# trans youth (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover trans youth. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Things We Leave Behind](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/the-things-we-leave-behind) _2026-08-17 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ On immigration, impermanence, and wanting to believe that everything is going to be okay. ## [Beyond the Urgency of Now](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/beyond-the-urgency-of-now) _2026-08-08 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ On movement work, spiritual grounding, and building what can outlast a political moment. ## [What we have won](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/05/what-we-have-won/) _2026-08-05 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who recognised the importance of solidarity, of standing together in this moment. Wielding bright flags and banners, we gathered in unprecedented numbers. We to \[…\] ## [Gig: Glasgow Summer! August bank holiday](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/08/04/gig-glasgow-summer-august-bank-holiday/) _2026-08-04 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ Following the success of A gig for Isaac (and it was a huge success! we raised £800), I’m very excited to announce Glasgow Summer, on Sunday 30 August. I am fully back my nonsense, once again co-organising the gig and playing a set with wormboys. Because why not. Also I made a ridiculous poster, for \[…\] ## [The Dream I Didn’t Recognize](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/the-dream-i-didnt-recognize) _2026-08-03 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ After years spent fighting for our son, I’m rediscovering the life José and I dreamed of building together. ## [The Childhood We Spent Defending](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/the-childhood-we-spent-defending) _2026-07-31 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ What happens when protecting your child becomes a second full-time job? ## [When a Childhood Becomes Political](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/when-a-childhood-becomes-political) _2026-07-28 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ What does it mean to come of age when your childhood has been the subject of a national debate? ## [Things Behind the Sun](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/things-behind-the-sun) _2026-07-27 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ On grief, music, the illusion of control, and learning to love what we cannot keep. ## [Not Everything Is Up for Debate](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/not-everything-is-up-for-debate) _2026-07-26 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ Our family’s story has always been an invitation to empathy, but never has it been an invitation to debate whether our lives are valid. ## [The Question We Keep Asking About Transgender Youth Is the Wrong One](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/the-question-we-keep-asking-about-67e) _2026-07-23 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ What if the mental health disparities we see among transgender young people tell us less about who they are and far more about the conditions we’ve created for them to grow up in? ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7ok3HIFqoxub) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Public speaking workshop at Glasgow Solidarity Pride](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/15/public-speaking-workshop-at-glasgow-solidarity-pride/) _2026-07-15 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’m very excited to be delivering a workshop on public speaking at the Glasgow Solidarity Pride Hub in the Pyramid at Anderston, this coming Saturday! My workshop will take place during the afternoon for about an hour (timings TBC). I’ll be focusing specifically on techniques for addressing a demonstration or public meeting. It’ll be very \[…\] ## [How Has Loving Someone Changed the Way You Understand Freedom?](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/how-has-loving-someone-changed-the) _2026-07-12 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ Sometimes the people who love us most recognize our transformation before we do. Sometimes their love transforms them, too. ## [Review: Re-framing in Friction, On Trans-inclusive Enactment of Gender Equality](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/07/06/review-re-framing-in-friction-on-trans-inclusive-enactment-of-gender-equality/) _2026-07-06 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I entered the board room with some trepidation, amidst a gaggle of nervous colleagues. We were followed by the LGBT Equality Champion, and the Interim Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. The room itself was relatively mundane. Some chairs sat around a set of rectangular tables. A blank screen was linked to a computer in \[…\] ## [Safety Is Something We Build](https://themamiadvocate.substack.com/p/safety-is-something-we-build) _2026-07-02 · Lizette Trujillo (she/her) · Lizette_ We don’t just prepare our children for the world. We help build one where they belong. ## [New article: Misuse of Evidence in Sex and Gender Policy](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/25/new-article-misuse-of-evidence-in-sex-and-gender-policy/) _2026-06-25 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ The UK is currently sweltering through the hottest June on record. The Met Office has issued a “red warning” for much of England and Wales, highlighting an active danger to life. Trains have been cancelled, roads are melting, and we will likely see more deaths in coming days. Yet the media is talking little about \[…\] ## [Gigs: summer shows for wormboys in