LGBTQIA, Trans

My year of trans journalism on Assigned Media

This year, I began contributing articles to the trans news website Assigned Media. I contributed 14 stories in 2025. Here are links to all of my stories on the site:

https://funcrunch.org/blog/tag/assignedmedia

Thanks to Evan Urquhart and Billie Jean Sweeney for bringing me onboard Assigned Media this year. Become a member to support independent trans journalism:

https://www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter

To support me specifically, please sponsor me on Patreon, where I post links to all my work, including stories on Assigned Media and (paywall-free) Medium:

https://www.patreon.com/funcrunch

I also post links to all my stories here on my own website at https://funcrunch.org/blog. Pop it into your RSS reader if you like.

Thanks to all who supported me this year on Patreon and elsewhere. Here’s to a peaceful New Year.

LGBTQIA, Racism, Trans

What Mama Major Taught Us

[Image: Community members celebrate the legacy of “Mama Major” at Glide Memorial Church.]

Today in Assigned Media, I report on the recent memorial for Miss Major Griffin-Gracy in San Francisco, and share reflections from community members on her legacy and the quest for Black trans liberation.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/miss-major-memorial-black-trans-liberation

Cissexism, LGBTQIA, Racism, Trans

On Trading Truth for Transphobia

[Image: Side by side headshots of Pax on their 1990 Northwestern student ID and their 2024 US passport.]

Today in Assigned Media, I share my perspective on Northwestern University’s recent capitulation to the Trump administration, as a Black trans alum of that school.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/trading-truth-transphobia-northwestern-university

LGBTQIA, Trans

Anjali Rimi on Supporting Transgender Immigrants

[Image: Anjali Rimi speaks on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Transgender Immigrants Day, November 18, 2025.]

In today’s article for Assigned Media, I interview Anjali Rimi, co-founder and president of Parivar Bay Area, about supporting transgender immigrants in San Francisco.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/anjali-rimi-supporting-transgender-immigrants

LGBTQIA, Trans

Preserving the data of LGBTQ+ history

[Photo by Olga from Pictrip]

In today’s article for Assigned Media, I interview Dr. Clair Kronk, a trans scholar working to collect and preserve LGBTQ+ data.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/preserving-data-history-clair-kronk

Speciesism, Veganism

A Chicken and Egg Problem

[Image: Tranquilo and Countessa, two chickens living at VINE Sanctuary in July 2018.]

For World Vegan Day, I share thoughts on open rescue, Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), and effective animal liberation.

Here’s a link to bypass the Medium paywall:

https://funcrunch.medium.com/a-chicken-and-egg-problem-45ed980020e5?sk=d59e94ccf44882e370152d2d725d69dd

LGBTQIA, Trans

Rest in Power, Miss Major

[Image: Miss Major in the San Francisco Pride parade, June 2014. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0.]

In today’s article for Assigned Media, I honor Black trans icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, who died yesterday following over 50 years of activism.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rest-in-power-miss-major-griffin-gracy

LGBTQIA, Trans

LinkedIn’s Allowance of Hate Speech

[Image: LinkedIn headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Photo by LPS.1, CC0 1.0 (public domain).]

In my new article for Assigned Media, I share how LinkedIn moderators are allowing misgendering and other hate speech against trans users following a recent change to their policies.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/linkedin-allowance-hate-speech

LGBTQIA, Pacifism, Racism, Trans

On the Canonization of Charlie Kirk

[Image: Charlie Kirk at Florida State University in Tallahassee, February 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0.]

In today’s post for Medium, I write about the troubling reactions to last week’s killing of Charlie Kirk.

Here’s a link to bypass the paywall:

https://funcrunch.medium.com/on-the-canonization-of-charlie-kirk-28141916bd1c?sk=4a3f8b8e7e33dd3ffacdd913064f7c0a

LGBTQIA, Racism, Sexism

I Canceled Paramount+ Before It Was Cool

In today’s post for Medium, I discuss canceling Paramount+ after their rollback of DEI initiatives, months before they canceled Stephen Colbert.

Here’s a link to bypass the paywall:

https://funcrunch.medium.com/i-canceled-paramount-before-it-was-cool-8578c0f935d4?sk=32f2453d4e5980175c37be67a4dfeafe

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