Drew Atkins

2 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

I wasn’t sure I really wanted another box of my dad’s things. That’s not true. I knew I didn’t want them. His friends and family, historically, tend to give me what once belonged to him. His memories. His jokes. His artwork. They think I want these because I’m his son.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

I wasn’t sure I really wanted another box of my dad’s things. That’s not true. I knew I didn’t want them. His friends and family, historically, tend to give me what once belonged to him. His memories. His jokes. His artwork. They think I want these because I’m his son. I’ve always resented that. I saw it differently – more of a one-way transaction of a burden. “Take these off my hands,” they seemed to say.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

Do you ever stop to think how much wisdom and guidance is lost when a generation dies? A project in college opened a mental window into the vibrant tapestry of LGBTQ+ history. It helped me contextualize, for the first time, what pride was. During the Stonewall riots, under the advocacy of icons like Marsha P. Johnson – a trans woman forced into survival sex by society’s rejection of people like her – our predecessors demanded a better tomorrow for the LGBTQ+ people who would come next.

Mar 1, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Amy Harmon |Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The decision dealt a setback to a key part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to limit the official recognition of transgender identity. The judge, Lauren J.

Mar 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Amy Harmon |Andrew Atkins |Drew Atkins

A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The decision dealt a setback to a key part of the Trump administration's broad effort to limit the official recognition of transgender identity. The judge, Lauren J.