TransparentlyKim 🏳️⚧️
@transparentlykim.bsky.social
🏴 English by birth. 🇺🇸 American by choice.
Parent. Wife. Daughter.
TransWoman: TX’d in ‘97.
Co-founder: TRANS=ACTION (Creator of Trans 🏳️⚧️)
1st Trans Board Member:
• GeorgiaEquality 2000-2004
• ATL GLBT Center 1999-2001
Parent. Wife. Daughter.
TransWoman: TX’d in ‘97.
Co-founder: TRANS=ACTION (Creator of Trans 🏳️⚧️)
1st Trans Board Member:
• GeorgiaEquality 2000-2004
• ATL GLBT Center 1999-2001
Pinned
When I started to transition, almost 28 years ago, I knew it was gonna be hard. I lost the six figure job that I had at the time. I then lost another job as a chief executive when one of my employees discovered my past.
But I kept fighting.
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But I kept fighting.
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Gender dysphoria is not an ideology. It is a measurable human condition with biological roots. My book explains the science in direct language. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK #Trans #Transgender #TransRights
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Gender dysphoria is not an ideology. It is a measurable human condition with biological roots. My book explains the science in direct language. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK #Trans #Transgender #TransRights
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1 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- 45 y/o Jennifer Capasso, who has w/ Stage 4 metastatic rectal cancer, files suit against NYC's Memorial Sloan Kettering: staff repeatedly used male pronouns, changed her records to "Male" w/o consent, & she taped them during surgery mocking her trans status.
Transgender Patient Sues Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Years of Discriminatory Treatment — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law
Wardenski P.C. and Correia & Puth, PLLC have filed a civil rights lawsuit in New York state court against Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City on behalf of Jennifer Capass...
www.wardenskilaw.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
1 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- 45 y/o Jennifer Capasso, who has w/ Stage 4 metastatic rectal cancer, files suit against NYC's Memorial Sloan Kettering: staff repeatedly used male pronouns, changed her records to "Male" w/o consent, & she taped them during surgery mocking her trans status.
Happy to say that my book "More Things... What Science Reveals, and Philosophy Misses, About Gender Dysphoria" is on Amazon.
I hope it's a clear-eyed look at the science behind gender dysphoria, & what it tells us about identity, empathy, and being human
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK
#transgender
I hope it's a clear-eyed look at the science behind gender dysphoria, & what it tells us about identity, empathy, and being human
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK
#transgender
More Things...: What Science Reveals, and Philosophy Misses, About Gender Dysphoria.
Amazon.com: More Things...: What Science Reveals, and Philosophy Misses, About Gender Dysphoria.: 9798272466006: Ribbans, Kim: Books
www.amazon.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy to say that my book "More Things... What Science Reveals, and Philosophy Misses, About Gender Dysphoria" is on Amazon.
I hope it's a clear-eyed look at the science behind gender dysphoria, & what it tells us about identity, empathy, and being human
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK
#transgender
I hope it's a clear-eyed look at the science behind gender dysphoria, & what it tells us about identity, empathy, and being human
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZH54KDK
#transgender
What does science say about gender dysphoria? It’s measurable, biological, and deeply human. Let’s move beyond slogans and ignorance to knowledge, clarity & compassion.
Read more: medium.com/@Transparent...
#ScienceNotSlogans #TransRights #GenderDysphoria #LGBTQ #Gender
Read more: medium.com/@Transparent...
#ScienceNotSlogans #TransRights #GenderDysphoria #LGBTQ #Gender
More things… What Science Reveals, and Philosophy Misses, About Gender Dysphoria.
Gender identity is one of the most heated debates of our time. The arguments often collapse into two extremes. On one side are those who…
medium.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What does science say about gender dysphoria? It’s measurable, biological, and deeply human. Let’s move beyond slogans and ignorance to knowledge, clarity & compassion.
Read more: medium.com/@Transparent...
#ScienceNotSlogans #TransRights #GenderDysphoria #LGBTQ #Gender
Read more: medium.com/@Transparent...
#ScienceNotSlogans #TransRights #GenderDysphoria #LGBTQ #Gender
My #Georgia folks. Don’t take your registration for granted. I was challenged/removed before the GE just after my citizenship last year, even tho I’d voted in the primaries.
They don’t want to win your vote. They want to make sure you CAN’T vote.
Check regularly.
#votingrights #resist #splcenter
They don’t want to win your vote. They want to make sure you CAN’T vote.
Check regularly.
