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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🏳️‍🌈 Today’s the LAST DAY of Pride Month and we’re just $1,000 from hitting our fundraising goal! Support LGBTQ+ journalists & help us finish strong. Every gift counts. 🔗 www.giveoutday.org/organization... #PrideMonth #LGBTQJournalists #DonateNow 📣 RT to spread the word!
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
As lawmakers push bans on drag, NLGJA’s new guidance helps you cover the impact, not just the politics. 🔗 Link to the full guidance in our bio 🟠 This has all happened before 🟣 Look beyond the law 🟠 Question double standards 🟣 Seek out evidence
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Editorial Freelancers Association @efafreelancers.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Make sure to join the #EFA with @nlgjaofficial tomorrow as we explore how different editorial professionals show #pride each day, despite modern challenges.
EFA Editorial Freelancers Association
Showing Pride: 
An EFA Panel
Join us for an informative discussion on the challenges and opportunities in the current landscape for LGBTQ+ folks, as well as how they navigate being proud of their identity/advocating for themselves when it can affect their job. 
Ley Taylor Johnson, EFA LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Coordinator
Ken Miguel, Board President of The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists 
Asher Rose Fox, EFA Director of Education Photo Credit: Erika Kapin

Register Today bit.ly/3HNyjZM EFA
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🎥 Big news: A documentary crew will be at #NLGJA25 to hear from members like you! Got something to share? Submit a memory at the link in bio, or bring it with you to convention! Not registered yet? Grab your ticket at the 🖇️ in bio! #LGBTQJournalism #QueerMedia #LGBTQVoices
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 11/06/2025
The deployment of federal agencies to LA may be getting the headlines, but many of the most serious abuses have come from local police. We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking: media.freedom.press/media/docume...
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
In its first one hundred days, the new administration issued a series of executive orders targeting gender identity and rolling back protections for transgender people. 🖇️ Read past the jargon and cover their real-world impact with the guidance in our bio.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
📣 Give OUT Day is tomorrow! We’re close to our $7,500 stretch goal — help us get there. Your gift supports LGBTQ+ journalists through training, mentorship and community. 📍 Donate at the link in our bio ⬆️ ⏰ Every dollar counts! #GiveOUTDay #LGBTQJournalism #NLGJA
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We are proud to announce the 2025 cohort for our CONNECT Student Journalism Training Project! Our 2025 scholars are Katherine Dailey, tanka dhakal, Justin Doud, Ariana Isabel Duckett, Florian Knowles, Chelsea Kurnick, Kimberly Olivas, Jordan Pettiford, Lealer Sims and Danilo Wrightsell.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🚨LAST CHANCE TO APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS 🚨 Applications for our Kay Longcope and Leroy F. Aarons scholarships are due tonight at midnight ET! Find more information and apply at the link in our bio ⬆️
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🎓🏳️‍🌈 Attention student members! 📚 Applications for our Kay Longcope and Leroy F. Aarons scholarship awards are due NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 20! 📝 Don't miss this chance to advance your education! Apply by midnight ET on May 20 ⬆️ link in bio to apply!
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NLGJA Chicago @nlgja-chicago.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
How are journalists navigating increasingly volatile attacks on the transgender community? Join us Thursday, June 5 for a panel discussion with Chicago reporters, who will share how they’re managing misinformation, safety risks, and editorial gatekeeping. RSVP today!
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Resisting the Rollbacks: Transgender Rights in Chicago Journalism
Join leading journalists for a timely conversation on covering the Trump administration’s attacks on transgender rights and the vital role o
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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Working with the @transjournalists.org, Ileana Garnand has been following up on the impact of executive orders with 60+ requests filed with agencies across federal and state government. Follow the FOIAs and suggest your own here: www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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The impact of anti-trans federal action
The Trans Journalists Association and MuckRock have partnered to help journalists document and report on the Trump administration’s actions targeting trans communities.
