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Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups Have Clamored for Trump’s “Religious Freedom” Order
Anti-LGBTQ hate groups have so far been successful in furthering their desired policies under Trump.
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The Sanctuary Movement and Women’s Rights: Sister Struggles
These two movements should be explicitly joined: The push for women's rights must also be a push for sanctuary.
Census 2020: Count — Don’t Closet — LGBTQ Americans
I demand to be counted, for the sake of federal accountability and future opportunity.
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NYPD Officers Threaten High School Students With Taser
A recent video captured two NYPD officers using a Taser to push youth of color off a public sidewalk.
Black and Trans in North Carolina: The Fight for Justice Continues
Trans folk of color often have no other way to speak than to act, says community organizer and activist Ashley Williams.
IBM Can’t Erase Its History of Nazi Complicity, but It Can Draw the Line Against Trump, Workers Say
IBM workers are organizing together in refusal to participate in any Trump project that violates the civil liberties of immigrants or Muslims.
Tennessee University Fires NPR Reporter After Politicians Complain
The firing of Jacqui Helbert exemplifies why universities need strong policies and procedures to protect freedom of the press on campus.
Census Declines to Collect Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Data
This comes as a huge blow to the fight for LGBTQ equality, as demographic data can be a tool for social change.
Fighting Criminalization in All Its Forms, Powerful Coalition Builds Toward May Day
Momentum for May Day is building as immigration activists meet with Black, Arab, Muslim and LGBTQ groups.
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The Right Wing Is Leveraging Trans Issues to Promote Militarism
The use of a thin LGBT inclusion politics to make the Israeli or US military appear progressive is becoming a losing strategy.