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Ohio professor Nicholas Meriwether is going to court to fight for their right to misgender their students based on their extremist views about gender identity.
Please note, I am tempted to use “their” in the gender-neutral, singular sense to refer...
by Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza
 138 comments
on Tue Nov 13, 2018 at 01:58 PM PST
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So here are a few of my first ideas for legislation that the new Congress should pass. Of course, these ideas are in addition to vigorous oversight of the Trump Administration — which I hope involves calling Attorney Michael Cohen & Jared Kushner...
by MRH1
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on Mon Nov 12, 2018 at 09:34 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, Interceptor7, Magnifico, annetteboardman and Besame. Alumni editors include (but not...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Nov 09, 2018 at 09:00 PM PST
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Seven years ago, Zach Wahls went viral for delivering a passionate speech defending his lesbian moms in front of the Iowa House of Representatives. He was virtually unknown in 2011, when he spoke out in support of same-sex marriage and used his mom's...
by Marissa Higgins
60 comments
on Wed Nov 07, 2018 at 09:30 AM PST
with 178 Recommends
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Nearly a week after the deadliest attack ever committed against the Jewish-American community rocked Pittsburgh and the entire nation, the New York Police Department has arrested the man believed responsible for creating hateful graffiti and setting...
by Jessica Sutherland
24 comments
on Sat Nov 03, 2018 at 11:28 AM PDT
with 78 Recommends
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Kansas Republicans are apparently terrified at the prospect that Sharice Davids, who has been polling consistently in the lead over Republican Kevin Yoder might win. How panicked? Yoder supporters in Olathe, a Johnson County Kansas suburb, resorted to...
by Chris Reeves
112 comments
on Fri Nov 02, 2018 at 07:22 AM PDT
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With the highly critical midterm election coming up in a few days, here is my previews on the ballot measures and referendums that Americans will be voting on Tuesday (or earlier if you already have done so) in your respective state(s).
Voting...
by JGibson
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on Thu Nov 01, 2018 at 11:38 PM PDT
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The Trump/Pence regime is barreling forward on its mission to deny the humanity of transgender people and eviscerate our recently won, hard fought, and very limited civil rights. How we choose to live and whether or not we have a place in society is...
by dreashadburne
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on Sun Oct 28, 2018 at 04:47 PM PDT
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On October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was lured by two men from a local bar in Wyoming. He was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie that night. Some 18 hours would pass before passing bicyclists found him. Emergency responders brought him...
by cblodg
6 comments
on Fri Oct 26, 2018 at 10:08 AM PDT
with 26 Recommends
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Some of you may have read about the recent proposed rule change for how HHS defines gender in this country. It's a way to dehumanize transgender people as well as a canary in the coal mine for how they intend to treat the rest of the rainbow.
My...
by A Bleeding God
34 comments
on Fri Oct 26, 2018 at 01:02 AM PDT
with 187 Recommends
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There are myriad reasons to despise and detest dirty Don Trump . There are just as many reasons to fear for the fate of the nation with a fascist imposing theocratic rule on the nation – not ...
by Rmuse
8 comments
on Wed Oct 24, 2018 at 07:00 AM PDT
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The Trump administration is considering a policy which would have devastating effects on the transgender community. As reported by the New York Times on Sunday, the administration’s memo describes a plan which would basically remove federal recognition...
by Marissa Higgins
12 comments
on Mon Oct 22, 2018 at 12:50 PM PDT
with 16 Recommends
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Potpourri and other ramblings of a half-mad-man
Commentary by Chitown Kev
Late last week, I had a much needed change in my work schedule that, nevertheless, has been disruptive to other things, so ...
by Black Kos
97 comments
on Tue Oct 23, 2018 at 02:00 PM PDT
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A open thread diary was proposed yesterday, given the recent stories on new attempts by the WH to re-stigmatize marginalized populations .
by annieli
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on Mon Oct 22, 2018 at 03:00 PM PDT
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What if you were born and the government decided you did not exist? That is what the Trump Administration is contemplating doing to millions of Americans, of all races, and all ages.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly...
by Dartagnan
162 comments
on Sun Oct 21, 2018 at 06:02 AM PDT
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Views on homosexuality differ widely in this country, but the percentage of Americans who think same-sex relations should be flat-out illegal is small and dropping precipitously.
Frankly, it’s absurd that anyone thinks sex between consenting adults...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
105 comments
on Sun Oct 14, 2018 at 12:56 PM PDT
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The ashes of Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-old gay man whose brutal murder 20 years ago helped lead to the passage of the historic Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, will finally be laid to rest later this month at the...
by Gabe Ortiz
61 comments
on Thu Oct 11, 2018 at 07:47 AM PDT
with 216 Recommends
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I’m still processing this amazing performance.
Last night, I saw the Grammy-winning ensemble Conspirare perform Craig Hella Johnson’s “Considering Matthew Shepard” at Transylvania ...
by wesmorgan1
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on Wed Oct 10, 2018 at 06:30 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the LGBTQ Victory Fund in support of Governor Kate Brown’s (D. OR) re-election campaign:
Governor Kate Brown of Oregon is America’s
first and only LGBTQ governor.
Kate is a trailblazer. She’s a national leader...
by poopdogcomedy
5 comments
on Tue Oct 09, 2018 at 08:52 AM PDT
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As I write this, it looks like Brett Kavanaugh just might squeak by in his fight to assume a position on the Supreme Court. I hope that I am wrong, but it’s not looking good.
So, a man who tried to delay the abortion of a young illegal alien who...
by willynel
5 comments
on Thu Oct 04, 2018 at 09:45 AM PDT
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