How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats
Researchers found that when tragedy unfolds, some seek to falsely blame transgender people.
July 2, 2025
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No, a transgender military Black Hawk pilot didn’t fly the helicopter involved in the crash near D.C.
Jo Ellis posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook after right-wingers accused her of flying the Black Hawk that crashed into a passenger jet.
January 31, 2025
Meet the trans Black Hawk pilot suing after being falsely accused of role in deadly D.C. crash
Jo Ellis is suing right-wing commentator Matthew Wallace to "hold someone accountable."
April 11, 2025
Trump Supporters Vandalize Openly Gay Candidate’s Home With 'Death Threat'
The attack amounts to a hate crime, according to the victim.
October 28, 2016
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Urges Congress to Block Trans Military Ban
"If you are willing to risk your life for our country and you can do the job, you should be able to serve," says the decorated veteran.
August 24, 2017
Democrat Robert Garcia condemns ‘madman’ Donald Trump’s ‘monstrous’ response to D.C. plane crash
Instead of consoling a grieving nation, the president has tried to score political points by falsely blaming diversity efforts for the tragedy.
January 31, 2025
Democratic congressional candidate waffles on military's gay ban
Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and Democratic candidate for Congress, is at odds with two national gay rights groups over whether she supports repealing the military's ban on openly gay service members.
August 15, 2006
Pete Buttigieg blasts ‘despicable’ Donald Trump for blaming D.C. plane crash on DEI
He was responding to the president’s claim that the former transportation secretary was a “disaster.”
January 30, 2025
Mary Trump Confirms She Heard Trump Use Racist, Anti-Semitic Slurs
The lesbian author also opens up about the difficult process of coming out to her family, after her grandmother called Elton John the f word.
July 17, 2020
Report Ties Antigay Group VP to Pentagon Spy Ring
An investigative journalist says William 'Jerry' Boykin, vice president of the Family Research Council, used evangelical groups to cover espionage.
October 27, 2015
High notes
Songwriter Tomek Fior came to love his "feminine" voice, raising the question "When you really accept yourself, what will you sound like?"
April 9, 2007
How NBA Legend Bill Russell Helped Rick Welts Come Out
Welts, the gay former president of the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors, will speak and be a pallbearer for his lifelong friend's private memorial service.
August 5, 2022
Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘major concern’ over dangerous Trump-era instability
The gay former transportation secretary warned of the ramifications of the second Trump administration's chaos.
May 7, 2025
Plane crashes, near misses, smoked cabins as Trump rages about the delay with his gilded new Air Force One
While planes crash and near misses pile up, and the system crumbles under its own weight, Trump is focused on one making sure he has the best seat in the sky, writes John Casey.
February 27, 2025
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint says Trump’s ‘disgusting’ plane crash press conference proves ‘he is not well’
”I have to say something,” the Vermont congresswoman said about calling attention to the president’s bizarre behavior.
January 30, 2025
This is why it's okay to be angry at anyone who voted for Trump
Opinion: They were warned about Project 2025, autocracy, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and we’re suffering the consequences because of their ignorance, John Casey writes.
February 3, 2025