Obama administration: Trans rights are civil rights. Alex Garland YES: In the middle of a legal fight with North Carolina over transgender rights, the Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping decree telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. The […]
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People Are Boycotting Target Because The Store Supports Their Trans Employees And Customers
Target is standing up to anti-trans bigots. Northfoto / Shutterstock.com Last week, Target reaffirmed its commitment to support its LGBT guests and made it clear that they would respect transgender employees and guests by welcoming them “to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.” So, naturally, members of a […]
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Ted Cruz Salivates Over Toilet Troubles
Imagine what it would sound like to have Ted Cruz slowly licking his lips right next to your ear. Trevor Collens / Shutterstock.com Lately, mainstream America’s been having a kind of wake-up about trans people. That’s mostly meant acknowledging that they exist and are human beings with feelings, which is kind of rudimentary as far […]
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North Carolina Supports Hate; Gets Porn Taken Away
As far as public relations go, the states of North Carolina and Mississippi have had a very tough time lately. The Republican controlled legislatures of both states have recently passed bills openly discriminating against those in the LGBT community. Last week, Mississippi’s governor approved HB 1523, a so-called “religious freedom” law that allows Christian run […]
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Jessica Williams’ Brilliant Daily Show Segment on Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahGet More: The Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,The Daily Show Video Archive And this is why the haters are going to lose. They’re winning battles right now (North Carolina, Mississippi), just like they won battles during fight for marriage equality (the 11 state constitutional amendments banning same […]
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Mississippi’s Bigoted New Law Means the Mayor Can’t Go To Pascagoula
The (third) USS Portland UPDATE, 4/13: Mississippi’s law might preclude Hales from going to Pascagoula, but nothing prevents the USS Portland from visiting its namesake. The Navy League of the United States wants to bring the Portland—the first USS Portland to be named specifically and only after PDX—to the city in Fall 2017 for the […]
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Portland Is The Latest City To Ban Employee Travel To North Carolina
This just in: NOPE. Good news for city employees: They’re not in danger of being sent to North Carolina any time soon. As expected, Portland City Council voted unanimously today to temporarily prohibit any city travel to the Tar Heel State until officials there repeal a law that prohibits transgender people from using restrooms the […]
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The Definition of Insanity: Gay Republicans
Every four years gay Republicans slime out from under their rocks to remind us that the Democratic candidate wasn’t always perfect on LGBT issues. They then implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) pivot to this nonsensical argument: Since your guy/gal wasn’t always perfect on LGBT issues, the LGBT community should vote for the Republican who was terrible […]
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Gay Hero Bear Confronts Marco Rubio
NYT: Mr. Rubio, who is seeking to win over conservatives, is seldom asked about gay rights at his campaign stops. But courting voters in a crowded New Hampshire diner on the eve of the primary is an unpredictable business. The voter, who identified himself as Timothy Kierstead, was seated at a table with his mother […]
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Which Colleges and Universities Are Bigoted? It’s About to Be Easier To Find Out
Multnomah University More and more, religious universities around the country are seeking federal permission to baldly discriminate against LGBT students, but it’s never been particularly easy to figure out when that’s happening. That’s about to change. Responding to a request from lawmakers including US Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, the US Department of Education […]
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Todd Haynes Takes on Patricia Highsmith with Carol
CAROL “I like your hat.” “I like your hat, too.” “Let’s trade hats!” Therese is a pretty, scrappy shopgirl with a dapper boyfriend and rowdy, heavy-drinking friends. She’s curiously watchful—actress Rooney Mara keeps her eyes opened wide—but it’s not quite clear what she’s looking for. Until Therese sees Carol (Cate Blanchett). Then it all makes […]
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Multnomah University’s President Wants to Know Why the Feds Are Being “Selective” In Awarding The Right to Discriminate
M. O. Stevens The president of a tiny Christian university in Northeast Portland is confused. Back in February, he asked the federal government for formal permission to deny access to transgender students, and he hasn’t heard back—even though dozens of other schools have gotten the same permission. “I don’t understand why it’s taken so long,” […]