"Absolutely Not": How Kat Abughazaleh Rejected Media's Trans Scapegoating

Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh shows how Democrats can push back on media narratives that serve the right's authoritarian agenda

Apr 03, 2025

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As you may know, Kat Abughazaleh, my friend and fellow Media Matters for America alum, is running for Congress in Illinois' 9th district. (So take what I have to say in this post with that in mind.)

In a recent CNN interview with Jim Sciutto, Kat showed how to respond when mainstream media tries to feed you a false narrative about trans people. The momen…

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