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   Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me! (oconnell@federate.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 06:43:39 JST Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!

   Here's a megathread of my personal, from various publications.

   Despite getting laid off, 2024 was a year where I'm very proud of the work I did and all that I've accomplished.

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     It was also instructive and rewarding to team up with The Barbed Wire's extremely talented Investigations Editor, Leslie Rangel, on this second story based on GLAAD's hate incident data set. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/14/thereve-been-93-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-in-texas-since-2022-data-shows/

     (CW: Descriptions of hate incidents incl. murder)

     #LGBTQIA+ #homophobia #transphobia #news #Texas #CriminalJustice #journalism

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     I was one of the only journalists to document the arrests of pro-Palestine activists at this year’s Austin Pride march. Thanks to The Barbed Wire for helping me get this one across the finish line after months of research and interviews.
     https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/18/you-can-fly-any-flag-at-austin-pride-except-a-palestinian-one/

     #journalism #LGBTQIA+ #Palestine #BestOf2024 #Austin #Texas #Pride #Police @palestine

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     Using a data set created by GLAAD’s ALERT Desk, I created articles documenting the disturbing rise of hate incidents in Texas for both Austin Free Press and The Barbed Wire (see below). https://austinfreepress.org/legislating-intolerance-anti-lgbtq-legislation-tied-to-massive-rise-in-hate-incidents/

     (CW: Descriptions of hate incidents incl. murder)

     #homophobia #transphobia #news #politics #USpol #Texas #Austin #LGBTQIA+ #trans

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     I appreciate Austin Free Press’ support for my reporting about the the LGBTQIA+ community and the issues we face. Here, I documented a successful drag fundraiser organized in response to recent attacks on trans rights by Attorney General Ken Paxton. https://austinfreepress.org/identity-crisis-austin-trans-community-dresses-for-battle-with-texas-attorney-general-paxton/

     #LGBTQIA+ #Austin #Texas #Transphobia #KenPaxton #politics #USpol #news #trans #drag

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     Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me! (oconnell@federate.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 06:43:37 JST Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!

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     For Austin Free Press: While a lot of local media reported on the bomb threat which temporarily shut down a popular drag show, most of them didn’t talk to the actual artists and organizers behind the show. Most coverage also did not connect the incident to other threats that same weekend. https://austinfreepress.org/queens-gambit-performers-vow-to-return-after-bomb-threat-shutters-drag-queen-show/

     #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #homophobia #poice #Austin #Texas #news

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     Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me! (oconnell@federate.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 06:43:38 JST Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!

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     Of course, probably the highlight of my year was not something I wrote, but rather something written about me.

     I'm so very grateful to Columbia Journalism Review for publishing Lucy Schiller's profile of my work, accompanied by Montinique Monroe's phenomenal photos. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php "

     #journalism #nonbinary #LGBTQIA+ #Austin #Texas #news

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     My favorite coverage I created from last year's #SXSW conference: I got a tip about a planned disruption of a mayors' panel featuring Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, on behalf of #StopCopCity. For Deceleration ... https://deceleration.news/viva-viva-tortugita-atlanta-mayor-chased-out-of-sxsw-conference/