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For trans journalists, it can be a challenge to change bylines—both logistically and emotionally. @rosebroderick.bsky.social shares advice on how to do so.
How trans journalists can stay safe and well while changing their bylines
Changing your name is emotionally complex for most transgender people, but for journalists, the stakes multiply.
namesake.fyi
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For trans journalists, it can be a challenge to change bylines—both logistically and emotionally. @rosebroderick.bsky.social shares advice on how to do so.
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This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
Last month, @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com presented at Chi Hack Night to talk about how Namesake is building support for legal name changes. Our recording is now live!
Thanks @chihacknight.org for having us 💜
Thanks @chihacknight.org for having us 💜
Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S.
YouTube video by Chi Hack Night
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Last month, @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com presented at Chi Hack Night to talk about how Namesake is building support for legal name changes. Our recording is now live!
Thanks @chihacknight.org for having us 💜
Thanks @chihacknight.org for having us 💜
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Per NYT: Airlines are now required to disregard gender-neutral 'X’ markers on passports when passengers check in and replace them with an 'M' for male, or an 'F' for female marker
🤨 "The new rule amounts to a data-collection change and does not affect passengers’ ability to fly."
🤨 "The new rule amounts to a data-collection change and does not affect passengers’ ability to fly."
Airlines Told to Disregard Gender-Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Per NYT: Airlines are now required to disregard gender-neutral 'X’ markers on passports when passengers check in and replace them with an 'M' for male, or an 'F' for female marker
🤨 "The new rule amounts to a data-collection change and does not affect passengers’ ability to fly."
🤨 "The new rule amounts to a data-collection change and does not affect passengers’ ability to fly."
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This is tonight! Come hang out with @eva.town and me and chat about how we plan to make it easier for trans folks (and anyone) across the country to change their names.
On Tuesday, Namesake will be presenting at @chihacknight.org!
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Online: Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S. - Chi Hack Night
Namesake was founded in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Namesake's open source web application is built to securely guide people through the steps re...
chihacknight.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is tonight! Come hang out with @eva.town and me and chat about how we plan to make it easier for trans folks (and anyone) across the country to change their names.
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On Tuesday, Namesake will be presenting at @chihacknight.org!
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Online: Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S. - Chi Hack Night
Namesake was founded in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Namesake's open source web application is built to securely guide people through the steps re...
chihacknight.org
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On Tuesday, Namesake will be presenting at @chihacknight.org!
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
On Tuesday, Namesake will be presenting at @chihacknight.org!
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Online: Namesake - Simplifying legal name and gender marker changes for trans people in the U.S. - Chi Hack Night
Namesake was founded in 2021 to help trans people in Massachusetts navigate the legal name change process. Namesake's open source web application is built to securely guide people through the steps re...
chihacknight.org
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On Tuesday, Namesake will be presenting at @chihacknight.org!
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
Tune in at 7pm CT / 8pm ET to hear @eva.town and @mbbischoff.com talk about name changes in the U.S. and how we're building tools and communal support to make the process easier.
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Are you a trans journalist trying to change your byline? You should check out this guide I have been writing for the last few months for @theopennotebook.bsky.social, which is full of tips/tricks from me and many other trans journalists.
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/22/h...
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/22/h...
How Trans Journalists Can Stay Safe and Well While Changing Their Bylines - The Open Notebook
Changing a name is a very personal decision. Unfortunately for trans journalists, it’s a decision that has to occur in public. Changing a byline can mitigate the abuse and harassment that trans journa...
www.theopennotebook.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you a trans journalist trying to change your byline? You should check out this guide I have been writing for the last few months for @theopennotebook.bsky.social, which is full of tips/tricks from me and many other trans journalists.
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/22/h...
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/22/h...
No matter how many educational resources this regime wipes from .gov sites and libraries, trans people will not go back into hiding. We're fighting to make name and gender marker changes as accessible as possible.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No matter how many educational resources this regime wipes from .gov sites and libraries, trans people will not go back into hiding. We're fighting to make name and gender marker changes as accessible as possible.
