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2016 election

News + Politics

GLAAD Survey Finds Straight People Fine with “Equal Rights” in 2018, Not So Much Actual LGBT People

The statistics on acceptance of LGBT people were generally staying the same or improving, until last year — when, as GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis puts it, “the acceptance pendulum abruptly stopped and swung in the opposite direction.”

By Rachel| January 26, 2018 | 12 Comments
Society + Culture The Resistance

High Femme: Best Strains and Activities for Surviving This New Shitbag Government!

It’s all too easy to sink into a cloud of depression/smoke, and stew in your bad feelings and paranoia. To combat that, I’ve come up with a list of activities and strains paired to make your life a little bit better.

By Chelsea| January 9, 2017 | 29 Comments
News + Politics

Donald Trump’s Cabinet Nominations, Ranked By Terror They Inspire In My Heart

[UPDATE: This post will continue to update as new appointments are made.] Here’s an in-depth explainer of Trump’s cabinet picks so far, people who range from “wolf in sheep’s clothing” to ACTUAL F*CKING WOLF WATCH THE F*CK OUT.

By Riese| January 6, 2017 | 54 Comments
Three photos of Angel Powell, a Black woman in her mid-twenties, side by side. The first shows her looking into the camera with black rimmed glasses, short hair, and yellow/orange animated butterflies around her head from a Snapchat filter. The second photo, to the right of the first, is of Angel as a child, sitting in a blue and white striped lawn chair with knee-high white braces on her legs. The final photo is of Angel in her wheelchair on a subway train; the shot is of her reflection off the subway window. She is wearing a black jacket and purple beanie.
Society + Culture

Queer Crip Love Fest: Online Friendship in the Fight Against Trump

“The internet kind of brought me to a space where, with able-bodied people first, I could be judged a little less.”

By Carrie| January 5, 2017 | 6 Comments
Feminism

16 Memories from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign That I’ll Hold in My Heart Forever

Our future is uncertain. Here’s what isn’t: We will fight on. And as I march and scream and weep and breathe and work and work and work and work for what’s right, I will carry these memories with me. Forever.

By Carmen| December 20, 2016 | 88 Comments
News + Politics

The 2016 Electoral College Vote Destroyed The Illusion Of U.S. Democracy

When Donald Trump is sworn into office in January, two of the last three men to occupy the West Wing and control the largest military and nuclear arsenal on earth will have lost the popular vote.

By Heather Hogan| December 20, 2016 | 26 Comments
News + Politics

Donald Trump Isn’t President Yet — And There’s Still Time To Stop Him

On Monday, the Electoral College members in every state will convene to cast their votes for the next president. Take action today to ensure they don’t vote for Donald Trump.

By Carmen| December 17, 2016 | 41 Comments
News + Politics

From Russia With Lies: Electors, Senators and the CIA Say We Need Answers on Russia’s Election Involvement

The CIA has released a report saying that Russia attempted to influence the US election in Trump’s favor — here’s what senators and the electoral college are doing in response.

By Rachel| December 13, 2016 | 20 Comments
News + Politics

How The 2016 Election Is Still Fucking With Our Mental Health

Why does an event like the election so profoundly affect marginalized people, while allies can almost avoid it?

By Andre| December 9, 2016 | 8 Comments
News + Politics

Okay What Is Actually Going On With All The Recounts

Between the blocking of the recount in Michigan and the partial recount in Nevada, what’s going on?

By Rachel| December 8, 2016 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

How Bad Can Trump’s Administration Fuck With LGBT Legal Progress?

“The potential for such a regressive Federal government seems so disheartening because of the tremendous progress over the past few years, but the administration does not control and cannot contain the progress.”

By Jessica| December 7, 2016 | 8 Comments
Politics + Activism The Resistance

PHOTOESSAY: The KKK Counter Protest That Scared The Racists Away

Molly went to North Carolina to expose a KKK rally disguised as a Trump victory party and found a counter protest that sent the cowards scurrying.

By Molly| December 7, 2016 | 12 Comments
First Person

Cleaning As Self-Care: Powering Through Your Post-Election Grief By Organizing Your Life

Knowing I could take on a task and see it through, start to finish, reminds me that the same is true for my writing and my activism, too. I will literally start 2017 with my house in order — and the work I’ll do from there will be much better for it.

By Carrie| December 5, 2016 | 38 Comments
News + Politics

Disney Villain/North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory Finally Admits He Lost The Election

Grassroots activism wins the day!

By Heather Hogan| December 5, 2016 | 7 Comments
First Person

Trump Won, So I Finally Got Out of Bed

When the election results came in, it had already been a month since I gave up on trying to fix my own mental health issues. And so it turned out that the worst day of our generation collided with my own personal low.

By Cecelia| November 30, 2016 | 27 Comments
News + Politics

Jill Stein Raises Over $6 Million Toward Effort to Recount Votes, Unbreak Our Hearts

Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein isn’t interested in helping Hillary Clinton, but wants fair elections — and a recount in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

By Yvonne| November 28, 2016 | 11 Comments
Society + Culture

New Gay Agenda [Super Secret, Do Not Leak]

The Escalation has officially begun. These are your super-secret marching orders.

By Ali Davis| November 28, 2016 | 37 Comments
Donations are open
Politics + Activism

Protect Our Community By Supporting The Trans Relief Project Today

The Trans Relief Project is an organization working to help as many trans and gender nonconforming people as possible get updated U.S. identification – passports specifically – before the regulations surrounding those rules potentially change.

By Laura Mandanas| November 28, 2016 | 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Avoiding Inspiration Porn in This Time of Constant Vigilance

Mark my words: Donald Trump will talk a great game about our “amazing bravery” as he gets to work stealing our healthcare. The man knows how to throw out a red herring, and we all need to be ready for this one.

By Carrie| November 28, 2016 | 19 Comments
Television

Steven Universe Returns with “Gem Harvest,” Reminds Kids It’s Okay to Have Hope

Steven Universe tells kids that they’re loved, that they’re special, and that there is nothing wrong with being themselves. This week it taught them that they don’t have to give up.

By Mey| November 19, 2016 | 13 Comments
News + Politics

Steve Bannon is the Racist Far-Right Internet Personified — and He Hates Women and Gay People, Too

There’s no way to overstate how dangerous it is to have Bannon whispering directly into Donald Trump’s ear every day like a Disney movie villain.

By Heather Hogan| November 18, 2016 | 37 Comments
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