Orion Rodriguez

Orion Rodriguez

Orion Rodriguez (he/they) is a nonbinary writer, artist, and activist. His writing has been published in Salon, Lightspeed Magazine, Inhabitat, and elsewhere. He is currently working on "The Life and

17 posts
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

Transgender experiences are not monolithic—and we need to stop pretending that they are

Trans people need basic social and economic resources to live everyday lives, not just access to public bathrooms and gendered sports

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5 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

Medical biases keep LGBTQ+ BIPOC from seeking ADHD and autism care

Self-diagnosing ADHD and autism isn’t the problem—the way medical practitioners treat patients is

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8 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
Black transgender woman dealing with her problems in online psychotherapy.
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Autistic transgender people are being pressured to choose between gender-affirming care and mental health care

Anti-trans campaigns are trying to use autism diagnoses to bar transgender people from gender-affirming health care

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11 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
Some men can get pregnant—and transmasculine people must be included in the fight for reproductive freedom
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Some men can get pregnant—and transmasculine people must be included in the fight for reproductive freedom

Access to reproductive health care isn’t just about abortion or cisgender women’s bodies

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6 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
COVID-19 is delaying elective surgeries, and transgender patients are suffering
Gender & LGBTQIA+

COVID-19 is delaying elective surgeries, and transgender patients are suffering

Lost amid attempts to control the pandemic and a deluge of anti-trans legislation, the need to ensure access to gender-affirming surgery continues to be overlooked.

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7 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
Today’s anti-trans legislation is only the beginning
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Today’s anti-trans legislation is only the beginning

Proposed laws outlawing care for trans youth are a first step toward targeting trans adults.

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4 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

How state ID laws harm trans voters

When it comes to voter ID laws, activists tend to focus on racial and ethnic minorities who often lack the resources to obtain photo identification. The media focuses far less, however, on one group that is disproportionately affected by these ID requirements: the transgender community. A new report from the

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7 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Explainer: Who’s who in the criminal justice system?

Do you know what would happen if you were arrested today? Which official would choose what crimes to charge you with? Who would determine how many charges you’d face? And if you were convicted, do you know who would decide your sentence? It’s not only up to the

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7 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

LGBTQ candidates sweep the polls with 80 wins

Tuesday’s election was a night of dramatic upsets, with Democrats winning the Kentucky Governor’s race and claiming control of the Virginia legislature. It also marked a wave of openly queer candidates winning public office. The LGBTQ Victory Fund, an organization that provides fundraising support for queer candidates at

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2 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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News

After Trump blames mass shootings on mental illness, Twitter users clap back: #IAmNotDangerous

It’s become almost a cliche at this point—every time America sees another mass shooting, pundits and politicians blame our country’s gun violence problem on “mental illness.” Rather than acknowledging the role of the gun lobby in politics, or the renewed rise of racially motivated hate in recent

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6 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

There is a hidden epidemic of violence against transmasculine people

“There are no domestic abuse resources for trans men. Even though we experience at least as much violence and trauma as cisgender women, it’s harder for us to escape bad situations. There are no shelters and no support groups that will take us.” That’s one reason, Jack says,

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6 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Politics & Democracy

Julián Castro unveils the first Indigenous communities policy of the 2020 election

Native American communities have struggled to have their concerns heard on the national stage throughout this nation’s history—and on Thursday, Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro unveiled a new plan to help empower Indigenous communities. Making the announcement on Twitter, he wrote, “We cannot erase the history of how

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2 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez

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