Can Japan Deny Entry To a “Pickup Artist” with a History of Racialized Sexual Violence?
When we discuss this man’s history here in Japan, it becomes difficult to overstate what a truly disgusting individual Julien Blanc is.
Street Harassment May Never Disappear, But You’ve Got Rights Too
People surviving street harassment around the world have options. Who knew! 200 plus pages of options, in fact. But one truth remains: all the laws and policies around street harassment haven’t made it disappear.
It Looks Like Marriage Equality is Finally Headed to the Supreme Court
A federal appeals court ruled today that the bans on same-sex marriage in four states are constitutional. Today’s decision means SCOTUS will have to make a decision on marriage equality.
We’re Still Fighting for Reproductive Rights: Keep A Careful Eye On These States
The battle over abortion rights may have ceded its national stage, but it has not stopped raging on.
Why The Anti-Street Harassment Movement Needs to Involve More Women of Color
While men of all colors perpetrate street harassment, addressing it in communities of color calls for specific intra-community solutions rather than broad condemnations of male privilege.
9 Not-Terrible Things That Happened in Last Night’s Election
We actually won a handful of really important things.
Apocalypse Now? Democrats Get Wrecked in the 2014 Midterm Elections
When will Hillary Clinton step in and save us from this doom?
GetYrRights: New Site for LGBTQ Youth Organizing Against Policing and Criminalization
“The site will be a source for news from all Network members on the front lines of the struggle to end the criminalization of LGBTQ youth!”
An Incomplete Guide To the 2014 Midterm Elections: Seriously, You Need To Know This Shit
We’ve talked before about how important local elections are, so put your ballot where your mouth is and get to the polls! Here, we’ve even compiled some information to help you decide how to vote.
New Orleans LGBT Youth Of Color with BreakOUT! Declare “We Deserve Better”
“We are surviving. We are resilient. We are creative and resourceful. We have each other’s backs. We don’t want your pity.”
Help Support Survivors of Sexual Assault with the Carry That Weight National Day of Action
Campuses across the country are hosting events to “tangibly express their commitment to lift the burden of sexual violence from the shoulders of survivors;” you can find an event local to you on the Carry That Weight website. Participants can carry mattresses or pillows to demonstrate solidarity with survivors.
Injustice in the Justice System: Two Lawsuits Expose Struggle for Incarcerated LGBTs
These cases could create radical shifts for the experience of incarcerated LGBT people and they raise important questions about what a justice system better equipped to incarcerate LGBT people might mean for our communities.
Lambda Legal Takes Up Fight For Lesbian Widow’s Same-Sex Social Security Benefits
Susan Summer, the director of constitutional litigation at Lambda Legal, put it simply: “SSA should not be telling widowed lesbians and gay men already grieving the loss of a spouse—‘you live in the wrong state so you don’t get Social Security spousal benefits.'”
The State of Trans Women and the Seven Sisters: Mount Holyoke Opens Its Doors, Smith and The Rest Drag Heels
Most of the elite Seven Sisters colleges still use convoluted language to exclude trans women from their campuses. Mt Holyoke has bucked the trend, but the rest are still only studying the issue.
GLSEN Report Shows It’s Finally Getting Better in Schools For LGBT Youth
“High school and middle school are hard enough as it is. To think about the additional barriers facing these students is pretty heartbreaking, and we all need to stand up and do what we can to move them out of the way.”
Gloria Casarez, Organizer, Activist and Total Badass, Dies at 42
“The work she did at City Hall enabled us to position Philadelphia as the greatest LGBT city in the country.”
National LGBTQ Task Force Has A New Name — Will It Have More Inclusive Programs to Match?
It would have been powerful to see the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, now the National LGBTQ Task Force, get ahead of the political curve with its naming and mission. But what it does next matters more than its acronym.
5 Trans Legal Protections Mapped Across The US, Plus Bonus 6th Map
Not all barriers can be resolved through state-by-state legal protections.
What The Heck is Going On Everywhere? A Marriage Equality Explainer
Half the nation now lets same-sex couples marry, thanks to some Supreme Court shenanigans.
7 Vital Stats About Our LGBT Elders
A new report from SAGE lays out what you need to know the lives and experiences of aging LGBT people.