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LGBTQ Rights

A woman holds a sign with "Happy Pride" written on it during the annual Pride Parade celebrations in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2022.
Op-Ed
LGBTQ Rights

Bigoted Attacks Are Injecting Fear Into Pride Month, But We Won’t Back Down

When we show up in numbers, anti-LGBTQ bigots are likely to back down.
by
Gabriel Arkles,
Truthout
June 25, 2022
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Jelani Hendrix and his three-year-old son L.J. staff the Black Alliance For Just Immigration (BAJI) booth at a Juneteenth celebration at Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook, California, on June 17, 2022.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Juneteenth Reminds Us “In Between” Moments Are as Important as Uprisings

Much of the most vital organizing work is done in between the protests, uprisings and rebellions.
by
Austin C. McCoy,
Truthout
June 19, 2022
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No Pride in Detention: Trans Immigrant Activist Skips WH Event, Urges Support for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Interview
LGBTQ Rights

Trans Activist Skips White House Event in Protest of LGBTQ Asylum Seeker Policy

Biden’s recent executive orders fail to adequately address anti-LGBTQ discrimination, says Jennicet Gutiérrez.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
June 16, 2022
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Members of the right-wing group Patriot Front prepare to march with anti-abortion activists during the 49th annual March for Life along Constitution Ave. on January 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
News
LGBTQ Rights

Patriot Front Members Arrived in Riot Gear to Terrorize Idaho Pride Event

31 alleged members of the white supremacist group were arrested after someone reported seeing an “army” board a U-Haul.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
June 13, 2022
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People demonstrate in support of transgender rights in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 6, 2022.
Interview
LGBTQ Rights

Attacks on Trans Youth Are a Fascist “Moral Battering Ram”

“I am so disheartened by the lack of response to these attacks,” says attorney Chase Strangio.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
June 9, 2022
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A group of demonstrators in front of the Department of Labor hold signs supporting the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion rights as President Bush passes by in the inaugural parade, on January 20, 1989, in Washington.
News
Human Rights

85 Percent of Voters Want Congress to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment

The ERA is a nearly 100-year-old measure that would enshrine equal rights for all genders in the Constitution.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 3, 2022
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A demonstrator speaks in support of Black transgender lives at a rally in Foley Square on July 30, 2020, in New York City.
Interview
LGBTQ Rights

New Book Explores Why “Inclusion” Can’t Bring an End to Anti-Trans Violence

“Atmospheres of Violence” argues that the U.S. political system depends on violence against trans people.
by
Toshio Meronek,
Truthout
May 30, 2022
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BFP supporters and South Asian Lives Representative Saanvi Gambhira protest against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School.
News
LGBTQ Rights

The GOP Is Attacking LGBTQ Rights in Schools. These Students Are Fighting Back.

Anti-racist and LGBTQ youth are organizing in school to resist the onslaught of Republican attempts to silence them.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
May 18, 2022
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Interview
Human Rights

Alabama Ban on Trans Youth Health Care Is Part of Attack on Bodily Autonomy

Right-wing attacks on abortion care and bans on trans health care are connected, Chase Strangio says.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
May 9, 2022
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Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.
Op-Ed
Reproductive Rights

Will Demise of “Roe” Be a Death Knell for Contraception, Marriage Rights?

A Supreme Court majority is poised to overturn “Roe,” which could imperil other constitutional rights besides abortion.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
May 5, 2022
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