TransLash Media
We tell trans stories to save trans lives.
- Last week, @imarajones.bsky.social joined Lizette and Stephen on The World Breaks Everyone podcast. From growing up Black and bougee in Atlanta to working in the Clinton administration, Imara paints a picture of what it’s like to grow up trans & much more! 🎧 apple.co/44C8iGq
- Reposted by TransLash MediaEarlier today, I was leaked a copy of the Executive Secretariat Style Guide for the US State Department. The new guide included a new section requiring that all trans State employees must be misgendered in all official communications. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
- Reposted by TransLash MediaBREAKING: A Montana court just struck down a ban on health care for trans youth, finding the law violates the state constitution.
- For this special episode of The Mess, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with reporter Christopher Wiggins of @advocate.com to discuss the Trump admins coordinated attacks and slipping control on the MAGA circus. 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: linktr.ee/translashmedia
- As the Trump administration continues its long crusade against trans military members, veterans advocate Paul Rieckhoff has made an ominous warning: this is the tip of the spear in removing trans people from other areas of life, not just the military. Read more: bit.ly/4jXC8dk
- For this week’s episode of TransLash Podcast, we’re revisiting our previous Mother’s Day episode where Imara sat down with Ceyenne Doroshow, godmother of the Black Trans Lives Matter Movement. Hear about what mothering and being mothered look like when you’re trans. 🎧 linktr.ee/translashmedia
- Reposted by TransLash MediaThe Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers in the military, even as the judicial process works its way through the overall question of service, signals that open discrimination against trans people is fair game across American society.
- The TransLash team is taking a break to rest and recharge. We’ll be back soon—rest is resistance. 🖤
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- Airyn De Niro spent most of her life out of the spotlight. Now, she’s stepping into a new kind of visibility—rooted in truth, beauty, and Black trans power. 🔗 www.them.us/story/airyn-...
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- Despite the best efforts of the Trump administration, gender affirming care has returned for trans troops. As of now, they will continue to receive the care they need. However, the DOJ has appealed to the Supreme Court, furthering the risk of care for all trans troops. Read more: bit.ly/4iyXCLT
- 100 days in—and it already feels like four years. Trump’s relentless attacks on trans people have only escalated. On this week’s TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social talks with journalists Christopher Wiggins & Katelyn Burns about the growing threat to democracy. 🎧 linktr.ee/translashmedia
- On this week's episode of The Mess, @imarajones.bsky.social breaks down how Trump is attacking your bodily autonomy. Trans military members, neurodivergent communities and doctors that provide gender-affirming care are all in their sights. 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: linktr.ee/translashmedia
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- Reposted by TransLash MediaAs a journalist, I know the power of truth and evidence. The Trump administration’s new summary misrepresents gender-affirming care and amplifies anti-trans narratives. Disinformation puts trans lives at risk. We have a duty to protect the truth. @translash.org
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- After Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, WorldPride 2025 organizers were forced to move major events—including the Tapestry of Pride exhibit—to the WorldPride Welcome Center. www.advocate.com/news/worldpr...
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- TransLash was on the ground at the first-ever Comfrey Films Black Trans Short Film Festival in Durham, NC! 🎥 After screenings of powerful films by Black trans creators, night one wrapped with Stories That Heal, a panel led by @imarajones.bsky.social full of heart, talent, and truth. 🖤✨
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- "Trans people persist. We exist. And we will NEVER be erased." Video Credit: British Vogue
- Nearly 30 years ago, Leslie Feinberg and Kate Bornstein spoke out against the exclusion of trans women from the Michigan Women’s Music Festival. Their words still resonate today. 🎥Credit: @loverboibutch on IG
- For this week’s TransLash Podcast, we’re doing a throwback! In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, we’re replaying our Webby Award-honored episode featuring social psychologist, Devon Price. 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! linktr.ee/translashmedia
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- A leaked budget draft from the Trump government shows that they plan to defund the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services. Trying to eliminate these lifesaving services is nothing short of cruel. 🔗 www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
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- In another legal win for trans folks, several trans and non-binary people have successfully fought Trump’s attempt to restrict passports from having X gender markers. The judge issued a partial preliminary injunction, mandating that 6 of the 7 plaintiffs receive accurate passports 🔗: bit.ly/4iwr31h
- Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! 📸: @flavnt_streetwear on IG!
- Missed the latest TransLash Podcast episode? Time to catch up. 🎧 @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with midwife Marea Goodman to break down myths around fertility, hormones, and what inclusive reproductive care really looks like for trans and queer parents. Out now linktr.ee/translashmedia
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- Today is National Transgender HIV Testing day to recognize the importance of prevention and proactive testing for HIV for trans people. We recognize the disproportionate impact of HIV on the trans community, particularly for trans people of color, and the barriers to treatment many of us face.
