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Pete Buttigieg’s unfiltered political takes…and a beard
Pete Buttigieg may have stepped away from Washington, but he’s not staying silent. The former U.S. transportation secretary and…
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Obama’s takedown of Trump gives Dems a way forward
For months now, Democrats have been eating themselves alive with an internal argument over how aggressively to criticize…
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How advocates beat 91% of last year’s anti-LGBT bills
While the trans community still faces unprecedented legislative attacks, with 49 bills passing into law in 2024, there are key strategies that…
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Why is Musk trying to influence Wisconsin’s Supreme Court?
In mid-January, Brad Schimel, a Wisconsin circuit-court judge running for an open seat on the state Supreme Court…
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Is Trump reviving the McCarthy-era Lavender Scare?
The McCarthy-era purge of gays and lesbians in the American government was a uniquely dark episode. Some federal workers see chilling parallels now…
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Are non-monogamous relationships just as satisfying?
For decades, we’ve been fed a consistent message: monogamous relationships represent the gold standard of romantic fulfillment. This belief…
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Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump cabinet security breach ‘f**kup’
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is blasting the Trump administration over what he called “the highest level of fuckup imaginable,” following news that…