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20 Aug 25 -- Bluesky has suspended multiple trans users for anti-J.K. Rowling posts even when they didn't mention threats or violence. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Charlie Kirk was a bad person and his death is cause for celebration, writes journalist Evan Urquhart. Read our very special free speech edition of Assigned Media. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Mississippi has chosen to Kansas' lead in limiting trans people's access to driver's licenses. @valorievandieman.bsky.social shares their perspective as a trans person living in the state. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Liebich -- cont] Germany allows gender change by self-declaration. Liebich's gender change was considered an abuse of the system and intended as a far-right provocation. Liebich has insulted trans people in the past and likely will be incarcerated as a male .

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr BBC Right-wing extremist, former neo-Nazi Blood and Honour member, and trans person--on the run for months--was arrested in Czech Republic. Marla-Svenja Liebich was wearing men's clothing at the time.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr LGBTQnation Pictures surface of both Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Mike Collins (R-GA)--running in Rep primary to unseat Dem Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and known for their virulently anti-trans statements --dressed as women in drag. That should goose the base's turnout.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Advocate When they reconvene, Reps are expected to continue moving forward H.R. 7661, which allegedly focuses on federal book ban of materials with sexual content from public libraries but defines it to include any content on “gender dysphoria or ‘transgenderism.”

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Darts, one of few sports which has been largely co-ed esp. at top competition levels bec. sex differences don't factor in, has banned Dutch competitor Noa-Lynn van Leuven--subject of a long-running international hate campaign-- from all women-only events.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Even as Trump admin, red states and IOC struggle to define sex precisely so they can oppress trans people, new book by trans historian Beans Velocci argues that it doesn't actually exist in new book, "Sex Isn’t Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary."

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Axios Anti-trans hate crimes showed a small (6%) drop in prelim. FBI numbers but are still 98% above avg and nearly twice the next category. Based on ~3m trans people, the rate is about 1/10,000. Anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes hit record highs for 2025.

Want a lift? Read this great story of allyship among detrans people by freelancer @madisyn-writes.bsky.social on Assigned! www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

A study from Finland has been used to cast doubt on gender affirming care for youth. But Finland never offered gender affirming care. Perhaps invasive, adversarial, fruitless years of assessment harm trans youth? New opinion by @evanurquhart.bsky.social: www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...