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#  Attacks on Transgender Women Are Part of a Larger MAGA Agenda

March 30 2026

Written by Sonali Kolhatkar.

TRANS WOMEN - Just days before, March 31, 2026, International Transgender Day of Visibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a [ban](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BKnOo1s2IA8b-2F2oe-2B4Lb5GMbrGe3nLHEOaCguN91nVE66Ssr2raOl7I5SSnMEn1uUorLIlWDC27Az0UtNPhlBcPCoCmZ7vr-2Bqgbqf-2BFhBD09mZBDXCm37UO0IaADFZ7x9w-3D-3D-L2__qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bl-2Bve6-2Bl-2FyUe8XBnpplXSEeR8BZx0FZzr5fwR413-2FRbK0X-2F1QLaboz0w5RRrNG8NUZ2cEW9yv4Ker68-2BO7bTuv-2FdaXZ3scq6fZgdwFWiV3SlzOBuEd2VjBNp0zdPm3y5RS0oKRP7-2Fk-2F8iNeqdmS8-2BCoTq6QexsB3en9MtHm7-2BbZqpvrmznZDDTpkHHdU1TFnM3zDGC5PCOY9JtsckqrLABM) on transgender women participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The committee released a statement saying, “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females.”

Although the IOC didn’t explicitly say it was caving in to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, the ban is consistent with Trump’s [scapegoating](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BIRyZfgEo4hcjEiBAYYdd-2Fdvnq18bzGOUwBiYwuu8TDdJhs4FzZ3uZSo6Traczndat-2Bu8dJo6l3Hv3-2FkWcTTa4w-3DNfax_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BmqZgl2ryqCuCKUPsa-2B7HHWIblh0cdKozjynPEAZw7NRzVGX2tBmuPPkfNXYnMQMAGpR2dQ6vUTAr16Zyi-2FbsWzshTj2JXz2p43KrxvOxy7ODUeV7Btsww-2B9fa5PM8mPWicEq09jzBPVMho22API7LXnvA3AGWXO-2BGPz1cLhsKjnRgtyZbBHimRCSGxIer8hY1dq5RcZm0nLOFrJ0cc8X2z) of transgender people throughout his tenure. The White House [lauded](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BKREhaCjtfJhocJ1GS-2F6htQlAMMOBYNRmcJWakTt5ZTlgyP-2Fj7G9grbvN8ajJe4TZNIybAbGxBR7Wn3KEl-2FPe3HoWaaNyJN1CmBJM9hTSTgjqouvZ6MsqrxhpL5YEE2Tdw-3D-3DZurd_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlQOGK8iOu9Qu9Iw8EWu2u6LyIz0e4IqJFQi5MOLA-2B4W5Dacv4tebU0XOlh7v3g8CQEdddM4LK6eOkDeGi-2Bid7bBP-2B4VAVazDMMsE4jYvImOBve6nou12dX35ABeD9wt7Lz-2BNiZij5bt-2BGWSpfce8Sw-2BEVN7RIeIeX0LS9LDGnoHtdrYrPGKUViRvDwa0NVRYWlLAhLbhy9cnKVz9UI4l8M) the decision, taking credit for the IOC’s decision.

In Trump’s worldview, even those who are biologically born as female are not woman enough if they don’t live up to Western conventions of femininity. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who won gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, found themselves at the center of MAGA’s gender policing when Trump falsely [claimed](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BLQzNJrvRWFBt0PtOznU-2BUc-2F1uNdj1bShjq8ipi43QU94eYTgXGZ3PopJjFh72-2F1-2Fa-2B3-2B1wI5X3KorOkO2cgSogj8MzVKsInjPWiLOLTbBmtFxhNNjjWb1-2FIP-2F-2BlyzTOlKmKmrKvPZ7OpCE-2BG5Zn2BqW4hhz5MOWTlrM9jDU2Fo6-2FDwK7t0qt-2FQfm7t1-2B0N9qw-3D-3Ds2Du_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bk1jFaW8i7YrdkTldPmRtKaeTASxX7MqtV4F6TIkeT5kNASp0vJcP6gdkA7UXAZvrNonARHsf-2BB68iY9eQjKu0npNOvDgzm8-2BWkqT-2BTxLkV62bzWkPqqmfCb6mrpeLe-2BtMYnhWQ8iiG5a6WPUf8guEZVsmZ3CPNzxoYr3FGD52hiHBTlT3woEWKUfPSdD05q3njXh54KzeYLyurnhyCbDMy) they were men.

Given the hubbub over transgender athletes, one would be forgiven for concluding that they routinely compete at the Olympics. According to a 2026 [Associated Press](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BKnOo1s2IA8b-2F2oe-2B4Lb5GMbrGe3nLHEOaCguN91nVE66Ssr2raOl7I5SSnMEn1uUorLIlWDC27Az0UtNPhlBcPCoCmZ7vr-2Bqgbqf-2BFhBD09mZBDXCm37UO0IaADFZ7x9w-3D-3DSOT1_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bl9DZvcBjmgiOqYePRB0YFQRUtdxohtC67RmiiIdYwJLYwHcFYR5PYom8Y0DPo2OlTCaWUcvi6u8SLHWpZ-2Fu9W3FpoeJWEoi-2FwLjClphJgEY08lbRX-2BfWq9SSz6oyghzEMv1uVBbnkXwPThNIn4xjsw5IHzboMyw4dk6KycxA9tD9xQ6vpRBMs5r85GKH7kxU-2FepxcLhoJE4t5HP-2BEIbEDs) report, “It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic level.” Moreover, no transgender women competed in the 2024 Olympics. The explicit ban by an institution against a community that has little to no representation in that organization is a clear indicator that it is not about a ban as much as about feeding the collective Trump-led pile-on against trans people, and the broader policing of gender that is at the heart of a patriarchal yearning for outdated gender-based societal roles.

