Save the dates: #NLGJA25, intersectional reporting webinar, MuckRock FOIAthon

• TJA social hour at #NLGJA25
• Coverage guidance: Reporting on the role of international politics in trans health care
• Upcoming events
• Job listings and opportunities
• Work from our network

TJA Social Hour at #NLGJA25

Are you attending NLGJA 2025 in Atlanta? Join the Trans Journalists Association for a social hour on Friday, Sept. 5, starting at 6:30PM ET. Meet some of our leaders, as well as other trans and nonbinary journalists and conference attendees. Enjoy a beverage (and/or snack) on us!

Location provided upon RSVP. (It'll be close to the host hotel.)

Register here.

Coverage guidance: Reporting on the role of international politics in trans health care

As U.S. politicians restrict trans healthcare access, they often point to European policies as justification. However, our new reporting guide reveals that common claims about Europe's approach are misleading or false.

Our guide on the role of international politics in trans health care offers two key resources:

1. Policy Context Brief: Explains how European trans healthcare actually works and why common talking points oversimplify the reality
2. Reporting Best Practices: Provides specific questions journalists should ask when covering trans healthcare policy comparisons

Resource: Full reporting guide.

As with all TJA publications, this guidance was collaboratively written and researched. This report was written by Ozzy Llinas Goodman, researched by Goodman and Mizy Clifton, and edited by Kae Petrin. Several other TJA members consulted. 

Upcoming events

Reporting from the Intersection: When Identity and Beat Collide

Join TJA and the Institute for Independent Journalists on Friday, September 19th at 12:00 PM ET for a conversation about navigating journalism when personal identity and professional beats intersect. This webinar features journalists who report on issues that directly impact the communities they belong to, exploring how lived experiences can inform reporting while maintaining journalistic integrity.

Speakers:

• Drew Costley, New Orleans-based freelance journalist and editor
• Denny Agassi, freelance journalist focused on LGBTQ+ rights
• Annabel Rocha, Chicago-based freelance journalist covering reproductive rights
• Ruxandra Guidi, Arizona-based independent journalist, creator of the podcast Happy Forgetting

Moderator: Adam Rhodes, IRE training director, freelance journalist, and TJA board member emeritus

Register here.

Save the Date: MuckRock x TJA FOIAthon

As you know, we've partnered with MuckRock to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities. Records we’ve recently requested include:

• Communications from Columbia University and Brown University’s resolution agreements with the federal government, which include anti-trans housing and sports provisions
• Documents regarding the U.S. Department of Defense’s expulsion of transgender service members, some of whom voluntarily identified themselves
• Copies of over 20 subpoenas the U.S. Department of Justice sent to doctors and clinics who provided gender-affirming care to trans youth

As part of those efforts, we'll be co-hosting a FOIAthon with MuckRock Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 11:30a PT. Join us live as we answer your public records questions and file FOIAs together. Stay tuned for more details.

Job listings and opportunities

• The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to join the newsroom. This role will be assigned to the politics team.
• The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to join the newsroom. This role will be assigned to the National Security team.
• Stanford’s Office of University Communications is looking for a Social Media Manager.
• Triply Canopy, a nonprofit arts magazine based in Manhattan, is looking for a Senior Editor. 
• Tarbell is offering $1,000 to $15,000 grants for original reporting on artificial intelligence and its impacts. 

Check out our jobs listserv for additional opportunities. If you're an active TJA member, you can find a link to the listserv on your member dashboard.

Work from our network

• "What Threat Is She To Whom?" Chicago Stands Up For Trans Youth Care from Assigned Media
• I Used to Feel Fat from Well Beings News
• A Clippings Scrapbook: The Trans Man Who Shaped Rowing and the Trailblazers We Bury Along The Way from Assigned Media
• White Sox score five in fifth inning to beat Tigers 9-6 from AP News
• James Dobson is dead. And he's going to hell. from Assigned Media

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