# transgender people (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover transgender people. Page: Feed: --- ## [Librarian picks of WORD Christchurch Festival 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-librarian-picks/) _2026-08-21 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Our librarians are getting ready to WORD. Here are some of the hottest of hot tips for WORD Christchurch Festival is on from 1 to 6 September. ## [Reading Rave Rocks at Tūranga](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-reading-rave/) _2026-08-21 · rachelccl · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Rachel reports back from the Reading Rave, a WORD Christchurch event at Tūranga held in Aotearoa New Zealand Children's Book Week. ## [Hong’s Picks for WORD Christchurch Festival 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-hongs-picks/) _2026-08-21 · hongwangccl · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Hong's picks of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme include sessions with Charlotte Grimshaw, Richard Shaw, pip adam and Tim Corballis. ## [National Poetry Day 2026: Friday 28 August](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/national-poetry-day-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Donna R · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ An assemblage of poetry stuff for National Poetry Day. WORD events, fave NZ poems, and poems with titles that make you go Hmmmmm. ## [How Will I Ever Get Through This? Dr Lucy Hone at WORD Christchurch Festival 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-jessie/) _2026-08-20 · ccljessiek · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Jessie is looking forward to hearing Dr Lucy Hone speak on resilience in the face of hardship at WORD Christchurch 2026. ## [Looking forward to looking backwards: WORD Christchurch 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-ky/) _2026-08-19 · kyccl · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Ky picks WORD events with a historical focus - Letters out loud, Pātahi, Tāme Iti, Pax Assadi, and Curious Artefacts of Ōtautahi. ## [The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-by-lyse-doucet/) _2026-08-18 · troyccl · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Troy reviews the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet ## [Podcast – Language learning in Aotearoa](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/podcast-language-learning-in-aotearoa/) _2026-08-17 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Discussion about the benefits of language learning and the importance of making language learning a compulsory part of the Curriculum. [Listen](https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Society/Human-Rights/Speak-up-Korerotia/2026-04-20-language-learning.mp3) ## [Podcast – Voices in opposition to the Legislation (Definitions Woman and Man) Amendment Bill](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/podcast-voices-in-opposition-to-the-legislation-definitions-woman-and-man-amendment-bill/) _2026-08-17 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ A special show of 20 contributions submitted by individuals speaking about the Legislation (Definitions Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. [Listen](http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Society/Human-Rights/2026-06-17-definitions-bill.mp3) ## [The Food Farm comes to the City!: WORD Christchurch 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-food-farm/) _2026-08-17 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Recently awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand chef Alex Davies of Gatherings teams up with his long-time friends, organic food growers and sustainable-living advocates Angela Clifford and Nick Gill, authors of The Food Farm: A Life Growing and Eating Our Own Food ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/t3frA1Ze8nOb) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Bodies, Sounds, and Scary Feelings: How to watch a horror film with Dr Erin Harrington](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/how-to-watch-a-horror-film/) _2026-08-14 · Donna R · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Dr Erin Harrington guides a Tūranga crowd in how to watch a horror film - exploring body genre, recreational fear, and all the scary feels. ## [Tuakiri Treasures](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/tuakiri-treasures/) _2026-08-13 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Librarians on Tuakiri | Identity, Level 2, Tūranga share some books that caught their eye. Pop in and have a look at some hidden treasures of Tuakiri! ## [Moments you’d rather forget: Looking forward to Pax Assadi at WORD Christchurch](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-pax-assadi/) _2026-08-12 · kyccl · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Ky has read Pax Assadi's memoir, Mortified, and is very much looking forward to his WORD Christchurch session with pip adam. ## [Two veteran investigators offer the real deal on crime scene investigations: WORD Christchurch 2026](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/word-2026-forensics/) _2026-08-11 · cclpaulie · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Paul is looking forward to Ruben Miller and Thomas Coyle talk about their careers as forensic investigators at Tūranga on Saturday 5 September. ## [Podcast – The right to protest](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/podcast-the-right-to-protest/) _2026-08-10 · cclstaff · Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi_ Discussion of the right to protest on an episode of Speak up - Kōrerotia, along with suggested reading. [Listen](http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Society/Human-Rights/Speak-up-Korerotia/2026-02-18-right-to-protest.mp3) ## [State Attorneys General Condemn Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Transgender Medical Care](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/state-attorneys-general-condemn-trump) _2026-08-07 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Legal coalition warns WPATH lawsuit could undermine transgender health care and research across the US. ## [To beat transphobic trolls, you have to understand them](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/to-beat-transphobic-trolls-you-have) _2026-05-07 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Dissecting the bully mentality and finding some efficient ways of handling trolls. ## [No, Vlad, defending trans people does not weaken pro-climate politics](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/no-vlad-defending-trans-people-does) _2026-04-24 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Vlad Vexler makes a huge mistake in his treatment of trans people. ## [Kezia Dugdale, the new chair of Stonewall, defends JK Rowling and transphobic activists](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/kezia-dugdale-the-new-chair-of-stonewall) _2026-04-19 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ The new chair of the UK LGBTQ organization Stonewall displays a dangerous naiveté in her defense of JK Rowling and British transphobic TERFs in an interview with The Guardian. She must resign now. ## [How right wing masculinity ruins the lives of everyone](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/how-right-wing-masculinity-ruins) _2026-04-09 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ The political extreme right’s fixation on masculinity is driven by fear of losing status rather than economic hardship. ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dFYEOpXJikjY) _2026-04-09 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [On the nonbinary God, politics and culture war](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/on-the-nonbinary-god-politics-and) _2026-03-11 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Texas State Representative James Talarico (D), who is now hoping to become a blue senator from a very red state, is doubling down on his support for transgender people. ## [The transgender backlash and what to do about it](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/right-wing-anti-trans-propaganda) _2026-02-19 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Recent political data and public opinion research indicate that a backlash against transgender rights is getting stronger, particularly in the United States. ## [How Sasha Ayad camouflages conversion therapy as care](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/how-sasha-ayad-camouflages-conversion) _2026-02-18 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Ayad is part of a a broader gender‑critical ecosystem, including groups like Genspect and Therapy First, which promote skepticism toward gender‑affirming care. ## [Does gender dysphoria have a biological basis?](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/does-gender-dysphoria-have-a-biological) _2026-02-09 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ Science says there is a biological component to transgender identities. ## [Transphobia is Powered by the Fears of the Fearful](https://jackmolay.substack.com/p/transphobia-is-powered-by-the-fears) _2025-08-28 · Jack Molay · The Crossdreamer Newsletter_ The fearful are people who want to protect themselves from the unpredictability of life by retreating into some kind of imaginary "normalcy".