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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 02/05/2025
While this report presents itself as an apolitical “review of evidence and best practices,” it deserves the same scrutiny and careful fact-checking as any government-produced document. Journalists should quote it only with appropriate context and after thorough vetting.
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The Trans Journalists Association urges caution in covering the HHS report on gender care
With the recent release of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on gender-related medical care for trans youth, the Trans Journalists Association urges newsrooms and journalists repor...
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The Curve Foundation @curvefdn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨 The deadline for applications for the 2025 Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists has been extended to May 7, 2025! Apps are open to LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary journalists. APPLY AT: nlgja.org/awardinfo/curve-award Co-presented by @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social #lgbtq #lgbt #journalism #nlgja
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NLGJA Chicago @nlgja-chicago.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
This tour was an eye-opening, world-expanding, game-changing experience for us all, reminding us that Chicago is a much bigger city than we see every day. Thank you to NLGJA for making this tour possible through the "Our Community Initiative." #journalismmatters (2/2) @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
⏰ Last chance! Nominations for the 2025 Curve Fellowship close TOMORROW (April 30)! ✍️ Open to U.S.-based lesbian, queer women, trans women & nonbinary journalists. Nominate yourself or someone you know at the link in our bio! #CurveFellowship #LGBTQJournalism
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NLGJA Chicago @nlgja-chicago.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Thanks to ALL who joined us for our tour of Chicago's South Side LGBTQ History! Tours With Mike highlighted the inspiring lives of LGBTQ icons -- including Honey Dijon, Frankie Knuckles, Lena Waithe, and more -- as we visited historic sites from the South Loop to Bronzeville to South Commons. (1/2)
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🏳️‍🌈 Help lift up new voices in journalism! Nominate someone for the 2025 Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists — $5K, mentorship, and more. Open to U.S.-based lesbians, queer/trans women & nonbinary folks. Deadline: next Wednesday, April 30. Details at link in bio ⬆️
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
NLGJA joined @spj-posts.bsky.social in recognizing #SPJEthicsWeek by signing onto a joint statement reaffirming the vital role of ethical reporting in a functioning democracy. That statement also calls upon government officials to respect the role of a free press. Full statement @ link in bio.
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Society of Professional Journalists @spj-posts.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
SPJ and a coalition of organizations dedicated to supporting and advancing journalism reaffirm the essential role of ethical journalism in a functioning democracy during #SPJEthicsWeek. Read the full statement on the SPJ website: www.spj.org/journalism-o...
The Society of Professional Journalists and a coaltion of organizations dedicated to supporting and advancing journalism released a statement to affirm the vital role of ethical reporting in our democracy. SPJ has designated April 14-18 as Ethics Week to serve as a reminder of the responsibilities journalists carry and the standards that guide their work. It is also an opportunity to emphasize that ethical journalism is not a political act; it is a public service. SPJ plans to send the statement to all members of Congress.

“At a time when government actions and rhetoric increasingly seek to undermine and delegitimize principled practitioners of our profession, we call on policymakers, community leaders and the public to recognize and defend the critical importance of ethical reporting,” the statement says.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨 Less than 24 hours left! 🚨 Submit your work for the 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards by noon ET tomorrow, April 15! Open to all journalists, all 2024 work eligible. NLGJA members get 50% off—don’t miss out! 🏆✨ 🔗 www.nlgja.org/excellence-i...
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🏆 Your work deserves the spotlight. Submit a nomination for the 2025 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards by April 15! Celebrate the power of LGBTQ+ storytelling. 🔗 Submit a nomination at the link in our bio.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Due to server outages, the nomination submission form for our 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards is temporarily unavailable. As a result, we will be extending the deadline to submit nominations to Tuesday, April 15. Learn more at nlgja.org/excellence-i...
