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Andrea James

@jokestress.bsky.social
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Filmmaker and consumer activist. Life‘s work archived by US Library of Congress. transgendermap.com / andreajames.com

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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 9h
A reader sent me this incredible report by Forbidden Colours on the rise of the anti-gender movement across Europe. It includes detailed analysis by country and is a more in-depth expansion of Amnesty International UK's retracted reports. Highly recommended! www.forbidden-colours.com/hate-review/
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The Hate Review
How the anti-gender movement spread across Europe
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 11h
Rounding out my new profiles of the three co-founders of National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH): Joseph Nicolosi, who registered a trademark on Reparative Therapy®. NARTH was one of the first orgs I profiled, in 2003. www.transgendermap.com/people/josep...
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Joseph Nicolosi vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Joseph Nicolosi was an American Catholic psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Nicolosi was a key historical figure in the anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy movement. Nicolosi co-founded conversion ...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Continuing my dismal slog through the origins of anti-trans conversion therapy, my new profile of Charles Socarides, co-founder of NARTH & not-proud parent of Clinton advisor Richard Socarides, who, in a case of delicious karma, is gay. Charles Socarides BTFO. www.transgendermap.com/people/charl...
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Charles Socarides vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Charles Socarides was an American psychiatrist and anti-transgender activist. Socarides was a key historical figure in the conversion therapy movement. Socarides claimed "about a third" of gay patient...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My profile of ex-trans activist Soren Aldaco is getting a lot of views, as Aldaco's ads are blanketing the media. Aldaco took hormones starting around age 18 and had top surgery as an adult. Now Aldaco gets money & attention by banning that care for minors. www.transgendermap.com/issues/regre...
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Soren Aldaco and transgender people – Transgender Map
Soren Aldaco is an American ex-transgender activist. Aldaco gets money and attention by making it more difficult for others to get trans healthcare. Aldaco filed a lawsuit against medical professional...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New profile of psychiatrist Benjamin Kaufman, co-founder of conversion therapy group NARTH (now ATCSI). Kaufman does not have an English Wikipedia bio, so I wrote the definitive bio. Quite a story. Many parallels to today's anti-trans conversion therapists. www.transgendermap.com/people/benja...
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Benjamin Kaufman vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Benjamin Kaufman is an American psychiatrist who co-founded conversion therapy activist group National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) in 1992. Kaufman is a prominent cri...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meet surgeon Michael J. Miller, previously unnamed participant in Alliance Defending Freedom's efforts to recruit anti-trans "experts" to testify against our healthcare. Miller got cold feet. Doing OSINT on common names like this is extremely time-consuming. www.transgendermap.com/people/micha...
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Michael J. Miller vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Michael J. Miller is an American plastic surgeon and anti-transgender activist. In 2019, Miller left an academic leadership role at The Ohio State University primarily "over pressure to perform transg...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One of the worst developments in the history of trans journalism and activism is the practice of posting screencaps or running commentary about breaking news on social media without also preserving that information on a public-facing platform you own and control. So much work is already lost.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It does feel as if the histrionic and catastrophizing outrage merchants who rose to ascendancy via social media in the 2010s are finally reaching a crossroads due to audience fatigue. Many have already burned out / faded away. Recommended reading!
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kevin Whitt, a right-wing J6 extremist who claimed to have “lived as a transsexual” before a religious conversion, died September 25. Whitt was affiliated with anti-trans groups MassResistance, American Principles Project, CHANGED Movement, and Proud Boys. www.transgendermap.com/people/kevin...
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Kevin Whitt vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Kevin Whitt (1978–2026) was an American hair stylist, right-wing extremist, conspiracy theorist, and anti-transgender activist. Whitt was heavily involved in "ex-gay" and "ex-trans" activism and somet...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In addition to age of consent activism, Jeffrey Epstein supplicant Thomas K. Hubbard also wanted to fund “The Autogynephilia Project,” a longtime dream of chaser J. Michael Bailey. My profile of Hubbard in reply. www.chron.com/politics/art...
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Former UT professor sought money from Jeffrey Epstein Foundation
He sought $10K-$20K to cover the costs of a campus rape policy event.
