Archive - The Crossdreamer Newsletter

The rise of queer and transgender Bluesky

Bluesky has become a real alternative to X-twitter for LGBTQ people. Transgender World's number of followers has nearly doubled over there.

Nov 20 •

Donald Trump's horrific plan for transgender people

The Trump campaign has a list of 12 policies that will harm trans people in the US severely.

Nov 8 •

Trump and the transphobes won in the US. But there are still ways trans people can win.

We have published a new post over at Crossdreamers discussing the consequences of Trump's victory in the US. Now LGBTQ people and their allies have to…

Nov 6 •

August 2024

On the psychology of transphobia and the logic of extremist anti-trans activism

The extreme anti-trans activism we see today is about much more than gender diversity. The transphobia is driven by a deep and irrational fear of the…

Aug 13 •

July 2024

Visit Transgender Report for your daily trans news

We have launched a new site presenting selected headlines from the world of transgender and LGBTQ.

Jul 20 •

May 2024

Novels that treat transgender side characters in a good way

In a new post we take a look at novels that include transgender side characters, and discuss whether the author has managed to treat the person with…

May 29 •

April 2024

Trans woman: Am I a woman or is it just a fetish?

The "autogynephilia" theory continues to ruin trans people's lives.

Apr 15 •

February 2024

On how transphobes and homophobes use terms like "common sense" in defense of their bigotry

"Common sense" may be "common", but very often it makes no sense.

Feb 7 •

January 2024

Gender variation, normalcy and the culture war

Younger cis people may not fully understand what being trans means, but they are more likely to have grown up in a cultural setting where you respect…

Jan 9 •

September 2023

On how language and culture make people homophobic and transphobic

In a new guest post at Crossdreamers, Amilka González writes about what causes the bigotry of transphobes and homophobes.

Sep 25, 2023 •

August 2023

How Richard Dawkins ended up in bed with anti-trans "gender critical" feminists

The famous evolutionary biologists Richard Dawkins is know for his theories about how genes rule the world. It might be this strong focus on biology…

Aug 1, 2023 •

July 2023

How the horrible anti-transgender policies of Russia became a reality

What the political process leading to the Russian ban on transgender people tells us about the mindset causing transphobia.

Jul 28, 2023 •

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