In its recent announcement, the IOC didn’t just stop at banning transgender athletes. It also announced it would [require one-time genetic testing](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BKREhaCjtfJhocJ1GS-2F6htQlAMMOBYNRmcJWakTt5ZTlgyP-2Fj7G9grbvN8ajJe4TZNIybAbGxBR7Wn3KEl-2FPe3HoWaaNyJN1CmBJM9hTSTgjqouvZ6MsqrxhpL5YEE2Tdw-3D-3Dh_0t_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bk-2FA-2FyuaOv6wQc3S57ZSzYlMyHHowE3xR1WVlpT-2FHQlH7VzTeRFhylgub-2BMl-2B4LsQSt2C7D50q4mlwwIEnVeexQzslvntT2ZszqlB5U3wz-2FSMvXFstYOd86zB-2B9kPW5El-2B-2Bk-2BJwcej4n4rNlTtuXaFYy-2BTp74bp7RB-2FO8qmls447iCrgqFCf9g4-2Bm4rE2lkpe2vrDR6FzFl3o-2B8PSD2uiJ1) for women who compete in the Olympics or any other IOC events to ensure they were born biologically female. Doctors have [rejected](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BCz3lOljbbDrl3KdxDe7wiNupU9Q5D9TooVfJHIa1EBfRj-2B-2FD2lEl9CkNHkfs4M9HQjMlJKXyUxobkGwI0pBEEwSqyrFofYdl3TGIDDwSK8n8lf5SYB4AzyNF7ZTreNj2zdjgFJ4hRUhBw2r1wtXZpHBQCCSWsfLgwimUZyZgTGKR_Um_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BmdbW0OwnWMqANMc4fyI5SpasYvlNca7lVaoMv3IaRwStqdnyqIWP02PL4doZWlordG2tiXVqwLrKLKb7l3f2HP5478lQu-2FkZhravKFsUJVjAKcf-2Fg-2FPDDB1bTKX3tsFEjeSB44bpCcxlkGN8zWAKC7j98oOxE-2BdfypS6VlgstpkhkEeAip25zGWdkAMwr7x9EdlrAtvEJc-2FLVqJS4MglGc) such testing as [notoriously unreliable](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BIDfDyQmlJB7uVCO6BQ0c-2BJaCboPo-2F2geLfcVXb7DGibtCFTSCd0lP1mXsu3ZcWRoDEys4-2F2e0abb-2F2cSiClLh4-3Dyw9A_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BnFHlZQMOp-2F6oDycY3JlCiH4URwurVqrGd0Bi2dak9MUtr2th4Gf956F7ltyxedfO8HfDjjTB0gSEGp-2FkSx2tSGp-2FMVyd4BGPaG4pyPv3cWoYKDdsbP0Q85oWrPtw45s3WTXDD6uUQ6m0avLGefMfanZURL0oUaueURazJEi-2BEXPtJiWAp12jwDeNFs886WPgIZqe912x84OWU-2Fpjzat0ox).

In 2018, the [World Health Organization](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BNuZcbRzcwIiIPTj8Xjm1r8QSn2Yw-2FMiTXvzHwcCs4T20Yp-2FGgG7-2F-2F2w0syPz0AIE3sgslvGdJQxySMh2EMpvE9F-2Bc4f6fvkpvA-2FKLR8iVFObsgBabQckBlzoWLitZ8DUQ-3D-3D34XP_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bn7M0zQq33hWZB7-2BkPqLwKdKxqBKO0rGTPFoJvZeD8G-2F1xdWqQ2Tl-2ByHpKvnObrPzO53BZBRFI1OPscklWr9UvhRmDbXuV4DqmGNGIFe9wxRq9ASRcD6wR8r0SsI8SbnVefRPuKrzUbADMtv6wqWTKFcyV6mhcbSBDH43quWcUBEVyodw8R5QXYH6HwaSomCHFoHElPSQD-2BAw4QvHX4rv1H) called on nations to end the barbaric practice of “virginity” testing that is still [conducted](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BIEmOE3l7xBsu-2BvxRgZajq3nUsFuerRCLsN1IsV8D7U1lM5cDo0zVMaqCB7p840W9A-3D-3D0cM4_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlPNrzpRgm2oP6GPzFUcLF3yfYIyFq7XOBsffk5LJFPwhg0cBzC0UKPcfF-2Bus7QlB4EIZtrfrPmOu3W0Dv0fqUYyf7oNlp7ZkMINOWpbr2xa3pZpVmRow-2BWq-2BnKpBuTJ6Ne1jQntVCK1oiy5V2b-2BCquDEl-2F0Xfw8k1xw2HWEYzdiTSh2dojsTO1xt-2BNlwQQ7pYiDAQK6th7Wo2GFiAfRAYl) in some nations to “establish marriage eligibility or from employers for employment eligibility,” and “assess their virtue, honor or social value.” The IOC’s genetic testing of women is a modern-day version of such a misogynistic custom. It harkens back to a time when bodily autonomy was reserved for men, and women had to prove purity.

