Mathew Rodriguez

Mathew Rodriguez was a Staff Writer at Mic. He is a queer Latino New Yorker who enjoys female rappers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Flannery O'Connor. He is a former editor at TheBody.com and he is working on a memoir.

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Baton Rouge police officer sues Black Lives Matter leadership for shooting injury

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22-year-old American tourist Bakari Henderson beaten to death in Greece, State Department says

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Ivanka Trump took her father’s seat next to world leaders at G20 Summit when he stepped out

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New Zealand apologizes to men convicted under old anti-gay laws

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Rob Kardashian leaked nude photos of his ex Blac Chyna — and it could be considered revenge porn

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Lindsay Lohan tweeted a message of support for Trump: “This is our president”

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Trump went all of June without acknowledging LGBT Pride Month, but he is all over Canada Day

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Trump slams Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough again in early morning Twitter rant

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Barack Obama warns against nationalism, addresses Paris climate deal in Indonesia speech

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Nevada begins selling legal recreational marijuana

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Little Rock Nightclub Shooting: At least 28 people injured during gunfire

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Florida lawmaker slams Governor Rick Scott for not passing LGBTQ protection bill

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Iraqi forces capture mosque where ISIS declared caliphate 3 years ago

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Philadelphia's queer people of color have fought racism for years. Now the city is paying attention.

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Ava Le'Ray Barrin, 17-year-old transgender girl, killed in Georgia

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Kremlin slams White House's warning of potential chemical attack in Syria

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EU slaps Google with a record 2.42 billion euro fine

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Detroit judge halts deportation of 1,400 Iraqi nationals living in US

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What makes the Babadook a gay icon? Pridegoers who dressed as the monster explain.

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New Jersey bill would require kids to be taught how to interact with police