As in most elections, Californians’ heads are spinning over the many ballot measures they’re being asked to vote on this year. We’re offering some guidance on the various measures, but first, a little history to underscore why propositions should not be dismissed as less important than candidates. C
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to overturn a lower court ruling halting the denial of gender-affirming care for trans prisoners in federal custody. In an unsigned 7-2 decision, the justices declined to let the administration’s policy ta...
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A trans woman in Tennessee is suing the state over its refusal to update her driver's license to accurately reflect her gender identity. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, updated her birth certificate in Illinois in June but was denied when she attempted to make t...
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Oscar winner and famously gender-bending performer Tilda Swinton is set to reprise her role as a cross-dressing character named Ella/Max in an off-Broadway production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at New York City’s Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2027.As Deadline first report...
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MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers launched Ultra Right Beer, a "100% woke-free American beer," in April 2023 in response to the right-wing boycott of Bud Light over its collaboration with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. But over three years later, the we...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a Trump-Vance administration policy that would have ended gender-affirming care for prisoners. On Wednesday, the justices rejected an emergency application filed by the administration that would have allowed the Bureau of Prisons to restrict gen...
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Donald Trump fawned over Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-OH) body for the second time in a week while speaking at a Tuesday rally in Greenville, North Carolina. “I’m studying his body. I’ve never studied the body of a man before. It’s not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course," Trump t...
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Rhoam Summer was among the shooting deaths at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026. He was 5 years old. His father, Kelik Summer, posted that night to a Facebook group. “[It was] the worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting....
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, preserving access while a legal challenge continues.The policy would have ended ...
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Uncloseted Media published this story on Oct. 21. This story was reported in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. By HOPE PISONI | Texas’s Senate race has become one of the most-watched elections of the year. MAGA Republican no...
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During a speech at a rally for Democratic Congressional candidates in Virginia, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg mocked Republicans for trying to take credit for Democratic initiatives. Buttigieg highlighted the investments he made in Virginia while working for t...
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A new pro-Democrat ad skewering the Republican obsession with trans people is making waves across the internet. The 30-second ad from the Progress Action Fund (PAF) depicts a white-haired man in a suit sitting inside a bathroom stall. A young girl trying to use the bathroom then ...
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Virginia's Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program on Oct. 13 stopped covering gender-affirming care for transgender minors in response to a Trump-Vance administration directive. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in August announced federal funding could no ...
