Activist Christopher Rufo told conservatives to make drag queens “more lurid” by peddling anti-trans rhetoric. — Just as he did with the terms “grooming” and “critical race theory,” conservative activist and Manhattan Institute fellow Christopher Rufo is once again playing the rhetoric game by co-opting and redefining words until they are completely devoid of their original meaning. …

Blaming everything but guns, Republicans reinvoke the enduring myth of the “good guy with a gun” after the Uvalde shooting. — In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Republican politicians and gun rights activists are clinging to their usual talking points, deflecting blame for the cause of mass shootings on anything other than the actual weapons themselves. At the National Rifle Association (NRA)…

Democrats must learn from Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s viral speech against the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ “grooming” lies. — Nearly two weeks ago, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow pushed back in a now viral speech against the GOP’s false and dangerous “grooming” lies. Responding to attacks against both herself and the LGBTQ community, McMorrow gave a powerful speech on the Michigan Senate floor admonishing Republican state Sen. …

Republicans are accusing LGBTQ people of being pedophiles again. — If there’s anything we’ve learned from American history, it’s that lies will always prevail as long as they’re told convincingly enough. And the same goes for the lies at the core of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which was recently signed into law. Also known as the “Don’t Say…

It’s time for legacy media to stop pushing false equivalencies. — In a recent op-ed, the New York Times editorial board argued that the United States has a free speech problem, claiming that the First Amendment is somehow in peril because Americans dare to exercise their right to criticize public statements. “Americans are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens…

It’s just another baseless moral panic. — Since its passing, proponents of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education, or “Don’t Say Gay,” bill have come out in full swing. Not only have they denied the bill’s discriminatory nature, but they’ve also falsely claimed that it’s a form of anti-grooming legislation. Calling the bill’s alternative name misleading, proponents have…

Shapiro’s feelings are irrelevant. Gay people exist whether he likes it or not. — If there’s one thing conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is known for, it’s fearmongering. Whether it’s immigration or critical race theory, Shapiro always has something to say, or shout rather, no matter how ludicrous or ill-informed. He is perhaps most notorious, however, for his spurious comments about the LGBTQ community. Shapiro…