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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Narratives surrounding Nex Benedict death swirl online as family opens own investigation

Nex Benedict likely died by suicide, preliminary autopsy report reveals

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Why anti-trans advocates are celebrating ‘Detransition Awareness Day’

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘I want to see trans joy’: Dylan Mulvaney says brands need to do better after Bud Light incident

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Someone needs to get fired’: Target shopper orders 3 queer books online. They sent a Bible

‘With the added step of giving your money to RuPaul’: Allstora called out for allegedly dropshipping books under the guise of bookstore for ‘marginalized voices’

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

‘Disgusting’: Far-right bails on nacho chips after finding out Doritos Spain partnered with a trans ambassador

‘Was you trafficking women’: Meek Mill, Andrew Tate spar over lawsuit filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters releases statement on Nex Benedict's death and states on X "I won’t back down to woke mobs."

Oklahoma Ryan Walters says ‘despicable’ media ‘lied’ about death of Nex Benedict in first comments

Online speculation swirls as family of Nex Benedict’s family pledges independent investigation in wake of police statement

Woman showing off peace fingers with graphic background

‘The ultimate FAFO!’: Libs of TikTok is outing people sending her death threats—and reveling in their dismay

A push to blame ‘social media addiction’ for Brianna Ghey’s murder faces backlash from the trans community

Oklahoma’s top education official hit with flood of comments calling out silence after non-binary student dies

OK's Ryan Walters blamed online for death of non-binary student

Oklahoma’s top education official called out over Libs of TikTok ties after non-binary student who was in fight at school later dies

Largest trans survey to date finds that almost 40 percent of trans folks are cyber-bullied

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