In today’s version of the medieval misogyny that is making a comeback under the guise of “Make America Great Again,” only straight white Christian men are trusted to define their own bodies. The MAGA-verse’s gender policing is a response to such men being forced to compete with diverse communities for jobs, relationships, and positions of power.

The MAGA movement dreams of straight white Christian couples to prolifically [procreate](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BJR60nNy7BhNp0LN4M74bfCRR223IHiCp9aMuKEU71Ch-2BaqeSfS63g7gGdzNsn6LRS-2BZS5EE-2BSrMCOyoJrx1XBjd8wsA7-2B5vOFnlWVUrNCIFufSj_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlnkTizIoXMgVBkakEKhcPUhMR47STryzxPDaB7hvU-2FGBqOvs9Lyx5u3D-2BDIkWK4gX-2F9KstsXLJ4-2FPXKPTIozgnd3nmuAhGKaXl-2Fd8MWzfKM3INN1iRz-2Bt1e00xGs0Ltm-2BLZz-2FsKRtBb4AdVA3Cp73af3EhwI8ocVXixIKv-2FR5QWqUi9oFkJG2Bhd4erOIao7vOw6WPnAMsuMckFnt9uT-2Bd) to counteract the imagined (and laughable) fear of a “[white genocide](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BJuYYakb04-2Bw-2BzuHkzpdonVo6Xhr3KU1-2F6QPda-2BWg8xOO0YII1aSPR4qjMbq95bMMOgIU1J03AxVLihIxsrvbPKOOOX3LkEVQX-2B5PVK2796q56yEgfdMo3VQBQibgaajog-3D-3DFcZQ_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BmtCGxcSqsmN7CeDP31gL88YG9c7ZBPxUQY4r5RJWrRKcsT2GMpIo3ijt-2FsAj4SqqO0yZwx40lee3ff53JGcCFKwgyMJWFWm4BcmKy9Tu-2BvMLNCm3dCCsT34lRx23oye9HckFRhAgc76uVMlpWVjn9oZfnUArClwK6m6rKDnkWN-2BWt67IWrcK-2BcjthPih13FZdVJGkdNYMr-2BnWZDqhueUit).” White women are therefore not looked upon kindly if they refuse to bear white children and convert to other religions, or are single, lesbians, and born biologically male.

Viewed through such a lens, the Trump and MAGA approach to gender and sexuality becomes clearer. Take reproductive care and gender affirming care. For women—especially white women—to terminate pregnancies is antithetical to MAGA’s desire to grow the white population. And white transgender women taking hormone replacement therapy or engaging in surgical transition also results in fewer white babies. To that end, Trump’s [defunding of reproductive care](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BHAsWPw8of-2B4hM5NuGL0IxAExD-2FAQ8MNplZMIqTMFplyU9M5oMZv63pp82Axy-2BCamoleHED-2BkKNeO-2Ba1hBkDt2AALUMBjV21X36-2BEHxQ0dp87Efw_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BnIRoG9VgK-2BNwzhxDe-2FYpAn0jbRhhJEQkJ87eHeXfgLO03klzOajSrCpY1tZBwVSRjKOFg7c6GO1EQWjvoZ5xucC6rfDUOcoV6Sboreo09wEFwxrJCyAvm5X3MO-2B9sYyS2iQQfsBm4-2BclRuqzOLFmbnYDfDzebKP-2BPsIgJOQZXX-2F7JFJBuez01kGVUf9gyypN65ENlnPlE-2FBkYqp-2BA0UbAA) and [banning gender affirming care](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BK3b1JXhY3zfzVZ2WKrZlFBHwu94Vt9GXHUvCDMAf4YcaVp88S4rJh7RlOdgw7ffe0kqHe-2FcIn4wypCJtMdUiFQ6jTqQ0rfi05mMeUCj-2FDOoW9Th_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlCObfnLMjz56QmasXDc-2FNK-2Fdi3pAdgQCp217fv43b0u6HDYk-2FpEQmdTuOceC9zuZw7pgevEm2x6Nvb8y1576AU9X0q0TuDdNjLjsfUopWRDLCXG12H5avACbAek3IyuQEa4tvdzQ6uyl14BO-2FUOyAtIxklTrVVaBEDy-2Biv6JWwZjE6S-2FNs6wvG9E5U5qvtXIeS7UFF7m0OJKn6Fzdsjk3D) are consistent with his movement’s gender politics.

