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A worrying trend: More Americans are heading for the exits
In February 2023, I published an article in The New Republic about Americans, particularly from marginalized communities, who were looking to exit the…
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Is it time to retire ‘LGBTQ+’ for a new identity?
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I, like many of my fellows, am devastated by the results of the 2024 election. During the campaign, Donald Trump and the…
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Video: How easy (or hard) is it to just ‘move to Canada’?
How easy is it to just “move to Canada”? Especially if you’re an American trans person thinking about escaping your own government trying to legislate you out…
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Congress, not the president, decides government spending
Because of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut staff and spending, Congress’ “power of the purse” has been in the news lately…
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Galentine’s Day exists—why not Malentine’s Day?
On February 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships. The holiday can trace its origins to a 2010 episode of “Parks and Rec,” in which…
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Trump continues to lose in court. Will it last?
President Donald Trump’s fast and furious efforts to remake and downsize the federal government have hit a bit of a speed bump…
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The absurd, contested history of the Village People’s YMCA
Jim Newman was over it. “Hell no!” Newman, a Village People member for eight years in the 2010s, wrote in a 15 January Instagram post. “Neither myself…