- In the latest episode of our “Families” series, @imarajones.bsky.social talks with midwife Marea Goodman, who shares an affirming guide to conception, pregnancy, and birth—rooted in real care for trans and queer parents. 🎧 Out now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
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- Reposted by TransLash MediaListened to @gilduran.com and @imarajones.bsky.social on @translash.org podcast and I was horrified at Yarvin's idea at making people who are unable to work into biodiesel.
- Why do transhumanist fascists scapegoat trans people? Why does the Musk/MAGA administration seem hellbent on hurting and/or killing as many people as possible? A lively and important conversation with @imarajones.bsky.social on the @translash.org podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
- Reposted by TransLash Media“After my reporting trip to the UK last week, I can tell you that today’s unanimous ruling by the UK Supreme Court is a serious blow to the ongoing struggle for the human rights of trans people and for gender equality around the world.” @translash.org
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- Reposted by TransLash MediaWhy do transhumanist fascists scapegoat trans people? Why does the Musk/MAGA administration seem hellbent on hurting and/or killing as many people as possible? A lively and important conversation with @imarajones.bsky.social on the @translash.org podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
- As WorldPride 2025 approaches, organizers in D.C. are preparing for a global celebration of LGBTQ+ joy and resistance—but also issuing a serious warning for trans and nonbinary travelers. With the Trump administration’s return, trans people face heightened risks entering the U.S. bit.ly/44cf0mn
- Reposted by TransLash MediaMy latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation. I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism. Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community. kettering.org/do-not-compl...
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- This week, @imarajones.bsky.social is connecting the dots. While the government tries to throw its weight around with threats of defunding museums and researching detransitioning, a teacher in FL suffers the consequences of these anti-trans laws. 🎧 Check out The Mess on Apple Podcasts!
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- Trump pushes his weird obsession with trans athletes onto anyone who will listen - like, the president of El Salvador. Despite meeting to discuss issues such as US citizens mistakenly deported to a foreign prison, Trump can’t help himself. 🌐 Read more: www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
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- Reposted by TransLash MediaThis kind of rhetoric is completely disconnected from the lives and values of everyday Americans. (1/3) www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
- Reposted by TransLash MediaTrump is defying a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling against him. The Constitutional Crisis is no longer some abstract idea, it's right here staring us in the face.
- Trump’s anti trans athlete laws continue to affect students across the country. Recently, a trans high school senior in Virginia decided to run in the boys track team instead of the girls after the VHSL backtracked on their support for trans-inclusive policies. Read more: bit.ly/4jjRUhK
- Reposted by TransLash MediaThe takeaway here is that they'd rather let your kids go hungry than let trans kids be themselves
- Reposted by TransLash Media1. The Trump administration is about to release it's own anti-science "Cass Review," a sham review with pseudoscience that will be used to justify sweeping crackdowns on trans care in the United States. No experts are involved in its drafting. Subscribe to support my journalism.
- On the new TransLash Podcast episode, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with journalist @gilduran.com to expose the rise of techno-fascism—a dangerous, emerging threat fueled by far-right tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. 🎧 Hear the full episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
- Reposted by TransLash Media1. You may have heard about the anti-trans fencer kneeling and conceding to a trans opponent. Now, news has emerged that she collected a $5,000 prize for doing so, while saying her decision will "destroy her life." She also called her kneeling "god's will." Subscribe to support our journalism.
- Reposted by TransLash MediaImara Jones on the Importance of Transgender Day of Visibility Journalist @imarajones.bsky.social discusses the importance of #TransDayOfVisibility and how allies can push back against attacks on transgender Americans. #TheTentPod #podcast #publicpolicy
- Under the guise of Title IX, the Trump Administration has announced the creation of a team to investigate and prevent trans women students from participating in women's sports and using the bathroom by threatening to rescind funding and more. Read more from @them.us: www.them.us/story/title-...
- Capt. Christina Winters, a trans Army reservist, risked her career to speak out against military inaction and anti-trans hate. In a viral video and new @advocate.com interview, she explains why silence wasn’t an option—even as the Trump admin targets trans service members. bit.ly/43JMhoz
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- Trans youth deserve to be protected. They deserve to be celebrated. They deserve to live freely, fully, and joyfully as themselves. 🎥 @trevorproject
- You are loved and you are valid. It really is that simple. 🩷🤍🩵 Art credit: @liberaljane.bsky.social
- This week on The Mess, @imarajones.bsky.social digs into a new threat to trans rights – a sneaky bill called the SAVE act that threatens trans folks’ ability to vote. But there have also been victories like defiant states and courtroom wins! 🎧 Check out this week's episode on Apple Podcasts!
