Four Immigration Activists and UndocuQueers to Watch Out For
Many young activists are leading the charge for immigrant justice. As they come out for immigrant justice, many are also coming out as queer.
More Than A Minimum Wage: What Recent Protests Tell Us About Women’s Economic Justice
“This is the beginning of a war on an economy that makes certain people vulnerable so a select few can survive.”
“In Our Own Voices”: Making Partner Abuse Resources Work for Queer Survivors
Organizations around the U.S. understand that the barriers queer people in abusive partnerships face are related to issues that are bigger than the relationship. They envision an end to all violence faced by queer people.
What Nelson Mandela Meant for South Africa’s Women
Mandela devoted his life to improving the lives of all disenfranchised groups, but, right now, let’s take a look at what Mandela did for women.
Queer Catholic News Recap: Five and a Half Things To Know
Pope declares commission on sex abuse scandal, ACLU sues American Bishops, Cardinal Dolan declares he was “outmarketed” on gay marriage, and more.
Protecting the Protectors: UN Moves to Increase Protections for Women Human Rights Defenders
Significant opposition to a UN resolution to protect women HRDs raises questions about how to balance local contexts and values with universal human rights, as well as remind us of the very real risks that these women face every day.
7 Massive Injustices LGBTQ Immigrants Face In The Detention System
Here are some things you need to know from a report that details the inhumane treatment faced by LGBTQ people currently detained in the U.S. and the fight to resist these massive injustices.
“It Was Personal”: Why I Don’t Take Part in the Trans Day of Remembrance
“There are a thousand ways to die from being trans. But they’re only included if they can be made as sensationalist as possible. Never mind that all these things kill you just the same.”
The Whole World Can Learn Something From Southeast Gaysia and the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
What’s far too often missing from the narratives of global activism is the nuances of local contexts and agency of “oppressed” people, who don’t simply sit around waiting to be saved. Here’s where the ASC comes in.
Spilling the Sweet Tea on Queer Organizing in the Deep South
We got chills and teary eyes in the first session when leaders from the southern based LGBTQ advocacy organizations we invited told us simply that we didn’t have to leave the south. I can’t remember ever having heard anyone tell me that so plainly before.
American LGBT Workers of Color Are Part of a Broken Bargain
For queer women of color, intersectionality isn’t just a “concept” or a “framework” for theorists to use for mind exercise — it’s a lived experience.
LIVESTREAM: Celesbian-Studded Online Telethon For Abortion Access In Texas Starts NOW
Kate Moenning, Holly Miranda, Natasha Lyonne, Lea DeLaria and more from the cast of Orange is the New Black will be talking about vagina justice, so you better tune in and watch online.
More Than Words: On the Word “Gay” and Definitive Dilemmas
Which should change first — society or the dictionary?
Not Just A Flicker: The Rise Of The New American Left
Grassroots leftist organizing is happening all over the U.S. right now, across generations, race, gender, sexuality and class.
Recent EU Court Ruling Might Make Life Less Miserable For LGB Asylum Seekers
Last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice is being hailed as a “landmark” change for LGB asylum seekers – that is, if you’re willing to overlook how asylum seekers in the EU are regularly detained, demonised and deported.
Thanks But No Thanks, Joss Whedon; You Can Keep “Genderist” While We Tackle Sexism
Here’s why.
WaPo’s Racist Misogynist Columnist Richard Cohen Still Not Fired Despite Racism, Misogyny
This week, Cohen asserts “people with conventional views must repress a gag reflex when considering the mayor-elect of New York — a white man married to a black woman…” who “used to be a lesbian.” WOW!
Colorlines’ Applied Research Center Races Forward By Becoming “Race Forward”
Why can’t every social justice organization be more like these guys?
Domestic Violence Is Even Worse Than You Thought, And Isn’t Being Asked About Enough
Women in the U.S. who have experienced domestic violence are more likely to have chronic health conditions. Healthcare professionals are still failing to adequately recognise and treat harm caused by domestic abuse.
VIDEO: bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry Talk About Dismantling The Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy
You really need to watch bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry have this conversation.