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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

A TikToker called out another one for pretending to be trans.

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‘I physically can’t comprehend lying about that’: TikToker accuses teen of pretending to be trans, taking GoFundMe donations

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

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‘Medical racism is a real thing’: Black woman says hospital refused her adequate pain medication after surgery in viral TikTok

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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‘They concluded that my voice was too masculine’: Trans woman says she was forced to out herself to Sephora worker (updated)

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

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‘What form of legal discrimination will be legalized next?’: Moms, TikTokers fight against anti-trans bills

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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Video: Trans delivery driver confronts Popeyes employee for allegedly calling her ‘sir’

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

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Conservatives freak out after Target pulls transphobic book (updated)

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Republican tries to shame a trans man on Instagram for being pregnant

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

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J.K. Rowling is getting roasted again for a tweet supporting a transphobic researcher

Ignacio Martinez is a reporter specializing in online gaming and political communities. His work has previously appeared in the Texas Observer and on the airwaves at KVRX 91.7 FM. He is based in Austin, Texas, and you can follow him on Twitter at @NacioMartinez.

Ignacio Martinez

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Final chapter of indie hit Celeste signals toward a possibly transgender protagonist

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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LGBTQIA activist Jessica Yaniv caught in chat calling Sikh man ‘Turban F*cker’

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TERFs accuse Chinese women runners of being men

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

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Cory Booker says nonbinary ‘niephew’ taught him about trans issues

Carissa Pinkston came out as trans following backlash received from transphobic comments

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Instagram model Carissa Pinkston lies about being trans, says she ‘panicked’

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Gender reveal party creator says the events are out of control

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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