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Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania.
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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It is ethically right to fight security guards trying to stop hungry people from eating.
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It is ethically right to fight security guards trying to stop hungry people from eating.
Stand up. Repeat the truth again and again. Repeat.
It's how you win.
It's how you win.
Leadership looks like repeating the truth again and again and refusing to back down to bullies and pressure.
It looks like using your platform and leverage-- whatever it may be -- for the larger good.
So grateful to Pritzker and everyone else modeling this now.
It looks like using your platform and leverage-- whatever it may be -- for the larger good.
So grateful to Pritzker and everyone else modeling this now.
Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."
October 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Stand up. Repeat the truth again and again. Repeat.
It's how you win.
It's how you win.
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"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least"
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least"
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It has historically involved physical, psychological and sexual abuse against minors — electric shock, masturbation reconditioning, starvation, chemically induced nausea and hypnosis.
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider allowing it in Colorado and other states.
19thnews.org/2025/10/supr...
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider allowing it in Colorado and other states.
19thnews.org/2025/10/supr...
The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?
In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.
19thnews.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It has historically involved physical, psychological and sexual abuse against minors — electric shock, masturbation reconditioning, starvation, chemically induced nausea and hypnosis.
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider allowing it in Colorado and other states.
19thnews.org/2025/10/supr...
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider allowing it in Colorado and other states.
19thnews.org/2025/10/supr...
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In the US, the number of trans people, at least 2.8 million, is similar to many ethnic groups (there are 2 million Korean Americans, 5.5 million Chinese Americans) - where's Transtown?
Could help with housing, jobs, healthcare, media & political power. Many parts already exist in some cities. 1/
Could help with housing, jobs, healthcare, media & political power. Many parts already exist in some cities. 1/
October 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In the US, the number of trans people, at least 2.8 million, is similar to many ethnic groups (there are 2 million Korean Americans, 5.5 million Chinese Americans) - where's Transtown?
Could help with housing, jobs, healthcare, media & political power. Many parts already exist in some cities. 1/
Could help with housing, jobs, healthcare, media & political power. Many parts already exist in some cities. 1/
Bastard wants my donut.
October 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Bastard wants my donut.
I live outside San Francisco. This weekend my family and I are going to see Shucked and if the military takes all the parking spaces it's ok because we'll just ride BART.
shuckedmusical.com
shuckedmusical.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I live outside San Francisco. This weekend my family and I are going to see Shucked and if the military takes all the parking spaces it's ok because we'll just ride BART.
shuckedmusical.com
shuckedmusical.com
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Republicans, Trump included, are zeroing in on transgender people and blaming us for the looming government shutdown.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Republicans, Trump included, are zeroing in on transgender people and blaming us for the looming government shutdown.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights.
Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.
An escalator can never break - it can only become stairs.
You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just:
Escalator Temporarily Stairs
Sorry for the convenience
- Mitch Hedberg
You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just:
Escalator Temporarily Stairs
Sorry for the convenience
- Mitch Hedberg
Trump demands an “immediate investigation” into the UN escalator that stopped when he stepped on it, saying those responsible “should be arrested.”
Reports say it was triggered by one of his own videographers accidentally triggering the safety mechanism.
Reports say it was triggered by one of his own videographers accidentally triggering the safety mechanism.
September 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
An escalator can never break - it can only become stairs.
You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just:
Escalator Temporarily Stairs
Sorry for the convenience
- Mitch Hedberg
You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just:
Escalator Temporarily Stairs
Sorry for the convenience
- Mitch Hedberg
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Grateful to our courageous clients and co-counsel @dsc250.bsky.social @bergermontague.bsky.social. Together, we will protect trans youth!
1. In a groundbreaking legal filing, transgender patients, represented by Women's Law Project, have filed a legal complaint against UPMC for capitulating to Trump and dropping trans care.
Federal funding threats do not override state law.
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Federal funding threats do not override state law.
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Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump
UPMC bowed to Trump and abandoned its trans patients, advocates say. It may have violated state law.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Grateful to our courageous clients and co-counsel @dsc250.bsky.social @bergermontague.bsky.social. Together, we will protect trans youth!
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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I bet Charlie Kirk watches Johnny Carson.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I bet Charlie Kirk watches Johnny Carson.
