LGBTQ Activism

Child Waiting for food in Mexico

12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable

The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.

Mar 27, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Candi Brings Plenty prays outside SD capitol

To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State

Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.

Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

TS Candii speaks at New York state Capitol

The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’ The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

New laws, coupled with older ones, form a web of constraints that marginalize trans people.

Feb 19, 2020 / Karina Piser

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Dwyane Wade poses for a photo with his wife, Gabrielle Union, nephew, Dahveon Morris, and children, Kaavia James Union Wade, Zaire Wade, Xavier Wade and Zaya Wade after his final career home game in April, 2019 in Miami, Florida.

Dwyane Wade’s Love for His Daughter Is an Act of Resistance Dwyane Wade’s Love for His Daughter Is an Act of Resistance

The Wade-Union family is doing nothing less than modeling for the country how to love your trans child.

Feb 13, 2020 / Dave Zirin

The  First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

Who fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.

Jan 31, 2020 / Feature / Channing Gerard Joseph

John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova walk onto the court at the Australian Open with a banner that reads

Tennis Legends Protest at the Australian Open Tennis Legends Protest at the Australian Open

Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe demonstrated against the homophobia and transphobia of Margaret Court.

Jan 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin

A Realist’s Guide to Progressive Giving

A Realist’s Guide to Progressive Giving A Realist’s Guide to Progressive Giving

Your tax dollars end up doing a lot of harm. Here’s a way to offset the damage.

Dec 20, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

LGBTQ Pride

These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens

For years, students say they’ve faced harassment for their sexuality. At the very least, they want their club for LGBTQ students to have official status on campus.

Dec 2, 2019 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

IVF Genetic testing

France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF

This is not just a fight about individual rights. It is a challenge to the patriarchal conception of the family unit.

Nov 28, 2019 / Isabel Kaplan

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