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Trans people need a new big idea
Ever since the Trans Tipping Point tipped back the other way, we have lacked a unifying big idea to guide our hearts and plan our future.
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Trans people need a new big idea
Ever since the Trans Tipping Point tipped back the other way, we have lacked a unifying big idea to guide our hearts and plan our future.
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Our recent article by @jane.theneedlenews.com | Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
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Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
The policy position which was released was the result of pressure from the Trump Administration, and does not reflect the evidence available or the positions of the ASPS membership at large.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
The policy position which was released was the result of pressure from the Trump Administration, and does not reflect the evidence available or the positions of the ASPS membership at large.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights
The goal of the bill is to use the enforcement mechanisms from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply similar protections to trans people.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
The policy position which was released was the result of pressure from the Trump Administration, and does not reflect the evidence available or the positions of the ASPS membership at large.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights
The goal of the bill is to use the enforcement mechanisms from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply similar protections to trans people.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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I know a CalPoly engineering freshman girl & the reason is they get forced out.
The boys close ranks and won’t acknowledge their contributions. They get harassed. They get ignored. They get excluded from group activities. It’s constant. And so a bunch change majors because engineering is toxic.
The boys close ranks and won’t acknowledge their contributions. They get harassed. They get ignored. They get excluded from group activities. It’s constant. And so a bunch change majors because engineering is toxic.
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I know a CalPoly engineering freshman girl & the reason is they get forced out.
The boys close ranks and won’t acknowledge their contributions. They get harassed. They get ignored. They get excluded from group activities. It’s constant. And so a bunch change majors because engineering is toxic.
The boys close ranks and won’t acknowledge their contributions. They get harassed. They get ignored. They get excluded from group activities. It’s constant. And so a bunch change majors because engineering is toxic.
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Discord to enforce face scans to access full content, harming children and adults alike
The company behind Discord is not beholden to its userbase; it's beholden to whatever government it is operating in.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights
The goal of the bill is to use the enforcement mechanisms from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply similar protections to trans people.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Did you know that anyone can go to support.discord.com/hc/en-us and submit support tickets after creating a basic account using any valid email address? Now you do!
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Did you know that anyone can go to support.discord.com/hc/en-us and submit support tickets after creating a basic account using any valid email address? Now you do!
Did you know that anyone can go to support.discord.com/hc/en-us and submit support tickets after creating a basic account using any valid email address? Now you do!
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Did you know that anyone can go to support.discord.com/hc/en-us and submit support tickets after creating a basic account using any valid email address? Now you do!
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Discord to enforce face scans to access full content, harming children and adults alike
The company behind Discord is not beholden to its userbase; it's beholden to whatever government it is operating in.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
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One frustrating thing about modern media coverage of youth care is that it typically dates the start of trans care being offered to youth to the first use of puberty blockers for trans youth by the Dutch.
This false narrative comes from people who want to frame trans kids as a new phenomenon.
This false narrative comes from people who want to frame trans kids as a new phenomenon.
Under that model, what the OP described was more or less right - you might start hormone therapy as an adolescent, but for surgery you waited until 18.
This model isn't new, and long predates the use of puberty blockers, as chronicled by Jules Gill-Peterson in Histories of the Transgender Child.
This model isn't new, and long predates the use of puberty blockers, as chronicled by Jules Gill-Peterson in Histories of the Transgender Child.
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
One frustrating thing about modern media coverage of youth care is that it typically dates the start of trans care being offered to youth to the first use of puberty blockers for trans youth by the Dutch.
This false narrative comes from people who want to frame trans kids as a new phenomenon.
This false narrative comes from people who want to frame trans kids as a new phenomenon.
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Discord to enforce face scans to access full content, harming children and adults alike
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February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Discord to enforce face scans to access full content, harming children and adults alike
The company behind Discord is not beholden to its userbase; it's beholden to whatever government it is operating in.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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TOP 10 BEST GENDERS (UPDATED 2026) (NOT CLICKBAIT)
TOP 10 BEST GENDERS (UPDATED 2026) (NOT CLICKBAIT) By Danielle Tamara Schatten Hey, what's up, y'all! So, there's been a lot of outdated info floating around regarding which gender to choose going into...
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Are you a trans person who has been forced to used a bathroom of your birth sex against your will? The Needle wants to hear from you.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Are you a trans person who has been forced to used a bathroom of your birth sex against your will? The Needle wants to hear from you.
You can reach out to us at [email protected]
or reach out to me on signal at Janethebane.40
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“Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”
An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist
“Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”
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February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”
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Arizona bill would use cover of drag show restrictions to ban trans people in public spaces
The bill is written so broadly as to restrict trans public presence in many contexts.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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First Major US Medical Association Opposes Trans Youth Healthcare, Changing Previous Position
ASPS cites the Cass report and the HHS report to make its case
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February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Recent commentary about a Fox News poll regarding "transgender issues" seems to miss crucial context. The poll didn't assess support for trans people, it assessed which party Americans prefer to "handle" trans people.
Americans favor Dems’ handling of trans issues. That doesn’t mean Americans support trans people.
It merely means that given a binary choice between Democrats and Republicans, most choose the Democrats to ‘handle’ us.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Recent commentary about a Fox News poll regarding "transgender issues" seems to miss crucial context. The poll didn't assess support for trans people, it assessed which party Americans prefer to "handle" trans people.
Here's an older media review we did at The Needle. | Review: ‘Chicken Heart’ shows the best of a coming-of-age story
Review: ‘Chicken Heart’ shows the best of a coming-of-age story
By Jane Migliara Brigham ‘Chicken Heart’ is a trans coming-of-age story by graphic novelist Morgan Boecher. The main character is a repressed trans man spurred into action by the death of his exiled…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Here's an older media review we did at The Needle. | Review: ‘Chicken Heart’ shows the best of a coming-of-age story