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"We Have to Mass Mobilize": Laverne Cox & Chase Strangio Sound the Alarm on Major LGBTQ SCOTUS Cases ([link removed])
At the start of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in three cases to determine whether LGBTQ people can be fired from their jobs due ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"A Backlash Against Our Existence": Laverne Cox Speaks Out on Violence Against Trans Women of Color ([link removed])
At least 18 transgender people have been killed in the United States in 2019 — most of them trans women of color. Last year, there were at least 26 killings of ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"A Shakespearean Act of Betrayal": Trump Agrees to Let Turkey Invade Kurdish-Controlled Syrian Area ([link removed])
U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from northeast Syria as Turkey prepares to invade Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. For years, the Kurds have been ... Read More → ([link removed])
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From Trump to Nixon: Watergate Documentary Explains "How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President" ([link removed])
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