Stormy Daniels Is Belle of West Hollywood After Given Key to City

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        Stormy Daniels Is Belle of West Hollywood After Given Key to City 
    The adult film star was awarded the key by the West Hollywood Mayor on Wednesday, for continually standing up to Donald Trump.
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 Gwyneth Brinkley
          
          May 24, 2018
          
        
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The love for Stormy Daniels was evident Wednesday night in West Hollywood after the adult film star and media maven was honored for standing up to Donald Trump. Daniels, the stage name of Stephanie Clifford, has gone public about her affair with the president and the strong-arm tactics used by his lawyer to keep her silent. 

        
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Stormy Daniels Is Belle of West Hollywood After Given Key to City

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Stormy Daniels Is Belle of West Hollywood After Given Key to City

The adult film star was awarded the key by the West Hollywood Mayor on Wednesday, for continually standing up to Donald Trump.

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Opinion: A 1986 case involving two murders shows how the “trans panic” defense shaped unequal justice—and why it still matters today.

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Justin Kralemann alleges St. Louis-based Food Outreach fired him over social media posts about immigration and Pride flags.

In this op-ed, HB 752 is revealed as more than a transgender bathroom bill—it’s a law that invites public suspicion, polices gender expression, and puts everyone at risk.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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After the former DHS secretary’s husband, Bryon Noem, was accused of having a secret cross-dressing fetish, she no longer wants to be the center of attention, writes Josh Ackley.

Opinion: Proximity to (and even building) misogynistic machinery will not protect you, writes contributor Josh Ackley.

Conservative lawmakers said they will use the bill to target transgender Ohioans who use public locker rooms

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Photographer Anthony Gansauer captures trans lives in South Carolina through intimate portraits and personal conversations.

For nearly a year, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has been dragging its feet on removing an anti-trans term from its policies.