Doug Jones’ victory is a reason to be joyful, and when you combine it with November’s elections, where a record number of POC and trans folks rallied their way into office, it’s even a reason to hope.
Does baking a cake for a gay person amount to being forced by the state to artistically express your personal support for gay weddings? Bizarrely, that’s kind of what the Supreme Court is being asked to decide.
“Marriage is one thing – it’s just the tip of the iceberg of true equality,” says Cake Tin, bringing up trans people, intersex people, Indigenous people, and people of color. “It isn’t over yet.”
Marriage penalties keep equality out of reach for lots of disabled folks.
Oh, right. This is what good news feels like.
On LGBTQ history month of all months!
An insider interview with the Tegan and Sara Foundation lead, working a CON X Show and generally loving everything these twins do.
The first-of-its-kind study revealed some surprising findings on queer and disabled folks in particular.
“Her first step into her first floor apartment was into a puddle of water. Everything was wet: furniture, photos, poems, journals, her shoes. The water lines on her walls marked the flood waters at a foot and a half.”
“No matter how many memos he issues, the law is on our side.”
“I was in the military for four years, military police, and I never once experienced something like that.”
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I grew up in Roy Moore’s Alabama; his hatred and zealotry have no limits. Now, he’s headed for the Senate, and he’ll likely win.
Two Black lesbian friends, who were on their way to Dallas Pride, suffered stab wounds from a homophobic attack earlier this month and a Black lesbian couple were verbally assaulted on the train in New York.
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat. But individuals and groups have been doing work to respond. Here’s a guide to helpful practices, attitudes and communities.
Is climate change freaking you out? There’s a way to experience this anxiety as motivation for to collective response. But first we have to face it.
Queer content creators are losing page views and revenue over YouTube’s inexplicable decision to hide LGBTQ and mental health videos, while also demonetizing them.
This legislation would ensure that legally-married same-sex couples – who, until the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 Windsor decision, were barred from filing federal taxes jointly – are permitted to file amended tax returns back to the date of their marriage.
“I’m done putting my faith in well-meaning surrogates. That’s not enough now, and it never really was.”
“Is this how straights think we have sex? We’re all just rainbow buckles and buckle ends, fruitlessly clacking against each other in sin.”