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Respect for Transgender People’s Gender Identities in ICE Custody Is Not Enough
Housing transgender immigrants based on their gender identity does not erase the violence of detention itself.
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The Ghosts of Stonewall: Policing Gender, Policing Sex
In this excerpt from “Queer (In)Justice,” the authors reveal how police continue to facilitate the oppression of queer people and the criminalization of queer sexualities.
LGBTQ Activism Continues for Bias Protections and Overlooked Trans Issues
Many LGBTQ leaders are now redirecting their attention to other goals.
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Leave No One Behind: Gay Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges and the March Forward
Communities of color, the trans community and those who simply don't fit a model of what it means to be gay must not be left behind.
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Marriage Equality Won! Next Steps in the Fight for LGBTQ Liberation
Let's celebrate this win by renewing our attention to all the life-or-death issues faced by LGBTQ people.
Queer Voices From Cuba
Organizing from below and to the left of the state is not easy in present-day Cuba.
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A Hundred Quiet Ways: Louisiana Legalizes Discrimination
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order in May that legalized discrimination against same-sex couples on the basis of religious belief.
Visual Activist Zanele Muholi: We Have to Document Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are the binding factor in the LGBTI community, and Muholi says that can change with documentation.
All-Options Pregnancy Center Revolutionizes Access to Both Care and Abortion
Anti-choice groups can no longer claim they are the only ones who care about helping women through any circumstance.
Understanding the Supreme Court Argument on Same-Sex Marriage
Of the nine justices, four are almost certainly in favor of marriage equality, four are philosophically and intellectually opposed, and one is likely for, but not certain.