Catch the Trans Journalists Association at conferences this fall!

ONA23 — Aug. 23-26 in Philadelphia, PA

Official TJA events:

• Thursday, August 24 at 1 – 2:30 pm: Meetup in room 308!
• Friday, August 25 at 2:30 – 3:30 pm: "Beyond Trans 101: How to Plan and Manage Better Trans Coverage" with interim board member Kam Burns and association member Ellery Jones
• Friday, August 25 at 4 – 5 pm: "Table Talks: Trans Coverage"

NLGJA 2023 National Convention — Sep. 7-10 in Philadelphia, PA

Official TJA events:

• Thursday, September 7 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: "Framing and Facts: Getting Trans Coverage Right" with board members Gina Chua, Graph Massara, and Kae Petrin
• Saturday, September 9 at 2:45 – 3:45 pm: "Laws and Lives: Covering The Wave Of Anti-Trans Bills On The Road To 'Eradication'" with board members Adam Rhodes and Minami Funakoshi, plus association member Jo Yurcaba

And see members on other panels:

• Gina Chua on The Eroding Fourth Estate? Rebuilding Public Trust in Journalism
• Jo Yurcaba on Perfecting the Pitch: How to Get Your Story on the Air and on Digital and Dogma and Disinformation: Challenges in Political Reporting Today
• Katie Barnes on Self-Care for Trans and Non-binary Reporters and a TBD-titled panel on multi-platform storytelling for ESPN
• TJA social media manager Xan Hart on Covering LGBTQ+ Issues in Red States

2023 Global Investigative Journalism Conference — Sep. 19-22 in Gothenburg, Sweden

See Gina Chua speaking on Women in Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Thriving Together, as well as moderating Developing a Business Strategy Part 1 and Lightning Round: Favorite Tools and Techniques.

AccessFest 2023 — Oct. 12-14, online

Official TJA panel:

• Thursday, Oct 12 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET: "Beyond 'the medical debate': Envisioning high-impact/autonomy-centered coverage of anti-trans legislation" with board members Kae Petrin and Gina Chua, plus USC's Gabriel Kahn
• Friday, Oct 13 from 12 – 1:30 pm ET: "Transgender and GNC data sources" with board members Adam Rhodes and Kae Petrin, plus The 19th's Jasmine Mithani

And see TJA members on:

• Vivian McCall on Covering the radical right and other hostile online communities

SRCCON2023 — Oct. 17-18 in Minneapolis, MN

No TJA official panels! But, see association members at several sessions:

• Aarushi Sahejpal on How do you know what you think you know?: Epistemology for journalists
• Justin Myers on Don't believe the hype: How to stay grounded amid the latest tech bandwagon and encourage your colleagues to do the same
• Kae Petrin on How to use bad and limited LGBTQ+ data responsibly

RESONATE Podcast Festival 2023 — Nov. 3-4 in Richmond, VA

Listen to TJA cofounder Tuck Woodstock speak on Making Your Show a Community Hub.

Noteworthy Reads

‘It’s kind of like putting on armor’: How clothing can spark euphoria for transgender people from the San Francisco Chronicle

The rise of anti-trans bills in the U.S.

How anti-trans bills in the U.S. restrict access to gender-affirming healthcare

ReutersMinami Funakoshi and Disha Raychaudhuri

How the UK’s Metal Scene Became a Haven for Trans People

Amid Britain’s relentless transphobia, the metal community is creating an ever-growing number of trans icons.

The NationWilliam Elisabeth Cuthbert

As Anti-Trans Bills Target Prisoners, Some Warn of a ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’

Legislation targeting transgender people behind bars is part of a much broader campaign against LGBTQ rights. Advocates say it could preview future attacks by the anti-trans movement.

The AppealAdam M. Rhodes

Trouble in Wyoming

<p>When a GOP megadonor didn’t like the coverage he was getting from Wyoming’s newsrooms, he funded a new one. Now it’s pushing anti-trans talking points and climate misinformation.</p>

Columbia Journalism ReviewJem Bartholomew and Dhrumil Mehta