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U.S Lab Transitioned Male Monkeys to Study HIV/AIDS

U.S Lab Transitioned Male Monkeys to Study HIV/AIDS

An unearthed study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sought to determine why biological males who identified as transgender had higher rates of HIV/AIDS than other groups. The experiment subjected male monkeys to feminizing hormone therapy, injecting them with the same drugs used by

Bad Journalism on ‘Furries’ Has Let Down Children and Animals

Bad Journalism on ‘Furries’ Has Let Down Children and Animals

Journalists failed to connect "furrydom" to child abuse and animal torture and irresponsibly promoted the community as safe for children.

Duke Women's Studies Professor Questions Taboo of Bestiality

Duke Women's Studies Professor Questions Taboo of Bestiality

Kathy Rudy's “LGBTQ…Z?” essay was warmly embraced by academia.

Identity Crisis: How Did You Become “Gender Critical”?

Identity Crisis: How Did You Become “Gender Critical”?

This week on Identity Crisis, Sasha and M. K. discuss their “peak trans” moments

Why I Chose to Quit Eating Meat and Remain Anti-Caste

Why I Chose to Quit Eating Meat and Remain Anti-Caste

Choosing compassion brought me closer to my activism

The Vegan-Feminist Connection

The Vegan-Feminist Connection

Most feminists have ignored the sexualized abuse of animals for far too long

Can Female Lab Rats be Victims of Patriarchy, Too?

Can Female Lab Rats be Victims of Patriarchy, Too?

My experience torturing and killing mothers for science