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        This Week in The Resistance: The Fight For Women
      The future is female.
 
 Angela Jude 
          
          Jan 26, 2017
          
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Opinion 
        Donald Trump tried to insult Jon Ossoff with Pee-wee Herman. The joke is on him
      The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.
 
John Casey
 
National 
        Powerful Democratic think tank's reset on transgender rights alarms advocates
      The Center for American Progress says its new framework will help Democrats confront anti-LGBTQ+ attacks without abandoning civil rights. Transgender people aren't so sure.
 
Christopher Wiggins
 
Drag 
        ‘Drag Race’ stars threaten to ‘sue’ Nancy Mace over attack on drag queens
      The anti-trans Republican congresswoman is getting heat for using photos of Drag Race stars at an anti-drag hearing.
 
Ariel Messman-Rucker
 
Sports 
        The 21 highest-paid WNBA players — and what they were making five years ago
      Some players have seen as high as 2,000% increases to their annual salary over the last five years.
 
Samantha Allen

 
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Dayton-based nonprofit Have a Gay Day’s van parks in front of the anti-LGBTQ+ billboard on Wednesday, July 22 in Lima, Ohio. 
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        Top House Veterans Affairs leader pledges action after Trump ends LGBTQ+ care network for those who served
     
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US Representative Mark Takano, a Democrat from California, has vowed to support LGBTQ+ veterans after the Trump administration ended a specialized care program for them.

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        Rep. Mark Takano, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is accusing the Trump administration of deliberately undermining veterans’ health care after the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly moved to dismantle the national network that coordinated care for LGBTQ+ veterans. Keep Reading → 
 
        Judge rejects Trump administration bid to dismiss transgender Air Force troops’ retirement lawsuit
     
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        A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to knock most of the transgender service members out of a lawsuit over military retirements that the Air Force approved and then abruptly revoked. Keep Reading → 
 
        Ohio teachers train colleagues to navigate anti-LGBTQ+ classroom laws
     
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        This story originally appeared on The Buckeye Flame.During a time when Ohio’s Republican majority is seeking to reshape the state’s public education system, Youngstown-area middle school teacher Erica Putro was surprised to find her colleagues knew little about anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that would completely change how they interact with queer students. Keep Reading → 
 
        Why did Josh Shapiro appoint this anti-trans Republican to Pennsylvania's civil rights commission?
     
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Seth Grove is an anti-trans former Republican state lawmaker who was appointed to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

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        Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, has appointed a former Republican lawmaker with a long record of opposing transgender rights and attempting to curtail civil rights enforcement to the state commission charged with protecting Pennsylvanians from discrimination. Keep Reading → 
 
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        Washington coffee shop removes astonishingly transphobic sign with ableist slur after public outcry
      The mayor’s office in Spokane had initially defended the hateful sign as protected speech under the First Amendment.
 
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Opinion 
        Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it
      The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey
 
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Crime 
        'Alpha male' Andrew Tate arrested in an outfit so feminine, it sparked endless jokes
      Self-described MAGA misogynist Andrew Tate was arrested in Florida on rape and human trafficking charges.
 
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Health 
        Please, we’re begging you, do not 'drink your pee' to avoid HRT
      A viral video has sparked concerns about the lengths to which cis people will go to dodge prescribed hormone therapy.
 
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Opinion 
        I’m queer, not gay. It matters.
      Responding to a recent New York Times guest essay, child and adolescent psychiatrist Chase T. M. Anderson explains why "queer" better reflects their identity, politics, and vision for LGBTQ+ liberation.
 
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Culture 
        Kevin Aviance survived an antigay hate crime. Twenty years later, he warns LGBTQ+ people not to disappear
      The queer dance music icon reflects on the 2006 beating that nearly ended his career and why queer and trans people must gather, resist, and live openly.
 
Christopher Wiggins

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This Week in The Resistance: The Fight For Women

The future is female.

The Latest

Donald Trump tried to insult Jon Ossoff with Pee-wee Herman. The joke is on him

The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.

Powerful Democratic think tank's reset on transgender rights alarms advocates

The Center for American Progress says its new framework will help Democrats confront anti-LGBTQ+ attacks without abandoning civil rights. Transgender people aren't so sure.

‘Drag Race’ stars threaten to ‘sue’ Nancy Mace over attack on drag queens

The anti-trans Republican congresswoman is getting heat for using photos of Drag Race stars at an anti-drag hearing.

The 21 highest-paid WNBA players — and what they were making five years ago

Some players have seen as high as 2,000% increases to their annual salary over the last five years.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

Right-wingers mock trans student tased by UCF police after demanding not to be misgendered

Judge in trans military ban case demands Pentagon explain Hegseth’s testosterone double standard

Trump ends care network for LGBTQ+ veterans, internal email shows. Providers condemn 'cruel erasure'

In a viral post, transgender author alleges anti-LGBTQ+ senator Lindsey Graham hired her for sex work

Hunter Biden calls out 'closeted gay mafia' of D.C. Republicans

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'No child has two dads' billboards spark outrage across rural Ohio

Top House Veterans Affairs leader pledges action after Trump ends LGBTQ+ care network for those who served

Judge rejects Trump administration bid to dismiss transgender Air Force troops’ retirement lawsuit

Ohio teachers train colleagues to navigate anti-LGBTQ+ classroom laws

Why did Josh Shapiro appoint this anti-trans Republican to Pennsylvania's civil rights commission?

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Washington coffee shop removes astonishingly transphobic sign with ableist slur after public outcry

The mayor’s office in Spokane had initially defended the hateful sign as protected speech under the First Amendment.

Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

Please, we’re begging you, do not 'drink your pee' to avoid HRT

A viral video has sparked concerns about the lengths to which cis people will go to dodge prescribed hormone therapy.

I’m queer, not gay. It matters.

Responding to a recent New York Times guest essay, child and adolescent psychiatrist Chase T. M. Anderson explains why "queer" better reflects their identity, politics, and vision for LGBTQ+ liberation.

Kevin Aviance survived an antigay hate crime. Twenty years later, he warns LGBTQ+ people not to disappear

The queer dance music icon reflects on the 2006 beating that nearly ended his career and why queer and trans people must gather, resist, and live openly.

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This Week in The Resistance: The Fight For Women

The future is female.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.

The Center for American Progress says its new framework will help Democrats confront anti-LGBTQ+ attacks without abandoning civil rights. Transgender people aren't so sure.

The anti-trans Republican congresswoman is getting heat for using photos of Drag Race stars at an anti-drag hearing.

Some players have seen as high as 2,000% increases to their annual salary over the last five years.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

Most Popular

The mayor’s office in Spokane had initially defended the hateful sign as protected speech under the First Amendment.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

Self-described MAGA misogynist Andrew Tate was arrested in Florida on rape and human trafficking charges.

A viral video has sparked concerns about the lengths to which cis people will go to dodge prescribed hormone therapy.

Responding to a recent New York Times guest essay, child and adolescent psychiatrist Chase T. M. Anderson explains why "queer" better reflects their identity, politics, and vision for LGBTQ+ liberation.

The queer dance music icon reflects on the 2006 beating that nearly ended his career and why queer and trans people must gather, resist, and live openly.