Trans Journalists Association

Applications are open for our inaugural Trans Journalists Summit! Chicago, March 24-27, 2027. A professional development and training conference for and by trans and gender-expansive journalists. Apply by Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m. PST: bit.ly/tjs2027

Trans people are so desperately needed in journalism, there are very few of us and most are freelancers. The Trans Journalists Association does phenomenal work supporting trans journalists while also providing resources for their cis colleagues. Please consider giving during their funding drive. 💚

I’m moderating this conversation next week with some of my favorite journalists! It’s free and open to all. Join us!

Whatever happens on Election Day, the work keeps going. Join TJA and @url-media.bsky.social on Oct. 27 at 3pm PT/6pm ET for What Comes Next?, a midterm roundtable on what's at stake for trans people, immigrant communities and Black voters. RSVP: members.transjournalists.org/event-6877284

The world is hostile towards Trans folks and Trans Journalists are out there protecting our Democracy. The TJA @transjournalists.org is Digging In to raise $25K to support trans journalists. Will you help us in this campaign? #transrights #diggingourheelsin give today at bit.ly/DiggingOurHeelsIn 🏳️‍⚧️📰

The @transjournalists.org fundraiser is 10% to its goal already. I'm fundraising to support the org, and I'll match up to $500 in donations. Let's keep up the momentum! donorbox.org/digging-our-...

We need trans journalists and we need @transjournalists.org . Without them, we’ll never understand the world. That’s why I joined TJA and why I’m proud to support their “Digging In Our Heels” campaign. transjournalists.org

please help these folks support trans journalists.

I gave $1000 because trans journalists need support. We cis people need trans journalists to help us better understand the world! Please join me in supporting the TJA.

We just need 5000 people to give at least $5 each, to sustain our work for trans journalists and the broader journalism industry. Dig your heels in with us! 💜🙏🏾

If y'all can help me raise $525 for the Trans Journalists Association, I'll match those donations. It goes to our larger campaign raises $25k. We're working toward a future of journalism that is just, ethical, and rooted in trans leadership. donorbox.org/digging-our-...

Happy to be fundraising for @transjournalists.org once again this year! I'll be doing my major fundraising streams in November since I'm in the midst of a move, but don't be afraid to get the ball rolling now. Here's the fundraiser page to start donating: donorbox.org/digging-our-...

We're digging our heels in. 🥾👠 TJA is raising $25,000 by Dec 1 for trans and gender-expansive journalists, because we're in this work for the long haul. And we're just getting started! Give today: bit.ly/DiggingOurHeelsIn

Thinking about applying to the Trans Journalists Summit? We're hosting a live info session tomorrow 3pm PT / 6pm ET to walk through the application and take your questions. Register: members.transjournalists.org/event-685141...

This story was made possible through a fellowship from @transjournalists.org! Really grateful to their support for this vital reporting.

Today @thesicktimes.org: Big feature by @khaoticaa.bsky.social exploring the immense challenges that trans people with Long COVID face in getting healthcare. "Neglect within healthcare and the queer community both contribute to the medical and social erasure of trans people."

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct Daniela Fuentes, a trans Cuban woman deported from FL to the Central African Republic along with thousands deported to countries where they don't know the people or language, must now hide her breasts and femininity and pass as a man just to survive.

What happens on the other side of your FOIA request? Join us for FOIA Fridays on Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET as MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin goes behind the scenes of FOIA officer training with Nick Santos, a MuckRock FOIA expert and former Coast Guard FOIA officer. RSVP ⤵️

When a campaign to ban abortions in Missouri launched its first TV ad last month, the commercial made no mention of abortion. Instead, it focused entirely on the state’s transgender community. No paywall. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

⭐ BRAND NEW SO GAY PODCAST EPISODE! ⭐ This News is So Gay (10/7/26): Diving Into the Gap Between Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws and Their Consequences Featuring: @hcomeriato.bsky.social (The Buckeye Flame) and @petrinkae.bsky.social (@transjournalists.org). thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/10/07/t...

Canadian and U.S. journalists ... are you covering the news rolling out about the person charged in connection to the Tumbler Ridge shooting? It's time refresh yourself on the @transjournalists.org style guide. styleguide.transjournalists.org?_gl=1*1sbq6f...

