The Yeses that Surprise You: Organizing Across the Lines of Cis and Trans
Building power across the lines of cis and trans teaches me that there are many people who will fight alongside trans people to win a better world.
Florida Parents’ Concern Over David Statue Resembles Long History of Homophobic Obscenity Claims
The anti-pornography crusade by reactionary conservative politicians has long been a strategy they’ve used to try to conserve and consolidate power.
Conservatives Will Try to Paint Trans People as Violent Extremists, We Cannot Let Them
Conservatives are going to try to leverage this tragedy to further paint trans people as violent extremists, to try and equate queerness and leftist ideals with domestic terrorism. We cannot let them win.
The NYC TikTok Influencer to Gentrification Pipeline
Landlords and leaders care about nothing more than collecting bread in their pockets. TikTok influencers are tools of their capitalist schemes.
New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids
The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.
Ron DeSantis’s Fascist Overhaul of Florida’s Institutions Isn’t New but It Is Terrifying
If Desantis and his people are successful in accomplishing their goals, then this will mean further repercussions for the other public institutions in the state — and beyond.
Trans Texans Are Being Surveilled, This Is Everyone’s Issue
On anti-transness, surveillance, and why we should all be paying attention.
Shatzi Weisberger, the People’s Bubbie, Dies at 92
The streets of New York City will never be the same without her, however, those who dream of building a better world will forever carry the treasure of knowing Shatzi Weisberger in our hearts.
President Biden Signs Respect For Marriage Act Into Law
“We are reaffirming a fundamental truth,” Biden said before signing the bill. “Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love.”
Brittney Griner Is Home in Texas, Here’s What’s Next
BG landed at Kelly Field in San Antonio around 6:30 am. She was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center for a health evaluation.
Respect for Marriage Act Headed to Biden’s Desk After Passing the House
Loud applause broke out in the chamber when the vote was gaveled to a close.
Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Here’s What’s Next
The bill will now move to the House, where it is expected to be voted on — and passed — as early as next Tuesday.
These Are the Five Victims of the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs
Four victims of the shooting at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs have been named, including two Club Q bartenders, Derrick Rump and Daniel Davis Aston, as well as Kelly Loving, Raymond Green and Ashley Paugh, who had an 11-year-old daughter.
“I Can’t Stop Hearing the Shots,” Mass Shooting at Colorado Gay Club Leaves 5 Dead, 25 Wounded
Once again, a place that provides refuge to the LGBT community has been visited by violence and tragedy.
Immerse Yourself in the Work of Indigenous Writers With This Anti-Colonial Reading List for Thanksgiving
What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.
This Trans Day of Remembrance, Show Up With Material Support (And Every Other Day, Too)
In the face of dehumanizing rhetoric and violence that turns our community members into statistics, it is our responsibility to care for one another and change the conditions that impact trans people’s quality of life right now.
There Were 122 Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Trans Candidates in the 2022 Midterms, Here’s How They Did
A red wave was coming, they told us. But they didn’t account for a new record for out LGBTQ candidates, who ran the table all across the country.
How To Cope With Election Day Anxiety Spikes
Today is Election Day, and if you’re feeling stressed, worried, anxious, scared, I want you to know that those feelings are valid.
I’m Sick of White Women Centering Themselves in the Struggle For Reproductive Justice
Whiteness needs to be decentered from the fight for reproductive justice. History is a powerful tool for transformation and rethinking – I want to share the history of mass sterilization and reproductive genocide of Puerto Rican women between the 1930s to 1970s.
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty in Russia, We Hold Our Breath for What Comes Next
End this nightmare. Bring BG home.