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D'Anne Witkowski

D'Anne Witkowski is a writer living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBTQ+ politics for nearly two decades. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

Lies, Lies — and the Conservatives Who Tell Them in Order to Assert Their Dominance

I know that this is going to come as a shock to everyone, but I have to say it: The folks who want to ban transgender people from public bathrooms and overturn the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling are the same folks who want to ban [...]

Biden Declares the Easter Bunny Transgender, Conservatives Go Wild

I am writing this on March 31, the 15th annual Transgender Day of Visibility. All over the world people are celebrating the lives of transgender people, affirming their right to exist, and expressing support, as they do every year on this date. [...]

George Santos Rises Like a Felonious Phoenix From the Ashes of a Dysfunctional Political Party

Oh, hey, everybody. How are things going? Are they perfect and great? Why, yes. Yes they are.First of all, everybody’s favorite pathologically lying gay George Santos is running for office again, because of course he is.You may remember that [...]

Libs of Tiktok Fuels Threats Against Schools Nationwide, Endangering Children

HOLD DO NOT PUBLISHThis morning I got a text from my son’s school district that one of the elementary schools in the district was closed due to a bomb threat. While the threat was determined to be a hoax, they were still canceling school out of [...]

Mark Robinson Races to Alienate the Entire North Carolina Electorate

North Carolina. Have you heard of it? As far as states go, it’s a pretty big deal. So you’d think if you were one of two major political parties you wouldn’t want your candidate for governor to alienate as many people as possible. [...]

Death of Nex Benedict Shines Spotlight on Oklahoma’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda

I wish I did not know the name Nex Benedict. At least, I wish I didn’t know the name for the reason that so many of us now do.On Feb. 7, Benedict was beaten by three students in a bathroom at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. The next [...]

Right-Wing Conservatives to Each Uterus in the Nation: One Day, You Will Be Ours

Recently the Alabama Supreme Court, with their Christian Nationalist Chief Justice Tom Parker, ruled that frozen embryos are literal children. I was listening to a report on the radio and heard a woman say something along the lines of, “I never [...]

Tennessee Republicans Attack Marriage Equality, Vie for Title of Most Dangerous Legislature for LGBTQ+ People

Marriage equality is finally a thing in Greece, the first Christian Orthodox-majority country in the world to let love rule. And on Feb. 15, the day after Valentine’s Day, no less. Isle of Lesbos, coming through!According to The Advocate, a [...]

National Legal and Policy Center: Kids Who Love Oreos Were Not Born This Way

This is a list of my favorite Oreo cookie flavors, in order:Peanut ButterSm’OreosMintOriginalThis is a list of Oreo flavors I have never tried because they sound revolting:Carrot CakePumpkin SpiceWatermelonGingerbreadAlso, Lady Gaga’s line of [...]

Deep State Taylor Swift Exposed by Extremely Rational, Very Intelligent People

We need to talk about Taylor Swift.It was never going to last forever. And now that the secret’s out and the most popular singer in the United States has had her cover blown to pieces, she will never, ever get it back together.First, [...]

Republicans Admit Anti-Trans Laws Were Never Just About Protecting Children

As I write this, I am in the hospital for a kidney stone. I’ve had better Saturday nights, let me tell you. The pain meds have kicked in, and I’m really wishing I was sleeping in my own bed. I’m currently sitting in a chair because [...]

DeSantis to Iowans: ‘I’ll Reveal My True Height If I Win the Caucus.’ Height Remains a Mystery

There are people I love who live in Florida and I truly, truly wish that they lived anywhere else. None of them are Republicans — in fact, they are all very liberal. And while one could argue that Florida needs all the liberals it can get, [...]