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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1m

Did New York Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler just come out in support of equal rights for transgender and other LGBTQ+ people?

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New York Republican Mike Lawler declares trans community is 'not an enemy or a threat'

"LGBTQ+ people are our equals and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," he wrote in a Facebook statement that has proved divisive.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2m

New York Republican Congressman Mike Lawler seemed to come out in support of equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans folks.

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New York Republican Mike Lawler declares trans community is 'not an enemy or a threat'

"LGBTQ+ people are our equals and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," he wrote in a Facebook statement that has proved divisive.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

PFLAG has a remarkable new project documenting people changing their minds about strongly-held anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs.

I spoke to the director of the film series and folks at PFLAG about intellectual humility.

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How PFLAG is changing hearts as the Supreme Court considers conversion therapy bans

The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 6h

Trump complained about “transgender for everybody” to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has a trans kid.

Carney said nothing.

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Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 6h

What an awkward thing for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to sit quietly through.

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Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 6h

What an awkward thing for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to sit quietly through.

www.advocate.com/news/trump-t...

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

www.advocate.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

PFLAG has a remarkable new project documenting people changing their minds about strongly-held anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs.

I spoke to the director of the film series and folks at PFLAG about intellectual humility.

www.advocate.com/news/convers...

How PFLAG is changing hearts as the Supreme Court considers conversion therapy bans

The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.

www.advocate.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

“We were told by pastors and Focus on the Family that we had to fix him. Instead, we taught him to hate himself. And when a child is dead, you don’t ever get to repair that,” Linda Robertson, whose son died by suicide after conversion therapy, told me at the court.

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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

The dangerous practice has been discredited by all major medical associations.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

“We were told by pastors and Focus on the Family that we had to fix him. Instead, we taught him to hate himself. And when a child is dead, you don’t ever get to repair that,” Linda Robertson, whose son died by suicide after conversion therapy, told me at the court.

www.advocate.com/news/scotus-...

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

The dangerous practice has been discredited by all major medical associations.

www.advocate.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Covering oral arguments inside the Supreme
Court today in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, where the justices will decide whether the practice of so-called “conversion therapy” (which is akin to torture) can remain banned in states across the country.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

“Butterfly in the sky I can go twice as high Take a look It's in a book A reading rainbow.” 🌈

So nice seeing Mychal Threets.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

Another new sentence in the Virginia Republican Nazi porn story.

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Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal confirms running mate is ‘100% against gay marriage’

It's a statewide political ticket of extremes.

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Haley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 2d

Gender & Politics scholar here! We know that women often have different paths to politics than men. Super fascinating to see trans candidates creating their own unique political pipeline in response to the political environment.

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

“I can count on one hand the number of times I got a negative reaction, and I never got, at least blatantly, a negative reaction to me being transgender,” Ellie Krug, a trans school board member in Minnesota, told me.

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How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America’s culture wars

The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is seeing its highest demand ever for political training among transgender candidates.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

“I can count on one hand the number of times I got a negative reaction, and I never got, at least blatantly, a negative reaction to me being transgender,” Ellie Krug, a trans school board member in Minnesota, told me.

www.advocate.com/politics/lgb...

How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America’s culture wars

The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is seeing its highest demand ever for political training among transgender candidates.

www.advocate.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss keeps failing up.

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Anti-trans queer journalist Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News

The announcement comes as Paramount Skydance buys her independent media company for $150 million.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

She complained that she was being silenced at the New York Times.

Now she’s controlling coverage at CBS News.
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Anti-trans queer journalist Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News

The announcement comes as Paramount Skydance buys her independent media company for $150 million.

www.advocate.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 2d

“I can count on one hand the number of times I got a negative reaction, and I never got, at least blatantly, a negative reaction to me being transgender,” Ellie Krug, a trans school board member in Minnesota, told me.

www.advocate.com/politics/lgb...

How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America’s culture wars

The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is seeing its highest demand ever for political training among transgender candidates.

www.advocate.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

OLD: I alone can fix it
NEW: I alone can fix it unless I get bad advice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Trump on Portland ruling: I wasn’t served well by the people who pick judges. I appointed the judge and it goes like that. If he made that decision—Portland is burning to the ground… all you have to do is look at the TV and read your newspapers.

That judge ought to be ashamed of himself

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 3d

Murder is kindness

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "In recent weeks the Navy has supported our mission to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water. You see that. And you know, there are no boats in the water anymore. We can't find any ... what we're doing is actually an act of kindness."

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 3d

Trump unhinged again

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We got sued by the Associated Press, and they lost. In fact, the judge was so good he said, 'He's calling it the Gulf of America. He's got all the approvals' ... they got thrown out of court. In fact, they're almost not allowed to cover me anymore because of that. It was a big hit."

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 3d

In Chicago, a community successfully stopped a very keystone cops duo of masked ICE agents from snatching a man.

The agents seemed more concerned with fixing their masks to hide their faces than ultimately arresting this person, who put up a remarkable struggle.

👀 the random funeral procession.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 4d

Federal agents and Patriot Front are indistinguishable.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 3d

In Chicago, a community successfully stopped a very keystone cops duo of masked ICE agents from snatching a man.

The agents seemed more concerned with fixing their masks to hide their faces than ultimately arresting this person, who put up a remarkable struggle.

👀 the random funeral procession.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 4d

Federal agents and Patriot Front are indistinguishable.

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