Respect Your Elders: Tea and Trans History With Jacob Nash
Lou Barrett sits down with Jacob Nash to his experiences being out and trans since the ’90s.
Extra! Extra!: Between US Immigration, Political Deepfakes and Hanau Attack, It’s Not Looking Great
In this week’s Extra, Extra! we discuss immigration, healthcare, and political interference. Additional links touch on white supremacist violence in Germany, the climate crisis, and censorship around the world.
Democratic Debate #9: Elizabeth Warren Showcases Her Strategy for Beating Trump by Eviscerating Mike Bloomberg
Aside from launching skilled attacks at her opponents, she was always ready to pivot back to a story about a Nevadan or highlight the specific plight of black and brown people. I think she made her case that if you want a candidate who can go toe-to-toe with an “arrogant billionaire,” she’s ready.
Extra! Extra!: A New News & Politics Roundup Just for You
Autostraddle’s political news roundup is a new weekly series where we will watch the world burn down together and try, in our way, to put out one small fire. This is a space where Autostraddle writers will come together to discuss the latest current events and why we think they’re important. This week: impeachment proceedings, rights for trans kids in South Dakota, Pete Buttigieg and more!
Warren Leads Autostraddle’s Politics Survey, Sanders Is Second and Everyone Else Is Far Far Away
Who do the LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people who took our Politics Survey plan on voting for in the Democratic Primary?
Six Key Takeaways From the 8th Democratic Presidential Debate
New Hampshire voters go to the polls in three days. From Elizabeth Warren demonstrating growth when talking about the issues that matter for people of color to Biden’s continued slip away from the pack, here six takeaways from Friday’s debate.
We Don’t Yet Know Who Won Last Night’s Iowa Caucus Clusterf*ck; Here’s What We Do Know
We’ll update this post, or create a new one, when we have an official winner; until then, here’s our explanation of what went down.
Respect Your Elders: Tea With Two-Spirit African-American and Haudenosaunee Writer M. Carmen Lane
“Be curious in an intergenerational context, because it doesn’t matter how old you are — if you’re not curious about the other you’re gonna lose some learning, you’re gonna lose connection, and you’re gonna lose the nuance.”
South Dakota’s HR 1057 Is a Dangerous Test Case for Blocking Trans Youth from Transition-Related Care
In South Dakota, we’re witnessing an alarming historical precedent: the first test of conservative legislation designed to block access to transition-related medical care, particularly puberty blockers, to trans kids and teens by criminalizing doctors who provide it to them.
What Can Black Queer People Learn From the Lost Queer Joy of the Civil Rights Movement?
More than anything, this year, I wish black queer and trans people JOY. Martin Luther King didn’t fight that damn hard for us not to have a quality of life that comes with celebrating our joy and humanity first.
Martin Luther King Day Roundtable: What’s In Your Black Justice Toolkit?
Black justice is not the sole responsibility of only black people. We’re asking: What does black liberation look like for you, and what are you prepared to do to get there?
Democratic Debate #7: Only 19 Days Left Until the Iowa Caucus
With polling showing four candidates — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren — within five points of each other in Iowa, last night’s debate offered candidates their last, best shot at separating themselves from the pack.
Democratic Debate #6: Klobuchar Wins, Unequivocally
The highs, the lows, and everything in between.
Take Autostraddle’s Politics Survey: We Want Your Queer Opinions
What are the political issues in the US you are most concerned about? What are your priorities for securing LGBTQ+ rights? And if it were up to you, dear reader – of any citizenship, living in any country – who would you vote for in the US presidential primary elections?
Democratic Debate #5 Recap: It’s Kamala Harris and Cory Booker’s Time to Shine
In most primary campaigns, staffers and consultants tell candidates not to do what Kamala Harris did last night — but I think she edged out Cory Booker for winner of the debate.
Gentrification Inside the Club and Out: How Stigma and Respectability Are Impacting the Sex Industry
The very same free speech arguments that lawyers used to attempt to defend sex shops and strip clubs in the late 1990’s are being used to defend against SESTA/FOSTA now — and the fallout is largely the same: erasure of so-called “deviance” for the sake of respectability and supposed “safety.”
What Katie Hill’s Resignation Means for Young Queer People in Political Life
Congresswoman Katie Hill flipped a Congressional district last year; she has now resigned due to what she calls a “double standard” in politics.
Attempting to Excavate British Queer History
The tipping point was at the start of June, when I saw a rainbow sign outside the big Sainsbury’s on the edge of town. It dawned on me there might be a reason: Oh yes, it’s pride month. Except it’s not pride month here. Is it?
Northern Ireland Makes History, Decriminalizes Both Abortion and Same-Gender Marriage
In a historic first both abortion and same gender marriage were decriminalised on midnight October 21st
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Impacting Trans, Gay Civil Rights Forever
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to trans, queer and gender nonconforming people, and their decision on it will impact us all.