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Alejandra Caraballo
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Transgender Americans Feel Under Siege as Political Vitriol Rises
December 12, 2022
Alejandra Caraballo is used to seeing anti-transgender hatred. As an L.G.B.T.Q. rights advocate and a transgender woman, she has received death threats, and her and…
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Why extremism experts say it’s worth discussing the Colorado shooting suspect’s pronouns
December 12, 2022
Attorneys for the alleged gunman in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado said in court filings the suspect is nonbinary and uses…
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Colorado shooting prompts top drag queens to tour with armed guards and metal detectors
December 2, 2022
The deadly attack at an LGBTQ club in Colorado last month — where a shooter turned the venue’s “Drag Divas” night into a massacre —…
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‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts
November 28, 2022
Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts — to the alarm of activists and online trust and safety experts. After posting…
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Right-wing influencers and media double down on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in the wake of the Colorado shooting
November 28, 2022
Some right-wing media figures and influencers have doubled down on the use of inflammatory rhetoric against the LGBTQ community in the wake of Saturday night’s…
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Texas GOP looks to restrict transgender health care and drag shows
November 16, 2022
Texas Republicans introduced several bills this week that target the transgender community, including at least two measures seeking to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors and…
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Would Twitter get online publisher immunity in fake ‘blue check’ suits?
November 15, 2022
Twitter Inc’s introduction last week of a new subscription system to dole out blue-check verification badges was a flop by any standard. Even Twitter tacitly…
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Florida medical boards vote to ban gender-affirming care for youth
November 8, 2022
On Friday, two Florida medical boards – Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine – voted to institute a ban on…
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In the fews days since Elon Musk closed his deal to buy Twitter, far-right users have started to celebrate what they hope will be the…
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Looming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk’s Twitter
October 31, 2022
Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and his promise to ease up…
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Doctors providing trans care are under increasing threat from far-right harassment campaigns
October 7, 2022
Dr. Katherine Gast had become accustomed to the odd social media comment or email from someone who does not support or understand gender affirmation procedures…
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Florida High Schools Asking Female Athletes 5 Questions About Their Menstrual Periods
October 5, 2022
Want to play high school sports in Florida? Well, the Florida High School Athletic Association has a form for you to complete. And you can…
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For trans children, finding a community of peers is challenging. That’s why Maya, whose name has been changed to protect her family, was thrilled this…
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Harassment prompts children’s hospitals to strip websites, threatening access to gender-affirming care
October 3, 2022
Children’s hospitals that have been targeted on social media for providing gender-affirming care — and even some that haven’t — are stripping information about those…
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How to scrub your phone number and address from Google search
October 3, 2022
From a simple Google search, strangers can dig up your phone number, physical address or other personal information. You might not want that floating around…
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The takedown of harassment site Kiwi Farms
September 21, 2022
Notorious stalking and harassment site Kiwi Farms has been hacked and taken offline again, less than a month after the website security and hosting provider…