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For this weeks podcast, Im talking to our friend Casey Johnston, a tech journalist turned fitness journalist turned independent journalist. Casey studied physics, which led her to tech journalism; she did some of my favorite coverage of Internet culture as well as Apples horrendous butterfly laptop keyboards. We worked together at VICE, where Casey was an editor and where she wrote Ask a Swole Woman, an advice column about weightlifting. After she left VICE, Casey founded Shes a Beast, an independent site about weightlifting, but also about the science of diet culture, fitness influencers on the internet, the intersections of all those things, etc.She just wrote A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting, a really great reported memoir about how our culture and the media often discourages people from lifting, and how this type of exercise can be really beneficial to your brain and your body. I found the book really inspiring and actually started lifting right after I read it. In this interview we talk about her book, about journalism, about independent media, and how doing things like lifting weights and touching grass helps us navigate the world. Listen to the weekly podcast onApple Podcasts,Spotify, orYouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism.If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player. Ask a Swole WomanA Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting

Subscribe nowAs a Canadian transplant who has been living in the U.S. for 11 years, this week marks two national holidays: Canada Day, which took place on July 1, and Independence Day, which many Americans will celebrate on July 4.People often ask me why Im so proud to be a Canuck.There are many obvious reasons, including universal health care (yes, its actually free); an immigration system so ingrained in our national identity that we strive to be a multicultural mosaic rather than a melting pot; and a global reputation for being nice, well-educated and funny.But as a gay Canadian, I have become increasingly proud of my home and native land since launching an LGBTQ news publication focused in the U.S.North of the border, we dont just talk the talk when it comes to equality. We frankly dominate the U.S. in terms of LGBTQ progress. Here are a few stats that prove it:Gay sex: We legalized it in 1969, 34 years before the U.S. followed suit in 2003.Gay marriage: We legalized it in 2005, 10 years before the U.S. did so. And unlike in America, there is no meaningful push to overturn it.While conversion therapy practiced by licensed therapists is banned for minors in some U.S. states, Canada has banned it nationwide for minors and adults alike (and, drumroll this ban also applies to religious leaders, unlike in the U.S.).We recognize gender identity as grounds for asylum status and legally recognize nonbinary gender markers. The U.S. does not.I could go on. But you get the gist. At a time when the president of the U.S. is making claims that hed like to annex Canada and turn my country into Americas 51st state, theres been a groundswell of outrage.And thats not surprising. Life north of the border is, in so many ways, safer for minority groups and underdogs of all walks of life. Its certainly the case for LGBTQ people.Happy Canada Day!Subscribe for LGBTQ-focused, accountability journalism.Subscribe nowTwo Teens Shot Near Stonewall Inn After NYC Pride March, Police Say (NBC)One teenage victim was shot in the head while another was stable after being shot in the leg. It's unclear whether it was a hate crime-related incident.Iowa's Civil Rights Protections No Longer Include Gender Identity as New Law Takes Effect (NBC)The law also explicitly defines female and male based on reproductive organs at birth and removes the ability for people to change the sex designations on their birth certificates.Indian Court Rules That Trans Women Are Women (LGBTQ Nation)"For transgender community, especially trans women, this verdict means a lot," one trans advocate said.Don Jr.: Affirmative Action Is Why Obama Won Nobel, Not Trump (CNN)President Trump's desire for a Nobel Prize is no secret, and he often blames politics as the reason he hasn't yet won. Donald Trump Jr. claimed in an X post that President Obama won his because of "affirmative action."Marylands Oldest Rural Gay Bar and One of the Last Is a Log Cabin in the Woods (The Baltimore Banner)In the woods of a conservative Western Maryland town of fewer than 4,000 people is an unlikely landmark of state LGBTQ history.Over the next week, be on the lookout for new Uncloseted reporting: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline recently discontinued Option 3, a call menu route once dedicated to specialized support for LGBTQ youth. While the broader crisis line remains active, the closure has raised alarms among mental health professionals, advocates and those who relied on the unique services it offered. We investigate why Option 3 was shut down, who is most affected and what the decision reveals about the state of mental health support systems in the U.S. Just over five months in, the Trump administration has already implemented more than 40% of the policy proposals from Project 2025, the 920-page plan for the Republican presidency by the far-right Christian group The Heritage Foundation. We spoke with a panel of three experts about the implications of these moves for LGBTQ rights and the country as a whole.Thanks for reading! Feel free to email me with questions, complaints and story ideas! Spencer Macnaughton, Editor-In-Chief spencer@unclosetedmedia.comIf objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, LGBTQ-focused journalism is important to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, Resource Impact, by clicking this button:Donate to Uncloseted Media

