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“Make America Straight Again”? Anti-LGBT Sentiment in the GOP Platform
The new Republican platform has been described as “the most anti-LGBT platform in the party's 162-year history.”
Trend Toward Social Media Activism in Prisons Gains Steam
Behind bars, women are turning to social media to challenge misconceptions and advocate.
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Civil Society Under Serious Attack
Despite their contribution to social justice, civil society organizations came under “serious attack” in 109 countries in 2015.
How the United States’ First LGBT National Memorial Gets It Wrong
Who invited all the cops to the Gay Pride parade?
Meet the Two Trans Women Making History as First to Win Major-Party Primary Elections
We speak with two transgender women who made history this week when they won their primary elections in Utah and Colorado.
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Toronto’s Bathhouse Raids: Racialized, Queer Solidarity and Police Violence
In 1981, Toronto Police raided four gay bathhouses and subjected about 300 gay men to homophobic verbal and physical violence.
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Targets on Our Backs: From Charleston to Orlando
On the anniversary of Charleston, we must ask: When will we say enough to the bigotry that leads to these slaughters?
Mourning on Ramadan: Breaking My Fast With Queer Muslims After the Orlando Shooting
Safe spaces are needed now more than ever given the oppressive systems that are bearing down on Muslims and queers.
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Days After Orlando Massacre, GOP Upholds LGBTQ Bigotry
Republicans are going to great lengths to block the mere consideration of an anti-discrimination proposal.
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Rejecting Islamophobia as a Queer Latina in the Wake of the Orlando Shooting
We must reject Islamophobia. The same culture of hate that denigrates Muslims also fosters homophobia and racism in US society.