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Puerto Rico’s Uprisings Have Empowered a New Leadership Among the Oppressed
Rising activist leadership from youth, LGBTQ people and Black Puerto Ricans is a step toward liberation for the island.
Clinton Says Sanders Achieved “Nothing.” My Community Clinic Shows She’s Wrong.
Bernie Sanders’s push to expand community health centers has touched millions of lives, including mine.
Trump Embraces Anti-LGBTQ Pastor Who Pushed “Conversion Therapy”
Evangelical Pastor Robert Jeffress attempted to save a gay teenager from the “clutches of the Enemy.”
The War on Reproductive Care Is Preventing Patients From Seeking Help
2019's relentless attacks on abortion were intended to create chaos and confusion in reproductive health care.
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.
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.
Intersex Activists Are Closer Than Ever to Banning Nonconsensual Surgery
This year, four states have introduced bills to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children.
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.
Police Protect “Straight Pride Parade” and Attack Counterprotesters
The counterprotesters outnumbered the “Straight Pride” attendees 10 to 1.