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Against a dark grey background are 5 candles in the colors of the trans flag stripes (blue, pink, white, pink, blue) from left to right.
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Resisting transphobia

The struggle for trans rights and liberation today

 by Eric Maroney, Clarissa (Lars) Gold, and Ambrose Moore

As part of the past week of events that took place throughout the country during Trans Awareness Week and the observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, the Vermont Tempest chapter hosted an event, “Resisting Transphobia,” that took place in the backdrop of the local tragic death earlier this month of Middlebury College student and trans activist Lia Smith.
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Trump, the right, and the broader anti-trans reaction

The material roots of scapegoating

 by Eric Maroney

It is evident that Trump and the MAGAtized Republican Party have taken advantage of voters’ anxieties and created a sense of panic surrounding transgender issues. However, as Eric Maroney explains, what remains less clear are the reasons why these appeals resonate with certain voters, what drives this particular political reaction, and how the Left can effectively respond.
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Shitstorming the opposition

How the far right weaponized free speech to attack a Drag Story Time event

 by Dean O'Possum

Dean O’Possum writes about a far-right effort to attack a local Drag Story Time event in Eugene, Oregon and the ideological landscape in which transphobic legislation, online conspiracies, and hate speech targeting trans youth must be understood, organized against, and resisted. Excerpt: Dean O’Possum writes about a far-right protest against a Drag Story Time event in Eugene, Oregon, why these attacks are spreading, and how we can fight back.