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A New LGBTQ Population Estimate Puts Us at 12% of the Country
On August 20th, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation published a new estimate of how many of us there are, and the number was higher…
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Reporting that steps back from the day’s headline to ask what a ruling or a rule actually changes — who it reaches, what it leaves unresolved, and what happens next in the places where it gets applied.
On August 20th, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation published a new estimate of how many of us there are, and the number was higher…
The stated goal is protecting women's sports. But with fewer than ten transgender athletes in the entire NCAA, I'd argue we're drawing the line…
The Supreme Court let states bar transgender girls from school sports. As fall seasons begin, what the ruling changed — and what didn't.
Politics reports what happened. Analysis takes a development that has already been reported and works through its consequences — the implementation, the unresolved questions, the effect a season or a year later.
No. Analysis is still bound to the record; it draws conclusions the documents support. Where I move into opinion, I mark it.
Usually when the immediate coverage has moved on but the practical consequences are only starting to show up.
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