This week, we break down The New York Times’ recent coverage of the trans debate, and the market and technological forces that transformed the journalism industry. We wonder and worry about which kids will continue to identify as trans after the trend has gone from cool to… whatever the complete opposite of cool is. Speaking of cool: Did you know that conservative is the new punk?
Also: a trip to a lesbian speed-dating comedy show (https://www.instagram.com/lezbefriendscomedy/) ! Guess how many of the lesbians were female?
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New York Times articles:
How Trump Uses Language to Attack the Idea of Transgender Identity (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/transgender-trump-executive-orders.html?searchResultPosition=1)
Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/opinion/transgender-trump-orders.html?searchResultPosition=4)
Trump Signs Order Barring Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Sports (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-order-transgender-athletes-womens-sports.html?searchResultPosition=3)
N.C.A.A., Following Trump’s Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/ncaa-transgender-athletes-ban.html?searchResultPosition=2)
Transgender Americans Challenge Trump’s Passport Policy in Court (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/us/transgender-americans-lawsuit-trump-passports.html?searchResultPosition=6)
I’m a Transgender Woman. This Is Not the Metamorphosis I Was Expecting (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/opinion/transgender-trump-america.html?searchResultPosition=9)
Transgender Americans say Trump’s orders are even worse than feared (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/28/us/trump-news-executive-orders/transgender-americans-say-trump-orders-are-even-worse-than-feared?searchResultPosition=12)
Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/trump-transgender-inmates-prison.html?searchResultPosition=13)
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/nyregion/ny-attorney-general-transgender-care.html?searchResultPosition=14)
‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/sarah-mcbride-transgender-trump-congress.html?searchResultPosition=18)
New Hampshire High School Trans Athletes Take Their Fight to Trump (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/trump-trans-girls-women-sports.html?searchResultPosition=15)
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