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Banning Trans Health Care Puts Young People at Risk of Harm Banning Trans Health Care Puts Young People at Risk of Harm
Contrary to what conservative lawmakers argue, the Supreme Court will increase risks by upholding state bans on gender-affirming care.
Dec 13, 2024 / Aziza Ahmed and Joanna Wuest
![Activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court Building before the start of the United States v. Skrmetti case on December 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-21876078151.jpg)
Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt” Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”
There is plenty of uncertainty involved in gender-affirming care—as in most aspects of medicine. But the groups behind the Tennessee ban aren’t driven by science—or patient care.
Dec 4, 2024 / Joanna Wuest
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Dark Money, the Supreme Court, and the Fate of LGBTQ+ Rights Dark Money, the Supreme Court, and the Fate of LGBTQ+ Rights
The NAACP, the ACLU, and the Human Rights Campaign—the country’s largest LGBTQ+ political organization—have all joined forces with the Koch network–funded Americans for Prosperity ...
Jun 21, 2021 / Joanna Wuest and Briana Last
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Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone
As the pandemic plunged millions into economic insecurity, the burgeoning practice of mutual aid has been vital. But we must demand much more.
Dec 16, 2020 / Feature / Joanna Wuest
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The Supreme Court, Capital, and Queer Equality The Supreme Court, Capital, and Queer Equality
This unexpected victory is cause for celebration. Now the fight moves out of the courtroom, to the shop floor—and the streets.
Jun 16, 2020 / Joanna Wuest
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The Sanders Campaign Goes Beyond Intersectionality The Sanders Campaign Goes Beyond Intersectionality
Delivering real change in peoples’ lives requires us to reject the monopoly that corporate-backed and university-based social movements hold over what counts as justice.
Feb 24, 2020 / Joanna Wuest