I’m guilty of it, and I think anyone who writes about or covers news is too. And that is treating stories about things that are abhorrently wrong as run-of-the-mill news items. We try to put everything in boxes, in confines that are familiar to us — and to you, the readers. We try to create normalcy around situations that are not normal. Read on »
Being a member of the LGBTQ+ community has increasingly become dangerous over the last few years. Throughout the country, far-right extremists have targeted transgender people, and Republicans have enacted legislation to remove their rights and erase them from society. More than 550 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation have been introduced in states around the country this year, and more than 80 have become law. Read on »
Veteran shock rocker Alice Cooper, known for his bizarre makeup and costumes and outrageous antics, has bashed transgender people in a new interview, in which he invoked the bathroom predator myth and the debunked idea that children are identifying as cats. Read on »
Police in New York City are on the lookout for a shirtless man they say assaulted a woman while yelling anti-LGBTQ+ slurs in Hudson River Park earlier this week. Read on »
The spectacle and collective breath-holding around whether four-time indicted and arrested and twice-impeached former President Donald Trump would have a mug shot taken in Georgia after he turned himself in at the Fulton County jail ended last night when the sheriff’s office released the image. Read on »
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A federal judge rejected a request for an injunction from some Maryland parents opposed to their children being exposed to LGBTQ+ topics at school. Read on »
When Eden Trevino, a healthy relationship advocate with her partner Jay Trevino, lost her mom, depression became a part of her life and took a major toll that left her spiraling. Read on »
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