Selected editing
Features and profiles
A Queer U.K. Wedding Blended Cameroonian and Nigerian Traditions. Then the Backlash Came by Daniel Anthony // June 17, 2025 // them.us
This Historian Has Seen the Future of Trans Health Care by Harron Walker // June 16, 2025 // them.us and wired.com // co-edited with Angela Watercutter
How an Anonymous Outing Derailed the Life of a Trans Student and Her Protective Mother by Nico Lang // August 9, 2024 // them.us
6 LGBTQ+ Students on Finding Queer Kinship at Pro-Palestine University Encampments by James Factora // May 8, 2024 // them.us
Thailand Could Soon Legalize Same-Sex Marriage. It Would Change Lives. by Rebecca Root // February 9, 2024 // them.us
Let Them Play // August 24, 2023 // self.com
Winner of the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award
This package includes a variety of reporting and service journalism to make the case that kids must be allowed to play sports with their peers at all levels and that excluding trans kids, especially in the name of so-called “fairness” is unacceptable.
Opinion & Essay
Are Swords Trans Culture? Here’s Why I’m Considering Buying a Real Blade by Samantha Riedel // May 1, 2025 // them.us
It’s Pathetic That Dems Can’t Stop Nancy Mace From Saying the T-Slur in Congress by Samantha Riedel // February 7, 2025 // them.us
The GOP Is Doubling Down on Anti-Trans Ads. Democrats’ Rebuttals Are Abysmal by Samantha Riedel // October 24, 2024 // them.us
It's Time for a Culture of Consent Around Body Talk by Aubrey Gordon // August 27, 2020 // self.com
Having a Better Body Image Won’t End Body-Based Oppression by Aubrey Gordon // July 22, 2020 // self.com
When I Speak Out Against Fat-Shaming, I’m Told to ‘Just Lose Weight’ by Aubrey Gordon // November 12, 2019 // self.com
There's No Such Thing as Being ‘Too Fat’ for Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley // May 5, 2020 // self.com
News & Analysis
Clarence Thomas Cited the NYT 7 Times in His Skrmetti Opinion. Trans Activists Saw This Coming All Along by Samantha Riedel // June 20, 2025 // them.us
How Trump’s Return Is Supercharging a Global Anti-LGBTQ+ Crisis by Daniel Anthony // May 15, 2025 // them.us
HHS Report on Trans Youth Relies on Junk Science and Endorses Conversion Therapy by Samantha Riedel // May 1, 2025 // them.us
Heritage Foundation: How a Far-Right Think Tank Gained So Much Influence Over U.S. Politics by Samantha Riedel // November 1, 2024 // them.us
Discredited Former Cop Played “Key Role” in Deporting Gay Venezuelan Man to El Salvador Prison by Samantha Riedel // April 10, 2025 // them.us
Why Is Libs of TikTok Creator Chaya Raichik Doing Ride-Alongs With ICE? by Samantha Riedel // April 9, 2025 // them.us
ACT UP's New York Chapter Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza by James Factora // January 26, 2024
Just a Reminder That RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Cause AIDS by Samantha Riedel // November 25, 2024 // them.us
Service
These Mental Health and Mutual Aid Resources Are Here for Trans People Post-Skrmetti Ruling by Quispe López and Samantha Riedel // June 18, 2025
How to Delete Yourself From the Internet: Cybersecurity Explained for LGBTQ+ People by Samantha Riedel // February 5, 2025 // them.us
12 Companies That Caved to the Right's Anti-Woke Agenda and Rolled Back DEI Programs by Samantha Riedel // January 15, 2025 // them.us
These Mutual Aid Funds Are Helping Victims of the L.A. Fires and Firefighting Efforts by Samantha Riedel // January 9, 2025 // them.us
7 Critical Mutual Aid Funds Helping Trans Americans Right Now by Samantha Riedel // November 15, 2024 // them.us
How Viable Are Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Threats? We Asked Legal Experts by Nico Lang // November 19, 2024 // them.us
What You Need to Know About Trump's Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda for a Second Term by Nico Lang // November 6, 2024 // them.us
Selected writing
In Conversation With Afeef Nessouli, the Journalist Covering Queer People in Gaza // June 11, 2025 // them.us
How ACT UP Turned Pride Into a Protest for Palestine // June 28, 2024
Sarah Schulman on ACT UP, Direct Action, and the Movement to Free Palestine // December 15, 2023
Why Queer Solidarity With Palestine Is Not “Chickens for KFC” // November 22, 2023
How Therapy, Witchcraft, and Video Games Help Jinkx Monsoon Stay Sober // October 22, 2013 // self.com