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LGBTQ Activists Took on ICE, the Corporatization of Pride, and More in 2019
2019 was a year of incredible protests and radical responses from LGBTQ communities to injustices around the world.
Anti-Trans Discrimination Begins in the Classroom
Trans students' Title IX rights — and the federal definition of “sex” — now hang in the balance.
Conservative Christians Are Making Schools Less Safe for LGBTQ Students
Evidence shows gay-straight alliances make schools safer for all kids, but conservatives want to shut them down.
Honoring Murdered Trans People Isn’t Enough. We Must End the Killing.
At least 21 trans people were murdered in the U.S. in 2019. We need to change the frameworks that enable this violence.
On Trans Day of Resilience, Artists Show Us a Future of Liberation
Five poets and five visual artists honor trans lives lost to violence and tell us what resilience means to them.
Supreme Court Cases on LGBT Discrimination Reflect Wider Assault on Civil Rights
The corporate media has failed to cover what the rollback of legal protections would mean for queer folks in real life.
Uganda Official Threatens to Try to Resurrect Death Penalty for Homosexuality
The legacy of British imperial rule and American evangelizing have combined to create a climate of rampant homophobia.
Anti-Trans Lawyers Were Grasping at Straws Before the Supreme Court
Even conservative justices seemed to see how convoluted and weak the case for workplace discrimination is.
Laverne Cox and Chase Strangio Sound Alarm on Major LGBTQ Supreme Court Cases
The cases mark the first time the Supreme Court will rule on LGBTQ rights since Brett Kavanaugh joined the bench.
Supreme Court Will Decide If Workers Can Be Fired for Being Trans or LGBQ
A ruling against TLGBQ employees would also harm anyone who relies on protections against discrimination.