Completely fair! The pull quote is total clickbait/borderline journalistic malpractice, and I understand why people are reacting so strongly to this piece- it just feels misdirected towards the author instead of NYRA, or Trump, who is the root cause here.

I signed up just to read this. Thanks Kate- it was a great piece. I'm sorry most of the readers seem to be functionally illiterate. TLDR for that crowd: In order to fight fascism, we need to have a compelling alternate vision, and clinging to symbols and traditions rooted in fascism doesn't do that.

If he was actually dating a trans woman, making this joke and then shooting very straight had to be kinda gender-affirming for his gf

Do you have a pattern link for this? It's gorgeous!