Jo Yurcaba
@joyurcaba.bsky.social
Reporter for NBC News covering the LGBTQ+ community.
DMs open; email Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com; Signal @joyurcaba.91
Pronouns: they/them
DMs open; email Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com; Signal @joyurcaba.91
Pronouns: they/them
A throwback to my rodeo days. I managed to get something like 5 concussions from riding as a teen so I opted for a helmet instead of a cowboy hat. I also had a habit of losing my stirrups while competing because this saddle was a different one than I usually rode in.
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A throwback to my rodeo days. I managed to get something like 5 concussions from riding as a teen so I opted for a helmet instead of a cowboy hat. I also had a habit of losing my stirrups while competing because this saddle was a different one than I usually rode in.
thank you! Oh yeah, I was a real southern Horse Girl back in the day lol
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
thank you! Oh yeah, I was a real southern Horse Girl back in the day lol
Can confirm that does happen haha
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can confirm that does happen haha
Also, check out the incredible photos by Jesse McClary and Allie Leepson:
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October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Also, check out the incredible photos by Jesse McClary and Allie Leepson:
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I wrote this a few months ago using data from @mapresearch.bsky.social.
The piece also evaluated why there's been less pushback to bathroom bans in the decade since North Carolina's HB 2.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
The piece also evaluated why there's been less pushback to bathroom bans in the decade since North Carolina's HB 2.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
More than 1 in 4 trans people live in states with 'bathroom bans'
Nearly 10 years after North Carolina’s HB 2 caused nationwide boycotts, 19 states have enacted restrictions on what bathrooms transgender people can use.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I wrote this a few months ago using data from @mapresearch.bsky.social.
The piece also evaluated why there's been less pushback to bathroom bans in the decade since North Carolina's HB 2.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
The piece also evaluated why there's been less pushback to bathroom bans in the decade since North Carolina's HB 2.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Headline previously: "Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources"
Now: "Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology; Some Sources Urge Caution"
Now: "Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology; Some Sources Urge Caution"
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Headline previously: "Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources"
Now: "Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology; Some Sources Urge Caution"
Now: "Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology; Some Sources Urge Caution"
The WSJ updated its reporting yesterday without an editorial note or correction.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology; Some Sources Urge Caution
An early bulletin circulated widely among law enforcement officials said investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of "transgender and anti-fascist ideology" inside the rifle that autho...
www.wsj.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The WSJ updated its reporting yesterday without an editorial note or correction.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
I feel like that especially means it should be called out — when it's part of a pattern. I point this out all the time.
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I feel like that especially means it should be called out — when it's part of a pattern. I point this out all the time.
I was just about to add this here
September 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I was just about to add this here