LGBTQ Activism

Bad Gays cover, with authors

Learning From the “Bad Gays” of History Learning From the “Bad Gays” of History

A conversation with Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller about queer crooks, villains, and anti-heros, and what we might learn from the sinister side of gay politics.

Oct 26, 2022 / Q&A / Max Fox

Queer Liberation March

Trans People’s Rights Are on the Ballot, but Many Won’t Be Able to Vote Trans People’s Rights Are on the Ballot, but Many Won’t Be Able to Vote

Over 850,000 trans Americans are eligible to vote in the midterms. But strict voter ID laws, less mail-in voting, and other barriers will make it more difficult.

Oct 24, 2022 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

Religious employers have found a way to give themselves cover for blatant discrimination—and the Supreme Court is ready to back them up.

Oct 17, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert

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Is the Idea of Masculinity Worth Saving? Is the Idea of Masculinity Worth Saving?

Laura Kipnis writes that masculinity is an emblem of mobility while Phil Christman argues that notions of manliness are better left to the side.

Oct 4, 2022 / The Debate / Laura Kipnis and Phil Christman

We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion

We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion We Need to Use the Word “Women” When Talking About Abortion

But we can’t let TERFs hijack the conversation. Luckily, there’s an easy solution!

Sep 21, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil

The roots of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe go back 50 years, when zealots preaching a gospel of misogyny and homophobia—led by an accused sexual predator—took over America’s ...

Sep 12, 2022 / Feature / Sarah Posner

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The Supreme Court’s Long History of Conservatism The Supreme Court’s Long History of Conservatism

From the beginning, the Supreme Court was conceived as a bulwark against excessive democracy, as indeed was the Constitution itself.

Sep 9, 2022 / Steve Fraser

Graduates Marcus Pennell and Emma Smith hold up a Pride flag outside Northwest High School in Grand Island, Nebraska.

What Happens When a School Tries to Silence Queer Voices? What Happens When a School Tries to Silence Queer Voices?

Marcus Pennell, a trans columnist at a high school in Nebraska, explains why administrators shut down his newspaper—and why it matters to LGBTQ students everywhere.

Sep 2, 2022 / Q&A / Karen Ng

A close-up photo of Sandy Morris, she is smiling.

Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows Meet Sandy Morris, the ALS Heroine Hardly Anybody Knows

Anthony Fauci understood that making people like Sandy who are living with a disease part of the research process leads to better science. But the rest of the NIH still hasn’t gott...

Sep 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.

Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

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