Eli Erlick

There is nothing more gender affirming than when anti-trans commenters misgender me incorrectly. I suppose they can’t comprehend a butch trans woman when it contradicts their narrative of us reinforcing gender roles or being feminine gay men.

Can you believe Mitch McConnell finally gets to die tomorrow? It feels like it was just yesterday that he had a few weeks left.

Even more workers are coming forward about Lindsey Graham's bizarre and predatory behaviors now that he's dead. Imagine being so kinky, queer, and in denial that you align yourself with the most powerful anti-gay forces in the country. The gay men who are most in denial about their attractions tend to be the least likely to respect consent, and Lindsey is an unfortunately clear example of this trend.

What do you think is the best response to Labour’s transmisogyny? Is it boycotting the conference? Or would a more confrontational protest outside be more effective? Could they create an alternative conference? Each tactic seems to have a broad range of benefits and consequences.

The conservative German government is already using the attack as an excuse to make it more difficult for refugees to live in the country, which most queer people don't even want. The US press is just adding to the pinkwashing problem.

If you’re in Vienna, get ready for another night full of stories, discovery, and free wine. I’ll be sharing new research on Wien’s long-forgotten Institute of Sexology (1928-1932) and its queer and trans patrons at @qwien.zentrum on Jul 28 at 6:30. Along with several figures from Before Gender, attendees will learn about the Institute’s mysterious origins and why it was all but forgotten. The talk is free and open to the public - more info here.

Now that the Heritage Foundation has successfully banned trans girls from dozens of sports, they're going after cis athletes. This is exactly what trans people have been trying to tell you the whole time. Trans women were actually the group that *most* protected cis women in sports. We knew the far right would only go after cis women if they could successfully ban trans athletes. Now that they have, they will try to overturn Title IX and the promise of women's sports. Title IX increased participation in high school women's sports from 300k to millions and collegiate sports by over 600%.

I saw this going around recently. On one hand, yes, right-wing ideology has prevented the US public from demanding universal healthcare. On the other, this completely overlooks how corporations constantly promote the myth that private healthcare is better, more reliable, or safer. It also blames low/no-income people for adopting ideology that is rooted in corpoate media. It also assumes public opinion has a sway over legislation (empirically speaking, it has very little influence) What do you think? I see this explanation as only one of many rationales, and a problematic one at that.

This is the only headline I will accept for accuracy.

I promise this is the only reason I transitioned /s

I was on Freda's podcast a few months ago, and she is an extremely kind and caring woman. She also doesn't have a huge platform. Billionaire JK Rowling and millionaire Helen Joyce (who originally took the photo) love to go after trans people who can't fight back. Rowling posted the upskirt photo while demanding Freda debate her- a vague threat that she will keep harassing her until she complies. The tweet is still up from 9 days ago. How is this activism, feminism, or anything outside of flagrant bullying?

Imagine doing this and still calling yourself a feminist.