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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.

Republicans Vow to Ruin Transgender Lives at the Expense of Everything Else

Say what you want about Republicans, but thank god somebody is out there protecting women from the transgender agenda.What’s the transgender agenda, you ask? It’s all about existing. Or at least that’s what they want you to think. [...]

U.S. Supreme Court to Queer Kids in Red States: You Don’t Matter.

What if I told you that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden Administration’s rule protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in schools must be enforced in all 50 states? That would be pretty incredible, wouldn’t it?And by [...]

I'm Heavily Into How Tim Walz Scares Conservatives

It’s 4 in the morning, and I’m up eating a bowl of Froot Loops and strongly considering getting heavily into transgender. That’s what disgraced former president and convicted felon Donald Trump said about Democratic Party vice [...]

Screw J.K. Rowling. Like, Seriously, No Book About Wizards is Good Enough to Justify Being Transphobic.

Let me begin by saying that I hate boxing. I think it’s super gross to watch people punch each other in the face for entertainment.But what I hate even more is transphobia. And the treatment of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif over her competing in [...]

JD Vance Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Couch

There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to defend himself against accusations of couch fucking. And now is JD Vance’s time.If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just Google “J.D. Vance” and [...]

Disgraced Felon Donald Trump Is the Worst Candidate Regardless of Who He Runs Against

I am writing this mere hours after learning that President Joe Biden has stepped back from the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.I got in very late last night from Philadelphia, the day after a bazillion flights were [...]

Texas Supreme Court: Transgender People Do/Should Not Exist

The Texas Supreme Court just ruled that blocking parents from providing gender-affirming care to their children is just fine.“The Texas Supreme Court upheld a recent state law that prohibits doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care to [...]

Is Biden Old? Yes. Is Trump Old? Yes. But Only One of These Dudes Is a Fascist

As I write this, it is July 1, 2024. The November election is four short months away. And it seems a lot of people have suddenly realized that President Biden is very old.There is a lot of chatter about Biden’s objectively terrible debate [...]

Christian Nationalist Can’t Decide Who He Hates More: LGBTQ+ People or the Poor

As I write this, it is still Pride Month, a.k.a. June. I spent the day at a Pride event in the city where my wife works as a teacher. It was a very small gathering at a picnic pavilion. No drag queens, no thumping dance music (unless you count La [...]

Michigan Rep. John James Seems to Think Trans Kids Are a Bigger Threat Than Guns

On Saturday, June 15, there were three mass shootings in the Metro Detroit area, where I live. At a house party in Lathrup Village, a gathering in Detroit and at a splash pad in Rochester, where little kids were shot.The mayor of Rochester said that [...]

Ron DeSantis Hopes His Freedom Summer Will Outshine Pride Month

Greetings from sunny and fascist Florida!Yes, that’s right. I’m writing this column from the least LGBTQ-friendly state in the nation. My wife, son and I are here visiting family. Do I wish that I had no family living in Florida? Why, [...]

Bye, Felicia: Texas Democrats Choose Love Over Hate in Houston

It’s Pride Month! Cue the rainbow flags, the Pride parades, the guy in the neon green Speedo wearing a leather dog mask, the lesbians with the toddler wearing a “I ❤️ My Moms” t-shirt, the teens wearing trans Pride [...]