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Charlie Kirk's professor hit list is easier to find than episodes of the Man Show.
Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel is the latest late-night host to be pulled from a major network after the comedian made remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, amid pressure from Donald Trump’s administration.
Details: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Details: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
September 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Charlie Kirk's professor hit list is easier to find than episodes of the Man Show.
My youngest kiddo is one of "them."
She likes science & languages. She's taking Home Econ this semester in Jr High. She's excited about it b/c she's wanted to learn to sew and knit and I'm afraid my skills aren't that sharp.
She has a pet snake and is really scared of spiders. #TrueStory
She likes science & languages. She's taking Home Econ this semester in Jr High. She's excited about it b/c she's wanted to learn to sew and knit and I'm afraid my skills aren't that sharp.
She has a pet snake and is really scared of spiders. #TrueStory
"We have to get them off the streets, and we have to get them off the internet, and we can't let them communicate with each other. I'm all about free speech, but this is a virus, this is a cancer that's spreading across this country."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
MAGA rep calls to mass institutionalize trans people: ‘Get them off the streets!’
‘They have an underlying level of aggressiveness,’ Ronny Jackson said about transgender women.
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My youngest kiddo is one of "them."
She likes science & languages. She's taking Home Econ this semester in Jr High. She's excited about it b/c she's wanted to learn to sew and knit and I'm afraid my skills aren't that sharp.
She has a pet snake and is really scared of spiders. #TrueStory
She likes science & languages. She's taking Home Econ this semester in Jr High. She's excited about it b/c she's wanted to learn to sew and knit and I'm afraid my skills aren't that sharp.
She has a pet snake and is really scared of spiders. #TrueStory
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We’re not willing to collectively be loud, angry assholes and that may be our downfall.
September 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We’re not willing to collectively be loud, angry assholes and that may be our downfall.
With Charlie Kirk still in the news, how come no one talks about Bill Montgomery, the 80+ y/o man who groomed Kirk in his teens?
Montgomery, a rabid anti-vaxxer who died of COVID, is who started TPUSA, not Kirk alone.
There's another big piece of Kirk's story that people have already forgotten.
Montgomery, a rabid anti-vaxxer who died of COVID, is who started TPUSA, not Kirk alone.
There's another big piece of Kirk's story that people have already forgotten.
September 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
With Charlie Kirk still in the news, how come no one talks about Bill Montgomery, the 80+ y/o man who groomed Kirk in his teens?
Montgomery, a rabid anti-vaxxer who died of COVID, is who started TPUSA, not Kirk alone.
There's another big piece of Kirk's story that people have already forgotten.
Montgomery, a rabid anti-vaxxer who died of COVID, is who started TPUSA, not Kirk alone.
There's another big piece of Kirk's story that people have already forgotten.
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Homeless people shouldn’t be killed, they should be housed
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
September 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Homeless people shouldn’t be killed, they should be housed
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
For no reason I thought I'd repost this old news story about the time Charlie Kirk sent a couple of his TPUSA goons to stalk and rough up my friend David.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Two Turning Point USA members admit to assaulting queer professor
Kalen D’Almeida and Braden Ellis accosted David Boyles, also co-founder of Drag Story Hour Arizona, last October
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
For no reason I thought I'd repost this old news story about the time Charlie Kirk sent a couple of his TPUSA goons to stalk and rough up my friend David.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
You don't have to mourn an abusive person.
September 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You don't have to mourn an abusive person.
Every time Newsome does something good, like hiring a good social media team or CA redistricting, that decision is lined with things like throwing trans kids and the homeless under the bus.
He an opportunist. Nothing more.
Maybe he didn't follow Kim, but that does not imply he has a moral compass.
He an opportunist. Nothing more.
Maybe he didn't follow Kim, but that does not imply he has a moral compass.
August 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Every time Newsome does something good, like hiring a good social media team or CA redistricting, that decision is lined with things like throwing trans kids and the homeless under the bus.
He an opportunist. Nothing more.
Maybe he didn't follow Kim, but that does not imply he has a moral compass.
He an opportunist. Nothing more.
Maybe he didn't follow Kim, but that does not imply he has a moral compass.
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1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
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You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Gavin Newsom is anti-trans and I will never, ever vote for him.
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Gavin Newsom is anti-trans and I will never, ever vote for him.