The MAGA approach to gender also intersects with economic policy. Child care is a good example. Across the nation, child care is in crisis. It is [too expensive](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BK6ki9wV13ZHo6u9q6FVUDuUqdxfGkMxhqSKLNfSpVvOQTXrbh4y8Wk-2BIC0zWRMxzAdhuRtdaE1Nl1T345IKs2gMkRj3EGncu-2FiOo2WjjSJKGXoM_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bm0cUHU0Bk7oRLd-2B5MNvnOMJS4L1xZ3GGHHYUe2ksgiFGWmvM-2B5hJDhTFh1zh7SeGgOOr-2Fcytp0vK-2FHovH0eW-2FrZJgxSKBbYFOwkAaQ46y-2B0VWD173HwK4y-2BStKIOEfIrYWXqe3aia5-2FBVuEodav2hvbCCtbe-2BUH-2FS6RRE8wn-2Bqn7OWYDnlgjwxlg8MgNdlqRE5AtYp1dB5JeK-2BLoNUJzwT) for parents, while those working in these facilities —mostly women—are [underpaid](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BGnriwylAduBJkqfYsQOL7LCST8BwiOeGJdAhYPk6Gkdz0w8s-2FdQ3o8Zf8GpOOIdop6xBX3-2BxpKXTIaI0-2BwbEwKuHAX1wt2s9J6c-2FlZDnaJTiFg0xjVAqezdeQNJxxPytJeIObODi5BtJSOdr3tZwn8QPDLn6Sm8CxgWZjYSXTqp9FVc_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BkVYSCDEAQx-2BxysdlQonv8lJhfFidHmwszJev3MfrDk7BNbI0kxYQAYJFCX7NnLnXqJwtWJxQydeel8UeKxZ5D8clILullbOfsLQyuH-2Fr-2B7ef5k1QuKRXxpz-2BkKuCtOLuYf2sLSjdjUPZhHPOhNAWCUqy6NDJWNFUjzQTHDkRemBwWc9IkLNGF-2BDHBHkMvwxBwnmE2-2B-2FRWRM9uNcSy3DKO4). The state of [New Mexico](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BDorAScaW6wzvsq1q8cwSaVn8Mft4BotYwYV5GwFbxNOgSSPIi6w332lhA3CDzC-2BwqOM04Ld63SHq9aOtsHDxdlutozkO6Dc-2F6QIbpDniRTcLDeOxg66xRMU5uKk9JO1nQ-3D-3D22sN_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Blwi7Rr4wTEfxr9Sem-2B4xG7ML2Kj02VZ5DYwZ24Kif9qbwuYVZdAHjS9tiXi17woBSVSytmThTgMf2hc5jTApS0xIn17EtiD8w-2F8-2FXX4VzxUe2FpJBCxzIIip0pgujzkF-2Bx-2BFPdUiZl4hrBdlMP7zoKrQAZSrHQgLrSN8NdOQDZMkTM7wySVr7rlBdbqpxpLiBl9blXbiLXCivQ-2FIyosfR3), meanwhile, shows that what is needed are government subsidies. New Mexico’s recently enacted universal free child care system is being paid for by oil and gas royalties and enables people to reenter the workforce after having babies. Paying for a largely female-based workforce so that other women can compete with men to get jobs is the opposite of MAGA’s gender politics, which is why Trump is intent on [defunding state-supported child care](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BK6ki9wV13ZHo6u9q6FVUDsyu0uQC1-2B1Hfj3CEO-2Fu-2FF0DnhWVhSxzbfFkgFrawel46sTm34U9BB7hlwped8eaas0HVBZteY5W6jd57hDp7UXPtgW_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bk4RHtk7IgsR8BDIRqqMRd7XHGlFm4682xSOcgzx9WVylCRHC5OjfQ2e9siFWGsry8Tx3-2BoiXedmGkK6wDgPV94EE-2FQYnIJ3alMa59x6WJvR0Lqu04WxsPCWDS-2B-2Bmmlqiq9czsj3gNZZy-2BDGDnPfRxG12jeLX0T0EdMQfBhqNOFD-2BflnbxVpM5PwkOxrjjxgmWikh9A44sV9lv0RA5l7hZj).

