Monthly Archives: December 2025

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