Miles Whitney
@milesew.bsky.social
Trans Jewish Writer, Attorney, Theologian, Spouse, Father of a Dead Daughter, Dog Sport Enthusiast. 🏳️⚧️🇨🇴✡️✍️🐕🦺
https://miles-whitney.ghost.io/
https://miles-whitney.ghost.io/
ICYMI my piece about passports, thank you Liberal Currents for putting this back up on such an infuriating day.
“Even without these worst-case scenarios, simple passport revocation could temporarily or permanently prevent transgender people from leaving the country if, and when, life here becomes untenable.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politics...
The Politics of Passports
The broad powers of the president to limit the freedom of movement of Americans.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
ICYMI my piece about passports, thank you Liberal Currents for putting this back up on such an infuriating day.
Seething with rage. And yes this impacts me in several ways most of which are MAJOR (I'm planning on emigrating.)
US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people reut.rs/3Jk5Qw4
US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of the Republican president's crackdown on the rights of transgender Americans.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Seething with rage. And yes this impacts me in several ways most of which are MAJOR (I'm planning on emigrating.)
I went for the pro trans and stayed for the delight of watching him.
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I went for the pro trans and stayed for the delight of watching him.
Reposted by Miles Whitney
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
Damn.
Two of the most significant politics editors in Teen Vogue’s history were working class trans people from Ohio and Philly, and their tireless, fearless work is a huge part of why so many people are mourning its demise now. @satansjacuzzi.bsky.social and @leximcmenamin.com you will always be famous
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Damn.
Reposted by Miles Whitney
If @charliejane.bsky.social and/or @annaleen.bsky.social know any trans immigrants who can use this service. @transgenderreport.com missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-t...
S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.
Transgender immigrants can now access discounted legal support and additional stipends to help mitigate legal fees.
missionlocal.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If @charliejane.bsky.social and/or @annaleen.bsky.social know any trans immigrants who can use this service. @transgenderreport.com missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-t...
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31 Oct 2025 -- Washington State U. approves hate-group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) to to teach medical professionals in its continuing ed program to maintain state licensure. SEGM is devoted to ending the availability of medical care for trans youth. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Washington State University Credentials Anti-Trans Hate Group SEGM to Teach Medical Providers
The Southern Poverty Law Center has dubbed the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine an anti-LGBTQ hate group for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
31 Oct 2025 -- Washington State U. approves hate-group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) to to teach medical professionals in its continuing ed program to maintain state licensure. SEGM is devoted to ending the availability of medical care for trans youth. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Oh FFS
Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Oh FFS
Note that nonprofits that work with immigrants or transgender people are singled out. They just won't stop.
I don't know why this hit me like a brick.
I don't know why this hit me like a brick.
Well, thank fucking God this isn't an issue anyone cares about now that Biden isn't president.
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Note that nonprofits that work with immigrants or transgender people are singled out. They just won't stop.
I don't know why this hit me like a brick.
I don't know why this hit me like a brick.
"'It's endless,' [re the regime's anti-trans efforts] says Eyer. 'It really has been an obsessive focus that's been deployed across the administration.'
This will effectively be a nationwide ban, per the article. Plans may come out in early November.
This will effectively be a nationwide ban, per the article. Plans may come out in early November.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"'It's endless,' [re the regime's anti-trans efforts] says Eyer. 'It really has been an obsessive focus that's been deployed across the administration.'
This will effectively be a nationwide ban, per the article. Plans may come out in early November.
This will effectively be a nationwide ban, per the article. Plans may come out in early November.
So this is kind of a cool thing that happened today. I received the proof of my novel. Really something to hold it in my hands.
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So this is kind of a cool thing that happened today. I received the proof of my novel. Really something to hold it in my hands.
WHAT? The shutdown is the fault of transgender people and "illegal aliens?"
I'm so tired of this.
I'm so tired of this.
26 Oct 2025 -- Trump admin cutting off SNAP for millions of Americans on Nov 1 in wake of shutdown: USDA website accuses Dems of of holding shutdown hostage to “healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures" scapegoating trans people. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
USDA blames Democrats for potential SNAP benefits lapse in new message: 'The well has run dry'
The federal agency's website features a banner that says no benefits will be issued on Nov. 1.
www.nbcnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
WHAT? The shutdown is the fault of transgender people and "illegal aliens?"
I'm so tired of this.
I'm so tired of this.
"In a Wednesday (1 October) ruling, a three-panel judge argued the policy violated the player’s human rights and her constitutional right to dignity and equality."
Highest court looked at scienceband ordered the policies to be changed. ❤️
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/02/v...
Highest court looked at scienceband ordered the policies to be changed. ❤️
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/02/v...
Colombian court orders volleyball league to reverse its ban on trans players
A Columbian court has ordered a volleyball league regulator to scrap its policy banning trans women from female leagues.
www.thepinknews.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"In a Wednesday (1 October) ruling, a three-panel judge argued the policy violated the player’s human rights and her constitutional right to dignity and equality."
Highest court looked at scienceband ordered the policies to be changed. ❤️
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/02/v...
Highest court looked at scienceband ordered the policies to be changed. ❤️
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/02/v...
The parents went to great effort to correct the birth certificate (which marked F by mistake) but the school will only accept the ORIGINAL. Would not accept a Drs note. The school suggests he may be able to pay $1500 to get chromosome analysis. Meanwhile he has to be treated like any other "girl."
