D'Anne Witkowski
Trump Uses National Child Abuse Prevention Month to Push Anti-Trans Agenda
I am writing this from Philadelphia, “the birthplace of America.” If I were America, I would be desperately searching for that big cervix in the sky so that I could crawl back into the womb. But since that’s not possible, I think [...]
No Room for Creeps: Stand for Trans Dignity on Transgender Day of Visibility and Every Day
I’m writing this column on International Transgender Day of Visibility. Michigan’s own transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker founded TDoV in 2010. She wanted a day to celebrate the lives of transgender people as, unfortunately, [...]
Marco Rubio Helps Trump Pull Off A Disappearing Act That Isn’t Magic — It’s Criminal
Little Marco. Remember when Donald Trump used to call Marco Rubio that? Trump was obviously referring to Rubio’s short stature and, knowing Trump, also insinuating that Rubio has a small penis.And now former Florida congressman Rubio is the [...]
Instead of Yelling at Clouds, an Old Man in Wisconsin Voices Support for Rainbows
Hello and welcome to yet another day of the horrifying reality show none of us can escape from: the “Destroy the U.S.” edition of “The Apprentice.” Trump and co-president Elon Musk are laying off thousands and thousands of the [...]
Gavin Newsom Throws Trans People to the Wolves in the Name of Political Ambition
On the way home from the gym this evening, my 15-year-old son asked me what I thought about transgender women participating in certain sports. He gave an example of a bodybuilder assigned male at birth who was now competing in and winning [...]
Iowa Republicans Tell Transgender People in the State to Disappear or GTFO
“Today, I signed into law a bill that safeguards the rights of women and girls,” Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) said in a video posted to X.Sounds good to me! What’s in the bill? Reproductive freedom with abortion and birth control that [...]
Trump Administration Somehow Only Finds 'Merit' in Straight Cisgender White Men
Say what you want about Democrats, but at a bare minimum, at least Democratic administrations hired qualified people. For the most part, people appointed by Democratic presidents to, like, lead the fucking country were competent and qualified.The [...]
The Trump Administration Is Erasing Transgender People in the Past and in the Present
Greetings from New Orleans. I’m writing this at my dearest friend’s house in Algiers Point. I have to admit, I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of getting on a plane with the looming prospect of Elon Musk and his Teen Fascism Brigade [...]
The New York Times Is Complicit in Trump’s War on Transgender People
I’d like to give a very special fuck you to The New York Times and all of the other major newspapers that went out of their way to get Donald Trump elected. Article after article, the Times positioned Trump like a sane and reasonable choice for [...]
Democrats Counter Republican Screams with Cowardly Silence
I’m watching the United States fall to fascism in real time and yet the alarm bell that I, and so many others, are ringing is being ignored by the majority of the country. Republicans are all-in on Team Fascism. That’s a lost cause. But [...]
Trump Waves Magic Marker to Try to Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Trans People
It is simply impossible to keep up with the barrage of anti LGBTQ+ news coming out of the Trump Administration. Upon taking office, Trump wasted no time signing executive orders to hurt as many marginalized people as possible.On Inauguration Day [...]
The Trump Administration Has Declared War on Trans People. Fight Back.
Well, it’s happening. As I write this, the absolute worst president of my lifetime (and quite possibly ever!) is being sworn in to do the job again. At least I’m assuming it’s happening. I’m not watching it on TV because I [...]