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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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‘Lesbian isn’t a bad word’: Lesbian reality show star calls herself ‘le-dollar-bean’, sparking debate on TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘What’s God going to think of that?’: Man asks Target customers homophobic questions in viral video

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

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‘Can I help you f*gs?’: Karen yells homophobic slur at teens in McDonald’s drive-thru

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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

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Marvel’s ‘New Warriors’ showrunner says the show was canceled for being ‘too gay’ (updated)

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

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‘Bookstores are for everyone’: TikTok calls out bigoted customers, sparking wave of LGBTQ book sales

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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‘What you said was very ignorant’: TikToker confronts transphobic cashier at Dollar General

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Family members arrested for shaving ‘GAY’ into boy’s hair in viral Instagram video

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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‘They concluded that my voice was too masculine’: Trans woman says she was forced to out herself to Sephora worker (updated)

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‘Well done’: Coca Cola doesn’t allow ‘Palestine’ or ‘Black Lives Matter’ on its Coke bottles—but it does allow ‘blue lives matter’

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

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We Are the Union’s Reade Wolcott on Reddit memes, queer-centric ska, and trans activism

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

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‘No hate like Christian love’: TikTok shows anti-gay mom subjecting teen daughter to ‘exorcism’ in her room

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

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‘So unsafe in that moment’: Trans TikTok model describes invasive TSA check at airport

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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