His high school is saying that a boy, who was born a boy with boy parts, must play on the girl's team to ensure "fairness." He's not trans. A doctor submitted a note that he is "a biological male." The school makes him use a separate bathroom. www.fox13now.com/us-news/birt...
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The parents went to great effort to correct the birth certificate (which marked F by mistake) but the school will only accept the ORIGINAL. Would not accept a Drs note. The school suggests he may be able to pay $1500 to get chromosome analysis. Meanwhile he has to be treated like any other "girl."
Wow those birth certificates are going to become all powerful!
Boy forced into girl's sports because someone wasn't paying attention when they did his birth certificate.
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
Birth certificate trumps everything no matter what. Just what they wanted, right?
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wow those birth certificates are going to become all powerful!
I haven't read these yet but this looks like a gold mine of good info.
Trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
Our special series, The Future of Being Trans on the Internet, is now live in its entirety. You can check out each piece in our beautiful hub, or join us on a quick scroll 🧵
Our special series, The Future of Being Trans on the Internet, is now live in its entirety. You can check out each piece in our beautiful hub, or join us on a quick scroll 🧵
The future of being trans on the internet
The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I haven't read these yet but this looks like a gold mine of good info.
Reposted by Miles Whitney
What journalists can learn from how we covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days.
Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person.
bit.ly/TJA_visible
Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person.
bit.ly/TJA_visible
How journalists covered 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...
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What journalists can learn from how we covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days.
Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person.
bit.ly/TJA_visible
Big takeway: based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of news stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote a single trans person.
bit.ly/TJA_visible
My piece: "This new religion’s god, in contrast, is pathetically weak. This god cannot hold true without an army of his followers shoring him up with secular laws enforcing their creed."
www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/miles-whitney
www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/miles-whitney
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My piece: "This new religion’s god, in contrast, is pathetically weak. This god cannot hold true without an army of his followers shoring him up with secular laws enforcing their creed."
www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/miles-whitney
www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/miles-whitney
This gave me strength today.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This gave me strength today.
"But at the airport, after they had already scanned their passports, received boarding passes, checked in their bags, and cleared security, ... he and his family were not allowed to board their flight. Upon arrival at their boarding gate, their reservations had suddenly disappeared ..."
How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:
— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
www.wired.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"But at the airport, after they had already scanned their passports, received boarding passes, checked in their bags, and cleared security, ... he and his family were not allowed to board their flight. Upon arrival at their boarding gate, their reservations had suddenly disappeared ..."
"Almost every person who answered The News’ survey said they’d had more trouble sleeping and felt less safe in public spaces since November. Over two-thirds said they’d been thinking more about suicide."
My dope friend Adrian, who is trans, interviewed 90 transgender Texans. His project is finally out: www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...
We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move
Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.
www.dallasnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Almost every person who answered The News’ survey said they’d had more trouble sleeping and felt less safe in public spaces since November. Over two-thirds said they’d been thinking more about suicide."
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Conversion therapy destroys you. It's torture. I was waterboarded with vinegar until I said I was a boy and wanted to be a boy. I still have nightmares about it to this day.
That's what they want SCOTUS to protect.
That's what they want SCOTUS to protect.
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Conversion therapy destroys you. It's torture. I was waterboarded with vinegar until I said I was a boy and wanted to be a boy. I still have nightmares about it to this day.
That's what they want SCOTUS to protect.
That's what they want SCOTUS to protect.
Oh man I didn't even think of that. Ugh.
Man. Justice Alito is going to wind up voting (1) FOR gender-affirming care bans, because states get to regulate that medicine and (2) AGAINST conversion therapy bans, because states do not get to regulate that medicine. He will not experience cognitive dissonance.
October 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oh man I didn't even think of that. Ugh.
Reposted by Miles Whitney
for example, there is a spectrum of fair or unfair things that can happen if you (a cis person) commit a crime and are sent to prison
but i will most likely be placed in a men's prison and raped to death no matter the crime/sentence (V coding) with the alternative being solitary confinement forever
but i will most likely be placed in a men's prison and raped to death no matter the crime/sentence (V coding) with the alternative being solitary confinement forever
Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.
The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.
The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.
The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.
www.motherjones.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
for example, there is a spectrum of fair or unfair things that can happen if you (a cis person) commit a crime and are sent to prison
but i will most likely be placed in a men's prison and raped to death no matter the crime/sentence (V coding) with the alternative being solitary confinement forever
but i will most likely be placed in a men's prison and raped to death no matter the crime/sentence (V coding) with the alternative being solitary confinement forever
"If speaking out is the only choice for people of conscience, is there a right way to do it? Along with my wife, Ellie, herself a veteran journalist, we decided that regrouping in a friendlier setting was the best means for us. But there is no correct tactic, only an imperative to keep going...."
Her grandmother moved from Ireland to America for a better life, now @billiejsweeney.bsky.social is going back.
America Was Once a Place For Brighter Futures — Assigned
Billie Jean Sweeney’s grandmother left Ireland in search of a better life. Now Sweeney’s pinning her hopes for safety on a reverse trip.
www.assignedmedia.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"If speaking out is the only choice for people of conscience, is there a right way to do it? Along with my wife, Ellie, herself a veteran journalist, we decided that regrouping in a friendlier setting was the best means for us. But there is no correct tactic, only an imperative to keep going...."