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The media is lying about why NC is being sued

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By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams Almost without exception, all news stories covering the US Attorney General’s suit against North Carolina omits the rather significant fact that […]

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  2. The TERFs17
  3. Cristan’s Research11

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  2. Community and organizing133
  3. Law and civil rights100
  4. Feminism and gender politics79
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  6. Education and youth69
  7. History, archives, and memory64
  8. Violence, safety, and dehumanization63
  9. Science, evidence, and expertise49
  10. Healthcare and medicine48

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  2. Media and discourse analysis90
  3. Historical analysis89
  4. Clinical and medical analysis43
  5. Psychological analysis43
  6. Qualitative and interview research39
  7. Critical theory36
  8. Empirical and quantitative research16

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  3. Criminal justice and public safety28
  4. Elections and democratic governance24
  5. Research ethics and data governance17
  6. Education policy13
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The Politics of Transphobia

Cristan Williams · August 18, 2016

Because North Carolina signed contracts with the federal government promising to not discriminate on the basis of “gender identity” with their Title IX and VAWA funded programs, the DOJ announced that it would sue North Carolina when the state announced that it would discriminate on the basis of gender identity.…

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Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Media, rhetoric, and discourse.

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