Laura Thompson
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Meet the Southern Doctor Fighting to Help Trans Kids
After Alabama passed a law banning gender-affirming care for minors, Dr. Izzy Lowell had to get creative. → Read More
COVID Made Us All Assholes. Will We Ever Recover?
To be fair, it’s not entirely our fault. → Read More
Despite Moratorium, Bay Area Landlords Are “Taking the Law Into Their Own Hands” to Drive Tenants Out
Counterfeit red tags, changed locks, harassment campaigns, and more. → Read More
The Biden Administration Just Prohibited Anti-LGBTQ Health Care Discrimination
But it’s likely not enough to protect the trans kids under attack from state legislatures. → Read More
Police Reforms Don’t Work When Cops Ignore Them
George Floyd’s murder led to new rules for law enforcement—at least on paper. → Read More
The NCAA Signals It Might Remove Championships From States that Target Trans Athletes
The board said it “has long-standing policy that provides a more inclusive path for transgender participation in college sports.” → Read More
Arkansas Just Banned Lifesaving Care for Trans Kids
The governor has already signed a sports ban and religious refusal bill. → Read More
Watch Rep. Marie Newman Explain Why the Equality Act Matters to Trans Kids
“We cannot allow more young Americans to believe that the only two answers to the question of who they are as a person is suicide or abandonment.” → Read More
Mississippi Just Banned Trans Athletes. South Dakota Isn’t Far Behind.
On Thursday, the governor of Mississippi signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams, making it the only state with such a law in effect. According to the Human Rights Campaign, there are more than 100 anti-LGBTQ state-level bills up for debate this year. At least 44of those […] → Read More
The War on Trans Kids Is Coming for Dr. Izzy Lowell
Trans health care is life-saving. GOP legislators in Georgia and across the country want to make it criminal. → Read More
Mississippi Is About to Ban Trans Athletes Over a Hypothetical Problem
Terry Miller (center) was one of two transgender sprinters sued last year for participating in the women's division.Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. Mississippi legislators on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor’s desk that would bar trans… → Read More
The Electoral College Is Racist. Here’s How to Kill It Without a Constitutional Amendment.
The case for finally doing away with the electoral college. → Read More
“I Was Ready to Pop a Bottle Open”: What Biden’s Executive Order Means for Trans Military Hopefuls
Under Trump, new recruits had to stay closeted or stay home. → Read More
Heroes of 2020: wikiHow
Welcome to my online refuge amid a sea of bad news, misinformation, and exploitative social media. → Read More
Southern California Jails Have Become COVID Superspreaders
The ACLU predicted this months ago. → Read More
Meet the One-Woman Newsroom That Live-Tweeted Georgia’s Biggest Election Story
“I figured this would be of interest to like five people, like other reporters around town. But I’ll be doggone, this thing went worldwide.” → Read More
Superspreader in Chief
The ultimate timeline of Trump’s deadly coronavirus denial → Read More
The Cop Who Quit Instead of Helping to Gentrify Atlanta
“It dawned on me that the entire system, the entire thing, was just a shitty mafia system.” → Read More
The Bojangles Worker Who Quit After Her Boss Gave Free Food to the Racist Who Spat on Her
“That’s when I knew that this employer didn’t give a crap about me.” → Read More
Saying the Quiet Part Loud (Again): Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist Leaves No Question About What He Wants to Do With Roe
He seems to be looking for his most extreme justice yet. → Read More