The Firehose

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• Great profile with a surprising twist.

  

  Daniel Reeders

  

  1 day ago

  Hurricane Howard, the judge who committed three deadly sins

  theage.com.au - John Silvester

  He speaks with sadness of a time when so many gay men felt the need to pretend to be something else. And then a bombshell: he was a victim of crime.

• This piece is having an each-way bet on trans issues but at least it calls out the fascist alliances of the anti-trans movement.

  

  Daniel Reeders

  

  6 days ago

  Let women speak? Anti-trans activists don’t give a damn about our rights

  theage.com.au - Jacqueline Maley

  Anti-trans ideologies are not pro-women: they come from the hard-right of America’s conservative movement, no ally of feminism.

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  Daniel Reeders

  

  The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic - Scientific American

  scientificamerican.com - Brandy Schillace

  Late one night on the cusp of the 20th century, Magnus Hirschfeld, a young doctor, found a soldier on the doorstep of his practice in Germany. …

• Leaked emails 'demonstrate close collaboration between groups working behind the scenes to push bills banning transgender health care.'

  

  Daniel Reeders

  

  Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country

  motherjones.com - Madison Pauly

  On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent an email to 18 anti-trans activists, doctors, and …

• Is Pedro Pascal too aware of his Daddy status?

  

  Daniel Reeders

  

  The Endangered Celebrity Daddy

  Substack - Lina Dune

  And the Pedro Pascalification of my mental health To say the Pedro Pascal Phenomenon is reaching a fever pitch is an observation that even the …

• Thanks Zayne D'Crus for this one. Particularly useful for people working in international and community 'development.'

  

  Daniel Reeders

  

  Words matter: that’s why Oxfam is launching an inclusive language guide - Views & Voices

  oxfam.org.uk - Helen Wishart

  What do you think of the term “developing countries”? Ever felt uncomfortable saying “beneficiaries”? Helen Wishart introduces Oxfam’s new inclusive …