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"Rage bait" is an ideal Word of the Year

Amanda Marcotte
Allie Beth Stuckey on the set of Candace Owens' show on Dec. 6, 2021. (Jason Davis/Getty Images)

MAGA's war on empathy began with a woman

Amanda Marcotte
Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

How SCOTUS erased abuse of LGBTQ kids

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SCOTUS book-ban case invites mischief

Amanda Marcotte
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A view of Mankato West High School and its football field where Minnesota governor Tim Walz used to teach social studies and history and coached football. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tim Walz and the politics of football

G.F. Fuller
Pope Francis leaves a mass on World Children's Day at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on May 26, 2024. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Vatican sorry for Pope Francis gay slur

Nardos Haile
Richard Dreyfuss attends opening day of Fan Expo at the Colorado Convention Center on June 30, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

Richard Dreyfuss' "offensive" rant

Nardos Haile
Harrison Butker #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles prior to Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Nuns push back at Harrison Butker speech

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Sean "Diddy" Combs (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean "Diddy" Combs)

New Diddy lawsuit sparks homophobia

Nardos Haile
President Richard Nixon posing for a photo after addressing the nation on Watergate (Bettmann/Getty Images)

The curious psychology of Richard Nixon

Matthew Rozsa
A photo of Tyre Nichols next to a candle display during a vigil at Regency Skatepark on January 30, 2023 in Sacramento, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tyre Nichols and Black masculinity

Robyn Autry
Drag queen admiring herself in the mirror in a dressing room (Getty Images/Jesus Calonge)

Why MAGA is obsessed with drag shows

Amanda Marcotte
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Colorado Springs police investigate the scene of a mass shooting at Club Q on November 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Anti-LGBTQ hate amplified after shooting

Kathryn Joyce
Supporters hold up a gay pride flag for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on October 18, 2016 (George Frey/Getty Images)

The far-right comes for LGBT+ community

Christopher T. Conner
Woman waving a "Born this Way" rainbow flag over the dancing crowd in front of the San Francisco Federal Building, at the Gay Pride Festival. (Getty Images/Tristan Savatier)

It's time to rethink “born this way"

Julia Serano
Lil Nas X attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Lil Nas X calls out BET's homophobia

Joy Saha
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Empty drinks cover a bar table during Gay Pride celebrations (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

The "fascist" assault on Pride Month

Kathryn Joyce, Ben Lorber
Chris Pratt attends the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's ONWARD at the El Capitan Theatre on February 18, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

James Gunn defends Star-Lord Chris Pratt

Alison Stine
Kristen Stewart in "Spencer" (Neon)

In defense of Kristen Stewart

Alison Stine
Cynthia Nixon in "And Just Like That..." (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max)

The homophobia of “And Just Like That”

Alison Stine
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A Netflix billboard above Hollywood Blvd promoting Dave Chappelle's controversial comedy special "The Closer." (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Netflix fires organizer of trans walkout

Brett Bachman
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (Courtesy North Carolina Lt. Governor's Office)

N.C. politician calls LGBTQ+ "filth"

Jon Skolnik
Matt Damon (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Matt Damon's gay slur damage is done

Kylie Cheung
Elton John (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Elton John schools DaBaby on homophobia

Kylie Cheung
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