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It’s not just a planet of straight white men anymore
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more evidence that Lisa Marchiano invented "transgender social contagion"
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It’s not about “protecting the children.” Anti-trans bills now increasingly target adults
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Safer Schools Means Better Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Students
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Yeah, we probably are fascists now…
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What your stock photo family says about your tired, regressive ideology
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Review: Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
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Translation State cover reveal and excerpt at io9
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2022: the highs, the lows and the same-old-same-old
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Cartoon: Questions You Probably Shouldn’t Ask A Stranger
If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Even a $1 pledge makes a big difference to me. So Mandolin handed me this script for a four-panel comic strip, written in marker on a sheet of typing paper. … Continue reading →
New Cartoon: Trump and Trans Soldiers
If you like these cartoons, you can help me make more by supporting my Patreon. Even a $1 pledge means a lot to me. This ripped-from-the-headlines cartoon was posted on The Nib today. Thanks, Nib! I think this may be … Continue reading →
No, Colleges Aren’t Banning The Vagina Monologues
The popular vblogger Laci Green, in her most recent video, said: Colleges are banning hugely impactful feminist works like The Vagina Monologues because it implies that some women have vaginas. This is a common claim – but as far as … Continue reading →
Cartoon: What Bathroom Bills Do
If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Another week, another cartoon! This is something I’ve seen trans friends and advocates point out – that access to public bathrooms is, to a great extent, a prerequisite for access … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Think of the Children!
This cartoon was written and colored by Barry Deutsch, and drawn by Becky Hawkins. Transcript Panel 1 CAPTION: 1940 A man in a suit and hat is speaking loudly to a crowd of people watching him. He is holding out … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Special Treatment
If you enjoy my political cartoons, please consider supporting them on Patreon. TRANSCRIPT Panel one shows a man wearing a suit and sitting behind a desk, talking to a woman who looks unhappy about what he’s saying. The man is … Continue reading →
Please call or email to ask that Nina Chaubal be freed #freenina
Trans Lifeline is a suicide prevention help line for trans people. The co-founder of Trans Lifeline, Nina Chaubal, is currently in ICE detention and being threatened with deportation: Trans activist detained in Arizona and threatened with deportation due to bureaucratic … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Dear People Who Are Neither My Doctor Nor My Lover….
Check out my new cartoon, created in collaboration with our own Grace Annam, and published by the nice folks at Everyday Feminism. If you enjoy my cartoons, you can support them (or just read a whole bunch more of them) … Continue reading →
Cartoon: Where Am I Supposed To Pee?
My new cartoon, co-written with our own Grace, is now up at Everyday Feminism! Please check it out. (If you enjoy cartoons like this, you can help me make them by supporting my Patreon.)
Trans People: Still Using Bathrooms, Still Not Assaulting Cis People In Them
Recently, in another thread, RonF offered an opinion on trans people using bathrooms. I wrote a reply, and then decided that it was too far off-topic for that comment thread. So here it is in its own post. RonF: But … Continue reading →