Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland, an 18-year-old Black transgender woman, was found shot to death near a bar in Mechanicsville, Md., last week. Read on »
Last year, guns surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. Just let that sink in for a moment. Children dying at a young age is rare and gut-wrenching in the first place, and how they are able to be so close to guns is gruesome. Among other countries, in Germany, guns rank 13th as a cause of children's deaths, Australia 11th, and Japan 15th. Read on »
U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff and Mark Takano, both Democrats from California, Tuesday called on Twitter CEO Elon Musk to address the rise in hate speech, including anti-LGBTQ+ speech, on the platform since he took it over last fall. Read on »
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Even before police officials in Tennessee identified the person responsible for murdering three children and three adults in the latest mass school shooting in the U.S., far-right extremists and transphobic people began spreading misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation focused on transgender people and not guns. Read on »
Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls is resharing a video of a speech he made in 2011 about being the son of a lesbian couple, and it’s as relevant as ever. Read on »
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A Wisconsin elementary school administration told a first-grade teacher that her class could not sing a song by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus that celebrates acceptance because it might be controversial. The song’s title, “Rainbowland,” seems to be the source of the problem. Read on »
Minnesota is advancing a bill to make the state a refuge for transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care and for their supportive parents. Read on »
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Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland, an 18-year-old Black 
Last year, guns surpassed car accidents as the 
U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff and Mark Takano, both Democrats from California, Tuesday called on Twitter CEO Elon Musk to address the rise in hate speech, including anti-LGBTQ+ speech, on the platform since he took it over last fall. 
Even before police officials in 
Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls is resharing a video of a 
By Dan Heching 
A 
Minnesota is advancing a bill to make the state a refuge for transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care and for their supportive parents. 
