In 2013’s Final Hours, Sotomayor Issues Temp Stay On Contraceptive Mandate
Couldn’t you think of a better way to spend the last day of 2013, Justice Sotomayor? Maybe clean out your freezer? Flip your mattress? Rotate your tires?
More Than Words: The Year In Words 2013
It was wacky! It was depressing! It’s finally over! From “undocumented” to “transphobia” to “affluenza,” come look at the words that defined a year and defined themselves at the same time. (“Selfie” is nowhere on this list, I promise.)
First Gay Rose Parade Wedding Claims “Love Is The Best Protection” Against HIV/AIDS, Which Seems Medically Inaccurate
One wedding cake-shaped float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will highlight a live same-sex wedding for the first time since the Rose Parade began in 1890. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting its 2014 float with the slogan “Love is the Best Protection,” to promote legalizing same-sex marriage as a method to keep gay men safer from HIV/AIDS.
Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.
Canada’s Supreme Court Makes Landmark Ruling In Favor Of Sex Workers’ Rights
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found the nation’s anti-prostitution laws infringed on the constitutional rights of sex workers.
India’s Government Demands Review Of Anti-Gay Court Verdict
“As 2013 is ending on a hopeful note for Indian queers but on a dark one for those in Uganda, we can only resolve that the struggle is not over – it never is.”
We Won A Thing: You Can Get Married in Utah and New Mexico!
A federal judge just struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, a day after New Mexico becomes the 17th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Mourning Madiba: South African Queers Grapple With An Uncertain Future
The rainbow nation is a country of contradictions and complexities when it comes to its queer citizens, and as LGBT South Africans mourn Mandela they also worry about the future.
Why the Dust Must Remain Unsettled: This is India’s Stonewall
“It is a pivotal moment to reignite the movement, pick up the momentum, and strike again. Yes, we will not have it easy but meaningful, sustainable changes in history have never come easy.”
Australian High Court Shuts Down New Marriage Equality Law, Gay Marriages Declared Invalid
In extremely upsetting and infuriating news, Australia’s High Court has overturned ACT’s legalization of same-sex marriage.
Four Immigration Activists and UndocuQueers to Watch Out For
Many young activists are leading the charge for immigrant justice. As they come out for immigrant justice, many are also coming out as queer.
More Than A Minimum Wage: What Recent Protests Tell Us About Women’s Economic Justice
“This is the beginning of a war on an economy that makes certain people vulnerable so a select few can survive.”
“In Our Own Voices”: Making Partner Abuse Resources Work for Queer Survivors
Organizations around the U.S. understand that the barriers queer people in abusive partnerships face are related to issues that are bigger than the relationship. They envision an end to all violence faced by queer people.
What Nelson Mandela Meant for South Africa’s Women
Mandela devoted his life to improving the lives of all disenfranchised groups, but, right now, let’s take a look at what Mandela did for women.
Queer Catholic News Recap: Five and a Half Things To Know
Pope declares commission on sex abuse scandal, ACLU sues American Bishops, Cardinal Dolan declares he was “outmarketed” on gay marriage, and more.
Protecting the Protectors: UN Moves to Increase Protections for Women Human Rights Defenders
Significant opposition to a UN resolution to protect women HRDs raises questions about how to balance local contexts and values with universal human rights, as well as remind us of the very real risks that these women face every day.
7 Massive Injustices LGBTQ Immigrants Face In The Detention System
Here are some things you need to know from a report that details the inhumane treatment faced by LGBTQ people currently detained in the U.S. and the fight to resist these massive injustices.
“It Was Personal”: Why I Don’t Take Part in the Trans Day of Remembrance
“There are a thousand ways to die from being trans. But they’re only included if they can be made as sensationalist as possible. Never mind that all these things kill you just the same.”
The Whole World Can Learn Something From Southeast Gaysia and the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
What’s far too often missing from the narratives of global activism is the nuances of local contexts and agency of “oppressed” people, who don’t simply sit around waiting to be saved. Here’s where the ASC comes in.
Spilling the Sweet Tea on Queer Organizing in the Deep South
We got chills and teary eyes in the first session when leaders from the southern based LGBTQ advocacy organizations we invited told us simply that we didn’t have to leave the south. I can’t remember ever having heard anyone tell me that so plainly before.