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LGBT Pride Politics + Activism

Gay at Work: Queer People and the Labor Movement

All these movements, whether for Black liberation, queer liberation, abortion rights, affordable housing, or labor, are intimately connected, and the struggle of queer labor organizers makes that abundantly clear.

Daven McQueen June 13, 2023 6 Comments
LGBT Pride Politics + Activism

‘Be the Change’ Creates Network of Care in Tennessee Prisons

Be the Change offers programs inside like support groups for trans women, addiction and recovery support, and those facing lengthy or lifetime sentences.

Adrian June 13, 2023 4 Comments
Brittney Griner walks up the court at a Phoenix Mercury game.
Politics + Activism Sports

Brittney Griner Was Accosted at an Airport, the WNBA and Phoenix Mercury Failed To Protect Her

How did the Mercury and the WNBA allow this to happen? Because, given the media attention that’s been swirling around Griner since her return home, this was completely predictable.

Natalie June 12, 2023 14 Comments
An NYPD cop car that says HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! ALL COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL!
Politics + Activism

NYPD Accidentally Paints ACAB on Their Pride Cop Cars

Some people think this is an “innocent” “mistake” but I think it is a stroke of subversive artistic genius.

Heather Hogan June 3, 2023 14 Comments
Representative Zooey Zephyr from Montana proposes to her girlfriend Erin Reed, Zephyr is in a orange and black patterned dress and Reed in in a short red dress. Both are white women with brunette hair.
Politics + Activism

Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr Proposes to Girlfriend at Queer Prom, Calls It “A Love That Feels Like Home”

Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed’s brilliant, determined, resolute love story is proof that love is a revolution.

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2023 11 Comments
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Politics + Activism

New Polls Reveal Alarming Number of Americans Are Wrong About Trans People, I Wonder Why

Most Americans support bans on gender-affirming medical care for trans youth and participation in sports for trans women — an agenda heartily endorsed by the media they consume.

Riese May 5, 2023 8 Comments
Hayley Kiyoko in her tearful Instagram video about how she was told she couldn't have drag performers come on stage with her
Music Politics + Activism

Hayley Kiyoko Was Told She Couldn’t Bring Drag Queens Onstage for Nashville Performance

They joined her anyway, but Kiyoko’s reaction to anti-drag laws still holds true: “This is so f*cked.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2023 13 Comments
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First Person Politics + Activism

The Yeses that Surprise You: Organizing Across the Lines of Cis and Trans

Building power across the lines of cis and trans teaches me that there are many people who will fight alongside trans people to win a better world.

Jess St. Louis March 31, 2023 10 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Florida Parents’ Concern Over David Statue Resembles Long History of Homophobic Obscenity Claims

The anti-pornography crusade by reactionary conservative politicians has long been a strategy they’ve used to try to conserve and consolidate power.

Stef Rubino March 29, 2023 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Conservatives Will Try to Paint Trans People as Violent Extremists, We Cannot Let Them

Conservatives are going to try to leverage this tragedy to further paint trans people as violent extremists, to try and equate queerness and leftist ideals with domestic terrorism. We cannot let them win.

Nico March 28, 2023 36 Comments
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Health Politics + Activism

New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids

The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.

Stef Rubino February 3, 2023 38 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Ron DeSantis’s Fascist Overhaul of Florida’s Institutions Isn’t New but It Is Terrifying

If Desantis and his people are successful in accomplishing their goals, then this will mean further repercussions for the other public institutions in the state — and beyond.

Stef Rubino January 12, 2023 8 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Trans Texans Are Being Surveilled, This Is Everyone’s Issue

On anti-transness, surveillance, and why we should all be paying attention.

KB Brookins December 21, 2022 8 Comments
Shatzi Weisberger, known as The People's Bubbie, posing for a photo during Pride at Riis Beach. She is wearing dark sunglasses and a bathing suit and smiling at the camera as the sun lights up her whole face. A rainbow flag and some friends sit in the background.
Community Politics + Activism

Shatzi Weisberger, the People’s Bubbie, Dies at 92

The streets of New York City will never be the same without her, however, those who dream of building a better world will forever carry the treasure of knowing Shatzi Weisberger in our hearts.

Jay Saper December 15, 2022 12 Comments
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act on the South Lawn of the White House on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Respect for Marriage Act will codify same-sex and interracial marriages. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Politics + Activism

President Biden Signs Respect For Marriage Act Into Law

“We are reaffirming a fundamental truth,” Biden said before signing the bill. “Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love.”

Heather Hogan December 13, 2022 5 Comments
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury stands on the court as the Las Vegas Aces shoot free throws during Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs semifinals
Politics + Activism Sports

Brittney Griner Is Home in Texas, Here’s What’s Next

BG landed at Kelly Field in San Antonio around 6:30 am. She was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center for a health evaluation.

Heather Hogan December 9, 2022 43 Comments
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 01, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the news conference, Pelosi spoke on the House of Representatives' recent passage of legislation to avert a railway strike. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Politics + Activism

Respect for Marriage Act Headed to Biden’s Desk After Passing the House

Loud applause broke out in the chamber when the vote was gaveled to a close.

Heather Hogan December 8, 2022 4 Comments
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) smiles during a news conference after a meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol November 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to pass the the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday night, which will enshrine marriage equality into federal law. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Politics + Activism

Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Here’s What’s Next

The bill will now move to the House, where it is expected to be voted on — and passed — as early as next Tuesday.

Heather Hogan November 29, 2022 11 Comments
Colorado Springs Club Q victims: Raymond Green, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, Daniel Davis Aston and Kelly Loving
Politics + Activism

These Are the Five Victims of the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs

Four victims of the shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs have been named, including two Club Q bartenders, Derrick Rump and Daniel Davis Aston, as well as Kelly Loving, Raymond Green and Ashley Paugh, who had an 11-year-old daughter.

Riese November 22, 2022 10 Comments
Bouquets of flowers and a sign reading "Love Over Hate" are left near Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 20, 2022. - At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs, police said on November 20, 2022.
Politics + Activism

“I Can’t Stop Hearing the Shots,” Mass Shooting at Colorado Gay Club Leaves 5 Dead, 25 Wounded

Once again, a place that provides refuge to the LGBT community has been visited by violence and tragedy.

Natalie November 22, 2022 24 Comments
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