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black history month

black history month 2021

Carmen's Aunt Lorna smokes a cigar. She's a light skin Black woman in her late 60s. She is cut out against a black starry sky and there are purple rose petals growing out of the side of the image like a vine.

first person

Everything That Matters Is Stuck in the Back of My Throat

All I have is an ellipsis. Grief is a flat circle. And I never imagined I would have to live through grieving her.

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 27, 2021

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the speakeasy

lgbt history

Monica Roberts Remembered Us. Now We Remember Her.

Every time I crossed paths with Monica Roberts, I was always surprised by how tight she held me as we hugged — Now, so many young Black trans people can…

xoai pham —

Oct 9, 2020

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ruth bader ginsburg

politics + activism

Absolutely Not: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and legendary champion of gender equality, has died.

Riese —

Sep 18, 2020

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foolish child

geekery

Foolish Child #76: You Don’t Need to Justify Your Grief

“What right do I have to feel grief over this? It’s not my loss.”

Dickens —

Jul 15, 2020

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Glee

television

Naya Rivera Is Dead at 33, Glee Star’s Body Recovered from Lake Piru After 6-Day Search

Naya Rivera was a firecracker, a superstar, a singular talent who simply could not be relegated to the background.

Riese —

Jul 13, 2020

AAPI Heritage Month

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first person

Learning To Live After My Younger Brother Died

When I unexpectedly lost my little brother to cancer, I had to learn how to close out his unfinished business and live life again without him.

An Bùi —

May 26, 2020

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supreme court

politics + activism

Like Aimee Stephens, We Await the Justice We Deserve

It’s not just her death that is a tragedy; it’s that she had been waiting for justice that trans people almost never receive.

xoai pham —

May 13, 2020

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women in media

politics + activism

Phyllis Lyon, Incomparable Lesbian Civil Rights Activist, Has Died at 95

The Bay Area Reporter is reporting that Phyllis Lyon, lesbian activist and half of first legally married same-sex couple in California along with her wife Del Martin, has died in…

Rachel —

Apr 9, 2020

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first person

Writer Elizabeth Wurtzel is Dead at 52: Her Life Was One Long Longing

“I think what she articulated for me that nobody else had done quite so well was that it was possible to be very smart, intellectually, while also feeling very stupid,…

Riese —

Jan 7, 2020

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Mary Oliver

book features

Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lesbian Poet, Is Dead at 83

Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-Winning poet and ardent devotee of the natural world throughout her life, has passed away from lymphoma at the age of 83.

Rachel —

Jan 17, 2019

body positivity

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visual art

Laura Aguilar, Groundbreaking Lesbian Chicana Photographer, Dies at 58

Aguilar was a pioneer in sharing the faces and experiences of various Latina lesbians in the 90s, when there was very little representation. Aguilar’s art gives the marginalized and subcultures…

Yvonne —

Apr 26, 2018

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politics

politics + activism

“Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Occupy Everything Together”: Remembering Brazilian Bisexual Activist and Politician Marielle Franco

Rio de Janeiro Councillor Marielle Franco, who was assassinated on 14 March 2018 after speaking at an event for the empowerment of Black girls, was a firebrand of a politician,…

Creatrix Tiara —

Mar 19, 2018