In the final episode of Hate State: The tactics behind 1992’s Amendment 2 never went away, and next week’s votes on a trans sports ban and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors could make Colorado the first blue state to pass such measures.
Historian Bryant Simon writes on a century of bathroom panic, from gay entrapment campaigns to Jim Crow to today’s anti-trans bills, and why he thinks single-user stalls are the fix.
Arizona queer and trans voters: know your ID options, your right to a provisional ballot, key deadlines, and Election Protection hotlines before November 3.
Shane Anderson described his mother physically isolating and verbally abusing him after he came out as gay, as well as making threats to other school-aged youth.
In 1992, Colorado became known as the “Hate State” after voters approved an amendment targeting LGBTQ+ rights, setting the stage for a political playbook that continues to shape the fight for equality today.
Tim Mooney has spent years turning contentious political fights into ballot questions. Now, his operation is targeting transgender rights in the southwest.
Young Diné voters are preparing to cast their first ballots as the Nation weighs marriage equality, economic opportunity, basic services and whether their government can deliver.
A LOOKOUT analysis of 594 submissions found that more than 200 were handled by just four people working across political groups, while the state does not fact-check the arguments it prints.
New LOOKOUT survey found fewer than 30% of Democrats and Independents fully trust U.S. elections. Instead of the right’s fraud claims, they blame gerrymandering, voter suppression, money in politics and fears of federal interference.
The openly gay Republican has built his political career opposing LGBTQ+ inclusion — particularly transgender rights. He's reposted antisemitic conspiracy theories and claimed to be a reincarnated "Black gangbanger." Still, he's been endorsed by sitting and past lawmakers.
Robert Rowley, a self-described Zionist and centrist Democrat, has made posts degrading Muslims, threatened Jewish Democratic members, and has a history of incendiary conduct. Democrats can’t get rid of him.
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