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Eugen Buehler 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @eugenbuehler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This post is about complicit media working hand in glove with a repressive government to target minorities, in this case trans kids. It starts with the NYT's "The Headlines" podcast from yesterday, in which one of the summarized stories is the improvement of mental health for teenagers.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICYMI I profiled the anti-trans activist who wrote the Boston Globe opinion piece claiming violence against trans people is down under Trump. Mastio got paid to write basically the same piece for the Kansas City Star earlier this year! www.transgendermap.com/people/david...
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David Mastio vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
David Mastio is a conservative American writer and anti-transgender activist. Mastio has produced consistently anti-transgender content. Mastio often links transgender people to violence and criminali...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anti-trans chuds were big mad yesterday when I said opinion pieces were traditionally kept off newspapers' front pages, so I thought I'd give a history of the devolution of this journalistic standard. Story time! We were discussing this in the 1990s for Chicago Tribune's DigitalCities project. 🧵
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Been saying this since 2014! Been yelled at for saying this since 2014!
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Things are not looking good at GLAAD as corporate sponsorships dry up. Happening to all big LGBTQ orgs. Like many others, they are going to have to make some hard decisions. They do a lot of good work, but they got a little insular over the years. 2016* = they changed their accounting calendar
Chart GLAAD revenue and surplus/deficit spending, 2014–2025, showing significant recent deficits.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There is a longstanding journalistic convention that newspapers generally keep opinion columns, editorials, and other commentary off the front page. Not the Boston Globe! Very on brand to put an anti-trans “Ideas” piece by David Mastio on the homepage. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/o...
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In Trump’s America, violence against transgender people isn’t going up — it’s going down - The Boston Globe
The data contradicts the popular narrative.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Terrific journalism on this injustice in Wales. My profile of the anti-trans activist who set this in motion. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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Nick Wallis vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Nick Wallis is an author, news presenter, and anti-transgender activist. Wallis publishes the anti-trans GenderBlog and attended the 2024 conference held by anti-trans hate group Genspect. In May 2026...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Finally wrote a profile of The Endocrine Society, which has done yeoman's work in protecting access to transgender healthcare. They are a major target of anti-trans hate groups. www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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The Endocrine Society and transgender people – Transgender Map
The Endocrine Society is an American professional organization for endocrinologists. They have published a number of research articles, legal briefs, and policies supporting transgender healthcare. Ba...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've been doing trans activism for 30 years. There are three types of activists: 1. Those who seek empowerment for the community. 2. Those who seek power within the community. 3. Those who seek power at the expense of the community. Shout-out to the selfless folks doing the hard work. I see you.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/09/2026
I created a live anti trans ad tracker that tracks all anti trans ad spending on meta and Google. It runs and updates nightly. You can see ad campaigns in real time. adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
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2026 anti-trans ad tracker
Anti-trans political ads in the 2026 US midterms on Meta and Google, flagged nightly by a classifier.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
While I’m glad there are trans people like Sarah McBride who engage in electoral politics and policy work, this is a frankly outrageous revisionist history of a century of LGBTQI+ activism. Respectability politics are only a small part of what it’s taken for our movement to achieve success.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BMJ Group and its journals The BMJ, Journal of Medical Ethics,and Archives of Disease in Childhood are all implicated in the Cass Review/York Reviews, in the SEGM-McMaster reviews, and in anti-trans coverage by Jennifer Block and Jane Feinmann etc. www.transgendermap.com/issues/medic...
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The BMJ and transgender people – Transgender Map
The BMJ is a peer-reviewed publication of the British Medical Association. Since 2022, the publication under editor Kamran Abbasi has made a number of controversial editorial decisions around coverage...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I compiled Kirk’s anti-trans lowlights a while ago. Kirk in 2023: “The one issue I think that is so against our senses, so against the natural law, and dare I say, a throbbing middle finger to God, is the transgender thing happening in America right now.” www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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Charlie Kirk vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Charlie Kirk was a right-wing writer, cultural commentator, and anti-transgender activist. Kirk founded anti-trans group Turning Point USA in 2012. In 2023 Kirk stated, "The one issue I think that is ...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anti-trans hate group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) just announced its 2026 US conference lineup. I only had to write one new profile, because the other 40 are all the usual suspects. I'll list them below. www.transgendermap.com/issues/acade...
