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transgender

Five Coming-of-Age Trans Movies That Changed My life

These movies, new and old, offensive and not, tell perspective-altering stories about growing up transgender.
Diana Tourjée
7.12.19
Drugs & Crime

A Bishop Wants to Solve Gang Violence by Spraying Holy Water from a Helicopter

It seems like just another tone-deaf idea from a deeply troubled Church.
Alex Norcia
7.12.19
News

A Federal Agent Investigated R. Kelly Because He Saw 'Surviving R. Kelly'

On Friday, the singer was indicted by federal agents on 13 counts, including child pornography and obstruction of justice.
Kristin Corry
7.12.19
Games Opinion

'Mordhau' and the Fantasy of an All-White Middle Ages

Selective faux-realism and exclusion.
Dante Douglas
7.12.19
immigration

ICE Raids Are Coming to 9 Major Cities on Sunday. Here's What You Need to Know.

They're meant to target 2,000 undocumented immigrants who have received deportation orders but will likely result in “collateral” deportations
Emma Ockerman
7.12.19
Celebrity

Airbnbing Hunter S. Thompson’s Cabin Sounds Miserable and Also Terrifying

Have a relaxing stay next to a bunch of squawking peacocks at the good graces of Thompson's widow, who, by the way, "does own a weapons permit."
Drew Schwartz
7.12.19
Trump immigration

Why Jews Are Getting Themselves Arrested at ICE Centers Around the Country

Never Again Action wants to abolish ICE and Trump’s “concentration camps." They’re willing to invoke the Holocaust to make you care.
Mairav Zonszein
7.12.19
stream of the crop

Blood Orange's Lush, Low-Key Mixtape and 6 More of the Week's Best Albums

David Berman's long-awaited return, unreal goth-pop, and beautiful ambience fill out this week's essential listening.
Colin Joyce
Josh Terry
Kristin Corry
7.12.19
Drugs & Crime

The Tragic Story of Rick Turner's Descent into Meth, Prison, and Death

He barely missed out on recent criminal justice reforms. Then his situation behind bars took a terrifying turn.
Tana Ganeva
7.12.19
Games Podcasts

'Evangelion' Presents: Gendo Ikari, Anime's Worst Dad

Maybe you've known that for years, but he's so bad that it still had to be said.
Ricardo Contreras
7.12.19
Jeffrey Epstein

At Least 12 More Women Are Accusing Epstein of Sexual Abuse When They Were Teens

These underage alleged victims are in addition to dozens of others and not part of any previous law enforcement investigation.
Trone Dowd
7.12.19
reproductive rights

Conservatives Are Making Abortion Rights More Popular By Attacking Them

It seems some people don't know what they have until it's almost gone.
Marie Solis
7.12.19
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