The 13th National Harm Reduction Conference occurred from the 13th to the 16th of October in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The only conference of its kind in the United States, the event provided an opportunity for people to come together to address issues relevant to the harm reduction movement and ..Continue Reading
The Seed ReTreat occurred last month, from the 22nd to the 26th of September in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sponsored by Black Trans Women, Inc. (BTWI), the Transgender District, the Ms. Foundation, the Stardust Fund, and Alaska Airlines, the ReTreat was an interactive social weekend with a carefully curated group of Black ..Continue Reading
Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual awareness day celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender-nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice. It is especially necessary to raise awareness of ..Continue Reading
On February 22, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) directing the agency to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender children as cases of child abuse [1]. Abbott’s directive cites Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion that certain varieties of gender-affirming ..Continue Reading
We commemorate all women on this International Women’s Day. As trans women and transfeminine people, we experience misogyny, and we stand in solidarity with our cis sisters against the global violence that affects us all. We recognize that women and girls everywhere are reduced to their anatomy, whether they encounter ..Continue Reading