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
On this #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans lives and recommit to covering their stories with fairness, accuracy & care. Visibility carries weight, and responsible, informed reporting remains essential. 🏳️‍⚧️
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NLGJA Chicago @nlgja-chicago.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
THANK YOU to everyone who joined our Spring Mixer at Whiskey Girl Tavern! It was an incredible opportunity to connect, network and celebrate our profession and purpose. We love seeing our local community come together! GALLERY: photos.app.goo.gl/UvgmDig4fxm5... @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
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Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project @wislgbtqhistory.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Trans teens are more vulnerable than ever. How are they overcoming this age of hate and discrimination? And how can we help? Join Nico Lang for a FREE event exploring the cruel world of the AMERICAN TEENAGER. RSVP: tinyurl.com/nico0409 Thank you to our hosts @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social!
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NLGJA Chicago @nlgja-chicago.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re proud to introduce the 2025 leadership team for the Chicago Chapter of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists! We're planning a full year of exciting events—from social outings to educational gatherings -- so follow us for more! 📌 @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social
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NLGJA DC @nlgjadc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Spring Happy Hour is this Thursday 3/27 6-8 p.m. at Kiki on U Street. Come hang out and network with your fellows in queer media, including your new chapter board! (Dare I say, we're holding space for you.) RSVP today and share with your friends and colleagues! tinyurl.com/58hbrn54
Pink, green, yellow and blue Poster for spring happy hour at Kiki on U St for NLGJA DC on Thursday 3/27 6-8pm
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
"It sometimes feels like I didn't find NLGJA - NLGJA found me." - CONNECT Student Project alumni and former student chapter leader Zach Bradshaw, speaking at the Opening Reception of our 2025 Student Conference
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🌟 Breaking: "NLGJA: Our Community" initiative launches April 2025! We're reimagining our annual Headlines & Headliners benefit as local chapter events nationwide, creating accessible spaces for LGBTQ+ journalists to connect & collaborate. Watch for details from your chapter!
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
📱 NLGJA members: Our Slack community opens to ALL members next week! Connect with fellow journalists, share resources and find support no matter where you're located. ✉️ Current members will receive signup instructions via email. Not a member? Join at the link in our bio!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/02/2025
Openly transgender service members will be disqualified from serving in the U.S. military and will soon be removed from the ranks, according to a Pentagon memo that marks a significant shift from previous Defense Department policy that prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
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Transgender troops will be removed from U.S. military, Pentagon says
The previous Trump administration effectively banned transgender people from joining, but the new memo says currently serving transgender troops will be discharged.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
This past Thursday, our National Board President Ken Miguel addressed ongoing attacks on our community, including the erasure of "transgender" from the Stonewall National Monument webpage. As journalists, we must stand for fair and accurate coverage. Full message @ link in bio.
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Before the NLGJA Student Conference, I questioned if there was space for someone like me in mainstream journalism. Those sessions changed everything!" Join us March 7-8 (Pay What You Can)! 🔗 link in bio!
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/02/2025
Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional. This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on! Huge win for trans people in MT!
Leslie Halligan, District Court Judge
Fourth Judicial District
Missoula County Courthouse
200 West Broadway
Missoula, Montana 59802
(406) 258-4771
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY
SUSAN EDWARDS; MONTANA
TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY; KAEL FRY;
ANNA TELLEZ; EDEN ATWOOD;
SHANNON ALOIA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE STATE OF MONTANA; GREG
GIANFORTE, in his official capacity as
GOVERNOR OF MONTANA,
AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official
capacity as ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF MONTANA,
Defendants.
Dept. No. 1
Cause No. DV-23-1026
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
This matter comes before the Court on opposing motions for summary
judgment. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts I, II, & III
(“Motion”) seeks to declare Senate Bill 458 as facially unconstitutional.
Defendants’ (collectively, the “State”) Motion for Summary Judgment seeks to
dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims arguing the absence of a case or controversy. The Court
has considered both motions, the parties’ supporting and opposing briefs, and the
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 19/02/2025
In the face of an administration trying to erase their identities, these students are founding a group to cultivate trans leaders across the country.
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‘We won’t be safe if we’re silent’: Young trans leaders want to build a network of their own
In the face of an administration trying to erase their identities, these students are founding a group to cultivate trans leaders across the country.
