Breaking: NBC fires teams of journalists focused on marginalized communities, axing NBC Out & NBC BLK staff NBC News has fired journalists who reported on Black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.

Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.

Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.

Politicians who meet fascists half way, are just fascists.

Newsom is all about publicity & nothing about integrity.

It’s been depressing watching American ppl hero-worship a power crazed sell-out. It’s not just Kimberly Guilfoyle & cosmetic surgery he has in common with the Trumps. READ this:

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

And now Stonewall National Monument under Trump has erased the very thing she fought for.

Love the support, Zohran. Thanks, sincerely.

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We need more of this.

Bowen Yang mocks J.K. Rowling's transphobia in hilariously bizarre Saturday Night Live sketch - LGBTQ Nation He played a scared and subservient house elf forced to repeat Rowling's transphobic beliefs.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Not to mention Cole admits she still suffers from gender dysphoria. Choosing not to treat your own headaches doesn't mean you get to ban Tylenol.

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump.

It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.

It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.

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Vote with your dollars.

Every time I feel like I know a lot about the rise of fascism in Germany, I learn something new.

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.

1. Anti-trans rhetoric heated up yesterday on the far-right, with two congresspeople and major Republican figures calling for the institutionalization of trans people.

Both Reps Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson made such calls. Musk, Loomer, and Walsh echoed them.

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Even Obama is now pointing out the hate that Charlie Kirk put out into the world while he was alive.

The reaction to Kirk's death has revealed that we are not the same country as we used to be, even for Obama.

We recognize the stakes, and aren't willing to paper over them with platitudes.

Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

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"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.

1. You may have heard of book bans before, but the new one in Alabama takes the cake.

The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people.

The hearing is next month. Public comment is open.

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This is precisely why independent journalists like me have a job. Our institutional media outlets have abdicated their responsibility. All we have left is to do the work ourselves.

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

1. The HHS Appropriations Bill is out and it contains several devastating anti-trans provision.

It would bar federal funding for trans youth and adult care nationwide, which could be used to bar hospitals from providing it at all.

Will Democrats stand firm, or cave to avoid a shutdown?

Judge Orders Florida Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Protestor Released From Jail—Arrests Continue In the latest twist on DeSantis' war on Pride crosswalks in the state, a judge has ruled that police had no probable cause to arrest a sidewalk chalkers. Then, three more were arrested.

1. On Saturday, a judge ordered Pulse pride crosswalk protester released from jail.

Police arrested him after he chalked the bottom of his shoe in rainbow colors and walked across it.

Sunday, police arrested 3 more under the same charges.

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Gavin Newsom is anti-trans and I will never, ever vote for him.

Orlando Citizens Defy DeSantis, Re-Color Pulse Memorial Sidewalk In Rainbow Colors Trump and DeSantis admins ordered rainbow crosswalks removed, and the Pulse Memorial crosswalk was among the first painted over. Now, citizens are fighting back.

1. Orlando citizens defied DeSantis and re-colored the rainbow crosswalk commemorating Pulse Nightclub victims.

The DeSantis admin had the memorial crosswalk painted over black during the cover of night.

Community members had it restored the very next day.

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Government’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, texts Legal experts said the Justice Department subpoenas related to medical care for transgender minors appear to be unprecedented.

Subpoenas made public this week show the government is demanding doctors turn over a wide range of sensitive, identifiable data about its trans patients — everything from social security numbers to Zoom records, notes, addresses, "everything written or recorded." Our story: wapo.st/4lAnkRy

Trump Admin Bans Coverage For Trans Govt Employees, Mandates Conversion Therapy Coverage The OPM memo states that all health plans for government workers must cover faith-based approaches to gender dysphoria while banning gender affirming care coverage.

1. In an alarming move, the Trump administration has banned trans coverage for federal employees and their families, including youth and adults.

It mandates faith-based conversion therapy coverage.

It is one of the largest removals of coverage in the US.

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Broad Trans Bathroom Ban Passes Texas Senate in Special Session “The only way anyone is going to realistically try to enforce this is by looking at a person and deciding they don’t look quite ‘feminine’ or ‘masculine’ enough.”

1. Texas Democrats have returned to the state after threats of arrests and fines.

Now, in a special session that has reached quorum, the Texas Senate has passed a broad trans bathroom ban in everything from schools to airports.

The latest from S. Baum.

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Opinion | What happened to me at Buffalo Wild Wings was wrong. That’s why I’m speaking out. I’m used to being stared at or whispered about in bathrooms and other spaces. It has happened more times than I can count. But this was different.

@katelynburns.com @erininthemorning.com did y'all see this from MSNBC opinions? young lady that was policed in the bathrooms at Buffalo wild wings? everything that people have been pointing out

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Loudoun County Public Schools Defies Trump, Votes Not To Ban Trans Kids From Bathrooms The school board voted 6-3 to defy Trump's directive.

1. Major good news for trans students in Loudoun County.

The school board has decided to defy Trump, will not ban trans kids from bathrooms.

They have shown more guts than Ivy League universities and hospital systems, which have capitulated.

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The Trans Uprising That History (Almost) Forgot Years before the Stonewall rebellion, this lesser-known San Francisco riot ignited a tradition of queer resistance.

1. You should know about the Compton Cafeteria riots... predating Stonewall, transgender people in San Francisco fought back against police brutality and anti-drag laws in the 60s.

A little history from S. Baum here.

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