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Trump Faces a Setback in His Attacks on Queer and Trans Artists

Also, a new bill seeks to restore the national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth and other trans news updates you…

Stef Rubino

Oct 3, 2025

native american

personal essay

politics + activism

September 7, 2016

“My ancestors didn’t fight for nothing. They didn’t keep going on that long, cold, hard march from our ancestral homeland to “Indian Territory” just so that I could give up.…

Jen Deerinwater —

Sep 13, 2016

Lists/Top 10s

news

Deplorables, Ranked

Big week for deplorables.

Heather Hogan —

Sep 12, 2016

criminal justice reform

Daily Fix

news

Largest Prison Strike in US History Hopes to Expose Injustice and Suffering

Incarcerated people across the nation are striking today to disrupt the profitability of the prison-industrial complex, California might end their statue of limitations on sexual assault, Airbnb announced new policies…

Yvonne —

Sep 9, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

news

5 Things We Learned from the Commander in Chief Forum with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump has a secret plan!!!! What could it be???

Rachel —

Sep 8, 2016

Daily Fix

environment

news

Oil Company Destroys Sacred Burial Sites, Attacks Native American Protestors with Dogs and Pepper Spray

Protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline have been happening since April but in the last few weeks tensions have escalated with lawsuits still hanging in the balance.

Yvonne —

Sep 6, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

news

Trump Loses Latinx Support After Immigration Speech; We Gain Taco Trucks, Maybe

Trump’s hateful immigration speech is costing him support; major Supreme Court decision that restores voting rights to North Carolina, Britain still isn’t sure how to accomplish Brexit and more.

Yvonne —

Sep 2, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

news

An Incomplete History of Donald Trump and Mexico

How deep does Donald Trump’s preoccupation with Mexico go, and how did we get to his meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto?

Rachel —

Sep 1, 2016

2016 election

donald trump

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: How Women (and Women’s Issues) Are at the Center of the 2016 Election

This election has been shaped by Clinton’s campaign at least as much as Trump’s trainwreck of one. She’s aggressively capitalized on her gender by positioning it not as a side…

Carmen —

Aug 31, 2016

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Fighting for Our Lives

Amid increased violence against LGBTQ+ communities, queer fight clubs have emerged as an emphatic response.

Nico

politics + activism

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What Queer Americans Can Learn From Hungary

We believe that Hungary represents the kind of country Trump and his allies want the United States to become.

Julie Dorf —

Jul 4, 2025

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GLAAD

GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index Is Bleak — So What’s Next?

The internet is broken. This is abundantly clear to me not only as a queer person but as an editor for one of the few remaining online publications not owned…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

May 13, 2025

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Queer Love Knows No Borders but Tell That to the U.S. Government

Whether leaving the U.S. or trying to get back, terrified or resigned, every queer person I spoke to in an international long distance relationship says they feel less at ease…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

May 8, 2025

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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 —

Jul 5, 2024

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