‘a Few Weeks Ago’ www.transiticsnews.c... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Texas Secretly Started Torturing Trans Prisoners By Forcibly Detransitioning Them ‘a Few Weeks Ago’
Transitics has uncovered that Texas quietly rescinded its policy allowing trans prisoners to access gender-affirming care. Over 1,100 trans people are at risk of facing a forced detransition.
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This is a really interesting article on the peace process in Colombia. It is dense but may offer some insights into our own future in the US.
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 5d agoOn Aug. 7, Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president after a campaign of promising to unravel transitional justice. Isabel Rowan Scarpino explains how the attacks on transitional justice could impact peace prospects with active armed groups in the current criminal landscape.
60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:
The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor
Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site
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1. Good news: a federal court has restored gender-affirming care access for many trans adults! The HHS rule, which cut coverage for trans adults on ACA plans, has been permanently struck down by George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton, who blasted the Trump administration's illegal actions.
Federal Court Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults in Massive Win
In a significant victory, George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton permanently struck down a Trump administration rule that cut coverage for many trans Americans on ACA plans.
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1. Barred from housing them with men, the Trump administration is now moving trans women to a segregated prison unit designed to make them suffer. The women call it ‘solitary-lite,’ where they are forced to shower in front of male guards, prevented from going outside, and kept from medical care...
Barred From Housing Them With Men, the Trump Administration is Now Moving Trans Women to a Segregated Prison Unit Designed to Make Them Suffer
A federal court refused to block the Trump administration from moving trans women into ‘solitary-lite,’ forcing them to shower in front of male guards and keeping them from medical care.
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This is an interesting story beyond the the potential suppression. Personally because I've been doing genealogy as a lost Canadian and it brought history to life. But also how Arkansas forbid free Blacks - they had to leave! Did they have time or was it like KS where the next day they are illegal?
Arkansas Times@arktimes.bsky.social · last wk.“They immediately said, ‘Do not mention this to anyone.’ They said to keep researching, but don’t say anything about it because they might be watching,“ researcher Tessa Wahlquist said. “They” were members of the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration.
Today on Assigned Media we've got an interview with trans author and radio host Ellie Krug, who spent 3 days in Idaho, speaking and listening to trans people about their struggle in one of the worst states for trans rights. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Ellie Krug Planned a Road Trip to One of the Worst States for Trans People - Assigned Media
“The suffering was palpable immediately,” she told Assigned Media
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A dispute over who should be allowed inside a women's-only spa where clients are nude has moved from Lynnwood to the U.S. Supreme Court, where a petition was filed today asking the justices to weigh in. archive.ph/ukMdB#sel... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
As I've said before, the Trumpists are *hunting* trans kids. The media is silent. The Democrats are silent. And someday they'll all claim they fought against this. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/anti...
Anti-trans news site outs Olympic skater's trans sibling - LGBTQ Nation
Women's gold medalist Alysa Liu has a sister competing in track and field in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children. they're making hit lists of children.
Mark Grimshaw@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 2w agoThis post just popped up on my Facebook from a page with tens of thousands of followers. Behind the black box are the names of 10 children the OP is alleging to be trans. The post also include photos of all 10 children, and the name of the schools they attend. They’re now doxxing minors.
![Beth Young Bourne on Facebook:
The emperor has no clothes.
Here are some of the recent trans-identified BOYS competing in GIRLS' high school sports in California.
@CIFState doesn't keep any records on the number of boys who are competing on girls' teams. I only became aware of the 3 boys at [CENSORED] High School after I asked parent friends if their daughters were being impacted by this insane transgender ideology.
IN CALIFORNIA
[Censored list of 10 children playing sports in California, naming both the child and the school they attend]
@CIFState doesn't keep any records or track the number of boys who are competing on girls' teams. I only became aware of the 3 boys at [CENSORED] High School after I asked parent friends if their daughters were being impacted by this insane transgender ideology.
Below this post, not included in the screenshot, were photos of all 10 children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vgwuxqtzo22my67nenerfw5i/bafkreibjorammqyqqw54l5rymzpthmsm575xhlh4vpzqmvanlkurkafil4)
Wrote about the AI slop ad where James Talarico does transgender surgery on a child and the right's increasingly weird attempts to recapture "Kamala is for they/them" www.chron.com/culture/arti...
A new ad hits Talarico on trans rights. Will anyone get the reference?
Is being transgender the same as a nuclear apocalypse? This conservative advocacy group thinks so.
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A federal appeals court halted a court order that would have forced Oregon corrections officials to ensure they are not relying on men’s prisons to hold incarcerated transgender women. via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
Federal appeals court blocks ruling for housing trans women in Oregon prisons
A federal appeals court halted a court order that would have forced Oregon corrections officials to ensure they are not relying on men’s prisons to hold incarcerated transgender women.
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I'm seeing a lot of people invoke the figure of the intersex person in current discourse on sex and gender, especially in relation to the UK government's anti-trans segregation regime. But the actual voices of actual people are getting lost. This buried report offers vital evidence to counter that.
Mitch Travis@profmitchtravis.bsky.social · 2w agoA few weeks ago, after a 7 year delay, the UK government quietly dropped the results of their 2019 Call for Evidence on variations in sex characteristics The results are striking but will of course seem deeply familiar to anyone working in this field. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Unbelievable. Oh wait, totally believable
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 2w agoGun rights advocates claim the 2nd Amendment protects gun owners equally. But as more trans people have become interested in gun ownership due to increased hate and violence there are signs the 2nd Amendment has a no-trans clause, visible only to conservatives. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
You will never find the Times mentioning the history of white male violence, or right wing violence, in discussing a similar self defense case. This paragraph is included solely to give credence to the “some say” argument within, and suggest that we are all threats who must be disarmed by law.
Yonette Joseph@sugarcane99.bsky.social · 3w agoGun-friendly Wyoming has a “stand your ground” statute that allows people to use force to defend themselves. So why is a trans woman being prosecuted after being shoved to the ground? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
Great writeup from Chris, as always, but I feel compelled to add that Rosenbaum's dissent includes lengthy description (w/ photo!) of Jimbo's bologna performance. Which FL officials had previously used to justify trying to shutdown a drag venue. Despite the absence of any sexual content or nudity
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: Eleventh Circuit, on an 8-5 vote, holds that Florida's anti-drag law is likely constitutional. A majority of the court, however, disagreed with Just Brasher that the court should rule on whether the statewide injunction entered in the case was an improper "universal injunction." Law Dork:
I do think a lot of cis folks just still haven't imagined that trans men exist, let alone what we look like, is one pet theory of mine ...
Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's such utter fucking nonsense, the notion that other people are safer if trans people are forced to use the wrong bathrooms. On what planet do women want the likes of me these days entering their space?
If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.
404 Media@404media.co · 3w agoMike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
"This presents a problem for the right: If your winning issue is trans women in sports, and you're struggling to uncover trans women in any league that anybody has ever heard of, then how do you keep trans athletes at the top of people's minds? Answer: You invent them." defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Its Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN p...
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