There's good reason @transnews.network is worker-run, and prioritizes otg trans people/communities over establishment figures and pr. There is a need for solid info (not panicslop), in-depth investigations and platforms for trans voices that reflect our actual lives, not a handful of gentry.

I've worked in journalism for a long, long time. Trans people's skepticism about and hostility to the field is beyond merited. Honestly, I share a lot of it. I think there's a role for trans journalists when we draw upon, and learn from, the radical tradition. The example is Ida Wells, not the NYT

Trevor Project's CEO making 400-700k a year makes a lot more sense once you realize they're actually secretly an investment fund on the side

LOT'S WIFE, THE CHAIR LEG OF TRUTH, PhD@yiff.com · 3y ago

at a glance over their financials, this is probably why they pivoted so anti-union in the 2021-2022 fiscal year they have a board designated operating reserve of $33.84M. their net assets, however, went some $16M over this. instead of... paying people, they blew it on mutual funds/stonks

This is honestly maddening, each week the news on this front is progressives posting "oh! The pope quoted Tolkien!" memes while the Catholic Church itself is like "our legal arm just made it even easier to torture queer and trans kids."

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 4d ago

"The Michigan case was filed on behalf of Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties..." But please, keep gushing about how progressive the papacy is. I'm sure the Catholic Church is thankful for the p.r. while they keep attacking every last one of our rights.

This, of course, follows the draconian trans healthcare ban the Catholic Church imposed across its massive network of hospitals, doctors' practices and insurers, which is the most sweeping ban in the country.

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban

Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawling networks. The impact on trans people's lives is devastat...

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been going through a move (just elsewhere in the Twin Cities metro) so ive been really stressed, meeting the fundraising goal was a really nice thing to wake up to this morning. thank yall so much <3

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

We made it. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts. Trans journalism will never die.

"The Michigan case was filed on behalf of Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties..." But please, keep gushing about how progressive the papacy is. I'm sure the Catholic Church is thankful for the p.r. while they keep attacking every last one of our rights.

MI agrees not to enforce conversion therapy ban to comply with Supreme Court ruling

Michigan has stipulated it will not enforce the state ban on conversion therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors as part of an agreement filed this week with a ...

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As much as radicals get criticized for being "unrealistic," demanding entire demographics facing literal genocide always maintain mild rhetoric and actions is an absolutely delusional level of conformity to expect. I don't think that gets said enough.

We made it. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts. Trans journalism will never die.

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Just $155 to go now! Y'all I am in awe. Thank you to our amazing readers!

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Thanks to an amazing wave of support today we're now just $255 away from our goal.

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

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Just $350 to go, y'all!

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Now just $410 to go! Y'all are amazing!

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Just $660 left to go! Thank y'all so much!

David Forbes@davidforbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Cancel your NYT subscriptions and put the money towards something that directly supports trans people. Here's one option, if you want to support trans journalists and hard-hitting coverage like the article above:

Trans News Network's First Anniversary Fundraiser

Since our founding nearly a year ago, Trans News Network has exposed how The New York Times ' bigotry is directed from the very top , revealed Epstein's extensive network of anti-trans cronies...

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After we published this interview the NYT went out of its way to try to smear us and bury it. And here we are, stronger than ever, about to hit our fundraising goal thanks to a wave of support. Trans journalism will never die. transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com/projects/302...

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

Thanks to y'all's amazing support we are just $726 away from hitting our fundraising goal! Reaching that means another year of unrepentant, hard-hitting trans journalism from our worker-run news org. Every share and donation helps:

Trans News Network's First Anniversary Fundraiser

Since our founding nearly a year ago, Trans News Network has exposed how The New York Times ' bigotry is directed from the very top , revealed Epstein's extensive network of anti-trans cronies...

transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com

We're just $1,000 away from our fundraiser hitting our big goal. Every donation goes towards independent, unrepentantly radical trans journalism from our worker-run news org.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Cancel your NYT subscriptions and put the money towards something that directly supports trans people. Here's one option, if you want to support trans journalists and hard-hitting coverage like the article above:

We're just $1,000 away from our fundraiser hitting our big goal. Every donation goes towards independent, unrepentantly radical trans journalism from our worker-run news org.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Cancel your NYT subscriptions and put the money towards something that directly supports trans people. Here's one option, if you want to support trans journalists and hard-hitting coverage like the article above:

And a reminder that the nyt has repeatedly championed Rowling, who has waged a years-long hate campaign and silenced human rights defenders.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

I reread this every so often so refresh my memory on the details of how the NYT threw trans people under the bus, ran over them, and backed over them repeatedly to make sure they didn’t get up

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

I just committed to a $50 Quarterly subscription. Trans News Network is a worker run nonprofit run by trans journalists. Their work is vital. If you’re of the means to be able to donate to them, please consider making a donation or subscribing.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 5d ago

Cancel your NYT subscriptions and put the money towards something that directly supports trans people. Here's one option, if you want to support trans journalists and hard-hitting coverage like the article above:

am i allowed to talk about how weird it is that the main way liberals philantropize trans people is by donating money to liberal nonprofits for call centers that beg us not to kill ourselves, instead of directly funding our material needs which, when deprived, lead to suicidality? is that allowed?

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️@mady.cat · 6d ago

Sorry i meant to say we need more celebrities to donate $100 million to suicide hotlines so we can call someone who will beg us not to kill ourselves when the state takes away our medication and housing, and then send the cops to our home if we say the wrong series of words. My bad.

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

transnews.network

it's always morally justified to bully people into not funding the active extermination of your people: BDS, Harry Potter, NYT, etc and boycotting isn't virtuous, it's the bare minimum. I know so many trans people sacrificing so help others and you can't even find a different fucking puzzle game?

In other words, NYT is increasingly becoming a gaming and recipe company, with revenue from that business helping subsidize the higher costs of their journalism (which has been weaponized in favor of trans genocide). They depend on liberals not caring enough to boycott them.

I have looked through the NYT's financial statements and people should know that the NYT's profits have gone up significantly since 2022, not because of news-only subscription revenue, but because of revenue driven by puzzle and recipe subscriptions, alone or bundled with news.

Ken Jennings@kenjennings.bsky.social · 6d ago

This may be true of others but I actually got express permission from the trans community to keep NYT games and recipes. I also have a news subscription, which is arguably worse, so I had to specifically send in a written request. Took 30 days but I got approved.

JK Rowling funding her trans exterminationist campaigns by selling children's books to liberals 🤝 the NYT funding their trans exterminationist campaigns by selling puzzle games and recipes to liberals (and also for both, cis people will get really upset at trans people asking them not to)

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️@mady.cat · 6d ago

In other words, NYT is increasingly becoming a gaming and recipe company, with revenue from that business helping subsidize the higher costs of their journalism (which has been weaponized in favor of trans genocide). They depend on liberals not caring enough to boycott them.

Thread, on one of my favorite pieces TNN's ever published and the need for reminders of trans power and resilience especially given the realities of what we're up against.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 6d ago

Along with our first anniversary fundraiser we're highlighting some pieces TNN's published in our first year. Today it's one of the most powerful we've ever published, @mady.cat's On Surviving Trans Genocide, about our communities' strength and resilience in spite of the odds.