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
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
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
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
Patriarchy, misogyny, and racism have held back progress for too long.
Jun 27, 2019 / Imara Jones
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
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
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
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
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