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IDs and passports don't even need to have gender markers on them. you could remove them entirely and nothing of consequence would be lost
September 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
IDs and passports don't even need to have gender markers on them. you could remove them entirely and nothing of consequence would be lost
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This is something the Republican Party has been working on for some time. I first tracked it in Florida where a bill gained traction that would have taken away nonprofit status from lgbt nonprofits.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is something the Republican Party has been working on for some time. I first tracked it in Florida where a bill gained traction that would have taken away nonprofit status from lgbt nonprofits.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
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Today, a U.S. District Court ordered the U.S. Dept of State to process passport applications, with accurate sex markers, for 6 trans U.S. citizens. 👏
"This is a crucial victory for our clients and trans people nationwide." – Carl Charles, Lambda Legal Counsel
"This is a crucial victory for our clients and trans people nationwide." – Carl Charles, Lambda Legal Counsel
VICTORY! Lambda Legal Wins Accurate Passports for Transgender U.S. Citizens
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ordered the U.S. Department of State to process the passport applications of six transgender U.S. citizens with accurate sex markers, reflec...
tinyurl.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today, a U.S. District Court ordered the U.S. Dept of State to process passport applications, with accurate sex markers, for 6 trans U.S. citizens. 👏
"This is a crucial victory for our clients and trans people nationwide." – Carl Charles, Lambda Legal Counsel
"This is a crucial victory for our clients and trans people nationwide." – Carl Charles, Lambda Legal Counsel
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Since President Trump's inauguration, he has moved swiftly to reverse federal protections for transgender people.
But we won’t back down from protecting our civil rights. Count on it.
But we won’t back down from protecting our civil rights. Count on it.
Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump
The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military.
apnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Since President Trump's inauguration, he has moved swiftly to reverse federal protections for transgender people.
But we won’t back down from protecting our civil rights. Count on it.
But we won’t back down from protecting our civil rights. Count on it.
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1. Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender flag and Navy Veteran, is leaving the US due to anti-LGBTQ+ persecution.
“We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
“We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Creator Of The Trans Flag Is Fleeing The US Due To LGBTQ Persecution
In May, a Williams Institute poll found that nearly half of all trans adult respondents had considered moving out of state or out of the country.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
1. Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender flag and Navy Veteran, is leaving the US due to anti-LGBTQ+ persecution.
“We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
“We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here.
Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws.
For adults, some increases in risk.
Nationwide risk remains extreme.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws.
For adults, some increases in risk.
Nationwide risk remains extreme.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
August 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here.
Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws.
For adults, some increases in risk.
Nationwide risk remains extreme.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws.
For adults, some increases in risk.
Nationwide risk remains extreme.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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🔁reposts appreciated. Do you know any tgirls who have gone to a US consulate visa interview under the current admin?
I'm british n have an extension to stay in the US, but my H1B stamp is expiring in October, so if I want to be able to travel I will need to leave the US.
Worried won't get back in
I'm british n have an extension to stay in the US, but my H1B stamp is expiring in October, so if I want to be able to travel I will need to leave the US.
Worried won't get back in
August 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🔁reposts appreciated. Do you know any tgirls who have gone to a US consulate visa interview under the current admin?
I'm british n have an extension to stay in the US, but my H1B stamp is expiring in October, so if I want to be able to travel I will need to leave the US.
Worried won't get back in
I'm british n have an extension to stay in the US, but my H1B stamp is expiring in October, so if I want to be able to travel I will need to leave the US.
Worried won't get back in
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small, but @namesake.fyi now has an RSS feed: namesake.fyi/rss.xml
namesake.fyi
August 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
small, but @namesake.fyi now has an RSS feed: namesake.fyi/rss.xml
Sloane shares their story about changing their name, other names they considered, and how @masstpc.org and @namesake.fyi helped with the process 💜
MTPC's IDA Network Presents: Becoming Sloane
YouTube video by Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sloane shares their story about changing their name, other names they considered, and how @masstpc.org and @namesake.fyi helped with the process 💜
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What Newsom is selling about trans people is what Trump is selling his base about trans people: "your life will be better if trans people's lives are worse."
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
if you're mad at a trans person for saying they won't vote for Gavin Newsom
too damn bad! this is our lives! it's not a purity test when it's our lives. of course we're a one issue voter, it's our lives
you could just not nominate Newsom! but everyone knows the risk of that now, you have no excuse
too damn bad! this is our lives! it's not a purity test when it's our lives. of course we're a one issue voter, it's our lives
you could just not nominate Newsom! but everyone knows the risk of that now, you have no excuse
July 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What Newsom is selling about trans people is what Trump is selling his base about trans people: "your life will be better if trans people's lives are worse."
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
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shipped the very first @namesake.fyi change based on user feedback! hooray. people are using this thingy
July 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
shipped the very first @namesake.fyi change based on user feedback! hooray. people are using this thingy