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Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

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Twitter and TwitterOpen is under fire after giving users a non-apology over transphobia on the site.

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Twitter issued a non-apology over transphobia on its platform, and trans people aren’t having it

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The story of the real ‘Blexit’—the nonprofit that has sent Candace Owens a cease-and-desist letter

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Father dressed as Nazi says his 5-year-old son was threatened for wearing Hitler costume

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Irene Bedard calls for more Native American representation in media

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Swipe This! Why does the guy I’m dating have such a hot-and-cold texting style?

GOG is under fire over a transphobic joke and non-apology from its Twitter.

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Gaming distributor GOG is under fire again over transphobic joke

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White woman threatens to deport Spanish-speaking family in restaurant

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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Cop charged with beating her 8-year-old daughter after she posted a YouTube video

Twitter is running rampant with queer "fellas, is it gay" memes.

Fellas Is It Gay

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‘Fellas, is it gay’ meme takes over Twitter as users ask the obvious

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