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Michigan adds sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime law despite 'far-right fiction'

House Bills 5400 and 5401 amended the definition and sentencing guidelines of the state's 1988 “ethnic intimidation” statute for the first time in over 36 years.

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What LGBTQ+ people should know about Meta’s new rules

Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.

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Pete Buttigieg expertly fact-checks Donald Trump Jr. on electric vehicles

The president-elect's son is getting roasted for believing a ridiculous post that claimed "Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations."

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No, HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine isn't performing pagan rituals in the woods

The doctored footage has been circulating on social media lately in which Levine's head was digitally placed onto the body of a woman wearing robes and a pentacle necklace.

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JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.

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Why do inmates have access to gender-affirming care? Those Trump ads you keep seeing debunked

Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.

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Laverne Cox mocks the GOP's $65 million anti-trans ad buy: 'Made-up fearmongering'

"It doesn't even work," the trans actor reminded viewers on The Daily Show.

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Missouri billboards falsely claim abortion referendum involves 'child gender surgery'

Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment to legalize abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot doesn’t mention gender-affirming care.

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Pete Buttigieg combats hurricane relief disinformation & discusses ongoing disaster response

The out U.S. transportation secretary talked about why Republican disinformation about hurricane relief is so dangerous for disaster victims.

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Colorado officials apologize after Gays Against Groomers falsely claims Gov. Jared Polis supports extremists

The executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration apologized for not properly vetting the hate group’s request for a commemorative flag.

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JD Vance admits to making up crazy stories to get press attention and says he'll continue doing it

Donald Trump’s running mate said he makes stuff up during a CNN interview.

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JD Vance now says Haitian immigrants are spreading HIV after bizarre pet-eating claim flops

Donald Trump’s campaign is just going with unfettered racism now along with stoking fear and discrimination against those living with HIV.

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The Apalachee shooter made anti-trans threats. Right-wingers are still lying that he's trans

Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray is not transgender, but conservatives are still lying about his identity to score political points in the wake of four people's murders.

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No, conservatives, Democrats did not call for a rainbow redesign of the American flag

According to conservative pages, Democrats are adding a rainbow to the American flag, and "gullible" is written on the ceiling above you. Go ahead, look up.

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From Meta to X, most major social media companies are failing LGBTQ+ users: GLAAD

Most of the top social media companies got an 'F' grade on GLAAD’s 2024 Social Media Safety Index. Of the major platforms, TikTok was the only one to pass with a dismal D+ grade.

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No, transphobes, Lia Thomas didn't cause the U.S. swimming team to almost quit

A false Facebook post claiming the U.S. women's swimming team threatened to quit if trans athlete Lia Thomas was allowed to try out have been debunked.

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Maine signs trans and abortion sanctuary bill into law, despite violent threats

Despite a series of bomb threats against legislators in the state, Maine's Gov. Janet Mills has signed a transgender and abortion sanctuary bill into law.

The Far Right Is Exploiting the Nashville Tragedy to Promote Transphobia

As soon as it became known that the shooter may have identified as trans, the right-wing media outrage ecosystem went to work.