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Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

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Twitter and TwitterOpen is under fire after giving users a non-apology over transphobia on the site.

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Twitter issued a non-apology over transphobia on its platform, and trans people aren’t having it

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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GOG is under fire over a transphobic joke and non-apology from its Twitter.

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Twitter is running rampant with queer "fellas, is it gay" memes.

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‘Fellas, is it gay’ meme takes over Twitter as users ask the obvious

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

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Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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Alexis Tatum is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Orange magazine, the Daily Texan, and the Houston Defender.

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Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

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Sesame Street once again denies that Bert and Ernie are a gay couple—and Twitter is freaking out.

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Why Twitter is freaking out over whether Bert and Ernie are gay

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

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Trans people keep getting suspended from Twitter—and they want answers (updated)

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

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