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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.
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American Ugliness: Queer and Trans People of Color Say “Not in Our Names“
In the face of Islamophobia, queer and trans people of color are lifting our voices above the din of “terror.”
Latinx LGBTQ Community and Its Stories of Survival Should Be at Center of Orlando Response
To talk more about the Orlando shootings, we are joined by Isa Noyola.
Longtime Patron of Orlando LGBT Club Reacts to Mass Shooting
Democracy Now! talks to Daniel Leon-Davis, who wrote a piece titled “The Site of the Orlando Shooting Wasn't Just a Gay Nightclub. It Was My Safe Haven.”
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Celebrating Lesbian Vampires: City Lights Books Releases Anniversary Edition of “The Gilda Stories“
Jewelle Gomez spoke to Truthout about her life, the writing process — and lesbian vampires.