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During the interview, she mentioned that, due to Donald Trump's anti-trans executive orders, her passport now says she's male, curtailing her ability to travel, but she assu","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-09-20T14:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-21T00:40:53.326Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F04%2Fcaitlyn-jenner-tomi-lahren-is-fearless.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"kxl76k","title":"Pro-trans voters call out Democrat, Vance insults drag nuns & Turkey cracks down on LGBTQ+ people","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/pro-trans-voters-call-out-democrat-vance-insults-drag-nuns-turkey-cracks-down-on-lgbtq-people/","excerpt":"Turkey cracks down on LGBTQ+ activism with raids and arrests nationwide How many people were arrested: 47 people across 12 provinces were arrested during government raids last weekend, and another 126 people were arrested during the week amid protests against the anti-LGBTQ+ raids. 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Donald Trump bragged about acing the test in the past. But even though she did well on the MoCA too, she warned that","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-09-19T18:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-21T00:40:53.326Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2020%2F08%2FTrump-racist-point.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"atoogl","title":"Trans women are not a threat to women's spaces. 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This transphobic, homophobic man can rot in hell,\" Tayl","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-09-11T19:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T10:40:23.940Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-20-at-121425pm.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D1884%252C992%252C0.55%252C0.37%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"h5srt7","title":"Lilly Wachowski says supporting Harry Potter is \"supporting trans genocide\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/lilly-wachowski-says-supporting-harry-potter-is-supporting-trans/","excerpt":"Transgender action and sci-fi director Lilly Wachowski told Variety that fans of the magical kids' fantasy series Harry Potter are \"supporting trans genocide\" because it helps fund the anti-trans activism of the series' author JK Rowling. \"She is funding trans genocide,\" Wachowski said in an intervi","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-09-11T18:40:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T18:40:33.449Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F09%2Fscreenshot-2026-09-11-at-15531pm.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1%26%23038%3Bquality%3D85","category":"rights","needsResolve":false,"needsImageFetch":false},{"id":"yk1k2e","title":"\"I’m so grateful\": Lending library brings LGBTQ+ books to the masses in the heart of red America","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/im-so-grateful-lending-library-brings-lgbtq-books-to-the-masses-in-the-heart-of-red-america/","excerpt":"The bus at first looks unassuming, a black trailer you’d see at any old craft fair or farmers market. 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