civil rights - A GOP lawmaker, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, compared doctors treating transgender children to Nazis. He regrets it.

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  Gee, Fred, I'm so glad you finally became enlightened.  But there are some things that are so obnoxious and dimwitted that no amount of backpedaling can make things all better.

The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump

Dave Zirin
The Nation

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THE PINK TRIANGLE: HOW THE NAZIS RUTHLESSLY DESTROYED THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

John Broich
Newsweek

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