Missouri Bisexual Woman and Her Mother Murdered By Homophobe In Suspected Hate Crime
Witnesses told police Steven Endsley had an “ongoing disagreement” with Danielle Smith about her sexual orientation.
September 7, 2016
“My ancestors didn’t fight for nothing. They didn’t keep going on that long, cold, hard march from our ancestral homeland to “Indian Territory” just so that I could give up. They didn’t lay down on the trail to die and neither will I.”
Deplorables, Ranked
Big week for deplorables.
Largest Prison Strike in US History Hopes to Expose Injustice and Suffering
Incarcerated people across the nation are striking today to disrupt the profitability of the prison-industrial complex, California might end their statue of limitations on sexual assault, Airbnb announced new policies to address racial discrimination, and more news
5 Things We Learned from the Commander in Chief Forum with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has a secret plan!!!! What could it be???
Oil Company Destroys Sacred Burial Sites, Attacks Native American Protestors with Dogs and Pepper Spray
Protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline have been happening since April but in the last few weeks tensions have escalated with lawsuits still hanging in the balance.
Trump Loses Latinx Support After Immigration Speech; We Gain Taco Trucks, Maybe
Trump’s hateful immigration speech is costing him support; major Supreme Court decision that restores voting rights to North Carolina, Britain still isn’t sure how to accomplish Brexit and more.
An Incomplete History of Donald Trump and Mexico
How deep does Donald Trump’s preoccupation with Mexico go, and how did we get to his meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto?
Rebel Girls: How Women (and Women’s Issues) Are at the Center of the 2016 Election
This election has been shaped by Clinton’s campaign at least as much as Trump’s trainwreck of one. She’s aggressively capitalized on her gender by positioning it not as a side note, or even a historic anecdote waiting to happen, but instead as a tangible asset than shifts her ability to lead.
Hillary Clinton Unveils a Promising Plan to Improve Mental Health Care
Clinton’s new plan calls for prioritizing mental health care and putting it on par with physical health care when it comes to access or quality of treatment. For LGBT people, who are more likely to suffer from mental illness compared to straight people, this is a really hopeful announcement.
News Fix: A French Court Gets Rid of Burkini Bans
A French court says bye bye to burkini bans, Purvi Patel could be released as early as next month, two Orlando hospitals will cover medical bills of Pulse shooting victims and their families, a federal judge ok’s a trans employee’s firing and more news.
Protests Over Construction of Oil Pipeline Ramp Up, Judge To Decide Its Fate Next Month
A federal court said it will make its decision next month on whether to temporarily halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that has sparked protests led by Native American tribes.
Texas Is The Worst and Files Another Federal Lawsuit Against Transgender Rights
A day after a federal judge sided with Texas in a different lawsuit against transgender students’ rights, Texas and four other states filed a lawsuit claiming a federal nondiscrimination health regulation forces doctors to act against their religious beliefs.
Seeds of a Revolution: Malaysian Trans Community Win in High Court’s Landmark Ruling
Malaysia’s High Court allowed a trans man to update his Identity Card to reflect his current name and gender identity. This possibly paradigm-changing ruling on IC changes opens the door for reviews of other anti-LGBTQ laws.
News Fix: What The Department of Justice’s Decision to Close Private Prisons Really Means
Who the closing of private prisons will help (and who it won’t); changes in Donald Trump’s campaign, the Dakota Access Pipeline and more.
Donald Trump’s Dropping in the Polls; How Good Can We Feel About It?
We’ve all seen headlines that say Donald Trump’s poll numbers are dipping, but it’s also hard to put stock in anything this election cycle. How heartened does it make sense to feel by that news?
Digital Mixtapes and Protests: Oh, To Be A Queer Black Millennial
“For a moment, I forgot about the summer of 2015. I forgot about the panic I experienced, the insomnia, the depression. We watched the new season of Orange is the New Black together and by the end of episode 12, it suddenly all came back.”
News Fix: Report Finds Baltimore Police Policies Unconstitutional, What a Surprise
The Department of Justice finds the Baltimore Police Department definitely discriminates against Black people, a Houston man gets life in prison for murdering his daughter and her girlfriend, LAPD shot and killed 14-year-old Jesse Romero, there’s a shortage on injectable estrogen and more news stories.
Black Trans Woman Rae’Lynn Thomas is At Least the 19th Trans Person Murdered This Year
She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.
Trump Contradicts Own Pro-LGBT Stance to Court Anti-Gay Evangelicals (and Not Very Well)
Trump doesn’t have a very strong base among evangelical Christians; can addressing anti-gay pastors in Orlando just two months after the Pulse shooting — and going off-teleprompter — fix that?