LGBTQ Activism

In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire

In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire

On Stonewall at 50.

Jun 28, 2019 / Diana Oh

South Dakota state welcome sign

How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation? How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?

The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.

Jun 27, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

LGBTQ solidarity protest

How Do You Create Community Out of a Rainbow of Difference? How Do You Create Community Out of a Rainbow of Difference?

One answer lies in the Stonewall, when, in the heat of collective oppression, a motley band of outcasts chose to fight side by side.

Jun 27, 2019 / Feature / Justice Ameer Gaines and Chrysanthemum Tran

The Power of Transgender Political Representation

The Power of Transgender Political Representation The Power of Transgender Political Representation

From pushing against bathroom bills to pushing for trans asylum seekers’ rights, each trans person that is elected has an outsize impact on the issues most affecting our lives.

Jun 27, 2019 / Ruben J. Gonzales

Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation

Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation

Patriarchy, misogyny, and racism have held back progress for too long.

Jun 27, 2019 / Imara Jones

Stonewall Inn

As a Young Native American, I Internalized This Country’s Homophobia As a Young Native American, I Internalized This Country’s Homophobia

Then I made a pilgrimage to the Stonewall Inn.

Jun 27, 2019 / Wren Walker-Robbins

LGBTQ Pride

Dear Grown-Ups, It’s Time to Let LGBTQ Students Be Our Teachers Dear Grown-Ups, It’s Time to Let LGBTQ Students Be Our Teachers

We have a lot to learn from them.

Jun 27, 2019 / Takeru Nagayoshi

Marsha P Johnson

What We All Owe to Gay Liberation What We All Owe to Gay Liberation

Stonewall shows us what fighting back looked like in an era when state power was hostile.

Jun 27, 2019 / Emily Douglas and The Nation

NYPD gay pride van

Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation

LGBTQ visibility is crucial, but it shouldn’t be confused with LGBTQ rights.

Jun 26, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Harvey Milk murder demonstration in NYC

The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight

As we face a renewed backlash, we’d do well to remember that each effort to drive our movement back has unleashed new waves of creativity.

Jun 26, 2019 / Shannon Price Minter

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