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by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as theyre published.This article is co-published with The Texas Newsroom and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. Elon Musks team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and telecommunications companies, which typically employ dozens of people to represent them. But Musk and his companies still hired more lobbyists this year than any other since 2021, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission. Musk, the billionaire businessman behind carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery.His lobbyists, who represented Tesla, SpaceX and the social media giant X Corp., spent tens of thousands of dollars on things like gifts and meals for Texas elected officials and others during the session, according to an analysis of state ethics data. In most cases, Texas transparency laws do not require lobbyists to disclose which politicians they wined and dined or on behalf of which clients. The Texas Newsroom reached out to all 12 of Musks lobbyists registered with the state this session. Only one, Carrie Simmons, a lobbyist who counts Tesla among her clients, responded, but she declined to be interviewed. She said only Musks companies could comment on their work this session. Emails sent to Musks companies and to Musk himself were not returned. The Texas Newsroom was able to find hints of some of their actions in records obtained from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Sen. Adam Hinojosa. Other documents detailing their deeper connections are hidden from disclosure by state laws.Ethics experts said the responsibility to improve transparency lies with Texas lawmakers. State law provides a base level of transparency for the public on who lobbyists are and who they represent, said Andrew Cates, a former lobbyist who wrote a guide on state ethics rules. Beyond that, the Legislature simply has not prioritized enough transparency in how the dollars are actually being spent on legislators on a regular basis. But thats not the lobbys fault, its the Legislatures, Cates said. Tom Forbes, president of the Professional Advocacy Association of Texas, a statewide lobbyist organization, said while lobbyists sometimes get a bad rap, they play a critical role for lawmakers trying to make decisions on complex policies. He told The Texas Newsroom that his group is agnostic about making reporting requirements more stringent but will follow any changes the state implements. Our association is going to comply with whatever law the Legislature passes, Forbes said. Who did Musk hire and who did they lobby? Eight of Musks lobbyists worked for SpaceX, according to filings with the Ethics Commission. Tesla had four, one of whom also worked for X.Musks lobbyists include former advisers and staffers for Gov. Greg Abbott, among them Mike Toomey and Reed Clay. Another lobbyist, Will McAdams, once sat on the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which regulates the states electric, telecommunications, and water and sewer utilities.All but one lobbyist had other clients for whom they were also working, making it more difficult to track exactly how much spending went to further Musks agenda. Benjamin Lancaster, a former legislative staffer, was only on SpaceXs payroll.Lobbyists are not required to report their exact salaries, only a pay range. According to Ethics Commission data, Musk pledged to pay somewhere between about $400,000 to nearly $1 million in total to his lobbyists for their work this year. Half of them could rake in more than $110,000 each working for Musks companies.Each month, lobbyists report their total spending. But state rules dont require them to disclose who was on the receiving end unless the lobbyist shelled out more than $132.60 on one person in a single day. This includes food and beverages, transportation, lodging or entertainment. Taxes and tips are not counted. The disclosure threshold for gifts is $110.Lobbyists also dont need to disclose exactly who attended events to which all legislators were invited, like catered lunches for the entire Texas House of Representatives or happy hours hosted off-site.In practice, these rules mean a lobbyist could buy the same elected official a steak dinner every night. As long as the daily cost stays under that amount, they dont need to say who got the free meal.Musks lobbyists spent more than $46,000 on food and drink alone for elected officials and their staff, family and guests this year, according to state ethics records. None of them detailed which elected officials may have been on the receiving end, implying all of their spending remained beneath the daily threshold.Jim Clancy, the former chair of the Ethics Commission, said its common for multiple lobbyists to divide a single bill in order to stay below the reporting threshold. They have 15 different credit cards in the deal to make sure that its all below the limit, Clancy told The Texas Newsroom. The Legislature has to change it. And if they did, they wouldnt get to eat for free.A slate of ethics bills, including several to require transparency into who funds mass text messages for political campaigns, failed to become law this year, according to The Texas Tribune. Meanwhile, legislators approved a new law that will reduce the fine for former lawmakers who engage in illegal lobbying activity. What do other records show? While lobbyists are not required to disclose which bills they discuss in private meetings with officials and their staff, they must note their position if they choose to testify on a piece of legislation. This is how The Texas Newsroom identified the 13 bills on which Musks lobbyists took a public stance. The Texas Newsroom was able to glean some additional insight on lobbyist influence from records received through public information requests.Calendars for Hinojosa, a newly elected South Texas Republican who authored multiple bills that would benefit SpaceX and other aerospace companies, showed he or his staff had meetings scheduled with lobbyists or representatives from Musks rocket company at least three times in two months. Emails showed Patrick penned a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration supporting SpaceXs ability to increase the number of launches at its South Texas rocket site.Patrick was also invited to take a tour of the Tesla Gigafactory outside Austin, these records showed, but its unclear if he went.Neither Hinojosa nor Patrick responded to requests for an interview.The Texas Senate declined to release other documents that could have shed light on how Musks companies interacted with elected officials. In denying their release, Senate Secretary Patsy Spaw said communications between state lawmakers and Texas residents are confidential by law. The reason, she said, is to ensure the right of citizens of the state to petition their state government without fear of harassment, retaliation or public ridicule.This could include emails with lobbyists. Lauren McGaughy is a journalist with The Texas Newsroom, a collaboration among NPR and the public radio stations in Texas. She is based at KUT in Austin. Reach her at lmcgaughy@kut.org. Sign up for KUT newsletters.

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