Trump’s immigration policy is also central to his promotion of patriarchal white supremacy. He has reveled in the mass deportation of nonwhite immigrants, especially those from [Latin America, Asia](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BBsjaYC1DQVBGebhZl3o6o-2B-2B8DtrdPyFA1mqZT9k-2FCk7ZmAGB6EOtbSb-2BwwHzRVscjVapnWLCSckYOTglaGwnxXKzElaQl3OReIJB-2BOFrMzpELf7_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bn3yP92BT4jdHmAgRbrRNt23PyJ15ilshjqalbPF7FTCuYI08QESej-2FdlEDNijmgHedGQnFZEVjps4KJwLimfEKitjdh4yn7xlYFRZXRPWD3d3dgsUP9insSGwO4lNyDMqjEDXfcbk-2F2dRMyeX5BW8RfEFic5IE9YzZuncF76EWV22RCGO9d6hSLbHBy-2BjEKtKJCUV4C9fNbuzPwBlm2v3j), and [Africa](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BOZ6IQKTo-2FMbPtHD48cx7KsNgelklW9W9c3zA1baqU5-2FqRMrvVuNUUSe8NQlbScaAoq-2Fho2K3jK5OWn6jzS4to7Q1wkdwE9lI11jmTIgOTio5bNQO9pqTMjGbqS2G-2BCc9A-3D-3Dt48g_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Blmx1dECcTzhig8JLx6VNTih2P-2FbcWbbKmGhCq0c1TXvvzLycuTfU2T-2B-2Ftn0BF47EqIhEdMgWazryXu-2FY0lSMghKFy76-2BjmADISRe8gSbKCGS-2B4EqJQ0BPucePduxO2-2BrTZDH-2BtN8mH2Fdx1wH972ppSHA2fqOxktDEH-2BIRXQon2d829tPgHylU0VQFcmY6qNazAlQiQNtLdftU5RcZeTqj), and expressed a [yearning](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BN-2B8y3WrStvRfgjR1SZmefKnXJo1U-2F6R-2Fuw9EzSzqiAuJMPlI5CSUk1rP-2BadpNWUPNCpzBX4-2B-2BDwWGtjR61Aj-2Bl8-2FBXcn376VQSXkaIftJBCKDIV_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlOhQ11uvdN7rVgrHrGAki0dEoR3-2BEJpBntL21EcBOA0Zce7BxW5CyHu0Ps5L548JMb6YJ0rk2jeA63mgjeJnHN-2F1fMbwTEfrVKu5fshgkohbc-2BXK2JSW26Z2GAdz3TtQVniXLux4YBb8FfXRAOXpsv9-2BOBltPMzYPyhTh6sS-2FtVlnKbJmSL-2BxpMnA-2BgWZRx7-2BBcaMMGwbmhj4bMt3AWX8p) for white European immigrants. A 2026 [ProPublica report](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BLpmE6d6Cy-2FMZ3okZaN6GwIE-2BNSEeLiBCcwwGnXIXkmsgK-2BX-2B-2FGouZA24jGuiI7TBfnSLr0rh-2BltYlCRyVByXFWEmxE2ZJi7FaloeGOy3IzQlJH8_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BnEfL-2F-2B0mvQv303FOwKbyXIPKkB2vGz9KSv-2B8EQ7CWuyRazxfSyQEryvwO6D-2FsOVuDyKc0n-2F8rZl7czmBjxPCSnLoqTutZ-2B9uKF2FQZ3g1WbGkYHF3OIUxG-2BP-2FwpZazvUWLt1KPtIMJmL5sjCVYemQ0O7J7pz503PxtuEJacG8MeitLmKd2QtXSO47Z-2BuqVNydiXNCHC8ZiD0fiBOU7Dhol) also finds that the Trump administration separated 11,000 children who are U.S. citizens from their immigrant parents and deported the parents. Authorities appear to be specifically targeting immigrant mothers, who are among the MAGA-undesirables alongside lesbians (like [Renee Nicole Good](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BB-2FGE6Pv4mLTp8DDzG0wGJ70uTz4tXfImttc6QBNDQgAJp32hJtNQqNrS8jucgRpXOdbL-2BcoVetDx0SlAcmJdveRyUlGaso5hUOE-2FdizAeSRpjB1_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlaB8l5RtLHygy-2FxJCshERkWBtaaxhztjM1c7AxEHSQ4OA-2BV0NBXWDeWA1mADYLRzaaQz-2FsC2KynyjvEUrM4tvT-2F4VaqPMM9xM0KWp-2FcwdIy0Dc-2BM3S-2BIxWB5y6-2Bb-2FBbRPzk6bBP4I-2BLxZNKdLM99mdVTAJbaPUh695x30TKoB-2BzX2WCHdFTpG0tA6j6-2BsmZV13NWynet6obgWmcBErgOov), the U.S. citizen killed by ICE agents in Minnesota), transgender women, and working women.

The undercutting of social services is also part of the project of patriarchal white supremacy. Government benefits must be reserved for white Americans—until they start to benefit immigrants, people of color, LGBTQI+ people, and women seeking abortions. For example, [a viral claim](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BEL51FWnLnQoKfoBXs4uCcF2-2B-2FBOCpjoMc-2FtoNBp2yTwVdAQ7EMD-2FrKY1f7s5gka4REXB3eHMHW7-2BGQ7gdkbiT-2B8m31jy-2BDDg27-2FdIYr1vW0c-2FMYXcBOACFaFXJa7uOERsKkm2rEFPY1-2FUl5aFRUlDg-3DIGAO_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bnc9BP-2BMJqPcgg6f3-2BI2TzXKuUWRSq4cX871gatmwlw1OcoUp-2B6c0bDMOjN4ct9bhz57E9Ub8-2Bx0Yed2w6-2FbgD4dMRtE6IZ9zC6VySeDS3b4gHYfFBBmwn05LebMUCp4L-2FJaAQA8K5l4Ua9Psia6R2NC4ofkmCpsE-2BAN8HVb-2Ft697z67A2u2VYTRjlMBSIHdTDXlrtAJuMgqLF-2FneHJukMh) by a white supremacist account on X in 2025 falsely suggested immigrants were the largest beneficiaries of government food stamps, when in reality, white Americans are the ones consistently relying on such benefits. In order to justify cutting food stamps, Trump supporters need only believe that “undeserving” people are benefiting from them.

