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The Needle's weekly roundup of coverage. Open this newsletter for a summary of and links to the last week's news covered by The Needle.
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First up, we have coverage from Artemis. Artemis interviewed a trans woman in Turkey, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Her message? "Never give up."
Turkey- “Transsexual Türkiye”: An anonymous perspective
“Never give up, never, ever, give up” - A trans woman’s exhortation from a harsh regime.
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Second, Artemis also covered a Montana trigger bill that would erase trans people and ban gay marriage- and how it is a clever attempt at lawfare by Montana Republicans.
The bill, SB 437, appears not to have been previously covered by other trans outlets such as Erin in the Morning, Assigned Media, and Trans News Network.
SCOOP: Montana passed a discriminatory anti-trans, anti-queer, trigger law
The new bill, SB 437 appears to be an attempt to erase trans people and mandate discrimination against them as well as …
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•Artemis T. Douglas
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Next, we have a collection of 2 articles from Jane (part of an in-progress, larger series of 7 articles) based on a long form interview with Louise Weard, the director of Castration Movie Anthology Part II. Jane previously reviewed the movie for The Needle. [[link removed]]
14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 1 of 7
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle’s …
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•Jane Migliara Brigham
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14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 2 of 7
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle’s …
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•Jane Migliara Brigham
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Moving on, we have more culture coverage in the form of games journalism. Specifically, Roberta wrote a review on a visual novel called Hopeless Junction.
Review: Hopeless Junction by Nadia Nova
Hopeless Junction, created for the 2nd VN Cup in which it won 2nd place is a strong entry in its genre and is an exempl…
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•Roberta Rocinante
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After you've dipped into trans culture through Jane's interview and Roberta's review, you can check out some attempts at resistance through the following article- Jane has an op-ed on the US-centered "No Kings" protests.
Jane's opinion piece is based on the one that took place in NYC.
No Kings Manhattan: A protest without the politics
Today’s No Kings March reflected a depoliticized vision of resistance- NYC deserves better than a “Trump is bad” parade…
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•Jane Migliara Brigham
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Moving on, we have one more piece of news, this time written by Artemis. It's good news out of Ireland.
Specifically, a panel on decriminalization of sex work in Ireland and a legislative campaign that comes from collaboration between the grassroots and an elected official.
Artemis covered the event for The Needle.
Ireland- RUÉ announces their parliamentary campaign to decriminalize sex work across the Republic of Ireland
Framed as a step towards equal rights for sex workers, the announced legislation (to be introduced) is the result of a …
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•Artemis T. Douglas
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As things get worse in the US, our US readers may be wondering whether they should flee or fight, and what each might look like.
Jane has your back- with an op-ed on it being okay to run.
It Is Morally OK to Flee the United States
“If you as a trans woman remove yourself from danger, you have done more invaluable work than most will to protect the …
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•Jane Migliara Brigham
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Since we're already on the topic, if you're in the US and thinking about leaving, Artemis has you covered.
Artemis wrote an op-ed that covers various ways of getting out and stresses the importance of doing your own research for your own situation.
It’s possible to leave the US if you want to
Every trans woman who gets out of the US or UK is a victory, not a betrayal. Here are a few ways the author knows of to…
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Finally, another culture piece by Artemis.
As part of our new series titled "Academia Slaying", Artemis discusses recent peer-reviewed academic literature on puppygirls.
Academia Slaying: “What Puppygirls Know? The (in)Human Pedagogy of a Trans Feminine Style”
The tools of academia can be used for joyful things- rather than just for reinforcing or changing the system. They can …
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•Artemis T. Douglas
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