Results for: be the change
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Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other
This piece was co-written by Natalie, Reneice, Alexis, and Carmen. We’re four of the black members of The Speakeasy, Autostraddle’s collective for its writers of color.
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State of the Struggle: First Come LGBT Legal Protections, Then Comes Marriage
The new Momentum Report from the Movement Advancement Project proves that gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg. How is the LGBT community doing when it comes to everything else?
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Also.Also.Also: Exploring Women(‘s Lives) and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Everything’s coming out gay!
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This Is A Homophobia Post: Sometimes the World Is Terrible For Gays, Lesbians
There was a lot of homophobia this week. This is 20 to 44% of it.
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Shocking Assault of Gay Student Captured on Video: How Do We Stop This?
“I covered myself, I shielded my body, and he just kept hitting me and nobody did anything.”
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Lawrence King Murder Trial: Defense Blames 15-Year Old Victim and His Deviant Mascara
Yesterday Brandon McInerney’s defense team rested their case in the murder trial of 15-year-old Larry King and according to them, it was King that was the bully, not McInerney.
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Trial Begins for Teenager Who Killed his 15-Year-Old Gay Classmate
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by ‘advances’ and too young to deal with it properly.
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U.S. Now More Extreme Than Ever, Not In The Good Way
The number of extremist hate groups in America has grown “explosively.” We still don’t think that’s cause for alarm, though: let’s take a moment to celebrate the fact that the radical queer pinko commie agenda has accomplished so much for them to freak out about.
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Alabama Lesbian Arrested for Getting Attacked Outside a Straight Bar
Thankfully, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act means that when someone is attacked by a dozen people and the police are called to the scene, justice can finally be served. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.
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Haters Gonna Hate (Gays) Forever, Apparently
Bad and not-that-bad stuff happening with homophobes in the UK, Toronto, Ohio, Michigan and New Zealand. Also some good news, silver lining, heartwarming things and a Daily Show clip!
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Tel Aviv LGBT Center Shooting, One Year Later: March to Equality, Tell Someone You Love Them
The image of Tel Aviv as a liberal gay haven was shattered last year when a gunman injured 15 and killed two youths at an LGBT community center a few months before I was headed there for a study abroad program. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting, LGBTQ Israelis are marching from Jerusalem to Knesset in The March for Equality. Although I was not there today, I also have feelings on this.
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Friends of Lesbian Teen Gave Her Six Months to Go Straight Before Attacking Her
New information in the Cheyenne Williams case (maybe), and shocking violence in Edmonton. Gay and bisexual politicians abound, and the petition on Ref. 71 is finally going to court. Also, a defense of the Boy Scouts, and an investigation of the gay dollar.
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Teens Attempt Throwing Lesbian Classmate Off Cliff on Day of Silence
Some classmates tried to push their lesbian friend off a cliff because she’s gay; but police are saying this attempted murder, committed on the day of silence, could just be a “prank gone awry.” It looks like DADT won’t be repealed in 2010, and Dan Choi’s civil disobedience got little to no mainstream news coverage. Plus, it’s harder for LGBT victims of violent crimes, Jon Stewart’s Gaywatch, and the Tories in the UK are courting gay voters.
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U of Oregon Gay & Lesbian Student Alliance Office Vandalized, Neo-Nazi-Style
The University of Oregon in Eugene is one of this country’s most gay-friendly campuses, but this weekend vandals hit their LGBTQA office with swastikas. This comes amid growing controversy over The Pacifica Forum, a SPLC-labeled white nationalist “hate group,” holding its meetings on campus. We speak the University’s LGBTQA center volunteer coordinator about campus climate in the wake of the vandalism, and how she hopes this tragedy will provide an opportunity for the student body to open dialogue and inspire change.
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Rwanda Votes on its Kill the Gays Bill, Zimbabwe Kicks the Gays Out of School
Rwanda is voting on a “kill the gays” bill too, just like Uganda, which slipped under the radar ’til now. Zimbabwe kicks two girls out of school for lesbian activities, most New Yorkers are upset same-sex marriage didn’t pass, unearthed video footage of Matthew Shepard in a documentary, and what to do when your UK girlfriend’s American Visa expires.
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Daily Fix: Friends of Vanished Gay Med Student Fight to Rescue him from Ex-Gay Ministry Exodus International
Well, the Exodus International conference features a Women’s Oasis breakfast every day (our favorite meal to eat out!) and almost everyone gets a roommate! It’s like an Olivia Cruise, but with less fun and more Jesus and more shame/self-loathing.
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Daily Fix – Best. Earth Day. Ever.
Empire Pride makes fun of NOM, but with logic instead of jokes. Everyone loves Jennifer Beals. Can psychiatrists cure homosexuality? No, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try.
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Weekend Fix: Cat Cora Craves Cupcakes & Kids Can Be REALLY CRUEL
Cat Cora is going to have many babies, Lara Perkins is getting married, gay republicans have a new, catchier name, and an eleven-year-old boy has hung himself as an absolutely inconceivably awful consequence of anti-gay bullying.