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“The Alternative Is Awful”: Sexual Justice Pioneer Carol Queen on Why Sexual Justice Needs to Evolve
“Sexual justice has to adapt. The alternative is awful.”
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Fuel For Your Fire: LGBTIQ Activists From Around the World Share Their Stories
LGBTIQ+ activists from around the world gathered to discuss the challenges and the solutions from the front lines around the world at OutSummit.
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Black Lesbians Targeted by Violent Homophobes in Dallas and NYC
Two Black lesbian friends, who were on their way to Dallas Pride, suffered stab wounds from a homophobic attack earlier this month and a Black lesbian couple were verbally assaulted on the train in New York.
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F*cking Hell, Trump Just Signed a Memo Enacting Trans Military Ban
Today Trump signed an official directive that prohibits transgender people from joining the military, and additionally gives Defense Secretary Mattis a great deal of latitude in terms of deciding the fate of transgender people already enlisted.
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The Nashville Statement: Homophobic Evangelicals Continue Delusional Conviction of Their Own Victimhood
It’s nothing new, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous.
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“President” Trump Bans Trans People From Military Service via F*cking Twitter
Donald Trump decided to switch up his morning Twitter time today, putting the breaks on his relentless 140-character lies that he and his campaign didn’t work with Russia to steal the White House, and moving ahead with a “plan” to ban all transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
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How We’re Planning to Stay Strong, Defend Community While Resisting Donald Trump
“I’m ready to have an open heart and open mind and be ready to participate and show up for my community.”
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LGBT Immigrants Brace Themselves for DACA’s Devastating End
“We’ll continue resisting because as LGBTQ folks, as immigrant folks, we have been resisting, since the day we have decided to live authentically and unafraid and unapologetically.”
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In Their Own Words: LGBTQ Asia Responds to Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.
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Longest Days, Sacred Nights Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Muslim Youth, and So Can You!
It’s Pride month, it’s Ramadan, and it’s time to support queer and trans Muslims. Masjid al-Rabia and Everyone is Gay are here to help!
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Be The Change: 5 Tips to Plan a Damn Good Activist Meeting
How to organize a meeting that won’t result in headaches, boredom, or existential dread.
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Trumpcare Is an Attack on Trans People of Color. Let’s Fight Like Hell Against It.
Defeating this bill is a matter of life and death to the transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people of color who depend on Medicaid to survive.
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The Conservatives’ DUP Deal Illustrates Their Consistently Cynical Support for LGBTQ Rights
After a decade of using our community to score votes, the Tories have shown that they were always waiting to throw us under the bus.
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“I’m Not Done Living My Damn Life Yet”: Disabled Queer People Speak Out on the American Health Care Act
“It’s a harsh reality that I will be priced out of my own life at this point if the AHCA gets passed and, quite frankly, I’m not done living my damn life yet.”
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Congress Casually Files LGBT Rights Bill; Trump and Pence Pass “Religious Liberty” Executive Order
Trump is reportedly planning to sign a “religious liberty” executive order that has Mike Pence written all over it — in the meantime, over 200 members of Congress say they’ll just go ahead and file a bill that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act.
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Brianna Wu Is Here, Queer and Running for Congress in Massachusetts
“In the Trump era there’s no room for benchwarmers. Seven out of nine of our representatives are white men in a supposedly progressive state. I think we can find room for a feisty feminist.”
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Here’s How Queer and Trans People of Color Are Resisting Gentrification and Displacement
Lots of people are talking about gentrification, but who’s actually doing something about it? Queer and trans people of color, of course. In Oakland and Seattle, QTPOC are creating visionary solutions to combat gentrification and reclaim land for communities of color.
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Trump Accidentally Recharged the Fight to Finally Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Nearly 100 years after its first introduction to Congress, The Human Campaign plans to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified once and for all.
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Nationalism Plus States’ Rights Are a Nightmare for Queer People
Maybe the reason Trump wants to pretend nobody has studied the Civil War is because he knows even a cursory look at history will expose his tricks.
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Rebel Girls: 10 Ways to Resist on Inauguration Day
Don’t give Trump a moment to get comfortable. Let’s start fucking shit up as soon as he starts being sworn in.