- Reposted by TransLash MediaMontana's anti-trans bathroom ban is BLOCKED by the courts. The judge finds that the ban was "motivated by animus" and that it showed no evidence that it protects safety and privacy.
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- We're thrilled to announce that the TransLash Podcast with @imarajones.bsky.social: Being Autistic and Trans has been selected as an honoree at the 29th Annual Webby Awards! This recognition celebrates the powerful conversations around identity, inclusion, and belonging. 🌟
- While the government tries to tear down trans rights, Kayla Gore is resisting by building trans people up. Featured last year in our 3-part series, “American Problems, Trans Solutions”, Kayla has continued to build homes for trans folks in Tennessee through her non-profit, “My Sista’s House”.
- Reposted by TransLash MediaThis #TransDayofVisibility we’ve collated a definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history. Almost 100 games by trans developers and/or with trans representation. Featuring games from: @deconstructeam.bsky.social @maddymakesgames.com and many others 🏳️⚧️ checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
- Reposted by TransLash MediaTo all my trans beauties slaying the scene & the young trans icons struggling to find themselves, know that I see you. You are valid. You can stand in your transness in pride, despite what that man in office says. We are stronger than the hate. We’ve got this! I love you. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 #TransDayOfVisibilty
- On this Trans Day of Visibility, we honor the beauty, power, and resilience of trans people everywhere. Even as policies try to silence us, our existence is resistance. Our joy is defiance. Our stories will not be erased.
- Reposted by TransLash MediaThank you @glaad.bsky.social for a beautiful evening and for nominating us in two categories @translash.org for what we do. Congratulations to all the winners last night! ✨
- Featured on the April cover of Harper’s Bazaar, trans model Alex Consani speaks out—and shares how she’s using her platform, voice, and visibility to keep fighting for trans rights. www.them.us/story/alex-c...
- This week’s TransLash Podcast is all about astrology as a tool for queer and trans survival, self-discovery, & liberation. @imarajones.bksy.social sits down with @chaninicholas.bsky.social & Michael J. Morris to explore astrology’s deep roots in queer & trans liberation. Out now!
- It has never been easy, but living as yourself is a pure act of resistance. @them.us has compiled some timely advice from trans elders and how to navigate these uncertain times. Read more: bit.ly/4hPEQQg
- As Laverne Cox said, they’re worried about the wrong 1%. 👏🏽 🎥 credit: @lavernecox on IG
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- Texas is pushing a “gender fraud” bill that would make it a crime for trans people to simply exist and @imarajones.bsky.social breaks it all down + more on the latest episode of The Mess! Subscribe on Apple Podcast to hear the full episode.
- This week on the TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social talks with Max Mowitz about Iowa’s rollback of gender identity protections and how mutual aid is helping trans Iowans. Then Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd shares 10+ years of experience serving Black trans women in the Deep South. 🎧 Out now.
- Reposted by TransLash MediaUPenn just had $175 million in federal funding cancelled over allowing Lia Thomas to swim 3 years ago. It's not going to stop until they leverage federal funding to push out trans people from academia entirely. This will extend to bathrooms, curriculum, etc. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
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- "Soaked in animus and dripping with pretext.” After a long and tense series of court hearings, federal judge Ana Reyes blocked Trump’s ban of transgender military service members from taking effect. Read more from @advocate.com: bit.ly/4kzEXSr
- For Women’s History Month we’re shining the spotlight on Christine Jorgensen! As one of the first well known transgender women in the US, she worked tirelessly to educate and uplift transgender individuals. Listen to Christine and her Sexual Revolution via @jorgensenshow on TikTok!
- Ignorance can be a source of a lot of hate, and the best cure is knowledge. After hearing the stories told by trans people, a conservative man changed his mind about LGBTQ+ folks, and had the courage to admit it in a public assembly. Read more: bit.ly/4ixZB3P
- Conservatives are not backing down. In today’s episode of The Mess, @imarajones.bsky.social focuses on the latest anti-trans legislation from states like Texas and Alabama. But political wins are happening in states like Montana, where trans rep. Zooey Zephyr is joined by unlikely allies to resist
- 🚨 The VA just announced it’s ending gender-affirming care for transgender veterans. Effective immediately, trans vets will no longer have access to hormone therapy—unless they were already receiving it through the VA or military at the time of their discharge. www.advocate.com/news/va-stop...
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- For WHM, we’ve put together a guide to uplift, amplify, and give flowers to Black trans women you should support and follow—this month and every month. Check it out: translash.org/articles/wom...
- This National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week (March 17-21), we’re calling for Health Equity NOW! As policies shift and services are cut, LGBTQ+ communities—especially trans folks—face growing barriers to care. Health equity can’t wait. We need inclusive, affirming healthcare for all.
