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Robin Savannah Carver

Robin Savannah Carver is a development assistant at the Institute for Policy Studies.

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A still image from a video of a gender-reveal explosion in Arizona that caused more than $8 million in damages in 2017. (Photo: U.S. Forest Service)

Let ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties Burn

Even their creator says enough is enough. Let children discover themselves on their own terms.

Robin Savannah Carver · Sep 18, 2020

Trans people live in poverty at more than double the national rate—and 30 percent of us have been homeless. (Photo: shutterstock / zimmytws)

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination

"I wasn’t hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact—that’s perfectly legal."

Robin Savannah Carver · Oct 11, 2019

It’s the policy equivalent of telling trans people that we don’t exist. It’s flatly absurd.(Photo: Shutterstock)

Being Trans in America Was Already Scary. Now It’s Terrifying.

A new federal order wouldn't just deny civil rights protections to trans people. It would deny we exist altogether.

Robin Savannah Carver · Oct 24, 2018

"All across this country, the author writes, "we're still not safe."

Why We Still Need Pride Parades

Pride parades are safe spaces in a country where LGBTQ people can be harassed, fired, and denied housing or even medical care.

Robin Savannah Carver · Jun 24, 2018

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