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Christianna Silva
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Christianna Silva is a staff writer for Newsweek covering civil rights with a focus on LGBT issues and police brutality. She hails from the University of Arizona and a small town on the Southern border. You can catch her bylines at the Arizona Daily Star, FiveThirtyEight and NPR, where she wrote about politics, street harassment, and magic. You...
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Articles by Christianna Silva
U.S.
Year of the Woman? Female Candidates Could Win Big in 2018, but We’re Still Far From Parity
Women now hold a record number of state legislature seats—but a Newsweek analysis found that we’re still more than 100 years away from parity in state houses.
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Chicago Police Commander Shot and Killed Responding to Robbery
An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon.
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Trump’s Education Department Won’t Investigate Transgender Student Bathroom Complaints
This stance differs with two federal appeals courts, which have held that transgender students’ access to restrooms is a Title IX issue.
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U.S.
Republicans Voted To Define Being Transgender As ‘A Disqualifying Psychological and Physical’ Condition
This came at the RNC’s annual winter meeting in which the committee voted in support of Trump’s transgender military ban.
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U.S.
Teacher Allegedly Assaulted Student for Not Standing During Pledge of Allegiance
A middle school teacher in Colorado was put on paid leave for allegedly assaulting a student who refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance.
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CDC Director Traded Tobacco Stock While Telling Americans Not To Smoke
“It stinks to high heaven,” said Richard Painter, who served as George W. Bush’s chief ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007.
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Republican Strategist Encourages African-Americans to ‘Screw Donald Trump’
Shermicahel Singleton was speaking following President Donald Trump’s public war of words with Jay-Z.
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U.S.
Who Is Steve Wynn? Las Vegas Mogul and Trump’s ‘Great Friend’ Accused of Sexual Misconduct
What will the GOP do about Steve Wynn?
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U.S.
Did Trump Obstruct Justice? The Three Reasons Trump Wanted To Fire Mueller
The president wanted the special counsel to be fired, according to The New York Times.
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Taco Bell Employee Slams Boss With Hot, Cheesy Burrito Because He Isn’t A Morning Person
There was melted cheese everywhere.
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U.S.
Trump Doesn’t Have Final Say on Mueller Meeting, According to President’s Lawyer
Trump says he’s “ready to meet” with Mueller, but his lawyer says otherwise.
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U.S.
Alex Jones Says President Trump Spends ‘Executive Time’ Calling Him
“I’ve missed the president’s call three times in the last few months,” Alex Jones said.
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Entertainment
Laverne Cox Makes History As Cosmopolitan’s First Ever Transgender Cover Girl
“Trans women deserve to be loved out in the open and in the light,” the actress said.
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World
Homophobic Killings of LGBT Brazilians Hits All-Time High, New Research Shows
It’s a 30-percent increase from the reported 327 deaths in 2016, according to LGBT watchdog group Grupo Gay de Bahia.
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World
State Department Sued for Denying Citizenship to Children of Binational Same-Sex Couples
LGBT immigrant legal advocacy group Immigration Equality and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP filed two suits against the State Department.
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U.S.
Amazon’s 2nd HQ: Does a Lack of LGBT Anti-Discrimination Laws Put These States at a Disadvantage?
Amazon has been a big proponent for the LGBT community, and said they’re looking for a city that is a “cultural fit” to the company.
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Schools Won’t Teach Children About Lesbian Sex and That’s Hurting Queer Girls
The next frontier of progressive sex education has to be for queer women.
6 min read
U.S.
Trump Appointee Carl Higbie Resigns After Racist, Sexist, Anti-Muslim and Anti-LGBT Comments Are Revealed
Higbie reportedly said black women think “breeding is a form of government employment.”
2 min read
World
Who Is Chrissy Chambers? YouTube Star Wins Landmark Revenge Porn Case
“The real victory for me was getting justice and setting a precedent for others,” Chambers said.
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U.S.
No, Mexico Won’t Pay For The Border Wall, Trump Chief of Staff Says
Chief of staff John Kelly said Trump’s policy on the wall “has evolved.”
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U.S.
Mike Pence Is Leading the U.S. Delegation, and Gay Athlete Adam Rippon Is ‘Not Buying It’
“You mean Mike Pence, the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy?” Rippon said on Tuesday night.
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