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June 20, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
The Far Right and Catholics Team Up to Protest Baseball
Portraying the Dodgers game protest as one led by “religious groups” is technically correct, but it fails to communicate the threat of political violence some of the organizers openly embrace.
June 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Texas Just Got Closer to Banning Drag Shows
Texas has become the fourth GOP-led state to try to ban drag performances.
June 16, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Are Winning Their War on LGBTQ Rights
Approval of same-sex relationships and trans rights is backsliding after years of progress, according to a new Gallup poll.
June 14, 2023
Tori Otten
Conservatives Are Running Out of Things to Eat
A new right-wing boycott is going after Frosted Flakes because of Tony the Tiger.
June 14, 2023
Tori Otten
9-Year-Old Girl With Short Hair Left Sobbing After Being Attacked for Being Trans
“This is where anti-trans hate leads.”
June 14, 2023
Brynn Tannehill
Trans People’s Free Speech Is Being Suppressed in America Right Now. Does Anyone Care?
It is illegal in some states for transgender people to make public presentations that would be perfectly legal for cisgender people.
June 13, 2023
Tori Otten
Starbucks Denies Union Allegations of a Ban on Pride Decorations
The coffee chain maintains it is not caving to far-right attacks on LGBTQ people, despite union reports.
June 12, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden’s Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis
Some on the political right see only authoritarian goals in the power of the state.
June 12, 2023
Daniel Strauss
No Labels’ Latest Recruit: The North Carolina Ex-Governor Behind the Infamous “Bathroom Bill”
Pat McCrory oversaw the most contentious, divisive four years in the Tarheel State’s modern history. This is transpartisanship?
June 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Two States With Zero LGBTQ Lawmakers Are Rapidly Passing Anti-Queer Laws
A new report shows the lack of representation on the local level, and how it affects policy.
June 8, 2023
Tori Otten
A Compendium of Statements That St. Peter Might Be Asking Pat Robertson to Explain
Farewell to a man who blamed LGBTQ people and people of color for virtually everything.
June 8, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
The Origins of the Right’s War on Target
Target has put up Pride displays since 2015. What’s so different about this year?
June 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Democratic Congresswoman Rips Anti-Trans GOP Witness: “Do You Actually Believe This Garbage?”
Becca Balint is tired.
June 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Judge Blocks Extreme Anti-Trans Law: “Gender Identity Is Real”
The law banning gender-affirming care for minors has been temporarily blocked.
June 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Nikki Haley Really Thinks the “Women’s Issue of Our Time” Is Trans Kids Playing Sports
The Republican presidential candidate used her CNN town hall to scapegoat trans kids.
June 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Calls to Imprison Therapists Helping Trans Kids
The Twitter CEO suggested throwing the medical professionals in jail, shortly after vowing to lobby for the criminalization of gender-affirming care.
June 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech
“Every parent should watch this,” said the man disowned by his trans daughter.
June 1, 2023
Tori Otten
Montana Library Cancels Trans Speaker for Fear of Punishment Under Anti-Drag Law
The drag bans were never just about drag. This was the intended effect.
June 1, 2023
Tori Otten
Pentagon Kicks Off Pride Month by Canceling Drag Show at Air Force Base
Happy Pride!
May 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
If Right-Wingers Want to Boycott “Woke” Companies, Add This AR-15 Manufacturer to the List
If all it takes is a DEI director or a celebration of Pride to be woke, the list of companies the right should boycott is actually quite long.
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