Even the [MAGA approach to the Epstein files](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BIDN5MLWtyOV322FlaTysVYvdFB3ui8IPSpp95-2Fqa95ayV5MUsV9S-2B77G5Ludz8rHm-2BgmoytP7ybYHpFjDy5XKVHlIFPfH4dQDk64MQECW0pu7CZ_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BndzENmkTa5CM1y3KQqgMKz3dfvzLORNEfZO8gA-2Ff4fNUBFLPxWSKMsRHojlk7iJkW-2FgvxZC8aLLXC1zBpBVs2IGZ4bGeu-2B-2FXh5XOdQkldknZx5ccipx-2BMnC-2BX9oco5bFZ6NHqWFuUuy-2BjysL42r8hVp6XaEc4TPhVjm83-2FKrvGv2LWWQm6IpmjAN9z2tJFhqYUfgrYlok-2B7FBNQQ3MFzMW) is consistent with the movement’s gender politics. For as long as the sex trafficker’s accomplices were largely unknown and [possibly Democrats](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BKk8le8bf8TStkY2qzuW7G-2Fi53aK3uAUyrvhqjGQ99PhmPhINg-2BphO6LjLqenoA05fHjftAjEH0ARJzUF5CbeUjwrjMWNU8xaKiLU5UX8CTUqpke_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BkJOaUl-2FCW18phc0NaCWT6Asda7KOGaZ29QH4o-2BuH4IoyQn65hdvWxn7vqEZrtwcORgEw4BXoksZ1XaQzwiTG9gzBHzpYC-2FsqxBPLjmKHXF54Liys0APx6dJE3Pv42tsIsQB4MhUOSiooU9AsFdbzBNbRumK-2BhoxC4gf6ccaORFKLdQa2Y2zuvVc3PNPldZ2ItCf4CQLcofLqluH9JsL-2FUS), Trump’s supporters were rabidly in favor of [releasing](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BJOS0f7ZtjUUFIsKXoV-2BpmgycdrGCL5Gp7xOd2BFDzYaQ5JjrVIPTdraYCyPYoEJb879vS7MltO8nCGkdFmJWXl4p1izwl-2BS8Sl43DlglQC-2BqwMOdFnOtCjpWDKHAsI7f3wZtCwPyzENx3vZVpROW54-3Dn5-5_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bl7ovI4RpCIrCb4F5FFOkmeICtzEQ3Qj0tTMyhbYrYZBTkxpl7fq9wOmBwPOROpzsgvB456FHFFDx9-2BjRu0qfzo1RNya6mIz96X3-2FD3D-2FVYSOOe1Xe-2BKGNvIqkD0SK0264QsfkpbFH29aIvLHwQdQyf6bW-2FAmPqgEI9LASsDbOS5ESHOeBQC5-2B-2Bh9G-2Ft3CWaXBKT-2FKK9Qhb-2BsVlCA7tKAYo) the names in Jeffrey Epstein’s files. But, as soon as it became clear that wealthy white men, including Trump and other conservative men, were also involved, [there was silence](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BITAW1MfKRrdSbPHmF-2FMx-2FGWNE4fxNkjxzWxxFIhbZTxHcV2fYI2eu6rTazBHMz71LyZhWQaGnfp14eRZE6gHswul3LErcrz3cb2UqaYUQSF_D9-_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bk13AELofnCP55rlqNR7ZLiNCOUd0keytY26SirHPRnU38Ma9aEj12hEv7CqSHqlCij3AY572xugHz9IVD-2Ff7ZICMCzFD8axJnhKfrBI43qyEVFCxqyqg-2FX-2FaM0LRjFRTrLqO-2F2Ss5Skcr8ZWn-2FhXfFQG15gTU1r23awpAASV1yjck1ztfP0SfDIWwAVvrJmdyvTg6-2BmTWD5e3HAowYWjZT), and the MAGA demands for transparency and justice vanished.

The MAGA-verse is desperate for a world where white women are well-behaved stay-at-home moms, tradwives whose sole raison d’être is to care for white men and babies. In this world, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQI+ people, and liberal whites are undesirable. For the IOC to acquiesce to Trump’s gender policing is a deeply troubling sign.

The response to the authoritarian demand for conformity must be roundly rejected. Rather than try to appease patriarchal white supremacist forces, the rest of us need to double down on our right to proudly display our identities, insist on full bodily autonomy, and demand services, benefits, opportunities, and anything else the MAGA-verse believes is only reserved for straight white Christian men.

