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Ana Valens


Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. She is a former Daily Dot staff writer. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

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Father allegedly kills teenage son for being gay

Family members say this wasn't the first time the teen was targeted for being gay.

On Nov 6, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Starbucks’ new holiday ad features an interracial queer couple

Expect the 'alt-right' to be angered about this, too.

On Nov 6, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Racist ‘Make Edison Great Again’ ad plagues New Jersey school board election

'Deport' is stamped over Asian-American candidates' faces in the ad.

On Nov 3, 2017 by Ana Valens

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6 firefighters let go for defacing Black colleague’s family photos with noose

They even drew penises on his kid and grandma.

On Nov 3, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Gender pay gap won’t be closed for another 217 years

Good news for your great, great, great granddaughter?

On Nov 3, 2017 by Ana Valens

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How a feminist event on anal sex challenged me to give it a try

Anal sex isn't just for the guys.

On Nov 3, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Dad’s Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Let us count the ways this is a transphobic mess.

On Nov 2, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Police chief faces hate crime charges after multiple reported racist incidents

Recordings show the chief repeatedly calling Black people the N-word.

On Nov 2, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Young girl dressed as Maxine Waters for Halloween, with 'Reclaiming my candy' written on her pumpkin bucket

These girls dressed as Maxine Waters give us all hope for America

Reclaim your candy, ladies.

On Nov 1, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Notre Dame drops birth control coverage under Trump’s ‘religious freedom’ policy

It's one of the first to take the administration up its anti-contraception-coverage offer.

On Nov 1, 2017 by Ana Valens

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German railway wants to name a train after Anne Frank—and the internet is outraged

It's insensitive, to say the least.

On Nov 1, 2017 by Ana Valens

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University officer mocks Colin Kaepernick’s protest with racist costume

Here's what not to do on Halloween.

On Oct 31, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Texas restaurant uses transphobic Caitlyn Jenner posters to designate bathrooms

This is harmful on so many levels.

On Oct 31, 2017 by Ana Valens

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LGBTQ teens face sexual assault at higher rates than most

Anthony Rapp’s alleged sexual assault is not an anomaly.

On Oct 31, 2017 by Ana Valens

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Kevin Spacey’s coming out is a tasteless distraction that hurts the LGBTQ community

It centers gayness as spectacle—not sexual assault.

On Oct 30, 2017 by Ana Valens

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