Orion Novak
@genderspecter.bsky.social
I'm a high school biology teacher. I'm queer, trans, and intersex. My government tells me to teach my students I don't exist.
Trans voices are essential in this moment, and we are not being raised up by mainstream media (surprise surprise)
News coverage of the attacks on trans rights are excluding trans voices. @media-studies.bsky.social and @transjournalists.org found that 70% of articles about trans people did not quote any trans people, and just 6% quoted trans youth. Journalists can do better. Full report here: bit.ly/TJA_visible
How journalists covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days
Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trans voices are essential in this moment, and we are not being raised up by mainstream media (surprise surprise)
TIL: The U.S. State Department has had a policy allowing transgender people to change their official sex since 1971. U.S. Passports have only listed sex since 1977. That means until 2025, trans people have *always* had a way to change the sex listed on their U.S. passport.
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
TIL: The U.S. State Department has had a policy allowing transgender people to change their official sex since 1971. U.S. Passports have only listed sex since 1977. That means until 2025, trans people have *always* had a way to change the sex listed on their U.S. passport.
A lil intro post for a lil trans ghost
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Introducing the ghost writer
Going out on a phantom limb
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October 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A lil intro post for a lil trans ghost
open.substack.com/pub/gendersp...
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