(I believe there will be more in-person sessions in Montreal and Vancouver in the coming months, in addition to online trainings, so there will be plenty of opportunity to take the workshop if you're not in the GTA!)

Even if you think you know everything, I promise this get some of the stickier situation that arise in doing journalism today. It's useful for new reporters and seasoned veterans alike, and I'm so glad to see CAJ investing in getting more responsible trans journalism coverage in Canada.

Canadian journalists who want be better about covering trans people ... This FREE workshop @transjournalists.org and @cajournalists.bsky.social is great (I would know, I helped develop it). The first one is in Toronto on Oct. 2. ⬇️

What happens when a newsroom is owned by the people who work there? Join us Sept. 30, 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET on Zoom with Soleil Ho (Coyote Media) and Riley MacLeod (Aftermath). RSVP: bit.ly/4xBJGs1

As a transgender woman, Channel Ferro Badell has spent her life fleeing discrimination, trafficking and abuse — first in Uruguay, where she was born, then in Argentina. But few experiences compare to what she suffered during her time in ICE custody. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/12/i...

Before I started hormone therapy, I studied all the side effects and knew what to expect long before my first doctor’s appointment. But it wasn’t until I put my reporter hat on that I realized how much more there is beneath the surface. And it’s really cool.

60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:

This week's Bellingcat Stage Talk is starting in 30 minutes. Join us here: discord.com/invite/belli...

Come toast with us before the NLGJA 2026 kick-off! Join TJA, the SF Chronicle, and URL Media on Weds, Sept 9, 5–8pm PT at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Free, RSVP required, no NLGJA badge needed. bit.ly/tjaSFmixer

Today is the last day to apply! Let us fund your professional development, from conferences to trainings and everything you need to grow professionally. bit.ly/TJA-LU

On the WNBA/violent extremism nexus. www.npr.org/2026/08/29/n...

Late last week, the HHS released a report claiming to show a link between "transgender ideology" and political violence. Among other bizarre features of this unpublished, non-peer reviewed paper it included a grand total of 13 transgender people. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Networking doesn’t have to feel transactional. Join TJA on 8/27 at 12pm PST for “The Art of Networking” with Benét Wilson, Training Director at IRE, for strategies to build connections with intention! RSVP required (Zoom): members.transjournalists.org/event-679659...

Save the date 🗓️: We're hosting our inaugural Trans Journalists Summit, March 24–27, 2027, in Chicago, a historic, application-based conference for and by trans and gender-expansive journalists. Applications open later this year. LEARN MORE: bit.ly/TJS27

Join TJA Executive Director, Tre’vell Anderson, & IWMF Program Coordinator, Tat Bellamy-Walker, for “Trans Lives Matter” at the #NABJ26 Innovation Bubble: coverage tips + the Trans News Initiative (TNI), which tracks how newsrooms cover trans people. Thu 8/13, 11AM–12PM. nabjconvention.com

New: Four Texas A&M professors are suing in Houston federal court over its policy prohibiting discussions of race, sexuality and gender in the classroom ~ www.chron.com/texas/articl...

I just joined the Trans Journalists Association. You can be cis! It's totally allowed! Really glad to support their work. members.transjournalists.org/join-now

My favorite thing about being Executive Director of @transjournalists.org is giving $$ to (trans) journalists to pursue their pro dev goals. Because we deserve investment, too! Applications are rolling through August.

Applications are ROLLING now, so check it out and apply ASAP

Level up your journalism career 📈 Apply for Level Up stipends (up to $1,000) to attend conferences, trainings, or leadership programs. Applications close September 1 (9AM PT) 
Open to journalists eligible for TJA membership. Apply HERE: bit.ly/TJA-LU

“I think the atmosphere around transgender people has really shifted over the last few years to not just being sometimes neutral & sometimes negative reactions, but now ... a really horrible view.” Cases of trans people on death row show dangerous systemic bias, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.

Content warning: suicide After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Thank you for the shout-out, @transjournalists.org! Proud to be a member

This by @transjournalists.org is worth reading if you're a media professional writing about the SCOTUS rulings from yesterday

The Supreme Court ruled against two transgender athletes who sued their states to be allowed to participate in sports alongside other girls and women.

And thank you to @petrinkae.bsky.social , president of the @transjournalists.org , for talking to me for this story and for their keen insight into the safety of trans journalists and identity-based risk.