A person with a megaphone in the foreground addresses a group of protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ policies.

Extra! Extra!: If Trump’s Administration Is So Incompetent, Why Is It So Efficient at Enacting Anti-LGBTQ Policies?

This week’s Extra! Extra! reports another bit of news that flew under the radar, this time regarding gun control (it’s not good, you guys). We also cover the heinous violence against three trans women in LA this week, USAID’s erasure of LGBTQ+ people and an update on what’s going on around the US regarding police violence and the protests. And then we turn to the elections – by which I mean Russia, Belarus and the US.

A graphic of a three black and white portraits of Adrian, a smiling white nonbinary person with short hair, against a bright yellow and green background. The portrait on the far right is whole, while the two graphics on the left are increasingly faded and glitched as you move left.

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Future Present: Perfectionism Is a Trap; Embracing Messiness Lets Us Be Whole

A pandemic is a perfect time to unlearn perfectionism. We have so many chances to practice saying no. We have ongoing motivation to work on directing our anger and action toward institutions and people in power rather than our neighbors and loved ones.

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Schools Are Ending Contracts With Cops, But That’s Not Enough

While students, their families and organizers are reimagining school hallways without cops, some administrators are stuck on punitive solutions to conflict.

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Extra! Extra!: The GOP Just Dealt a Big Blow to Abortion Rights You Probably Haven’t Even Heard About

This week’s Extra! Extra! provides yet another look at the state of political systems the world over. While democracy might be in dire straits, people are fighting for the governments they deserve. Meanwhile: some big abortion rights news that you probably didn’t see because it did not receive nearly the airtime it deserves, more Big Tech news, an update on the state of the pandemic, and more!

Kirsten Harris-Talley, who is running for public office in Seattle, sits on green grass in a yellow sweater and matching beanie, while she looks up into the sunlight.

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Q & A With Kirsten Harris-Talley, A Queer Black Scorpio Femme and State Rep Candidate

Kirsten Harris-Talley is an organizing phenom, queering notions of political leadership — what can a “serious” political figure value publicly?

Three women at voting booths. The woman in the center is looking up at the camera, concerned.

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34 Feelings You Have About Voting For Joe Biden

“I would vote for a dead dog if it was running against Trump.”

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Extra! Extra!: A Race Between Education and Catastrophe

We used this week’s Extra! Extra! to revisit some not-so-distant history, examine the fucked up shit happening in the name of “Homeland Security,” take a look at some of the global headlines that caught our eye and check in on how COVID continues to impact our lives. Finally, we leave you with some good news… a little optimism to carry you into the weekend.

Nancy Pelosi and the house Democrats kneel on the House of Representative floor while wearing kente cloth, this is an example of performative allyship.

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How to Avoid Performative Allyship: The Moment Is Over, Time to Join the Movement

Performative allyship isn’t helping. If you’re interested in building more than just a “woke” brand and want to be part of lasting, systemic change, here’s where to start.

Two hands of people wearing business suits are visible; one is passing the other a stack of bills secretly under a tabletop.

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Extra! Extra!: In Which the Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise, in the US or Globally

Joe Biden announces his VP pick next week, and we are less than 100 days from the US presidential election. It feels impossible to overstate the importance of this election for the US, certainly, but I would argue well beyond that as well. This week’s Extra! Extra! offers a perspective on what, exactly, is at stake on November 3rd. Next week, we’ll turn our focus towards the election itself.

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Southern West Virginia Harm Reduction Gets Creative to Survive the Pandemic

“I can’t speak for all harm reduction efforts, and I think the impacts can be different depending on who you’re doing outreach with or who you are centering, but here in rural West Virginia, it’s a small community; the impact is so apparent.”

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Extra! Extra!: Is That Big Tech in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

This week’s Extra! Extra! covers a few topics that haven’t gotten much attention in our coverage lately: big tech and the surveillance state, a look at America’s broken education system from several angles and violence against women. We continue to provide an update on the Black Lives Matter protests, immigration and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This Relief Fund is Supporting LGBTQ Immigrants During the Pandemic and They Want Your Help

“There is something very powerful about direct community aid because it allows people to bypass institutional barriers and access what they need. There isn’t a Board of Directors or a group of powerful people controlling what to do with the funds. It’s just community members supporting other community members.”

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Extra! Extra!: How Do We Imagine the Future in a Pandemic Where We’ve Yet to Reckon with the Past Two Months?

This week’s Extra! Extra! covers new expose’s on police brutality and violence against Black and brown bodies, an update on the pandemic that isn’t actually happening right now and tragically recalls the deaths of Angela Martinez Gómez and Jose I. Escobar Menendez.

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What Is Even Happening in Andrew Cuomo’s Bananas New Covid-19 Poster for New Yorkers?

“I can only describe my current emotional state as 🙃 “

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Extra! Extra!: Reopening Spikes and New COVID-19 Transmission Info Ring Us into Pandemic Summer

As the world crosses half a million confirmed deaths due to COVID-19, this week’s Extra! Extra! turns its focus to the latest COVID news and the disparate toll of the virus. In the US, battles are raging on reopening schools in the next month or so and the Supreme Court had another big week of rulings. Meanwhile, police brutality and intimidation, along with activism against police violence, continue.

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Extra! Extra!: On the State of Democracy, Flags and Statues as US’s Independence Day Approaches

On the eve of wealthy cis white men who made their money through slavery declaring independence for stolen land, this week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the state of democracy in the US and abroad. The news this week serves as a reminder of the ways that equality, freedom and the most basic of human rights remain out of reach for far too many people.

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Extra! Extra!: What’s Changing – and Staying the Same – in Minneapolis After George Floyd’s Death?

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes us back to the state where George Floyd died to check on the progress towards justice. We take a look at some of the implausible stories concocted by the same people who ask us to believe them when their body cams mysteriously fall off. We look at what’s happening — or what’s not happening, as the case maybe — on addressing corruption, police brutality and immigration. And, of course, a look at how the virus continues to impact our lives.

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Ferguson and Community Trauma: Defining Peace For Ourselves

We see violence not only in the crimson of blood spilled far too many times but also in the varying shades of brown on the skins of people of color. To be a person of color in the United States, and in the global narrative, is to be the shadow of violence.

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On the Front Lines: Alternative Forms of Protesting Police Violence

Alternative forms of protest are necessary to make activism accessible. Sometimes, they’re even more effective at creating change than a permitted march.

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Black Trans People Have Been Modeling Mutual Aid Before It Became a Buzzword

For the Gworls is a prime example of how Black trans organizers have found ways to keep one another safe, housed, and healthy despite violence at every turn.

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