Lesbian Couple Shot By “Fixated” Coast Guard Co-Worker
Coast Guard officer Lisa Trubnikova and her wife, Anna Trubnikova, were shot in their home in Bourne, Massachusetts by 31-year-old co-worker Adrian Loya on Thursday.
Queer and Trans People of Color Protest Lack of Inclusion During “Creating Change” Conference
As the National LGBTQ Task Force kicked off its annual conference, queer and trans people of color stormed the stage to demand more inclusion and focus on the violence and oppression faced by people of color.
Obama Serves Real Talk On Racism & Religion At National Prayer Breakfast, Conservatives Wanted Pancakes
“Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred.”
Surviving or Thriving: How Economic (In)Justice Matters for LGBT People
Sometimes, it can be hard to parse out exactly why queer and trans people have such a hard time getting by while the headlines would suggest we are advancing by leaps and bounds. On January 23rd and 24th, queer and trans people converged in New York City for the Invisible Lives, Targeted Bodies Conference to explore how the struggle for queer and trans justice and liberation is inextricably linked to struggles for economic, racial, immigrant, disability and reproductive justice.
Mike Huckabee Compares Gay Marriage to Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, Will Run on Bad Analogy Platform in 2016
Mike Huckabee says he tolerates your gayness like he tolerates your love of cheap Cabernet. But the weddings and bacon-wrapped shrimp are a bridge too far.
Jessie Hernandez Didn’t Deserve to Die: Teen Latina Lesbian Killed By Police
“In the wake of a national conversation about police violence and systemic racism that centers around the recent murders of black men, Jessie’s death is an awful reminder that police violence certainly affects Latin@ and LGBT communities.”
LGBTQ Idahoans and Allies Pack the Capitol to “Add The Words” to the Idaho Human Rights Act
People shared stories of discrimination, bullying and fear of oppression and why they just want to be free to be themselves in their home state.
Already Three Black Trans Women Have Been Brutally Murdered in 2015
Say their names: Lamia Beard. Ty Underwood. Goddess Edwards. May they rest in power.
Marissa Alexander To Be Released from Jail; Struggle for Justice Continues
On January 27th, activists from around the country will converge on Jacksonville and in their home cities to stand in solidarity with Alexander on the day of her release and bring visibility to women who have been targeted for their resilience and survival.
Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall
“We recognize that not even a Black President will pronounce our truths. We must continue the task of making America uncomfortable about institutional racism. Together, we will re-imagine what is possible and build a system that is designed for Blackness to thrive.”
State of the Union 2015: Instagram, LGBT Shoutout, and a Dysfunctional Tight-Knit Family
“Last night President Obama addressed the nation on a number of pressing issues ranging from Instagram to middle-class economics to the fact that climate change exists.”
2015’s Anti-LGBT Law Proposals Are Already Stacking Up
Just one month into the new year, lawmakers across the country are introducing bills to erode LGBT rights any way they can.
Victories for Justice on Civil Asset Forfeiture, NY Solitary Confinement and Police Transparency
Statements and changes on a number of important fronts came from the Attorney General and from Rikers Island this week.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Rule on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court will decide on the constitutionality of marriage equality rights sometime this summer.
Communities, Not Police, Are Our Best Bet for Ending LGBTQ Domestic Violence
Victims/survivors in general are expected to seek help from law enforcement to escape from abusive relationships, but the police are sometimes the most dangerous and threatening forces in the lives of marginalized folks, even those who have an abusive partner, friend, or relative. For that reason, community support is central to assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence.
Incarcerated Trans Woman Brings Lawsuit Against New York State After Her Rape in Prison
This case has already been successful in winning a platform for trans voices to raise public awareness about the contradictions and dangers of the prison system.
Bombing Of Colorado Springs NAACP Office Results In No Injuries, One Person of Interest
The bombing happened shortly before 11 a.m. with three employees in the building, back for their first day of regular work following the holidays. The building that houses the NAACP office is also home to an income tax center and Mr. G’s Hair Design Studio, a salon with predominantly Black customers.
Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice
In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.
Burials in the Mist of Dawn
“But unlike the missing 43 from Ayotzinapa, I was going home. And it’s what I store in my memory each time I read an article or update about the disappeared. I am home. They are not.”
Rebel Girls: Our “False Rape” Hysteria is Bullsh*t
I come bearing every ounce of truth I could muster about “false rape accusations” and the pitiful rape culture the myth of them exemplifies.