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What I've Been Reading #3 (ICE Resistance Edition) [link]
Free Radical Jan 19 2026 at 05:48 AM

This week's rendition, focusing on my experiences here in the Twin Cities....


This week's rendition, focusing on my experiences here in the Twin Cities.

What I've Been Reading #2 (and Bonus!) [link]
Free Radical Jan 12 2026 at 06:37 AM

A second in this series, plus some anarchist theory that I recommend....


A second in this series, plus some anarchist theory that I recommend.

What I've Been Reading #1 [link]
Free Radical Dec 28 2025 at 08:22 PM

First in a weekly series where I talk about news & books I've been reading this ...


First in a weekly series where I talk about news & books I've been reading this past week

'It can happen to anybody': Inside ICE's Attempted Deporatition of Cincinnati Imam Ayman Soliman [link]
Free Radical Dec 27 2025 at 09:46 PM

Inside the story of how a pillar of Cincinnati's local community faced the real ...


Inside the story of how a pillar of Cincinnati's local community faced the real threat of deportation, and how his community rallied to support him.

Israel Considers Posting Pro-Palestinian Stickers an Incitement to Terrorism [link]
Free Radical Sep 15 2025 at 06:03 PM

Inside one protester’s victimization by the Israeli police for daring to speak o...


Inside one protester’s victimization by the Israeli police for daring to speak out against a genocide

Opinion: Minneapolis People's Pride Shows How To Do Pride Right [link]
Free Radical Jul 27 2025 at 06:02 PM

People's Pride shows how Pride was originally a riot, and how it doesn't need co...


People's Pride shows how Pride was originally a riot, and how it doesn't need cops or corporations to thrive

LinkedIn Banned A Trans Woman For Using Her Preferred Name [link]
Free Radical Jul 19 2025 at 08:50 PM

YouTuber Sarah Burssty saw her account abruptly removed, coming as one of the la...


YouTuber Sarah Burssty saw her account abruptly removed, coming as one of the latest instances of social media's targeting of trans people

No AI for genocide: Queer Swiss activists for Palestine arrested at UN conference [link]
Free Radical Jul 16 2025 at 04:19 PM

The two were part of a series of protests against the UN for platforming enabler...


The two were part of a series of protests against the UN for platforming enablers of genocide that it once condemned

Trans inclusion in healthcare and sports are under attack in California -- officials blame Newsom and Trump [link]
Free Radical Jun 01 2025 at 12:54 AM

Funding cuts to HIV healthcare threatening thousands of queer Californians and f...


Funding cuts to HIV healthcare threatening thousands of queer Californians and fascist attacks against trans athletes suggest Newsom's deference to the billionaire oligarchy is only just beginning.

Don’t panic–the battle over the trans Medicaid ban is far from over. Here's how to fight back. [link]
Free Radical May 23 2025 at 06:34 PM

While confusion and misinformation spreads on social media, advocates offer conc...


While confusion and misinformation spreads on social media, advocates offer concrete strategies to stop the GOP’s genocidal attack on trans people’s lives through community solidarity and defiance.

LA Trans Group Calls Out Far-Right Activists for Fetishizing and Stalking a Trans Child [link]
Free Radical May 17 2025 at 12:56 AM

Inside the LA trans activist group Protect Trans Youth LA and their efforts to p...


Inside the LA trans activist group Protect Trans Youth LA and their efforts to protect a young trans girl from harassment, as well as their protest against Rep. Brad Sherman

GA Gov. Signs Trans Sports Ban After Activists Halt Several Bills - Lessons to Learn from Legislative Activism [link]
Free Radical May 01 2025 at 08:18 PM

Inside legislative activists' battle to halt anti-trans bills in an effort to bu...


Inside legislative activists' battle to halt anti-trans bills in an effort to buy both radicals and the community more time

How to Become an Activist, According to a Long-time Twin Cities Organizer [link]
Free Radical May 01 2025 at 03:12 AM

Exclusive interview with Twin Cities Coalition for Justice lead organizer Jae Ya...


Exclusive interview with Twin Cities Coalition for Justice lead organizer Jae Yates

"It was dehumanizing" - Inside A Transgender Immigrant's Illegal Detention in Guantanamo Bay [link]
Free Radical Apr 29 2025 at 11:23 PM

A new legal declaration reveals that a trans woman was illegally housed in Guant...


A new legal declaration reveals that a trans woman was illegally housed in Guantanamo Bay - simply for trying to immigrate to the United States.

Announcement - Launching Free Radical, and Why I'm Going Independent [link]
Free Radical Apr 29 2025 at 10:44 PM

An introduction to Free Radical, a queer newsletter written by a leading transge...


An introduction to Free Radical, a queer newsletter written by a leading transgender journalist.