Shot: The Supreme Court Is Going Where Anti-Trans Activists Are Leading It, by Jay Willis.
& Chaser: Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means “Biological Sex” In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling, by Erin Reed.
More coverage of the ruling:
- Supreme Court rules trans people not entitled to most equal protections under law, by Artemis T. Douglas and Jane Migliara Brigham.
- Reasonable Concerns, by Parker Molloy.
- Sports Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Equity, by Stef Rubino.
- Supreme Court’s conservatives OK trans sports bans, by Chris Geidner.
Also by Chris:
- Second federal judge blocks DOJ from getting trans minors’ info via grand jury subpoena.
- The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O’Connor put a case on hold. (No relation)
Trump’s ATF Floating Rule To Ban Trans People from Buying Guns, by Artemis T. Douglas.
Daughters of the American Revolution Live Up to Their Name by Rejecting Ban on Trans Women, by Quispe López.
New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So, by s. baum.
Illinois removes Testosterone from controlled substance list; requires insurance to cover HRT stockpiles, also by Artemis.
Trans Americans & Asylum Applications: Everything You Need to Know, by Jane Migliara Brigham and anonymous contributors.
Ireland’s Trans Healthcare Crisis Is Driving DIY Hormone Use, by Mary “Molly” Jane Nic Bhloscaidh.
3 Men Found Not Guilty of Murdering Queer Journalist Lyra McKee, by Alex Cooper.
Zuckerberg ‘Admits’ Meta’s Layoffs Were Ineffective, by Eshu Marneedi.
The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors: A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now?, by Benjamin Wallace.
On Grindslop: Notes on founder hagiography and aristocratic virtue, by Will Manidis.
Variable Font UI is Broken, by Thomas Phinney.
Paul Soulellis asks, what is queer typography?
(Via Kottke)
The web is still the best hope we have for a durable, shared memory. But it requires us to be gardeners, not merely tenants.
Also by Zeldman: The Human Story of the Open Web.
The six opinions in the birthright citizenship ruling have a lot to teach us about the U.S. today, also by Chris Geidner.
The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by the Belief That Words Have Meaning, by Jack Loftus for McSweeney’s, via Kottke.
Maximum Lethality: Women in the Army Are More Likely to Be Killed by Fellow Soldiers Than Enemy Combatants, by Daniel Johnson and Austin Campbell.
In San Francisco, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough, by Emmy Martin.
The Ageless and Undefeated Champs of Tulsa’s Wii Bowling League, by Alexandra Petri, via Kottke.
This Board Book Genius Is One of America’s Great Authors, by Brian Goedde. Sandra Boynton is a treasure.