LGBTQ Activism

Remembering the Pulse Massacre

Remembering the Pulse Massacre Remembering the Pulse Massacre

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 and wounded 53 people, during “Latin Night” at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl.

Jun 14, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans

As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans

An unprecedented effort in state legislatures across the country.

Jun 1, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Billie Jean King

An American Sports Icon’s Legacy of LGBTQ Rights An American Sports Icon’s Legacy of LGBTQ Rights

Billie Jean King’s long history of activism proved that the personal is political. 

May 28, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh The Last Laugh

 Scene, Not Seen. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of May 3.

May 7, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Red Canary Song

Migrant Massage Workers Don’t Need to Be Rescued Migrant Massage Workers Don’t Need to Be Rescued

Wu, a member of the sex worker collective Red Canary Song, discusses body work at the intersection of class, race, gender, and whorephobia.

Apr 2, 2021 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

trans rights demonstration

Visibility Alone Will Not Keep Transgender Youth Safe Visibility Alone Will Not Keep Transgender Youth Safe

This Trans Day of Visibility, we must be active in the fight against anti-trans legislation proliferating across the country, starting with Arkansas, Alabama, and South Dakota.

Mar 30, 2021 / Chase Strangio and Raquel Willis

Student protest Turkey

Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights

After a newly appointed university official dissolved Bogazici University’s LGBTI+ club in January, students across the country launched a nationwide protest movement.

Mar 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Rafael Logroño

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

Across Latin America, women are protesting economic as well as gender-based violence.

Mar 8, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

Sophie

I Wish We Could Be Dancing to Sophie I Wish We Could Be Dancing to Sophie

It’s an added cruelty that we cannot mourn the loss of the avant-pop icon properly.

Feb 4, 2021 / Annie Howard

COVID Memorial Project

Bury Me Furious Bury Me Furious

This is our last, best chance to finally vanquish Covid-19. We mustn’t screw it up.

Jan 14, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

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