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The fact that people in my mentions are utterly confused about the fundamental difference between a press release from the NYT Communications department and a reported story by an NYT reporter really underscores how genuinely appalling the behavior of NYT was here.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar AssignedMedia
American Medical Assn has requested the NYT, which recently misrepresented its position on GAC, issue a correction. The Times denies having received it, further saying no correction is even though it got the facts wrong.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar Reuters
France calls IOC sex testing for 2028 Olympic a "step backwards", warn it raises major ethical, legal and scientific questions and expresses "deep concern" over its impact.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar Guardian
South Africa’s Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800m champion, said new IOC reinstatement of sex verification tests for LA 2028 Olympic shows "a disrespect for women”.
ICYMI, this week Evan Urquhart wrote about the central place of trans and queer activists in the movement against ICE.
Activists told Assigned the solidarity we see today is the result of years of coalition building rooted in the movement for Black lives.
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We're separating fact from fiction on some of the new trans bills, in this week's Leading Off item.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar KSL
Felony bathroom use?? Both Idaho houses pass harshest ever law making a 2nd offense when trans people use correct public restrooms--incl. both govt & private business-- a felony, punishable with up to 5 yrs prison.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar Advocate
A trans man shares what life is like contemplating Idaho's new ultra-harsh bathroom bill. "Every single day, when I am out in public, I have to ask myself, do I feel like going to jail, or do I feel like being attacked?"
This is a great, moving read, tying together the shared interests we have as Americans to fight racism, homophobia, misogyny and transphobia.
charitably, maybe what happened here is that something was lost in communication between the board and the AMA's comms department (ironic) - but in that case, why not report *that*, instead of doubling down on reporting that you now *know* isn't the whole truth?
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France's sports minister on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's decision to introduce genetic testing for women's events a "step backwards", warning it raises major ethical, legal an...
Leading Off: Idaho and Tennessee move forward with harsh anti-trans bills and other states follow, the IOC bans transgender athletes. The top story lines as we start off the week.
Crystal Cron leads an immigrant mutual aid organization. Crystal is nonbinary and Latine. Jesse Holleran does coms for Equality Maine by day, and volunteers to fight ICE after work. They’re far from a...
If Republicans have their way, "every single day, when I am out in public, I have to ask myself, do I feel like going to jail, or do I feel like being attacked?" writes Nikson Mathews.
A newsletter from the board states “this was neither a policy change nor was it an endorsement of a position taken by another medical society” in contrast to the characterization of their statement in...
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The Idaho Legislature passed a bill on Friday banning people from using bathrooms or changing rooms that do not match the gender they were assigned at birth.
