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Nov 10, 2025
Michigan- Interview: Joanna Whaley discusses going from Evangelical Pastor to Trans Politician
Joanna Whaley is running for state house outside of Detroit, Michigan as a progressive democrat. Before coming out as trans five years ago, she was an evangelical pastor. She spoke to The Needle about this transformation, and how she plans to help people going forward. The original interview has been
Politics
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Nov 10, 2025
Shutdown Deal Reached As 8 Democrats Cross The Aisle- GOP Axes Healthcare, Trans Rights Status-Quo Remains
No version of this CR would've banned trans healthcare or directly targeted trans rights- the standing issue was whether the ACA subsidies would be ended.
News
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Nov 06, 2025
Trans People Barred from Obtaining Accurate Passports by Supreme Court
This was decided by the Shadow Docket, a method used by the Supreme Court to avoid scrutiny on controversial legal questions.
Opinion
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Nov 05, 2025
Transphobia Doesn't Ruin Elections, But It Can Still Ruin Lives
Today is no different than yesterday- Trans liberation isn't going to come from a ballot box filled with cis votes. It is going to come from the actions of trans people working together for our own interests.
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Nov 04, 2025
Zohran Wins! New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has Pro-Transsexual Record and Policies
Zohran Mamdani is going to be NYC's next mayor and has a track record of defending trans people.
Opinion
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Nov 04, 2025
When TikTok Bans the Trans Flag Emoji, the Platform Becomes the Message
To the corporations, we are nothing but data points and income streams that can be exchanged as part of a deal. To many of the trans users who rely on these platforms for their only understanding community, losing access to said platforms means losing access to their whole social world.
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Oct 30, 2025
Trump Administration Pushing HHS to Ban Transsexual Healthcare for Youth Nationwide
According to NPR’s reporting, these rules are a dramatic expansion of power and an unprecedented type of executive rulemaking. However, members of the public could still make their voices heard and pressure the rules to be dropped.
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Oct 30, 2025
Indiana - Bureau of Motor Vehicles Proposes Ban on Changing Gender Markers for Second Time This Year
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), the department responsible for distributing driver’s licences, has re-proposed a rule which would prevent the changing of gender markers on driver’s licenses.
