Jade (She/her)
@cj-nungesser.bsky.social
Public Media Journalist, Audio/Video Nerd, Musician, Artist, Cleveland Sports Fan, documentary binge watcher, 🏳️⚧️ adventurer in a dress
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It is Erin reed's sacred duty as a journalist to give every trans woman a panic attack once a day
September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It is Erin reed's sacred duty as a journalist to give every trans woman a panic attack once a day
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If you don't personally know a trans person I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
For my Burns Notice newsletter, I wrote about what it was like being a trans person and see the entire right wing try to incite pogrom on us over the last several weeks. burns-notice.ghost.io/what-am-i-su...
What Am I Supposed to Tell My Terrified Friends?
Every time there's a mass shooting in the US, my trans friends and I hold our collective breath. If the shooter turns out to be trans, it could signal the final days of our human rights in a country t...
burns-notice.ghost.io
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you don't personally know a trans person I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
Why’d the salamander cross the road? Find out here! www.ideastream.org/environment-...
Popularity has Northeast Ohio’s salamanders playing Frogger
Northeast Ohio parks have seen an uptick in visitors coming to view the annual salamander migrations. Unfortunately, that fascination may spell trouble for the species.
www.ideastream.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Why’d the salamander cross the road? Find out here! www.ideastream.org/environment-...
Hey look! I won an award! #TDOV #margieshope
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hey look! I won an award! #TDOV #margieshope
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The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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The American economy isn’t friendly to young families.
January 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The American economy isn’t friendly to young families.
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So are cis people gonna speak up for us yet or just continue to bury their head in the sand like they always do when it comes to trans folks
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
So are cis people gonna speak up for us yet or just continue to bury their head in the sand like they always do when it comes to trans folks
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#Trump signed two sweeping executive orders that will affect #transgender Americans. Here’s what #LGBTQ+ Ohioans can expect.
Civil rights organizations say there is little to do but wait.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/01/22/t...
Civil rights organizations say there is little to do but wait.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/01/22/t...
Trump signed two sweeping executive orders that will affect transgender Americans. Here’s what LGBTQ+ Ohioans can expect.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that could decimate transgender Americans’ access to health care, basic legal protections, federal identification documents and more.
thebuckeyeflame.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#Trump signed two sweeping executive orders that will affect #transgender Americans. Here’s what #LGBTQ+ Ohioans can expect.
Civil rights organizations say there is little to do but wait.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/01/22/t...
Civil rights organizations say there is little to do but wait.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/01/22/t...
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We all know what we saw. www.readtpa.com/p/news-organ...
News Organizations Are Tiptoeing Around What We All Saw
How fear of litigation shapes coverage of influential figures
www.readtpa.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We all know what we saw. www.readtpa.com/p/news-organ...
Happy 2 years on HRT day! I took a leap of faith to find myself and am happy to be ME now! :) #trans #hrtsaveslives
January 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Happy 2 years on HRT day! I took a leap of faith to find myself and am happy to be ME now! :) #trans #hrtsaveslives
A year if changes, both good and bad. But at least I am here, we’re here and we are ourselves. :)
December 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM
A year if changes, both good and bad. But at least I am here, we’re here and we are ourselves. :)
And America just stands by and watches…
December 23, 2024 at 12:50 AM
And America just stands by and watches…
This story was probably the most exciting one I covered in 2024: www.ideastream.org/sports/2024-...
Rink rash and hip whips for all: Roller Derby is hot in Northeast Ohio
Roller derby is a sport unlike any other. Participants say it's sort of like playing football while on skates.
www.ideastream.org
December 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
This story was probably the most exciting one I covered in 2024: www.ideastream.org/sports/2024-...
For my new followers, here is my latest story: www.ideastream.org/community/20...
Akron's missing street holds the history of city's LGBTQ+ past
A University of Akron class is unearthing Akron's LGBTQ+ past by learning about a neighborhood uprooted due to urban renewal efforts in the 1960s and 70s.
www.ideastream.org
December 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
For my new followers, here is my latest story: www.ideastream.org/community/20...
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In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 AM
In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
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Look at my cute puppers Hammy tucking himself in! Ah! I love him so much!! #chihuahua #ham #onlyboyilllove
December 6, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Look at my cute puppers Hammy tucking himself in! Ah! I love him so much!! #chihuahua #ham #onlyboyilllove
What a fun, snowy morning. #fthisweather
December 5, 2024 at 12:23 PM
What a fun, snowy morning. #fthisweather
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Holy fuckin hell, SHE MADE IT!! SHE SURVIVED!!
🏳️⚧️ Dora Richter, one of the first trans femmes known to have medically transitioned was thought to have been murdered at the Nazi raid on the world’s first transgender clinic, actually survived, recently discovered documents revealed this summer👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/historians-t...
www.wearequeeraf.com/historians-t...
Historians thought this trans woman was murdered by the Nazis, but she escaped and lived to be 74
We've always been here, and even in the darkest times - we will survive through them. We'll always be here
www.wearequeeraf.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Holy fuckin hell, SHE MADE IT!! SHE SURVIVED!!
I really need someone to take glamour shots of myself. My selfies ain’t cutting it lol
November 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM
I really need someone to take glamour shots of myself. My selfies ain’t cutting it lol
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You're legally obligated to reskeet if you think trans women are beautiful
sorry I don't make the rules
sorry I don't make the rules
November 8, 2024 at 12:38 PM
You're legally obligated to reskeet if you think trans women are beautiful
sorry I don't make the rules
sorry I don't make the rules