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Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) is an American anti-transgender organization founded by William Malone, Zhenya Abbruzzese, and Julia Mason. SEGM is designated as an anti-trans hate g...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
RIP Gloria Steinem, a central figure in 1970s 2nd-wave feminism. After drinking TERF Kool-Aid in the late 70s and writing some anti-trans screeds, Steinem walked back those words in 2013 and expressed support for trans people and transfeminism. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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Gloria Steinem and transgender people – Transgender Map
Gloria Steinem was an American author and activist. Steinem is a key historic figure in second-wave feminism. After publishing anti-transgender writings in the 1970s, Steinem revised some of those vie...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The poll-addled brunchlords & chattering-class centrists trying to convince “moderate” Democrats to abandon trans people should never be taken seriously on policy. Do so at your peril. Often wrong, never in doubt. They don’t care ‘cause they stay paid anyway, to quote the great sage Flavor Flav.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wow, even Anne Lawrence, trans leader of the "autogynephilia" movement, is starting to understand that "AGP" has been inevitably weaponized. Disease models of trans identity will always lead to stigmatization & oppression. "AGP" is now a common anti-trans slur. annelawrence.com/wp-content/u...
 In recent debates over
transgender rights, AGP theory has been
invoked to suggest that transfeminine persons
are sexual predators and that transfeminine
expression is reducible to paraphilic enactment
(Serano, 2021). Research agendas like those of
Hsu et al. (2025), who focused on stigmatized
correlates of AGP such as sexual compulsivity,
sociosexuality, and problematic pornography
use, and Bailey and Hsu (2025), who tried to
demonstrate that persons with AGP belong to
the same “natural kind” as pedophiles, run the
risk of generating data that can easily be
misrepresented and weaponized against
transfeminine persons. Researchers who study
individuals with stigmatized sexualities must be
attentive to this issue.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Because it's very detailed and a little hard to navigate, I have written an overview of SPLC's monumental 2023 CAPTAIN report. It's an essential first draft of history that traces the origins of 21st-century anti-transgender extremism. Highly recommended. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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Southern Poverty Law Center: 2023 CAPTAIN report – Transgender Map
In 2023, Southern Poverty Law Center released a report titled "Combating Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Through Accessible Informative Narratives" (CAPTAIN). It traces the origins of 21st-century anti-tran...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
FYI: Emi Koyama’s memorial will be on Saturday August 29 at 3pm at Plymouth Church Seattle, 1217 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101. They plan to offer streaming of the service. Please RSVP below so they can get a headcount and send you a reminder email with information: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Emi’s Memorial
Emi’s Memorial will be held Aug 29 at 3pm at Plymouth Church Seattle 1217 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 - Main dishes provided, please bring dessert and drinks to share - Virtual Streaming Options - Feel...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I spoke with Xtra magazine about the concerted efforts in Canada to replicate recent anti-trans successes in the US and UK. I outlined the broad strokes that got us to this point.  xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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Canadians have become less accepting of gender expression. How come? | Xtra Magazine
Researchers and advocates blame shifting public attitudes on the media and politicians on both sides of the border
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Americans in history. She wrote and performed a lovely song for our 2005 film ‘Transamerica.’ A wonderful trans ally and a beautiful soul. youtu.be/mx_I-byng78?...
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Dolly Parton - Travelin' Thru [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by NettwerkMusic
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Check out this nifty trans+ focused newsfeed by my girl Tamzin Selvi! A nice way to catch up on news affecting our community! transgender.news
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transgender.news
Independent reporting and essential developments affecting transgender people.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Ohhh yeah! New HRC report says 2.34% of American adults report being transgender or gender expansive! That’s about 8 million people. And over 31% of 18-24 year olds report being LGBTQ+! communityinsights.hrc.org/research/lgb...
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Community Insights
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, the HRC Foundation produced updated estimates regarding the size and demographic…
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’ve updated my overview of the Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports to include multiple alternate archives + profiles of all listed groups. They’re actively attempting to suppress them, excluding them from Internet Archive, & sending DMCA takedowns.  www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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2026 Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports – Transgender Map
In 2026, the United Kingdom's national entity for Amnesty International released two reports which listed many prominent organizations engaged in anti-transgender activism, focusing on UK-specific gro...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Laverne Cox dropped a lot of truth bombs in this thoughtful interview with my girl TS Madison. This is exactly what happened to many of us over the past three years. Corporations & universities have essentially abandoned their support of trans people, especially TWOC. youtu.be/Lb2E4vJIMeM?...
