Thank you, as always, for being here. I apologize for the lack of newsletters recently, things in my personal life are incredibly difficult right now and I am doing my best to plug ahead. Paid subscriptions allow me to dedicate more time to this newsletter. It’s not just the time I spend writing, but the time I spend planning, researching, and reporting that is supported by upgrading. You also get access to our (very active) subscriber Discord server, as well as events. You’ll also help me continue to provide coverage that is by us, for us. We deserve trans voices covering the issues that impact us, and I’ve been doing it for nearly a decade.

On October 15, I will be hosting an author event with Julie Kliegman. We will be chatting about their new book, FINDING RENEE RICHARDS.

Usually these events are only for paid subscribers but I am opening this one up to everyone. Please register here—registration is required and a link of the recording will go out to anyone who couldn’t make it live.

Friend of the newsletter, Maya Goldberg-Safir, wrote a really fun piece for Architectural Digest that looked inside the homes of four WNBA players—Chelsea Gray, Natisha Hiedeman, Nneka Ogwumike, and Lexie Hull.

I thought it would be fun to do a little amateur sports astrology, looking at the aesthetic of their homes through the lens of their Venus signs. In astrology, Venus rules relationships, but it also rules art, creativity, and aesthetic. As always, a reminder that I am not an expert and this is just for fun.