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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 18/02/2025
Journalists are under fire now more than ever. Come to this IRE webinar to learn how to put up safeguards to protect yourself, how to respond when your work and your safety are threatened, and how newsroom leaders can help. 🗓️ Thursday, March 27 www.ire.org/event/free-w...
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Free webinar: How to protect yourself from threats before and after they happen - Investigative Reporters & Editors
This webinar on March 27, 2025 will teach tools and strategies for journalist safety. IRE membership is required.
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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 18/02/2025
THIS! - Big Tobacco targeted the LGBTQ+ community. An Ohio health department and an LGBTQ+ org have teamed up to break that grip. thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/02/17/m...
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Big Tobacco targeted the LGBTQ+ community. An Ohio health department and LGBTQ+ org team up to break that grip
Medina County Health Department and OutSupport deliver smoking-cessation resources directly to the queer community.
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TransLash Media @translash.org · 18/02/2025
🚨 Utah just passed HB 269, banning transgender students from dorms that align with their gender identity. They must live based on their assigned sex at birth or in gender-neutral or single-occupant dorms, options that don’t exist at all public and private universities in Utah. 🔗 bit.ly/4hJ4fvv
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Uncloseted Media @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Why the Far-Right Chose Riley Gaines for the Trans Sports Debate-> Research is ongoing around trans women in sports. But Riley Gaines has become the darling of the far-right by using transphobia before science to make bank from attacking the community.
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Why the Far-Right Chose Riley Gaines for the Trans Sports Debate
Research is ongoing around trans women in sports. But Riley Gaines has become the darling of the far-right by using transphobia before science to make bank from attacking the community.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 13/02/2025
For my @xtramagazine.com column, I wrote about Trump's EO about sex and gender does not match with how people actually live their lives. Missing and exploited trans kids will pay the price. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...
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Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them  | Xtra Magazine
OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children
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TransLash Media @translash.org · 13/02/2025
A major legal victory for transgender students in New Jersey: The state’s Superior Court struck down school policies requiring staff to disclose a student’s transgender status without consent, affirming that forced disclosure violates privacy rights. Read: www.advocate.com/news/new-jer...
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
📅 Less than a month until our 2025 Student Journalism Conference! Two days of training, networking & career guidance for LGBTQ+ student journalists. Operating on Pay What You Can model – you decide what you're able to contribute. Register now at the link in our bio!
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 12/02/2025
Hotline calls to organizations like the Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization aimed at preventing suicide in LGBTQ+ youth, increased by 700% after the election of President Trump. Anti-trans laws led to a 72% increase in suicide attempts in trans and nonbinary youth.
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Trans Texans Are Under Attack (Again), but Advocates Aren’t Giving In
With another legislative session that could pile on even more anti-trans policies, LBGTQ+ groups grapple with how to protect their communities.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I joined @texasstandard.bsky.social to discuss the latest on trans Americans being blocked from accessing new passports
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The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans
The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 11/02/2025
The rate at which things are happening can be overwhelming, and that’s sort of the point. This barrage of policy and changes is meant to destabilize us, and paralyze us from fighting back or making sense of what’s going on.
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How to survive the ‘shock and awe’ Trump news cycle | Xtra Magazine
Two weeks into his second presidency, it has felt like a nonstop onslaught of news. Here are three ways to cope
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 11/02/2025
a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights. how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
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A Year Without Nex Benedict
"We are saying that the rhetoric is just as damaging as the bullet or the blow."
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚀 Ready to take the next step in your journalism career? Apply for the NLGJA Mentorship Program and get paired with an experienced pro who can help guide your path! 🌟 Applications close March 10—don’t miss out! Apply now at the link in our bio!
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NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🌈✨ Reflecting on our time at Creating Change with The National LGBTQ Task Force this weekend! We were inspired by the strength, joy and determination of our community across all fields. As MCs Je Naé Taylor & Jonathan Lykes said: “We get there together, or we never get there at all.”
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