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One Thing the Far-Right Loves Despite Their Desire for a “Free” Country? A Snitch

Moms of Liberty and the Trump Administration have teamed up for a new website where people can anonymously snitch on…

Stef Rubino

Mar 4, 2025

An abandoned wheelchair on a street facing destruction from a wildfire.

POLITICS + ACTIVISM

Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to…

Katie

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Feb 26, 2025

POLITICS + ACTIVISM

Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power

If even the youngest amongst us aren’t sinking into hopelessness, then we shouldn’t either.

Stef Rubino

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Feb 24, 2025

Hunter Schafer holds up her new passport

POLITICS + ACTIVISM

Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”

Model, actress, and artist Hunter Schafer shared an eight-minute video on TikTok about receiving a…

Eva Reign

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Feb 22, 2025

POLITICS + ACTIVISM

Sam Nordquist Loved His Family, Cooking, Dancing, Cats, and Nature

Sam deserved to keep living this life every day, and he deserved to grow up…

Stef Rubino

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Feb 20, 2025

politics + activism

Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to leave — they are dying because emergency systems are not built with them in mind.

Katie —

Feb 26, 2025

politics + activism

Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power

If even the youngest amongst us aren’t sinking into hopelessness, then we shouldn’t either.

Stef Rubino —

Feb 24, 2025

politics + activism

Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”

Model, actress, and artist Hunter Schafer shared an eight-minute video on TikTok about receiving a new passport marked male.

Eva Reign —

Feb 22, 2025

anti-discrimination laws

republicans

politics + activism

Court Rules Title VII Applies to Anti-LGBTQ Work Discrimination; Your Move, SCOTUS

An appeals court found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 backs Kimberley Hivey, who says she was discriminated against at work for being a lesbian. The…

Rachel —

Apr 5, 2017

A Day of Visibility

trans day of visibility

politics + activism

Finding Hope on Trans Day of Visibility

“Trans Day of Visibility gives me hope. When I see trans people proudly being themselves in public I have hope. When I see allies retweeting links on how to support…

Mey —

Mar 31, 2017

evangelical christianity

mike pence

politics + activism

Even Better, What If Mike Pence Didn’t Talk to Anyone At All, Ever

This is a good first step, Mike Pence not talking to women, but let’s not limit ourselves. Mike Pence shouldn’t talk to anyone, ever.

Rachel —

Mar 30, 2017

anti-discrimination laws

donald trump

politics + activism

Trump Rescinds Obama Executive Order on LGBT Federal Employees, Just Like He Promised Not To

In news that shocks no one except maybe a couple Log Cabin Republicans, Trump didn’t mean it when he said he’d leave all LGBT nondiscrimination protections in place.

Rachel —

Mar 29, 2017

gay population

gay statistics

politics + activism

Trump Administration Axes LGBTQ Count From Census, Clearly Fears Learning That Everyone Is Gay

These numbers could make a serious difference for the LGBTQ community and now we’re not gonna get ’em.

Riese —

Mar 28, 2017

be the change

politics + activism

Be The Change: So You Want to Be an Organizer!

Are you considering taking a more active role in your community and in your activism? Here’s some practical tips for anyone thinking about becoming an organizer!

KaeLyn —

Mar 27, 2017

affordable care act

obamacare

politics + activism

PHOTOESSAY: Help Us Save the ACA

Today the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns seven — and lawmakers are expected to vote on whether or not to dismantle it today. Here are some photos from Los Angeles…

Molly —

Mar 24, 2017

donald trump

the women's march

politics + activism

Trump Accidentally Recharged the Fight to Finally Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

Nearly 100 years after its first introduction to Congress, The Human Campaign plans to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified once and for all.

Danielle —

Mar 23, 2017

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palestine

We Spoke Up For Palestine and Got Kicked Out of the White House Pride Party

At the White House Pride Party, we, two queer Jews, were escorted out for protesting on behalf of Palestinian Freedom.

Abby Stein

picture of the white house pride set-up // Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

politics + activism

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palestine

The Revolution Will Be Archived

Through the Lesbian Herstory Archives, Noor Aldayeh is making space for queer Palestinians to tell their own stories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 4, 2024

featured

Sue Kerr Is Keeping Lesbian Blogging Alive

In 2013, Sue Kerr published her first memorial post for a lost trans life to her blog Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, which has been running since 2005. More than a decade…

Nico —

Jun 27, 2024

countdown to pride

featured

Pride Is Still a Protest

Pride this year will take place during the eighth month of an ongoing genocide.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 28, 2024

featured

palestine

Inside Columbia’s Encampments for Palestine, Students Know Exactly What They’re Fighting For

This is possibly the most momentum the pro-Palestine movement in the United States has gained in decades, and the movement is being led by teenagers who cared not about suspension…

Mukta Joshi —

May 8, 2024

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One Thing the Far-Right Loves Despite Their Desire for a “Free” Country? A Snitch

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Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

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Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power

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Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”

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Sam Nordquist Loved His Family, Cooking, Dancing, Cats, and Nature

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Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

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Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power

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Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”

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