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

Tricia Crimmins

Memo from Vermont Department of Health and their logo

Vermont Health Department flamed for Facebook post saying parents shouldn’t call children ‘son’ or ‘daughter’

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Anti-trans activists rally against New York’s anti-discrimination ballot amendment

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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‘I Know What You Are’: A Whitney Chewston meme

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Valentina Gomez drops anti-gay slurs, brandishes gun in series of anti-LGBTQ Instagrams

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‘Homophobic Dog’ Whitney Chewston is an LGBTQ+ icon

Why are Trump fans photoshopping Tim Walz’s face onto tampons?

Elon Musk’s daughter flames him as ‘serial adulterer’ over newfound family man image

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

Katherine Huggins

Jersey mayor fires ‘Don’t be weak and gay’ candidate’s brother after demanding he denounce her

Female Olympic boxer faces transphobic backlash after winning first fight

Anti-trans activists keep falsely accusing female Olympians of being men

Elon Musk’s ‘super genius’ status questioned after saying he was ‘tricked’ about how puberty blockers work

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

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Fans celebrate David Tennant’s takedown of TERFs, Tories

Hand holding phone with instagram app(l), Trans flag(r)

Instagram suspended Trans March organizer’s accounts over casting call—citing ‘human exploitation’

‘We are not pawns for politics’: Trans kids occupy NHS building to protest puberty blocker ban

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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