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The Resistance

Organizers From Black & Pink on Supporting Our Incarcerated Queer and Trans Family This Pandemic Winter

“Abolition isn’t just going to protests, which is a really important direct action, but also actively prefiguring the world we want.”

By Mai Tran| December 23, 2020 | 3 Comments
Politics + Activism The Resistance

Principles of Pride: Police and Prisons Do Not Belong in Our Future

Legacies intersect in this Pride month to remind us that defunding the police system is both a historically Black and historically queer demand, and that disruption and direct action can get that demand met.

By Benji Hart| June 5, 2020 | 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Police and Prison Abolition 101: A Syllabus and FAQ

The work around decarceration has been some of the most successfully documented, accessible, and digitally interactive of any movement. This is a guide to guides, organized loosely by some of the main questions and thought processes that often come up around entry into abolitionist thinking, offering resources addressing some important ideas.

By Rachel| June 2, 2020 | 19 Comments
News + Politics

Extra! Extra!: Is the Arc of the Universe Bending Toward Justice for Trans Inmates and LGBT Rights in Utah?

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a mix of hopeful and sobering news about trans rights, the criminal justice system, violence against women and the climate catastrophes in the Bay of Bengal and in Michigan. Also, Natalie updates us on the latest Veepstakes 2020 news.

By the team| May 22, 2020 | 6 Comments
News + Politics

15 Years Later, Has PREA Protected LGBTQ Prisoners Against Sexual Assault?

A disproportionate number of prisoners identify as LGBTQI. On the 15th anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, we look at what the bill has done to protect them — and what challenges remain.

By Sydney| September 24, 2018 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

Some Really Actually Good News: Obama Commutes Most of Incarcerated Trans Woman Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

Chelsea Manning is set to be freed in May 2017 instead of finishing her 35-year sentence, which would have ended in 2045.

By Yvonne| January 17, 2017 | 24 Comments
News + Politics

Finally Free! Four Wrongfully Convicted Latina Lesbians Cleared on All Charges by Texas Court

More than twenty years since they were convicted of a horrific crime, a Texas criminal appeals court declared four Latina lesbians innocent and exonerated. The San Antonio Four’s exoneration serves as a ray of hope in these dark times and reminds us to continue to fight like hell for justice.

By Yvonne| November 23, 2016 | 10 Comments
News + Politics

Chelsea Manning is Missing, and Incarcerated Trans Women in Texas Are In Danger [UPDATED]

Chelsea Manning’s legal team reports she’s been missing for a week, and several incarcerated trans women in Texas are being threatened with violence, both highlighting the dangers posed to trans women in prison.

By Rachel| October 11, 2016 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike, Makes History as Army Says She Can Access Transition-Related Care

Chelsea Manning’s five-day hunger strike is over as the Army reportedly tells her she can access gender confirmation surgery — but questions remain on how quickly they’ll take action.

By Rachel| September 15, 2016 | 13 Comments
News + Politics

Largest Prison Strike in US History Hopes to Expose Injustice and Suffering

Incarcerated people across the nation are striking today to disrupt the profitability of the prison-industrial complex, California might end their statue of limitations on sexual assault, Airbnb announced new policies to address racial discrimination, and more news

By Yvonne| September 9, 2016 | 8 Comments
News + Politics

News Fix: What The Department of Justice’s Decision to Close Private Prisons Really Means

Who the closing of private prisons will help (and who it won’t); changes in Donald Trump’s campaign, the Dakota Access Pipeline and more.

By Yvonne| August 19, 2016 | 5 Comments
Daily Fix

Indiana Lost $60M After Passing Anti-Gay Law Last Year, Doesn’t Stop Them From Proposing New Ones This Year

Indiana’s tourism took a hit after last year’s RFRA law was passed and they have six new anti-gay bills up for debate tomorrow, a grand jury indicts anti-choice activists who shot undercover video of Planned Parenthood, Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles, a bisexual Jamaican receives asylum and more news!

By Yvonne| January 26, 2016 | 9 Comments
Daily Fix News + Politics

5-Year-Old Girl Has Two Moms, Is Therefore Barred From Her School

Today Planned Parenthood is offering free STD testing in 28 cities for #PinkOut Day, Michelle Obama launched a new campaign for girls’ education, Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks about the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and more news stories.

By Yvonne| September 29, 2015 | 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

GBT Pods Won’t Keep Trans and Queer People in Immigration Detention Safe

Jennicet Gutiérrez, Rita, Karolina and Joselyn tell us what real support for undocumented trans women looks like.

By Maddie| September 24, 2015 | 9 Comments
Daily Fix News + Politics

Daily Fix: Undocumented Woman Arrested at Doctor’s Office and More News Stories

Kim Davis goes back to work, San Francisco jails take steps to house trans women in correct facilities, April Gross is the second woman to score in a college football game, and more news.

By Yvonne| September 15, 2015 | 14 Comments
News + Politics

Daily Fix: Officer Pepper Sprayed Black Lives Matter Activists After Their National Conference and More News Stories

KC Haggard is the 11th trans woman to be murdered this year, a San Francisco high school will be the first to offer a LGBT history class, a 37-year-old Cleveland woman was found dead in a jail cell and more news.

By Yvonne| July 28, 2015 | 8 Comments
Politics + Activism

You Should Go or Help Other Humans Go to #QI2: the Queering Immigration Conference

“A lot of folks have their own opinions and viewpoints of what immigration looks like. I think if they came to this event they’d be able to see what trans and queer migration really looks like.”

By Maddie| July 27, 2015 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

News Fix: Supreme Court Backs Fair Housing Act and Affordable Care Act and More News Stories

Jennicet Gutiérrez of FAMILIA TQLM ejected from a White House reception for speaking out about LGBT detainees, Mo’ne Davis is drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, a new report from the ACLU about the wealth gap between black and white Americans, court cases regarding witches, and more!

By Rachel| June 25, 2015 | 10 Comments
Film Politics + Activism

“Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

“I know that our story is the story of so many others, and I want those people to know that they’re not alone, and that they do have the right to fight back.”

By Maddie| June 22, 2015 | 18 Comments
Books

Read a F*cking Book: “Out of Orange” is the Real Life Alex Vause’s True Story

You know about Alex Vause, but you may not know much about Catherine Cleary Wolters, the drug-smuggling lesbian in thick-rimmed glasses who inspired her character. That’s where Out of Orange comes in.

By Carmen| June 19, 2015 | 22 Comments
Books

Women In Prison: A Longform Reading List

“Orange is the New Black” premieres today, here is your really thorough reading list — from Assata Shakur to nuns against nukes to incredible journalism on the various horrors of the U.S. criminal “justice” system.

By Riese| June 12, 2015 | 10 Comments
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