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Bathroom Bills and the Policing of Trans Life
In fighting anti-trans bathroom bills, we should stay focused on policing's violence against trans and queer people of color.
Kansas Lawmakers Want to Pay Children Who Out Trans Students
The “Student Physical Privacy Act,” would dictate that students only access changing facilities that accord with their sex.
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The Foundational Violence Underlying North Carolina’s Attack on Trans Women
A transphobic North Carolina law stems from the anti-trans and anti-queer violence that proliferates in our society.
Reclaiming and Revolting Bodies: “Fat: The Play“
A collective of self-identified fat, queer, femme performers and writers created a play that centers their narratives.
Presidential Candidates Cruz and Rubio Continue to Court Anti-LGBT Groups
Last November, Sen. Ted Cruz made some waves when he addressed an event in Iowa in support of “religious liberty.”
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Transphobic “Bathroom Bills”: Public Hoopla Over Private Parts
Lawmakers have no business following trans people into the bathroom.
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Widening the Frame: The Connections Between Queer and Palestinian Liberation
Will the LGBTQ community align itself with state power and its abusers, or struggle in solidarity for collective liberation?
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My Dream for 2016: Creating Social Transformation Through Building Deeper Relationships
A community organizer offers some ideas on how to build stronger relationships in order to sustain social movements in 2016.
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In Praise of Discomfort: Learning From Dr. King and Confronting Pinkwashing
Solidarity activists seeking to stop Israeli pinkwashing are following MLK's example by using tension to achieve justice.
New Mexico Starts the New Year With a Bill to Discriminate Against LGBT People
The bill could grant businesses the right to discriminate against LGBT people.