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For transgender Americans, Trump’s win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying
Friday, November 8th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)President-elect Donald Trump's win after a virulently anti-transgender campaign has left many queer and transgender people especially frightened about the future.
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Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures
Thursday, October 31st, 2024
via The Associated Press (Nevada)As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, opponents are using parental rights and anti-transgender messages to try to undermine support for the ballot proposals.
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What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
Friday, October 25th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Pennsylvania)The San Jose State University women's volleyball team finds itself at the center of a storm around transgender participation in sports as it makes a run toward a conference title.
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For trans people reliant on federal programs, the election could change everything • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)Twenty-six states have enacted laws limiting youth access to gender-affirming care. Though Pennsylvania isn't among them, Republican members of the state House of Representatives have introduced legislation this year proposing legal protection for any parent who won't consent to this kind of care for their child.
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Indy Elections: Republicans lead in voter turnout by about 2 percentage points
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)Plus: Election resources and celebrity sightings
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Equality Utah says lawsuit by Trump adviser’s firm aims to punish the LGBTQ+ nonprofit for calling out anti-trans speech
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)A Utah conservative activist is suing LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Utah with help from a former advisor to Donald Trump. The nonprofit is now asking a judge to throw the case out, citing a new anti-SLAPP law.
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Inside the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ push that’s perplexing health leaders
Friday, October 18th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Texas)Experts are happy that chronic disease has become a campaign priority — but not sure how to feel about the message coming from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump, pointing to disputed San Jose State volleyball play, vows to ban transgender athletes
Thursday, October 17th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Donald Trump claimed during a town hall that a spike by a transgender player "hit the girl in the head.' San Diego State says that didn't happen.
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Trump targets San Jose State player, pledges to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Donald Trump, referencing a play in a San Jose State volleyball match, said that he would ban all trans women from competing in women's sports.
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Trump claim against SJSU player refuted after he pledges to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Donald Trump, incorrectly referencing a play in a San Jose State volleyball match, said that he would ban all trans women from competing in women's sports.
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Rogers and Slotkin slug it out on Social Security, guns, EVs and abortion in final debate • Michigan Advance
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)The two candidates vying to be Michigan's next U.S. senator confronted each other face-to-face for the last time Monday before the Nov. 5 election. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) and former U.S.…
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Falling out of love with Austin: Author Alex Hannaford’s failed romance with our city
Monday, October 14th, 2024
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)Author Alex Hannaford's new book, "Lost in Austin," tells how he adored Austin, then did not.
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NH House candidate 2024: Jessica F. LaMontagne, Strafford District 17
Friday, October 11th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)Candidate Jessica F. LaMontagne shares her views as she seeks election in 2024 in NH House District Strafford 17 (Dover Ward 5)
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Blue and red states were putting period products in schools—then came the anti-trans backlash
Friday, October 11th, 2024
via The Daily Gazette (New York)The 19th examines the effects of the anti-trans backlash on the accessibility of menstrual products in schools across the US
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How Anti-Trans Language Became a GOP Campaign Cornerstone
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
via Flathead Beacon (Montana)The joke goes as follows. Tim Sheehy walks into a crowded auditorium — in Bozeman, Kalispell, Lewistown or, in this case, the Republican National Convention — donning a pressed suit and a smile. He breaks the ice. 'My name is Tim Sheehy. Those are also my pronouns. I've been a 'he-she' for 38 years, and […]
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Westerville school board rescinds religious release policy: What’s next for LifeWise Academy? • Ohio Capital Journal
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Westerville City Schools Board of Education voted 4-0 last week to end a religious release time policy that allowed LifeWise Academy to take public school students out of class to conduct Bible…
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One student says he’s paid the price for his school district’s anti-LGBT policies
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)A Chino Valley high school student has been badly bullied in a district that passed policies banning Pride flags and requiring teachers to out trans students.
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8 trans teens get real on what it’s really like growing up in America
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via al (Alabama)From testosterone battles to museum dreams, Nico Lang's new book reveals trans youth resilience amid legislative storm.
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USU women’s volleyball forfeits match against San Jose State over trans player
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)Utah State University women's volleyball team has joined other schools in forfeiting against San Jose State University's team, which has a player who is reportedly a transgender woman.
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