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August 26, 2017
Jeet Heer
Cultural Warlord Trump Goes on the Offensive
As Trump signs his trans ban, the fantasy that he would sideline cultural strife is officially dead.
August 18, 2017
Clio Chang
Evil tech bro James Damore says being conservative is like being “gay in the 1950s.”
July 26, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why did The New York Times paint Trump as gay-friendly?
July 26, 2017
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump will attack LGBT people whenever he’s in trouble.
March 10, 2017
Graham Vyse
Go ahead, Democrats. Support transgender bathrooms.
February 27, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Crisis of Conservative Convictions
Many of the Never Trump opinion writers who pushed Trumpian policies in the Obama years are quiet now.
February 23, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos seems confused about what “civil rights” are.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Betsy DeVos is no hero.
February 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos tried to do something good, so of course Donald Trump overruled her.
September 28, 2016
Sarah Jones
Americans are split on the transgender-bathroom issue.
September 23, 2016
Esther Breger
On Transparent, A Family Unhappy In Its Own Way
The third season asks its characters: What happens after you’ve changed your life and you’re still not happy?
August 22, 2016
Sarah Jones
Transgender students still can’t use the bathroom of their choice, thanks to one Texas judge.
July 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom law just cost it the NBA All-Star Game.
May 23, 2016
Genny Beemyn
Why Trans Rights Nationwide Are Only a Matter of Time
The struggle for gay rights has paved the way.
May 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Texas’s bathrooms are the new Alamo.
April 21, 2016
Adam Peck
When Donald Trump finds your laws too discriminatory, you’re doing something wrong.
April 12, 2016
Adam Peck
North Carolina’s governor is starting to regret his decision to sign HB2.
March 2, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Decency prevails in South Dakota.
January 25, 2016
Adam Peck
It will be easier for trans athletes to compete in the Olympics this summer.
November 24, 2015
Elaine Teng
"If I get change, if I get in trouble, will you still be there?"

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