Erin in the Morning

AOC Rebukes Anti-Trans Democrats, Calling Them “Shameful” And “Wrong” For “Scaring So Easily” DCCC Releases Its First Anti-Trans Ad, Supporting SC Democrat Nancy Lacore Conservative Parents Lament That Anti-Trans Ads Are Teaching Their Kids Trans People Exist New Zealand High Court Rules Puberty Blocker Ban Is “Unjustified Discrimination” “Let's Make Sure You're Really A Girl": Dem PAC's Latest Ad Eviscerates The GOP's Bathroom Obsession Trio Of Polls Spell Disaster For GOP Over Anti-Trans Ads Former TX House Speaker Is Latest Republican To Cast Doubt On Anti-Trans Ads, Says They’re “Not Resonating” IA-01 Dem Candidate Christina Bohannan Answers Anti-Trans Ad Without Throwing Trans People Under The Bus Texas School Kills ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ After Girl Cast As Seymour, Citing Anti-LGBTQ+ Law “Keep Politics The Heck Out Of It”: In Toss-Up MT-01 Race, Dem Sam Forstag Refuses To Throw Trans People Under The Bus Head Of Alabama Republican Party Calls Two Trans State Legislature Candidates “Men Who Have Mental Disorders” Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules SC Dem Senate Candidate Annie Andrews Releases Ad Calling Trans Women “Biological Men” Equality Caucus: Marcy Kaptur’s Anti-Trans Ads "Deeply Offensive," Will Not Support Her Campaign

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Seattle Gay Scene

Big Freedia Bouncing Into Substation Queen Andrew Scott’s “Rhythm & Horror” Returns Halloween Weekend Seattle Pride Speaks Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month Alaska’s Big Tour Includes…Alaska!!!! Spooks, Bootleggers, Divas, Dalí and Much More for October Theater Time To Help Neighbors In Need With “Do Something Already” And Their “StarLights StarBrights Fund” MPox Is Still Around And Part Of Being Aware Of Your Sexual Health Early Bird: Film Screening For World AIDS Day Info Lifelong’s Big Gay Bingo Returns With “Studio 54 Edition”

Them

Why Does Meta Keep Suspending the Instagram Accounts of Gay Bars? Texas Trans Rights Group Asks Court to Expose Who’s Sending Fake Flyers to Outrage Conservatives The San Diego Blood Sisters Cared for Men With AIDS When No One Else Would Trump Justice Department Obscures Trans Victims of Prison Sexual Abuse While Singling Out Trans Perpetrators “They Made the Wrong Decision”: Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus Raises $40K After South Carolina Pulls Funding Sophia Bush Wants to Squash Cheating Rumors About Start of Relationship With Ashlyn Harris Streisand Effect? The GOP’s Constant Attack Ads May Be Teaching Texas Kids the Word “Transgender” Kid Cudi Says He’s Looking for Trans Actors the Same Day He Announces Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic You Know How to Prevent STIs, but How Do You Stop the Flu and COVID During a Hookup? As Rocky, Project Hail Mary’s James Ortiz Helped Save the Universe — and Hollywood WNBA Shuts Down GOP Inquiry Over Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White: “Both Men” Amber Glenn Is Staying True to Herself While Chasing the Mirrorball Los Angeles Reports Rise in Anti-Trans and Homophobic Hate Crimes. Many More May Be Going Unreported Tilda Swinton Is Making Her New York Stage Debut With a Gender-Defying Performance It's Official! Glee Reboot Greenlit by Hulu and Disney+

LGBTQ Nation

Donald Trump uses anti-trans slur while ranting about “mutilizers” & sex toys during rally America’s first gay magazine was secretly written by a 1940s lesbian secretary AOC has two words for Democrats who think defending trans rights is a losing issue Gay dad won’t face charges after punching anti-gay MAGA influencer who tricked him into an interview The oldest LGBTQ+ nonprofit in Texas lost its home base. It’s building a bigger & better one. Remember when Hegseth ended a Navy doctor’s career after she was targeted by online trolls? Adam Hamilton’s LGBTQ+ record isn’t perfect, but it could help him win his ruby-red state Report reveals prevalence of asexual discrimination & violence: “It’s happening all over the world” Advocates “incredibly relieved” after landmark decision in New Zealand overturns puberty blocker ban Recall when a MAGA city councilwoman was booted for using n-word & posting about killing gays? Remember when a judge was aghast at new evidence of Trump’s vindictiveness? “Humiliating”: JD Vance left awkwardly smiling while an entire NFL team ignores him Billionaire J.K. Rowling claims trans rights activism is “elitist to its core” Gay couple says they were fired after reporting coworkers for yelling slurs & throwing food at them Choosing a sperm donor: What every intended parent should know

The 19th News

Texas district attorney opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers The cost of leaving: Why some women are crowdfunding their divorces Woman with history of stillbirth fears losing another pregnancy in ICE detention Nursing home residents have a right to vote. This mother and daughter won’t be intimidated. ‘She knows what we need’: Black women voters say it’s time for Keisha Lance Bottoms Ohio voters weigh how men candidates treat the women in their lives Amy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her. A historic win for paid parental leave, led by nurses Democracy should fit all of us How anti-trans backlash to James Talarico spread like wildfire Surprising no woman: Men are more likely to say they trust how officials handle sexual assault New arrivals in the ER? Georgia gears up to solve rural maternal health crisis The case that could weaken one of Texas’ most ambitious anti-abortion laws These White suburban moms regret voting for Trump — but aren’t sold on Democrats Angie Nixon has been working years for this moment

SCOTUS Blog

The Ten Commandments, classroom walls, and the establishment clause Chief Justice John Roberts’ long game on executive power The interim docket remains active Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to restrict use of student IDs in voting Trump administration and Texas urge court to leave their agreement on deportation proceedings in place When denying a stay denies the rule of international law The Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri cases: an explainer Border wall dispute arrives on interim docket Trump administration asks justices to allow border wall construction to continue Justices leave lower court order in place preventing Trump administration from implementing transgender inmate policy The court’s third-country removal case has high stakes but will likely be decided on technical grounds The Supreme Court website, the interim docket, and a whole lot of inside baseball Justice Kagan comments on “deeply conservative” court The separation and expansion of powers between Congress and the president The Supreme Court’s next major case on the free exercise of religion

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