*(Sonali Kolhatkar is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of “[Rising Up With Sonali](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BEDla3ykiKVwGkrpf-2FQuo-2BLCLuS14YjqxSHVoHSjHjRP5vRI_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bnr31CHewlLoUs54gwg5EjeIemxInG-2F1PhVFTyOzhq7j9-2FcRHQXI-2BOq-2BrtQ7-2BLxnUU-2Bpfh4KhJX-2BekQprB0IFJTMVVowehSt9dP2UOn8s-2BLCVcxc8OENEMJkjH4yt2d-2FhmilOVyHIIDJwu4YTQgLpUUn2uyAbVAajK-2BNqKNRXAPwAKCVVNmFsrhYS6l7cdObznlDsHncCIZP-2Bop1wol4iBN),” a weekly subscriber-funded television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. Her books include [Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World Is Possible](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BFBHBGFkMN9I0S75y3kMgyXHiQv34sdhsS2fVIpz3GilVV2-2B3VWnv4JrNwEDW31tHAgrEA9wT4V56AGbMwaIuR8-3DsKSO_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bl9zifBg6fqM-2FzsyoUr5lsDFseFNbCRaxmT2XHNtAsTMiO0-2BX3AX3Zjg9YSCnuD85wMR7rcPsRYCq-2FOQz6KgCHZZ9iWapNINh19G2SG4UgODAruN-2FI7JHGAv-2FAp80P65FKxN9Z1qCyePJkSvhZ2UOGWFp0esa7Ay-2FtNnxc2IuHX3OuyBlqXbvKsOe9EOjHNtkjuzNatGSXoe1S-2Fl6Qklel0) (Seven Stories Press, 2025) and [Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BAH4H2wSEttAB4LbcMLTdi0cCmbRJR1KY-2FxBGr63oktZN7zIVNqy-2FtbMzcmX-2FDQPqCKORp8ITNe69UC8Jjke3-2FfC1RtNvMObTjntexlFN1yPzx8P_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BltRWf18XrqBkt-2B2RC0LOUxOCdHJDFcdfh0x0n9AEaNGpFwgCpzx3aMKJ299W5uwj2s1w-2F7lhmXk2dP9MCu2oC6nKbe6HAidFqkQ9RWJiIbggh6KNrbWs6cJItqihgSL8NgDLfYsz1rY3CRlMiP4Vd8WV4yNDAJm02TBAtxFk9osAaCz0GbcyuAGGmHFEzhAX89W9hCMRObggWOs-2BpIoYoL) (City Lights Books, 2023). She is a writing fellow for the [Economy for All](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BFH7-2B890eq7B4TYN9OBfEskeVkvEb71zqMb9NYTTs7ETho3s3UvUN1QQv-2BW80GF1eg-3D-3DYZYz_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BksbyukqvHL6Hwr-2FvIc2U3OsVYnufIwML1PJld-2FsDfnGT2zUAXaQRuctRYwZ-2BJqq0Aj3O4pPjZV1aUqOw85csrZV4G-2BZnfaZwc5VNmAA94lC1wIbsE-2FFSY9LEiGc2aMxegsiOR8z26OC5kDErOaLB2nAqnZr1yBzHpUtvXj2jq9atoT-2BPDXeA12PwoGnO7jmjVdwFZBe962OvTyZ2pSaOuq) project at the Independent Media Institute and was a senior editor at [Yes! Magazine](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BGQlbgKXAZxocCez1159GHKcebDurlaoYIouQfheKRvyST-2BdG4nxAPX0cCB4cL8-2Fkg-3D-3DqtZ__qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2Bngk1YbYdygYDgJ8kHAKXbgJ0TJS7yaMvcoM0LM11NcEf08whPlpNC6GEIkhGtScVTKTWMaNa-2FM-2FEsChKHNgfqdtaJWObhUQ-2BtwOscgFcIt-2FDCvnuPo5xcs1hmn1QNBorW1Oh7FfZXxRE1WoycXeIDc4NBAvGFPaVJfzZUbca1H9Oqqb8tE5Kq7GfyMGrQ5ZsCu5dLOxUFu1samNCPK2ovC)covering race and economy. She serves as the co-director of the nonprofit solidarity organization the [Afghan Women’s Mission](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BGscVq681V-2BR6XgNBjBn605Gq2m1fB1wDi20CEm7Xzgk6hXJ_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BmrgLgyUfLhEL4baAK-2FIpyRUxVNF-2BQBvmM1DEmfrWi46hsYHD-2BhF7xpP69RuTj56EoGJz2Lqw0nMdlNQz4JZZQGYkF6AQ0v2Em-2FPfLk2dgZU9uN-2FZC3hiXLX-2F3hD5RKT3f3OGK-2BURcfxIBPeLjZ4MkuECvlAgBRmUS9QAAxuDByH7M7F3rwmpn0hsBP3qrRf8ok26ObxrOgs8PVD2ndoY3b) and is a co-author of [Bleeding Afghanistan](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BDxUhSpitt2q0FS6DtfJzeMi82lTGBqQwcGnInPtWJc8lZ7YVBau-2BpqNyOJVEhzmDYK5qOV-2FnaSp1VO-2Fe1qGa34-3DNjRh_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BnuspE9xSwpp6NfUD9SSDILXmRhQAEgcIxdMUxUctU-2FkBpPW0Onl9wfgr7kFeIWdMqZNzEvLcsijKriqWG9irlN1kOIVGpLsn1NUAvQwYHHJyxXCqt0LWCX6VSQPbiKWYFe77hE9MUkUuq2ss-2B0KmDanpAMfPIBrLdK8Zt2Tpqs0EZ582cKh9vG723EDAE0NMOtgPtUh5l7W5Zuso5rns3e). She also sits on the board of directors of [Justice Action Center](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BIzrsmJkbN-2FFp35zoxaCTEbi1aDCeLANs-2BxlHRW2oieEXsnH_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlqZRzKDwdN94mMBvswhBcfgA7eZ5YB5lrPZjXVASe3MpRhMhOkSgjagyxXVF524oiBAF6L66TXumnX-2B4f3aVsMN0heNnuIiRDR4MbPWa82wGCgq5sZ7XFSSpL9czJcfngEVW3Xjw9jFEomcs-2FBvJPGBVBfsHgpjO6edi-2BmxmSBSngSyc3e0-2F0L-2FSAO1Uq-2B-2Buj4lw8qFq6FQehlc8zQ72pT), an immigrant rights organization. This article was produced by [Economy for All](https://u36605228.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.irwnA1ZB8N-2BHNL3jUmYY-2BFH7-2B890eq7B4TYN9OBfEskeVkvEb71zqMb9NYTTs7ETho3s3UvUN1QQv-2BW80GF1eg-3D-3DxPYP_qW3SMqhdKDAXzmq2tY-2FfMEHZa-2BOBVIJowkRKZ3fdBjl-2BW85LR-2Br0MRDU4EyHqBdPcSmHzgbcLJBs3ViNEHqCWoFjdWBfnGBZPV2-2Bk-2BVxK6hoCtOtzgYBFrbp6RcNLKYc5p7k0vamv-2FicoLuSkPCyK0PmBeeqOzW7nfoLdqH6Jv-2FKUsb4spetWOSDu7Ea1aKpr4z-2BvtSlLE-2B1n46LC6-2BJbc0FKHrmxwbr8kH5ToULvLlWXRyRdNvyOHI2K73JshTJQzR1NpegD1rz500XowdIkx521JQut83T8Nd6lmc-2FhTU9c5hCpoBGvU8dY5erN85T9CXOGpPVpd28Uv76NeslvDGqsSURMDPE-2B38gapYe0cJKkAwr64V1m0opxSMbgCGlYq-2B2w3ew7w38uNQeAAvnLyld1Rlqn14ayqoVJLCWsUvnhaGG5lYjTCA-2Fo2shuVy6jJhkVMDuD6MzyO-2F7NR0MybdqH6i7dTjG5aZ2CeapUbKfRdZ9aeLh5Q33Xq2OxVe4icbNAiG-2FDx7Oo-2F75GdJ6rbNxb6mKQvSg3BlfUFduUB-2FIXDaKgHvghtKR6tt5ja-2Bc8Zs58hnsdK0p5ut-2B-2BprBQWwIMPa-2BudLO72j1NRyfA-2BlOCTusF4xABGRzrYCwLfYnci3W4lzehP4sJraPi1RiAV60tlFk1paO-2B-2FmI7m7kNr39ugPIHKUFCDWvpm9e1OlmwJ5ymU3kMGrwW006JJKXygTbUhxhmyvL01HCXPvZmE-2FYu62-2B3ttwkhegpP006tPw3ilazPBdhwWwtuXEzolJnPPXGAX63-2FbyWzG9xJcCT2pqZN32vjDGoqUMM-2Btt5lqJ), a project of the Independent Media Institute.)*

