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drew xolaya costley (they/she)

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black, trans, disabled. asst. managing editor for @veritenews.org. journalist covering the lgbtqia+ community, environmental, health, science. signal is drewcostley.12 AP, OneZero/Future Human, SFGate, East Bay Express, UCBSOJ, UDC and Howard alum.

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she also said that she also thinks NBs are not trans(sexual) in the comments to the first post, so like, she's still dangerously self-hating

01.11.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you should be gay

24.10.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8

the spookiest thing I've encountered all day: my partner has over 1,400 tabs open on his phone browser

01.11.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Judge rules that Lloyd Gray, convicted by a nonunanimous decision, can continue his bid for freedom - Verite News New Orleans Gray, convicted by a 10-2 jury vote, remains in prison five years after the Supreme Court ruled such verdicts unconstitutional.

A Louisiana judge ruled Thursday that a hearing will be held to consider whether a swastika drawn on Lloyd Gray's DA file infected his case with racial bias. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/10/30/l...

31.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sharing gym space with *certain* people

31.10.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

30.10.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1460    πŸ” 879    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 472

i was thinking about the 1619 project today and how motherfuckers were like they telling core truths about the origin of America in the paper of record burn it all down

30.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it would be VERY funny and Louisiana if Jeff Landry loses re-election because his LSU coaching hire shits the bed

30.10.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Students voice concerns as Tulane closes queer meeting space Tulane University students gathered across from Stern Hall last Friday (Oct. 24) to denounce a recentΒ  decision to relocate the Q Spot, closing an office space previously designated for LGBTQIA+ stude...

Tulane closed the Q Spot, the school's LGBTQIA+ space, last week and students are pushing admins to re-open it. The closure comes months after Tulane closed its Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity. More @veritenews.org.

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29.10.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is the only other version we should be hearing besides tesh's update

29.10.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PLAY THE HIP HOP VERSION OF ROUNDBALL ROCK

29.10.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

i mean the fanduel/draftkings hit different comments are already cliche, but they're not tired. it is harder to hear them than it was before last thursday.

29.10.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be, and you do choose how you want to think." –

Grace Lee Boggs

29.10.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

all queer folk ain't here folk

29.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

they paid this man millions for this bullshit?!?!! to shell out really old, rancid takes about overwrought topics???

29.10.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
guy taking his headphones off in disgust

guy taking his headphones off in disgust

Michael Jordan: I believe that players should play all 82...

29.10.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

fucking CJ McCollum had no business driving for two for the last shot. i would have rather had sarr take a three.

29.10.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump administration strips Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka of US visa The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.

The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.

28.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 857    πŸ” 521    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 120

he want that old thang back!

29.10.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

like these dudes were pawns, not kingpins. why were they treated as such (besides relative name recognition)?

29.10.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

has anybody written anything substantive about how the rollout of the rozier and billups indictments was racist as hell???

29.10.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The state of Louisiana, under the direction of Trump-allied Gov. Jeff Landry, is trying to takeover the finances of the city of New Orleans. It's majority-Black, the state's largest city and a Democratic stronghold.

28.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parents accuse Bonnabel High employees of hitting, humiliating special educationΒ student The federal civil rights suit was based on footage from in-classroom cameras, which will soon be required in special education classrooms around the state.

Parents accuse Bonnabel High employees of hitting, humiliating special educationΒ student

The federal civil rights suit was based on footage from in-classroom cameras, which will soon be required in special education classrooms around the state.

28.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

this finna be maxey's "who you calling small" season

28.10.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

also, the research on trans women having a biological advantage in sports is NOT SCIENTIFIC

28.10.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we spend too much time on β€œthe trans girls weren’t even good at the sport” because i don’t think it would be good to ban trans people from sports even if trans women started dominating sports. i think they should be allowed to see how good they can be at sports and not worry about the rest!

07.04.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

I'm going to tell any youth i can who the cowards were

28.10.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTell your children who the cowards were.”

27.10.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9859    πŸ” 3625    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 362

in America, the more racist things get, the worse quality they are, on merits, and also by other measures

28.10.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NBA thirsty as hell posting the playoff picture in their stories

25.10.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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