We Won A Thing: Michigan Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Today, Judge Bernard Friedman declared Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
5 Things to Know About Prison Abolition and the Prison Industrial Complex
The criminal justice system in the United States is a fucked up institution that is every kind of -ist you can think of. Lots of people are working to fight it.
Also.Also.Also: Rachel Maddow’s Taking Pictures in Solidarity with Farmworkers and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Sexism and homophobia are still serious problems, but queer folks are taking beautiful photos, Rachel Maddow tells Obama critics what’s up, Florida farmworkers are organizing for fair wages and better working conditions, and much more!
Despite Luck of the Irish, Guinness, Heineken and Sam Adams Drop Sponsorship of Anti-LGBT St Patrick’s Parades
In a surprise turn of events, Guinness announced on Sunday that it will be pulling sponsorship from New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade on Monday, in support of LGBT groups. It joins Heineken and Sam Adams, who had earlier pulled their sponsorship from New York and Boston parades respectively.
Here’s How NYC Public Schools Plan To Better Support Their Trans* Students
With 1.1 million students, NYC is the largest public school system in the country, and has a lot of influence setting standards for how other big school systems and states support trans* students.
[UPDATED] Father of Murdered Texas Lesbian Arrested In Connection With Deaths
James Larry Cosby, father of murdered Texas lesbian Britney Cosby, was arrested and charged with two counts tampering with evidence.
Poet Jade Foster’s Revival Tour Takes You to Church
“Every person who comes up and asks to share, has never left me. Every friend or colleague who said I’ll watch your door, I’ll send that email, I’ll pick y’all up, y’all can stay at my house, has never left me.”
Black Lesbian Couple Murdered in Texas Gulf Area
Two women’s families are demanding answers after their bodies were found dumped outside a Galveston County convenience store.
We Have Corporations To Thank For the Veto of Arizona’s Anti-Gay SB 1062
And it’s hard to know how to feel about it.
DNC Gives Lesbians Their Very Own Leadership Council
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee chair, announced the creation of a Lesbian Leadership Council that would focus on cultivating lesbian participation in the Democratic party, which has had a broader LGBT leadership council since 2000.
Hungry, Poor Queer People to Become Hungrier, Poorer after Food Stamp Cuts
When we hear about legislation like the 2014 Farm Bill, we don’t and we won’t hear the mainstream media talking about queer people.
Loretta Saunders Found Dead; Epidemic of Violence Against Canada’s Indigenous Women Continues
Loretta Saunders, Inuk woman writing on missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada, found dead in New Brunswick.
Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law and the U.S. Might Be Making Things Worse
President Museveni of Uganda signs into law a bill that sentences LGBTQ people convicted of sodomy, gay marriage, or promotion of homosexual activities to life imprisonment.
We Won A Thing: Judge Rules You Can’t Take The Same-Sex Marriage Out of Texas
Y’all, a federal judge rules Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional!
Arizona’s Horrific “Freedom of Religion” Discrimination Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
The potential for discrimination extends far beyond same-sex couples wishing to celebrate their partnerships; theoretically, it could affect anyone who acts against someone else’s religious beliefs.
Queers for Economic Justice Closes Its Doors Thanks to Lack of Economic Justice
“QEJ will always be a philosophy. If you are a queer, you can be for economic justice. …You don’t have to have a 501(c)(3).”
Also.Also.Also: Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton Are Both Gunning to Be Ellen Page’s Next Lover and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Feminist stock photography, the sexiest women’s history month in, well, history, and gay marriages heard ’round the world. But don’t ask Russia. They don’t recall that all of it ever happened.
From Bad To Worse: The Anti-Gay Legislation in Kansas That Almost Was
What does it mean for gay rights advocates in Kansas when one simple request — the right to marry — turns into a free-for-all on their human rights?
Nicaraguan Lesbians Make Visibility Dreams Come True With “Cuando Las Lesbianas Hablamos”
In Nicaragua, homosexuality is decriminalized, but queer people have few legal protections. This project provides a new avenue for people to understand the experiences of Nicaraguan lesbians.
US Department Of Justice Extends More Rights To Same-Sex Couples, Acknowledges Intersectionality & The Struggle
“Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that a whole crop of new federal criminal and civil justice-related rights will be extended to same-sex couples across the country.”