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How anti-DEI backlash erased Laverne Cox’s income | Outlaws with TS Madison #shorts
YouTube video by Outlaws with TS Madison
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Speaking of The Atlantic, why does every anti-trans Helen Lewis article read like a Lord Haw-Haw script? Never mind, answered my own question.
Screencap from an Atlantic article by Helen Lewis that says “progressives are losing the fight over gender identity in women’s sports. It’s time to concede and move on. “
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m not linking to the terrific Atlantic piece by Julia Curlee, but with luck it will change some minds among their centrist readers. Here’s a nice summary, or go look it up on archive.ph www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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White House trusted a transgender CIA briefer with the most sensitive secrets until her identity went public
Julia Curlee briefed presidents and became the White House’s senior career intelligence official. Then a far-right campaign targeted her for being transgender.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
New profile of Emi Koyama (@eminism.org), transfeminist activist who died in June. Koyama's important websites are already offline. Like all great activists, Emi was polarizing & uncompromising. I cover Emi's key contributions & controversies. Rest in power. www.transgendermap.com/people/emi-k...
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Emi Koyama and transgender people – Transgender Map
Emi Koyama (小山エミ) was an American activist who wrote on the rights of transgender people, disabled people, sex workers, and people with variations of sex characteristics (VSC). Koyama authored the inf...
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It was remarkable to see how many anti-trans “cancel culture” warriors gleefully canceled Arday to death. One of the most sustained campaigns of online bullying I have seen in quite some time.
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is one of the most thoughtful pieces on the philosophy of trans rights activism I’ve read in quite some time. Highly recommended for understanding the politics of appeasement in context. Spoiler: conceding core political aims doesn’t work. 
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New profile of OutKick, the conservative sports news blog that's leaned into anti-trans activism since their 2021 acquisition by Fox News. Hosts a Riley Gaines podcast. Founder Clay Travis is a central figure in anti-trans stunts roiling the WBNA this month. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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‘OutKick’ vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I did a deep dive profile of Medium, a blogging platform founded in 2013. Its heyday was in the mid to late 2010s. Starting in 2017, it was slowly supplanted by Substack. Includes lists of gender diverse group blogs & personal blogs, plus anti-trans ones, too. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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Medium and transgender people – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
We've seen some true experts at laundering extremism into the New York Times. Nicholas Wade, Benedict Carey, Pamela Paul... But the best in the game, hands down, is Jesse Singal, now branching out to scientific racism to complement the scientific sexism. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o...
Jesse Singal launders this extremism into the NY Times: "Mr. Cofnas was not an ideal messenger, given his interest in the purported correlation between race and intellect. In a meritocracy, he wrote, 'Blacks would disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment.'"
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Must-read for those following this scandal!
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I've now completed profiles of all relevant groups listed in Amnesty UK's retracted anti-rights reports! 34 don't do explicitly anti-trans activism (mostly anti-abortion). I was struck by all the logrolling between the UK Christian Right & "gender criticals." www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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2026 Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New profile of Lovewise, listed in Amnesty UK's retracted anti-rights reports. Lovewise discusses “marriage, sex and relationships from a Christian perspective.” Their youth-focused Lovewise Online says affirming transgender people is “colluding with a lie." www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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Lovewise vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New profile of Family Education Trust, listed in Amnesty UK's retracted anti-rights reports. They research "the causes and consequences of family breakdown.” They believe teaching young people about trans people in a value-neutral way is part of the problem. www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
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Family Education Trust vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New profile of Evangelicals Now, a British Christian publication listed in Amnesty UK's retracted anti-rights reports. Founded as a print newspaper in 1986 and launched as a website in 1999, their group blog has hundreds of anti-trans posts and book reviews. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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‘Evangelicals Now’ vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
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Andrea James @jokestress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New profile of The Catholic Herald, listed in Amnesty UK's retracted anti-rights reports. Following Papal doctrinal positions on "gender ideology," they publish consistently anti-transgender content. UK-based since 1888, now majority owned by US financiers. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
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‘The Catholic Herald’ vs. transgender people – Transgender Map
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