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### [LAHSA Is Gone, but the Homeless-Industrial-Complex Lives On](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33444-lahsa-is-gone-but-the-homeless-industrial-complex-lives-on)

HOMELESSNESS - Los Angeles’s homelessness program is in complete disarray, undermined by systemic gridlock, structural…

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/078b-bc52a082.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33434-karen-bass-trails-in-reelection-race-can-she-turn-it-around)

### [Karen Bass Trails in Reelection Race — Can She Turn It Around?](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33434-karen-bass-trails-in-reelection-race-can-she-turn-it-around)

WESTSIDE - As of September 27, 2026, Karen Bass is in a substantially weaker position than she was entering the June pr…

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/078p-c117465a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/finance/33442-the-settlement-bill-nobody-is-managing-inside-los-angeles-countys-sheriff-litigation-tab)

### [The Settlement Bill Nobody Is Managing — Inside Los Angeles County's Sheriff Litigation Tab](https://www.citywatchla.com/finance/33442-the-settlement-bill-nobody-is-managing-inside-los-angeles-countys-sheriff-litigation-tab)

THE NAVARRO REPORT - Last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $12.5 million settlement over t…

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/079q-2f3c04cd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33461-are-small-businesses-and-workers-fighting-their-true-adversary-in-the-fast-food-battle)

### [Are Small Businesses And Workers Fighting Their True Adversary In The Fast-Food Battle?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33461-are-small-businesses-and-workers-fighting-their-true-adversary-in-the-fast-food-battle)

THE WORKPLACE - On Sept. 8, the Los Angeles City Council voted to get one step closer to expanding Fair Work Week to fa…

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e8/079s-e897b2ef.jpeg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33445-follow-the-money-the-underdog-vs-the-bike-path)

### [Follow the Money: The Underdog vs. the Bike Path](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33445-follow-the-money-the-underdog-vs-the-bike-path)

PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY - Years ago, I was shooting ringside as a boxing photographer when I noticed Sylvester Stallone s…

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##  [ LGBTQ ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq)

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/074n2-e71c6111.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/33356-the-laurel-foundation-launches-the-art-of-online-auction-to-benefit-programs-for-lgbtq-youth-and-families)### [The Laurel Foundation Launches THE ART OF\_ Online Auction to Benefit Programs for LGBTQ+ Youth and Families](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/33356-the-laurel-foundation-launches-the-art-of-online-auction-to-benefit-programs-for-lgbtq-youth-and-families)

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/071e2-3d40aca0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/33296-34-years-after-camp-laurel-began-for-kids-with-hiv-its-first-campers-return-with-children-of-their-own)### [34 Years After Camp Laurel Began for Kids With HIV, Its First Campers Return With Children of Their Own](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/33296-34-years-after-camp-laurel-began-for-kids-with-hiv-its-first-campers-return-with-children-of-their-own)

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/97/025h-97bb9ae9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32477-attacks-on-transgender-women-are-part-of-a-larger-maga-agenda)### [Attacks on Transgender Women Are Part of a Larger MAGA Agenda](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32477-attacks-on-transgender-women-are-part-of-a-larger-maga-agenda)

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/013r-a27d6a52.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32267-pride-flag-returns-to-stonewall-as-new-york-officials-defy-federal-directive)### [Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall as New York Officials Defy Federal Directive](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32267-pride-flag-returns-to-stonewall-as-new-york-officials-defy-federal-directive)

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/012f-a2ed361b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32245-california-lgbtq-community-still-worried-for-transgender-youth)### [California LGBTQ Community Still Worried For Transgender Youth](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/32245-california-lgbtq-community-still-worried-for-transgender-youth)