Leeds](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/13/gigs-summer-shows-for-wormboys-in-leeds/) _2026-06-13 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ We have several very exciting wormboys shows coming up over the summer, the first two of which have been announced. Both will be in Wharf Chambers, the most excellent venue in the most excellent city of Leeds. The first of these gigs takes place on Saturday 25th July. I’m actually also co-organising this one, as \[…\] ## [New article: Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/08/new-article-pathologising-legacy-measures-and-over-assessment/) _2026-06-08 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I have a new peer-reviewed academic article out in the International Journal of Transgender Health, co-authored with my colleagues Cal Horton, Jaimie Veale, Lou Kerley, and Ken Pang. Pathologising Legacy Measures and over-assessment:reconceptualising ethical assessment and data collection practices in trans children’s healthcare The article looks at a range of questionnaires which are in common… ## [Supreme Court auto-reply: 2026 anti-segregation edition](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/06/02/supreme-court-auto-reply-2026-anti-segregation-edition/) _2026-06-02 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ What if every person who emailed you faced the reality of the UK’s segregation regime? Last year I created an internal auto-reply for my work email, in the wake of the 2025 Supreme Court judgement which redefined sex for the purpose of the Equality Act and undermined the civil rights of trans people in Britain. \[…\] ## [Open letter to NHS Director for Specialised Services on trans youth hormone ban](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/30/open-letter-to-nhs-director-for-specialised-services-on-trans-youth-hormone-ban/) _2026-05-30 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I am one of the 85 signatories to an open letter to James Palmer, NHS England’s National Medical Director for Specialised Services. We are raising serious concerns about the recent NHS evidence reviews of hormone therapy for trans youth, and subsequent prescribing policy and public consultation. The letter has been published and sent to Palmer \[…\] ## [Gig: wormboys play Alder in Sheffield](https://ruthpearce.net/2026/05/16/gig-wormboys-play-alder-in-sheffield/) _2026-05-16 · Ruth · Dr Ruth Pearce_ I’ll be returning to Yorkshire next week for a very nature-themed gig in Sheffield on Thursday 21 May! My band wormboys will be playing alongside Shrub at Alder – so if nothing else, you’ll leave the event very well-fertilised. Get your tickets here! ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3aHHpy6njfPQ) _2026-05-16 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Shield Laws, a Sanctuary State, and How Despite it All, Illinois is Still Failing Trans Kids](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/shield-laws-a-sanctuary-state-and) _2026-04-02 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ "Not being a bad state is not enough." -Channyn Lynne Parker, CEO of Equality Illinois ## [How to Support the Trans Youth in Your Life](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/how-to-support-the-trans-youth-in) _2026-02-27 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ When the world looks bleak, be the light they can turn toward. ## [Trans Up Front Condemns the Continued Rollbacks of Gender Affirming Care at Lurie Children's Hospital](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/trans-up-front-condemns-the-continued) _2026-01-20 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ Official Statement ## [When the Court Appoints Bias:](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/when-the-court-appoints-bias) _2026-01-17 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ Guardian ad Litems in Illinois and the Families Left Without Protection ## [Trans Up Front Statement Condemning the Supreme Court's Decision to Block People from Choosing Markers that Align with Their Gender.](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/trans-up-front-statement-condemning) _2025-11-10 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ On Thursday, the Supreme Court released an order allowing the Trump Administration to implement its discriminatory policy regarding gender markers on U.S. ## [Trans & Nonbinary World History](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/trans-and-nonbinary-world-history) _2025-11-02 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ A celebration of global gender diversity both historically and today ## [Let's talk singular they!](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/lets-talk-singular-they) _2025-10-31 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ Guest Post: CMOS 18 finally recommends singular they, so what better time! ## [Action Camp: A Model for Queer Joy and Community Care as Resistance](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/action-camp-a-model-for-queer-joy) _2025-09-22 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ By Dr Corey Lascano ## [Statement Opposing the Attempt to Eliminate Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for Supporting Trans Youth](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/statement-opposing-the-attempt-to) _2025-09-07 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ At Trans Up Front, we condemn the federal government’s attempt to reshape the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DJBNp1959QRc) _2025-09-07 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Trans Up Front: Working with Chicago in the Fight Against Transfemicide](https://transupfrontil.substack.com/p/trans-up-front-working-with-chicago) _2025-07-31 · TransUpFront IL · Trans Up Front_ Written by Asher McMaher, edited by Charlee Friedman