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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.
Ten LGBTQ News Stories the Mainstream Media Ignored in 2015
Truthout recaps some of the LGBTQ stories the mainstream media missed, ignored or just plain got wrong in 2015.
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To the Donald Trump-Led GOP: We Will Fight You and We Will Win
We must combat racism in politics and in our communities, and build a multiracial movement against white supremacy.
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Openly Gay Imam Creates Online School for LGBTQ-Friendly Islamic Philosophy
Daayiee Abdullah is working to promote LGBTQ inclusion in all Muslim institutions.
Celebrating Resilience on Trans Day of Remembrance
Through their work, artists seek to lift up the resilience, power and beauty of trans and gender-nonconforming communities of color.