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Valerie Love's avatar

Congratulations Erin Reed for being recognised and distinguished as a journalist. I knew from the start, you would be at the top of trans journalism and, in my opinion, the most important change agent owing to your detailed and focused coverage of the nations laws and lawmakers. Your work provides more seeds for other journalists to run with nationwide. Your pen is mightier than Thiel's dark money could ever be.

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JV's avatar

They just get stupider and stupider and dangerous-er and dangerous-er. Crawl back under the carpet, bugs.

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Ivy's avatar

Don't confuse ignorance and stupidity with malice. They know what they are doing and are doing it with purpose.

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Shirley Gauthier she/her's avatar

I truly thought in my heart that by now they would be tired of hating on the trans community and move on to some other group. How wrong I was.

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Slack System's avatar

I would just think they'd at least see that it causes them to lose elections. Whether or not they tired of hating us, you'd think self-preservation would be enough for them to stop

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Ivy's avatar

They haven't lost enough and scapegoating trans people is rallying their most ardent supporters which makes them feel better about misusing trans people.

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Tara's avatar

I am so tired of the right trying to talk about parents’ rights. What about my right as the parent of a trans child to support him and keep him safe?

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Ivy's avatar

"Rights" to them are whatever serves their needs and twisted desires. They don't believe in "states rights" unless its a state pushing their agenda, just like they only believe in parental rights for christian conservatives that are anti-abortion and pro gun.

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Terri's avatar

Terry Schilling is a very damaged sick man. And he has openly conceded that destroying lives of transgender individuals is justified by political expediency. And this is the same guy who tells young women they should forego college and instead “ have lots of children”. Vance is the mouthpiece. Same two sick puppies.

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Ryn's avatar

The truth doesn’t help their hate grow and spread like wildfire. So they lie

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Jean Cunningham's avatar

As someone from Texas, "Their accusations are confessions" indeed!

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Leah Abram's avatar

Also, they project so much they make Planetarium IMAX projectors look like a smartphone screen!

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Christina's avatar

Vance, Trump and all of MAGA are such grifting POS's. I can't believe how frequently they lie through their teeth so willingly without a care about how their misinformation hurts others. Truly reprehensible.

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Elizabeth's avatar

Thank you. Always informative. These guys have no shame as they exploit and endanger trans people and trans kids with b.s. distortions. I can't fathom someone's mind who wants to endanger a young person. Congratulations on your recognition for stellar journalism which may be life-saving.

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Michael A Goodwin's avatar

I really wish the networks would start fact checking what the MAGA Duo say and report it to the public. It’s time the media stop supporting disinformation. Thanks to this reporter for stepping out to call out Vance on his disinformation. We need Fox to join the obvious direction the country is taking and get behind the truth and stop spreading lies. You’d think that a $787 million dollar slap on the wrist would convince them it’s not worth getting in bed with losers like the MAGA Duo.

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Joan the Dork's avatar

If they didn't have lies, they wouldn't have any talking points at all.

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Tony D's avatar

One hundred percent correct

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Leah Abram's avatar

What Trump and Vance are doing is more than lying, it's projection, and it's extreme cruelty, which–as Adam Serwer has said–is the point.

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Mary Beth's avatar

He is such a tool.

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Kelly O’Brien's avatar

Is this his sexual fantasy that he's trying to punish by legislation?

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Tony D's avatar

They have to lie because if they were honest they couldn’t fear monger

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Jo's avatar

If this is the hill they want to die on, LET THEM. Just keep putting the truth out there and show just how controlling they want to be in making decisions for people and parents. This is just another case where they are trying to create division, but I think a lot of voters are seeing that they are making this stuff up to get their way, and it will backfire massively come November. Thank you Erin for your multi-AWARD-WINNING journalism!

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