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I worked for Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Now I am watching her attack my queer community for political points.

'As a 27-year-old working journalist who challenges oppression and interrogates transphobia daily, I am embarrassed at Rep. Kaptur’s name on my resume.'

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Two Ohio trans elected officials support voting for Acton (but don’t excuse her comments)

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Penny Gautreaux knows that anti-trans policies and social media are adding fuel to the fire, but she says there’s still help available.

Democratic U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur releases two anti-transgender ads ahead of Election Day

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How one Ohio Black trans poet found power in brevity

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Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

Elon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races (including in Ohio), and the majority of them focus on trans people. Others are resorting to AI.

‘We the People’ needs to include incarcerated trans Ohioans. Right now it does not.

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