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  • “Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight
    movie features

    “Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians
    Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

    Maddie
    Jun 22, 2015
  • Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most From Failures To Stop Prison Rape
    politics + activism

    Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most
    From Failures To Stop Prison Rape

    Adrian
    May 15, 2015
  • LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More
    politics + activism

    LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks
    — and a Whole Lot More

    Maddie
    Jul 3, 2014
  • Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right
    gender

    Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows
    How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right

    Mey
    Jun 11, 2014
  • “Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight
    movie features

    “Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians
    Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

    Maddie
    Jun 22, 2015
  • Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most From Failures To Stop Prison Rape
    politics + activism

    Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most
    From Failures To Stop Prison Rape

    Adrian
    May 15, 2015
  • LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More
    politics + activism

    LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks
    — and a Whole Lot More

    Maddie
    Jul 3, 2014
  • Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right
    gender

    Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows
    How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right

    Mey
    Jun 11, 2014
#blacklivesmatter
cece mcdonald
“Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight
movie features

“Out In The Night,” the Story of Four Black Lesbians Convicted for Self Defense, Premieres on PBS and Logo Tonight

“I know that our story is the story of so many others, and I want those people to know that they’re not alone, and that they do have the right…
Maddie —
Jun 22, 2015
cece mcdonald
criminal justice reform
Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most From Failures To Stop Prison Rape
politics + activism

Trans Women Prisoners Suffer Most From Failures To Stop Prison Rape

Many eyes are on Passion Star, but overall the urgency around prison rape has faltered in the 12 years since PREA passed, the Times notes. Regulations won’t do much if…
Adrian —
May 15, 2015
Arizona
cece mcdonald
LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More
politics + activism

LGBTQ Students Need Representation in Textbooks — and a Whole Lot More

On the 45th anniversary of Stonewall and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, it is worth interrogating how we learn and know our histories — and the conditions…
Maddie —
Jul 3, 2014
carmen carrera
cece mcdonald
Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right
gender

Laverne Cox Returns to “Katie”, Shows How to Do a “Teachable Moment” Right

“A part of me thought about making this article just be a list of Laverne Cox quotes from this interview because she says that many brilliant things. Where Cox was…
Mey —
Jun 11, 2014
cece mcdonald
cecily mcmillan
Cecily McMillan’s Conviction Provides Helpful Primer on How the Criminal Justice System Is Totally F*cked
politics + activism

Cecily McMillan’s Conviction Provides Helpful Primer on How the Criminal Justice System Is Totally F*cked

Much about this case is confusing, but one thing is clear: the stories that our culture tells itself about violence, justice, and women were ultimately more convincing to the jury…
Rachel —
May 5, 2014
cece mcdonald
Daily Fix
Police and Prisons Don't Keep Us Safe - We Keep Each Other Safe. CeCe McDonald, Dean Space and Tourmaline Sit Down To Talk Prison Abolition
politics + activism

Tourmaline, CeCe McDonald and Dean Spade Sit Down to Talk Prison Abolition

CeCe McDonald, Dean Spade and Tourmaline are coming together to make a series of videos and an event on April 21 centering around discussions about the prison-industrial complex and how…
Mey —
Apr 15, 2014
cece mcdonald
criminal justice reform
5 Things to Know About Prison Abolition and the Prison Industrial Complex
politics + activism

5 Things to Know About Prison Abolition and the Prison Industrial Complex

The criminal justice system in the United States is a fucked up institution that is every kind of -ist you can think of. Lots of people are working to fight…
Maddie —
Mar 21, 2014
alsoalsoalso
cece mcdonald
Also.Also.Also: Laverne Cox Needs Our Help and Other Stories We Missed This Week
pop culture fix

Also.Also.Also: Laverne Cox Needs Our Help and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue is getting better and Russia’s only getting worse.
Carmen —
Feb 5, 2014
cece mcdonald
laverne cox
VIDEO: Laverne Cox Speaks On The Revolutionary Act Of Loving Trans Women At Creating Change 2014
politics + activism

VIDEO: Laverne Cox Speaks On The Revolutionary Act Of Loving Trans Women At Creating Change 2014

“I’ve always been like, ‘Love myself? How the heck am I supposed to do that?’ I believe, now, I’m starting to understand a little bit of what it means.”
Maddie —
Jan 31, 2014
alsoalsoalso
beyonce
Also.Also.Also: CeCe McDonald, Beyoncé, and Laura Jane Grace Raise Their Middle Fingers to the Man and Other Stories We Missed This Week
society + culture

Also.Also.Also: CeCe McDonald, Beyoncé, and Laura Jane Grace Raise Their Middle Fingers to the Man and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Bow down, bitches.
Carmen —
Jan 15, 2014
alsoalsoalso
cece mcdonald
Also.Also.Also: CeCe McDonald Gets Free While Issa Rae Gets Famous and Other Stories We Missed This Week
society + culture

Also.Also.Also: CeCe McDonald Gets Free While Issa Rae Gets Famous and Other Stories We Missed This Week

A historic lesbian union, a failed hunger strike, queer ladies in the lap of luxury, and the ultimate “fuck you” to Linda Harvey’s anti-gay bullshit.
Carmen —
Jan 8, 2014
Australia
brazil
Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
politics + activism

Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013

Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.
Kaitlyn —
Dec 30, 2013
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