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
The Gentrification of Queerness The Gentrification of Queerness
Christopher Street was once a haven for queer people of color. Its transformation into an outpost of white, upper-middle class respectability tells a larger story of exclusion.
Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Darnell L. Moore
In Praise of Identity Politics and the Long History of Desire In Praise of Identity Politics and the Long History of Desire
Fifty years after Stonewall, the much maligned politics of identity remains our best means to exert power collectively—and a starting point to freedom.
Jun 21, 2019 / John Scagliotti
How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia
Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.
Jun 21, 2019 / Robbie Corey-Boulet
A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care
In a disturbing pattern, ICE won’t even count Johana Medina Leon’s death among those that occurred in its custody.
Jun 4, 2019 / Nathan Craig and Margaret Brown Vega
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