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Amplify Respect

Find less anxiety and more hope about being trans.

Amplify Respect is a weekly newsletter for trans and non-binary people, LGBTQ+ readers, and allies. We share honest, relatable stories about identity, community, and everyday life. Written by Rey Katz (they/them), a non-binary writer and MIT alum published in HuffPost.

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River Selby says:

Rey is truly a treasure- their writing is so down to earth and accessible and also so, so important and enlightening.

Frankie de la Cretaz says:

Rey is lovely and I’m glad to see them having an impact. ❤️

Kari Ginsburg says:

Informational, hopeful, and welcoming, and I'm psyched when the latest issue arrives in my inbox.

Russell Nohelty says:

They’re the best. I learn so much from them.

LC Sharkey says:

I love how good you are at asking questions and initiating dialog that prompts us to think more about gender as a cultural phenomenon, and our own relationship to, and experience of, gender.

My story: bathroom harassment to writing about trans rights

How I got my bathroom essay published in HuffPost!

Rey Katz Mar 24, 2026 8 min read

Anxiety vs. accomplishments

It turns out we're all scared, but you (yes, you) are amazing

Rey Katz Aug 23, 2026 3 min read

Trans Health & Wellness

An easier self-test for cervical cancer screening

A new self-administered HPV swab makes cervical cancer screening easier, especially for trans and nonbinary people

Rey Katz Aug 16, 2026 5 min read

Travel & Outdoors

"I'm a 44 year old woman and you're a 10 year old boy"

Gender stereotypes and physical ability

Rey Katz Aug 10, 2026 3 min read

Stop asking who someone used to be, with two Brewer's blackbirds walking along the gravelly edge of a lake

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Stop asking who people used to be

How I described a trans man, and why allies were confused

Rey Katz Jul 30, 2026 6 min read

Travel & Outdoors

High tolerance for awkwardness

Traveling community observations

Rey Katz Jul 23, 2026 3 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Joyful family-friendly Pride in rural Texas

My conversation with Becky Bullard: Talking to kids about being LGBTQ+, sustainable community activism, and family-friendly Pride in a rural Texas town

Becky Bullard, Rey Katz Jul 16, 2026 11 min read

Travel & Outdoors

On the road again

Struggling to find boundaries and routine to allow creative work

Rey Katz Jul 12, 2026 4 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Not queer enough (and too queer at the same time)

A party at the beach

Rey Katz Jul 5, 2026 4 min read

I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person, with a city skyline at night featuring a curvy tree

Trans & Nonbinary Life

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I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person

People in the US think I look gender-suspicious enough to kick me out of a woman's restroom sometimes. Here's my underwear experience.

Rey Katz Jun 28, 2026 3 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Society tells me what words to use for myself

Expressing myself as a queer person

Rey Katz Jun 21, 2026 4 min read

Find the joy in your workout, with a photo of the beach with sand, water, rocks, and plants

Creative Mindset & Culture

Find the joy in your werk out

A guest post from Mike De Socio, a queer American living in Italy

Mike De Socio, Rey Katz Jun 11, 2026 4 min read

Does Patagonia have to sue Pattie Gonia? with a photo of evergreen trees with mountains and sky

News & Advocacy

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Does Patagonia have to sue Pattie Gonia? 🤔

We're here, we're queer, and we're trademarked

Rey Katz Jun 4, 2026 7 min read

Readers love us

River Selby says:

Rey is truly a treasure- their writing is so down to earth and accessible and also so, so important and enlightening.

Frankie de la Cretaz says:

Rey is lovely and I’m glad to see them having an impact. ❤️

Kari Ginsburg says:

Informational, hopeful, and welcoming, and I'm psyched when the latest issue arrives in my inbox.

Russell Nohelty says:

They’re the best. I learn so much from them.

LC Sharkey says:

I love how good you are at asking questions and initiating dialog that prompts us to think more about gender as a cultural phenomenon, and our own relationship to, and experience of, gender.