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November 22, 2022
Tori Otten
Transphobes Hijack “Boycott Tampax” Hashtag After Company’s Viral Tweet
A closer look at the trending hashtag shows TERFs attacking trans and nonbinary people for purchasing tampons.
July 21, 2021
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Esther Wang
How Tucker Carlson and a Story About a Possibly Fictional Trans Person Fueled Two Weeks of Violent Right-Wing Protests
The chaos unfolding outside of a Los Angeles spa is a case study in how the right’s media and political ecosystems feed each other, often resulting in very real violence.
February 19, 2021
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Melissa Gira Grant
The Mothers Leading the Battle Against Trans Student Athletes
Their tactics mirror those employed by white mothers who fought school integration: disguising bigotry with pleas to protect children.
December 30, 2019
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Katelyn Burns
When “Biology” Becomes a Cover for Anti-Trans Bigotry
How an employment case in the United Kingdom revealed the ugly contours of anti-trans discrimination
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