Results for: representation
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Autostraddle’s Comprehensive 2020 LGBTQ Voting Guide: Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Trans Candidates, Ballot Measures and More!
According to the Victory Institute, there are 843 LGBTQ+ elected officials nationwide. But there’s so much more to us than just the numbers. Here’s your 2020 Voting Guide with every LGBTQ woman and non-binary person running for federal offices or seats in state legislatures, plus the statewide ballot measures we don’t want you to miss!
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Be The Change: Music For the Revolution
How to use music to make your activist action 100% better! Plus some tips you maybe definitely haven’t thought of!
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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.”
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Lupe Valdez Is a Gay Latina Running for Texas Governor; That’s Something at Least
The 71-year-old has prided herself on being a hard worker coming from a humble background and being a champion for the people. But her lackluster campaign and her not-so perfect record as Dallas County Sheriff has dampened Texans’ enthusiasm for her as a candidate, including this queer Tejana.
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Stacey Abrams Has Always Shown Up for LGBTQ People, It’s Time to Show Up for Her
Imagine a 2020 campaign where people of color, LGBT people, young people, single women — voters who have been taken for granted for YEARS — get to be the power brokers.
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GLAAD Survey Finds Straight People Fine with “Equal Rights” in 2018, Not So Much Actual LGBT People
The statistics on acceptance of LGBT people were generally staying the same or improving, until last year — when, as GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis puts it, “the acceptance pendulum abruptly stopped and swung in the opposite direction.”
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“Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Occupy Everything Together”: Remembering Brazilian Bisexual Activist and Politician Marielle Franco
Rio de Janeiro Councillor Marielle Franco, who was assassinated on 14 March 2018 after speaking at an event for the empowerment of Black girls, was a firebrand of a politician, feminist, and human rights activist whose work was deeply informed by her experiences as an Afro-Brazilian Catholic lesbian woman born and raised in the favelas.
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Talking the Lesbian Philanthropist Agenda with Program Officer Kristen Plumberg of the Tegan and Sara Foundation
An insider interview with the Tegan and Sara Foundation lead, working a CON X Show and generally loving everything these twins do.
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Every Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer And/Or Trans Woman Running for US Office in 2018
There’s rainbow wave of LGBQ candidates running for office. All of them are dissatisfied with Trump’s status quo, have strong convictions, and to make the world a better place. Here are their stories.
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EXCLUSIVE: Center for American Progress Calls for Paid Leave Policies That Cover Chosen Family
The first-of-its-kind study revealed some surprising findings on queer and disabled folks in particular.
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Black History Month Roundtable: What Does Queering Black History Mean To You?
“For me, queering Black History Month is about making sure that future generations don’t feel the same pressure to choose between their blackness and their sexuality that I once did. It’s about leaving space to be all of yourself, at once.”
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Not Just Murder Victims: A Plea on Trans Day of Visibility
“If we are going to mourn our lost trans siblings, family and community members publicly, we need to do right by our community and contextualize their deaths with accuracy and intention.”
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Trans Women in Malaysia Need Support and Accountability in the Face of Increasing Violence
A recent spike in violence against trans women in Malaysia has left activists and the trans community fearful, but also determined in their calls for the Malaysian Government and society to be held accountable.
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Trumpcare Is an Attack on Trans People of Color. Let’s Fight Like Hell Against It.
Defeating this bill is a matter of life and death to the transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people of color who depend on Medicaid to survive.
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Get Ready, Stay Ready: Allied Media Conference Reps the QTPOC Future
“The conference serves as a portal to collective dreaming and scheming where barriers become bridges to a more just future.”
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In Their Own Words: LGBTQ Asia Responds to Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.
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Be The Change: 5 Tips to Plan a Damn Good Activist Meeting
How to organize a meeting that won’t result in headaches, boredom, or existential dread.
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Why the ACLU’s #IPeeWithLGBT Campaign Erases the T
While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is the fact that SB6 is an anti-trans bill that specifically aims to single out trans feminine individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.
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Trump Went Apeshit Anti-Science This Week, Let’s Fight Back
They want to overwhelm us and exhaust us with the chaos. I reject that. Here’s a recap of every anti-science action Trump’s administration made this week and some ways to fight back.
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8 Ways We Learned to Resist Trump at Watch Us Run
Raquel and Ali traveled to DC for Watch Us Run to get some actionable advice on running for office and resisting Trump.