LGBTQ Activism

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In a nation where it’s easy to despair of suffusing reaction all around us, some had the guts to tell the heartland to be free.

Jan 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model

Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model

Good for her, better for us.

Jan 15, 2013 / Richard Kim

Resistance Through Poetry Resistance Through Poetry

It’s how I came to understand that the world—and all oppression—is connected.

Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Staceyann Chin

After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles

A year ago, the repeal of “don't ask, don't tell” was a great step for LGB rights, but it did not nearly go far enough.

Sep 26, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day

The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day

Since when did giving millions of dollars to already wealthy corporations become a protest?

Aug 4, 2012 / Cord Jefferson

Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution

A literary lion who ran for Congress and the Senate, Vidal was a displaced American founder in the tradition of Shays’ Rebellion. 

Aug 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Lee Fang: It’s Not About the CEO, It’s That Chick-fil-A Supports Discrimination Lee Fang: It’s Not About the CEO, It’s That Chick-fil-A Supports Discrimination

A company that supports hate runs the risk of being told that it’s not welcome.

Jul 31, 2012 / Press Room

Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated] Liberal Defenders of Chick-Fil-A Unwittingly Defend Corporate Personhood [Updated]

Why are some liberals misrepresenting the debate and claiming corporations have First Amendment rights?

Jul 30, 2012 / Lee Fang

The Adjectives of Sally Ride’s Life and Death The Adjectives of Sally Ride’s Life and Death

Was Sally Ride’s choice to stay private about sexual orientation a personal one? In a country increasingly fractured on equality, the personal unfortunately remains political...

Jul 25, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue

AIDS Isn’t Just a Public Health Issue, It’s an Injustice AIDS Isn’t Just a Public Health Issue, It’s an Injustice

Can activists gathering in Washington, DC, for the International AIDS Conference get Obama and the world to listen?

Jul 18, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant

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