#votingrights #resist #splcenter
📣 #Georgia residents: Check your voter registration status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
May 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My #Georgia folks. Don’t take your registration for granted. I was challenged/removed before the GE just after my citizenship last year, even tho I’d voted in the primaries.
They don’t want to win your vote. They want to make sure you CAN’T vote.
Check regularly.
#votingrights #resist #splcenter
They don’t want to win your vote. They want to make sure you CAN’T vote.
Check regularly.
#votingrights #resist #splcenter
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📣 #Georgia residents: Check your voter registration status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
May 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📣 #Georgia residents: Check your voter registration status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU!
#VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll
The @tidescommunity.bsky.social have been at the heart of supporting progress for nearly 50 years. Support them but supporting #womensrights
Thank you @cyndilauper.bsky.social
www.bonfire.com/girlswantrig...
Thank you @cyndilauper.bsky.social
www.bonfire.com/girlswantrig...
Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights | Bonfire
In support of the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund at the Tides Foundation . The Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund was launched by Cyndi ...
www.bonfire.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The @tidescommunity.bsky.social have been at the heart of supporting progress for nearly 50 years. Support them but supporting #womensrights
Thank you @cyndilauper.bsky.social
www.bonfire.com/girlswantrig...
Thank you @cyndilauper.bsky.social
www.bonfire.com/girlswantrig...
May 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Please help push back against this terrible judgement. Philippa East @philippaeast.bsky.social has created an excellent letter that you can co-sign using this link.
forms.gle/FZXBWzWFx4fH...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
forms.gle/FZXBWzWFx4fH...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Co-sign Philippa East's letter on the UK Supreme Court judgement
Please also read the notes at the top of Philippa's letter for more information about how the campaign is coming together (things are moving fast!)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QPXsrIehAq_FenQo...
forms.gle
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Please help push back against this terrible judgement. Philippa East @philippaeast.bsky.social has created an excellent letter that you can co-sign using this link.
forms.gle/FZXBWzWFx4fH...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
forms.gle/FZXBWzWFx4fH...
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
As a Brit and new US citizen, I’m appalled by the UK Supreme Court’s trans ruling. After 100+ days of attacks here, even my hoped for refuge is unrecognizable. Once again, the binary canard wins—but where's the medical community to stand with us? #TransRights #UK #SCOTUK
medium.com/@Transparent...
medium.com/@Transparent...
Why Is the Medical Community Silent on Transgender Care?
The medical community has long recognized the congenital nature of various conditions, ensuring that individuals receive appropriate care…
medium.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As a Brit and new US citizen, I’m appalled by the UK Supreme Court’s trans ruling. After 100+ days of attacks here, even my hoped for refuge is unrecognizable. Once again, the binary canard wins—but where's the medical community to stand with us? #TransRights #UK #SCOTUK
medium.com/@Transparent...
medium.com/@Transparent...
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My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010
The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
@timmiller.bsky.social
I just listened to your episode on Kilmar Abrego-Garcia
I may be overreacting but, as a Trans Leftie Immigrant-which I sometimes laugh about-I am seriously worried that my recently acquired citizenship could be revoked. Could I be only a traffic stop away from deportation?
I just listened to your episode on Kilmar Abrego-Garcia
I may be overreacting but, as a Trans Leftie Immigrant-which I sometimes laugh about-I am seriously worried that my recently acquired citizenship could be revoked. Could I be only a traffic stop away from deportation?
April 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social
I just listened to your episode on Kilmar Abrego-Garcia
I may be overreacting but, as a Trans Leftie Immigrant-which I sometimes laugh about-I am seriously worried that my recently acquired citizenship could be revoked. Could I be only a traffic stop away from deportation?
I just listened to your episode on Kilmar Abrego-Garcia
I may be overreacting but, as a Trans Leftie Immigrant-which I sometimes laugh about-I am seriously worried that my recently acquired citizenship could be revoked. Could I be only a traffic stop away from deportation?
John breaks down how the debate gets twisted by bad science and fear-mongering. What really matters?—fairness, inclusion, and treating people with basic respect.
Sharp, funny, and informative. Worth a watch if you’re tired of hearing the same tired arguments.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
Sharp, funny, and informative. Worth a watch if you’re tired of hearing the same tired arguments.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
John breaks down how the debate gets twisted by bad science and fear-mongering. What really matters?—fairness, inclusion, and treating people with basic respect.
Sharp, funny, and informative. Worth a watch if you’re tired of hearing the same tired arguments.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
Sharp, funny, and informative. Worth a watch if you’re tired of hearing the same tired arguments.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS...
