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Politics + Activism

Team Pick: Fedoras For Fairness Raises Immigration Reform Awareness, Looks Great Doing It

Cara’s Team Pick: Put on a hat and save the world.

Cara June 4, 2013 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works

How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.

Penelope May 30, 2013 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Kaitlyn Hunt’s Case May Already Be Bringing Change for Laws About Gay Teen Relationships

Kaitlyn Hunt’s case is motivating Florida state senator Thad Altman to revisit Florida’s laws regarding teens’ consensual sexual relationships; he argues that they should “provide more forgiveness” for teens like Hunt.

Rachel May 28, 2013 56 Comments
Politics + Activism

South Carolina Intersex Lawsuit A Major Step In Ending Nonconsensual Surgery to “Fix” Intersex Kids

Adoptive parents of 8 year-old, intersex child M.C. Crawford are suing the state of SC because cosmetic genital surgery was performed on M.C. without his consent.

Claudia May 15, 2013 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Won A Thing! Marriage Equality Comes To Minnesota

“As we held onto each other in that sea of people, he just kept looking at me and saying, “You’re going to get married, mama. You’re going to get married.””

Vikki Reich May 14, 2013 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

Pro-Gay AND Pro-Immigration? You’re Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Sane people want the new immigration bill to help binational gay couples. People in power insist that will ruin everything for everyone else. What’s a politically savvy queer to do?

Cara May 9, 2013 12 Comments
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Delaware Legalizes Gay Marriage, We Won A Thing!

Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage today!

Riese May 7, 2013 23 Comments
Politics + Activism

Making Community Out of Isolation by Learning Furious Self-Creation

“There are no lesbian/queer woman-centric spaces in our city or on LSU’s campus. This mixed workshop helped the queer women at the workshop think about the role of discomfort in their lives. “

Penelope May 3, 2013 21 Comments
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Support Girls’ Activism and Sustain Our Feminist Future: Help SPARK Raise 10K!

Carmen’s Team Pick: I need your help to sustain girls’ activism and the future of feminism. Need I say more? Fine. Two words: Kate Nash.

Carmen April 30, 2013 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Ontario’s New High School Gender Studies Class Will Probs Change The World

Ontario’s high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.

Carmen April 30, 2013 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

George W. Bush Has Nothing to Say About Gay Marriage

There’s a reason that former President George W. Bush doesn’t want to “take a stance” on the issue of same-sex marriage — because opposing it just isn’t that popular anymore.

Rose April 27, 2013 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

A Prairie Homo Companion: First Nations on the Prairies

These are three of the amazing Indigenous female writers, activists, and artists I’ve been reading this week. I may not be the best person to write about Indigenous issues, but I can certainly read what I think are some of the best, educate myself, and encourage you to do the same.

Malaika April 25, 2013 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

Montana Joins the 21st Century, Decriminalizes Gay Sex

Wait, so this hadn’t happened yet?

Malaika April 19, 2013 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

Community and Country Owe Change to LGBT Elders of Color

A new report on the well-being of LGBT people of color reveals the disparities they face and recommends solutions that we can be a part of.

Laura April 19, 2013 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

This Week In Abstinence: Ohio and West Virginia Really Seem To Hate Sex Education

This week Ohio and West Virginia attempt to take us back to 1050 A.D., retro style. Ohio is trying to restrict sex education to abstinence-only and a West Virginia high school tries to punish a student for protesting a slut-shaming assembly.

A.E. Osworth April 19, 2013 16 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Won Another Thing! New Zealand Passes Same-Sex Marriage!

Who knew that April 2013 would be such a game changer for marriage equality? Louisa Wall, that’s who!

Kristen April 17, 2013 28 Comments
Politics + Activism

‘Day of Dialogue’ Brings Back A Conversation We’re Tired of Having

This time, stick to silence.

Carmen April 16, 2013 38 Comments
Politics + Activism

Explosions at Boston Marathon

So far three people have been reported dead and more than 140 injured; very little else is known right now. We are updating as more information becomes available.

Lizz April 15, 2013 36 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Win Another Thing: Uruguay Legalizes Gay Marriage

Yesterday, Uruguay became the latest country to eliminate laws against same-sex marriages, with 71 of the 92 members of its Chamber of Deputies supporting it.

Rose April 12, 2013 10 Comments
Pets & Animals Politics + Activism

What Ag-Gag Bills Are and Why They Want To Outlaw The Truth About Animal Abuse

Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on this farm he had a *CENSORED*

Cara April 12, 2013 22 Comments
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