What if your #ProtectTransKids yard sign is stolen or vandalized?

Yard signs belong in yards. Simple … request a replacement at no charge. We’ve been fortunate that not many such incidents have occurred, but we want to put it out there. Also, if your sign stakes snap or break, we have extras. Fill out the form and we’ll be in touch. This is another reason […]

Q&A with Lindsay Powell, Candidate for PA State House District 21

In particular, my sibling identifies as a trans non-binary person. It’s always been the two of us; we’re only sixteen months apart and have always been best friends. Through good times and bad, it’s been us. I’ve seen firsthand how living in their truth as a Black trans non-binary person has been difficult and they […]

Dishonoring the Death of My Sweet Dog

CN: death of pets, animals, grief I’ve had horrible endings for multiple pets – my sweet Jack attacked my face. Ashley fought euthanasia for two hours on my parents living room floor. A dog killed three kittens. Mona fought cancer but it killed her and she pulled away from me in her final days. She […]

Why I Don’t Regret Giving Away My Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dreamhouse

After seeing the most excellent Barbie movie this weekend with my wife, I’ve been thinking about my childhood relationship with the titular character. As people are in a frenzy to buy Barbie everything and debate the ‘vintage’ factor of their own childhood memories, I have one that I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world […]

Update from #FortFaulsey Cat Colony on Pittsburgh’s Northside

Fort Faulsey is a community cat colony on Pittsburgh’s Northside. It has two “branches” with feeding stations, shelters, outdoor cat beds, and more. They are about 300 feet apart. I refer to the OG location as Fort Faulsey and to our backyard as the ‘branch campus.’ For decades, these cats and urban wildlife were drawn […]

How I Will Remember Sinéad O’Connor

When I was 21 years old on October 3, 1992, Sinéad O’Connor was the brave hero I needed. I remember being at a retreat for campus ministry that weekend, watching the show stretched across longish sofas with pizza and pop and the righteous purity of our little Catholic college bubble. I remember the shock in […]

Have You Requested a #ProtectTransKids Yard Sign?

Protect Trans Kids

Have you requested your #ProtectTransKids yard sign or stickers yet?  With your support, we’ve produced 2000+ signs and 10,000+ stickers to ensure our trans neighbors know that we will stand with them. Back to school will be here before you know it and we’d love to see more signs along school bus routes to amplify this important […]

Pregnant Trans Man, Camdyn Rider, Killed By Fiancé In Florida

Camdyn Rider, a 21-year-old transgender man was eight months pregnant when his partner fatally shot him outside their central Florida home on Friday, July 21, 2023. They lived in the Inwood area of Winter Haven, Florida. Riley John Groover, 26, of Winter Haven, Florida, allegedly shot and killed himself after shooting his pregnant fiancé “multiple” times in […]

More On Disability Pride from The 19th

Previous post in this series Finding Pride in My Disability I spoke with my therapist about this concept, something she had never heard of and she suggested that it might stem from the positivity movement, similar to body positivity. She suggested that a body neutrality approach might be more comfortable. I appreciate that she reiterated […]

20 Years as a Lesbian Couple

Yesterday, we celebrated our 20th anniversary. Like many couples our age, we celebrate the day of our ‘coupling’ and the date of our wedding. In wedding years, we are on year two. Our day was low-key. I picked up groceries, Laura cooked dinner. I didn’t feel well so we kept it simple and I laid […]