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Of course it is a scam.
They are using stochastic terrorism to create/amplify a trans panic as a distraction for their grift and power grab.
We are not just the target, but also the scapegoat to achieve their goals.
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They are using stochastic terrorism to create/amplify a trans panic as a distraction for their grift and power grab.
We are not just the target, but also the scapegoat to achieve their goals.
1/
America’s Anti-Trans Panic Is a Scam
While the current wave of discriminatory policies will do obvious harm to the transgender community, they’re also meant to distract from the myriad ways we’re all getting fleeced.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Of course it is a scam.
They are using stochastic terrorism to create/amplify a trans panic as a distraction for their grift and power grab.
We are not just the target, but also the scapegoat to achieve their goals.
1/
They are using stochastic terrorism to create/amplify a trans panic as a distraction for their grift and power grab.
We are not just the target, but also the scapegoat to achieve their goals.
1/
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When we say trans rights are human rights, we don't mean that trans people deserve rights - although they do. We mean that the rights being stripped from transgender people are essential human rights promised to every citizen, and that if they can be removed from one they can be removed from all.
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
When we say trans rights are human rights, we don't mean that trans people deserve rights - although they do. We mean that the rights being stripped from transgender people are essential human rights promised to every citizen, and that if they can be removed from one they can be removed from all.
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Anti trans legislation harms all who don’t fit into “traditional gender roles.”
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#transrightsarewomensrights #amplifytransvoices #intersectionalfeminism #womensrights #solidarityforever #transrights
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#transrightsarewomensrights #amplifytransvoices #intersectionalfeminism #womensrights #solidarityforever #transrights
March 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anti trans legislation harms all who don’t fit into “traditional gender roles.”
(1/?)
#transrightsarewomensrights #amplifytransvoices #intersectionalfeminism #womensrights #solidarityforever #transrights
(1/?)
#transrightsarewomensrights #amplifytransvoices #intersectionalfeminism #womensrights #solidarityforever #transrights
First they came...
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
First they came...
We will not be erased
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We will not be erased
There more people with measles in Texas than their are trans athletes in the NCAA
Trans athletes can be a complicated subject. But measle math is pretty easy.
#transrightsarehumanrights.
Trans athletes can be a complicated subject. But measle math is pretty easy.
#transrightsarehumanrights.
March 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There more people with measles in Texas than their are trans athletes in the NCAA
Trans athletes can be a complicated subject. But measle math is pretty easy.
#transrightsarehumanrights.
Trans athletes can be a complicated subject. But measle math is pretty easy.
#transrightsarehumanrights.
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ErinReed [Feb 28] -- U of Cincinnati, OH's 2nd largest, posted "Biological Women/Men" restroom signs in an attempt to comply with new law-- most defaced or blacked out immed.. After 100s of protesters flooded trustees' meeting, UC apologized, calling them an “error.” [@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
University of Cincinnati Protests Lead to "Biological" Bathroom Signs Reversal
“Deny, delay, fight back.”
www.erininthemorning.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ErinReed [Feb 28] -- U of Cincinnati, OH's 2nd largest, posted "Biological Women/Men" restroom signs in an attempt to comply with new law-- most defaced or blacked out immed.. After 100s of protesters flooded trustees' meeting, UC apologized, calling them an “error.” [@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
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Unqualifiedly shameless monthly plug:
"Wilchins's BAD INK argues that within the last decade, the NYT has used trans people as a punching bag in order to court republican readers. This book is thoughtful, well-researched, and incredibly readable. A rough read emotionally, but incredibly worth it."
"Wilchins's BAD INK argues that within the last decade, the NYT has used trans people as a punching bag in order to court republican readers. This book is thoughtful, well-researched, and incredibly readable. A rough read emotionally, but incredibly worth it."
Bad Ink: How The New York Times Sold Out Transgender Teens
Amazon.com: Bad Ink: How The New York Times Sold Out Transgender Teens eBook : Wilchins, Riki: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Unqualifiedly shameless monthly plug:
"Wilchins's BAD INK argues that within the last decade, the NYT has used trans people as a punching bag in order to court republican readers. This book is thoughtful, well-researched, and incredibly readable. A rough read emotionally, but incredibly worth it."
"Wilchins's BAD INK argues that within the last decade, the NYT has used trans people as a punching bag in order to court republican readers. This book is thoughtful, well-researched, and incredibly readable. A rough read emotionally, but incredibly worth it."