LGBTQ Activism

Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem

Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem

Megan Rapinoe won’t kneel for the anthem any longer. Now the right wants her to sing it as well. 

Jun 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Kenya Gay Rights Activists

In a Painful Setback, Kenya’s High Court Upholds Antigay Laws In a Painful Setback, Kenya’s High Court Upholds Antigay Laws

LGBT activists say they will continue their campaign to dismantle the colonial-era legislation, inside and outside the courtroom.

May 28, 2019 / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Brian Hagedorn

A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin

The loss of a critical court race that should have been an easy win for progressives provides a battleground-state warning for 2020.

Apr 12, 2019 / John Nichols

Immigrant Advocates Just Got JPMorgan Chase to Stop Financing Private Prisons

Immigrant Advocates Just Got JPMorgan Chase to Stop Financing Private Prisons Immigrant Advocates Just Got JPMorgan Chase to Stop Financing Private Prisons

Next up? All the other major banks financing private detention centers.

Mar 8, 2019 / Javier H. Valdés and Ana María Archila

Terry Miller Andraya Yearwood

Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports

First it was bathrooms, now it’s athletics.

Mar 5, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations

The tennis legend’s Sunday Times column saying that trans women should not be allowed in women’s sports provoked her expulsion.

Feb 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Pete Buttigieg 2020

Pete Buttigieg Understands What’s at Stake, and What’s Possible Pete Buttigieg Understands What’s at Stake, and What’s Possible

What makes Buttigieg’s campaigning most interesting is the intense focus he has placed on the need to renew and extend American democracy.

Feb 20, 2019 / John Nichols

Man Reads in DC Metro

Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos

Making sense of the presidency, one novel at a time.

Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender people are facing attacks on their health care, employment, and more.

Dec 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union? Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.

Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Meaghan Beatley

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