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What's at Stake for Trans People in This Election | Opinion

Oct 15, 2024 | newsweek.com | Imara Jones

This September, at the annual Moms for Liberty summit in Washington, DC, Former President Donald Trump doubled down on anti-trans rhetoric with the totally false claim that schools were performing gender-reassignment surgeries on kids, saying "Think of it, your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation." He repeated those claims again at a rally in Tucson. And has since dropped $65 million of anti-trans dialing up the volume on this issue.
Black trans femme artists leading the charge for inclusion and hope

Mar 28, 2024 | advocate.com | Imara Jones

Since 2021, we’ve seen a dramatic rollback of trans rights across the United States. Driven by an intentional far-right and Republican party-aligned misinformation campaign that has inspired political action and violence, it makes clear its purpose: to deny trans people the ability to live safely and freely. This assault on rights is more than about laws, rules, and administrative actions. It attacks the idea that we all belong and should have space.
Brands seem totally shocked by Pride boycotts. Here’s why that is truly shocking

Jun 22, 2023 | fastcompany.com | Imara Jones

By Imara Jones6 minute ReadIt’s June, which means it is Pride season, but Pride has unfolded in a very different way this year, at least as far as corporate marketers are concerned. A number of big brands—most recently Bud Light and Target but also M&Ms and Disney—have been the focus of criticism and even boycotts for their support of LGBTQ communities.
What Gen Z LGBTQ professionals need to know to create the world they want

Jun 22, 2023 | fastcompany.com | Imara Jones

By Imara Jones4 minute ReadI’m often asked by younger LGBTQ folks—people who are still learning about themselves, moving away from home, and starting their lives—how they can best live their lives authentically even as they pursue a corporate career. First of all, this question represents a really positive development in society. If we went back just a few years—not even to the 1950s, mind you—queer and trans people would never have had the type of jobs and opportunities that we have today.
TransLash Media CEO Imara Jones on Centering Trans Voices

Jun 1, 2023 | popsugar.com | Imara Jones

In 2018, award-winning journalist Imara Jones launched TransLash Media alongside releasing a docuseries about her own transition as a Black woman living in New York City. It was the height of the Trump administration, and Jones was noticing the uptick in anti-trans violence — and wanted to use storytelling as a way to educate others about trans people's experiences.
On Trans Day of Visibility, We Must Fight Anti-Trans Disinformation

Mar 31, 2023 | newsweek.com | Imara Jones |Margaret Huang

00:44Georgia GOP Bill Would Force Schools To Out Transgender Children From the Conservative Political Action Conference to statehouse floors across the country, the far right and Republican Party have manufactured a disinformation and hate speech campaign against transgender people. The false rhetoric they are deploying—and the violence and political action it has inspired—makes clear their intentions to deny trans people the ability to live safely and freely.
On Transgender Day of Visibility, we must fight anti-trans disinformation

Mar 31, 2023 | splcenter.org | Imara Jones |Margaret Huang

Editor’s note: This op-ed first appeared on Newsweek.com. From the Conservative Political Action Conference to statehouse floors across the country, the far right and Republican party have manufactured a disinformation and hate speech campaign against transgender people. The false rhetoric they are deploying – and the violence and political action it has inspired – makes clear their intentions to deny trans people the ability to live safely and freely.