Jane Migliara Brigham
Jane Migliara Brigham is a recent graduate with a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. In 2022, Her research was cited before the United States Congress. Her debut book “The Transsexual Nation” is expected to be released in 2026.
Military funding bill includes trans sports bans in military academies, is set to pass
The bill would be both the first federal trans sports ban, and also codify sex as only referring to how people were born.
Stop using trans men to make a point about the exclusion of trans women
There is only one decent option for dealing with trans people in gendered spaces: let us go where we feel we belong. Any other option makes us look and feel ridiculous, and insisting that we follow some other option makes you look ridiculous.
Review: Missed Connections with Tall Girls
Missed Connections With Tall Girls is, first and foremost, a book about being homeless and broke.
KOSA hearing shows broad support for censoring children’s access to the internet
This hearing shows that parental groups and tech lobbyists agree on the broad strokes of what children’s access to the internet should look like.
Minnesota Court of Appeals expands legal precedent for faith-based discrimination
Broadly, this new precedent could mean that any faith-based organization now has free license to discriminate based on internal policies. It remains to be seen if this will remain state-wide precedent or be elevated to a SCOTUS case.
Oklahoma: Trans Instructor Suspended After Student Called Her Peers ‘Demonic’ in a Poor Quality Essay Which Cited No Sources
The suspension appears to be a response to calculated right-wing attacks. By Jane Migliara Brigham Yesterday, a trans instructor at the University of Oklahoma was put on administrative leave following poorly-evidenced complaints of discrimination by a student with deep ties to christian nationalist politics. Last month, Samantha Fulnecky,
Interview: Zoey Carter Talks Small Town Progressive Politics
by Jane Migliara Brigham Zoey Carter is running for State House in rural Illinois as a progressive. She spoke to The Needle about her plans for the area, and her work in building there. The original interview has been edited down for time and clarity. Jane: With us today is
The Egg Prime Directive is Bullshit
“The prime directive is bullshit in Star Trek and it’s bullshit in gender. If you have the power to minimize suffering you have a moral obligation to exercise it.”