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Nation Mourns and Organizes Against Police Violence as Obama Addresses Dallas

President Obama and George W. Bush address Dallas while the nation protests police violence and wonders what police robots will mean for our future.

Rachel —

Jul 12, 2016

chelsea manning

link roundup

politics + activism

Chelsea Manning Hospitalized With No Explanation, Denied Access to Lawyers

The military refuses to tell Chelsea Manning’s lawyers about her status; Diamond ‘Lavish’ Reynolds, Philando Castile’s girlfriend, speaks out; a gay man was brutally arrested at Riis Beach; the FBI…

Rachel —

Jul 7, 2016

gun control

link roundup

politics + activism

Spike Reported in LGBT People Reaching For Guns In Wake of Orlando Shooting

There’s been a spike in memberships for a LGBT pro-gun rights group and a new surge of Gays Against Guns; Black Lives Matter temporarily shuts down Toronto Pride, the UN…

Yvonne —

Jul 5, 2016

link roundup

news fix

politics + activism

Misty Snow and Misty Plowright Make History As Openly Trans Women Nominated for Congress

Misty Snow and Misty Plowright are changing the world, gun and anti-terror legislation in the wake of Orlando, hate crimes in the UK after the Brexit vote, and more.

Rachel —

Jun 30, 2016

news fix

texas

politics + activism

Texas Women Win Big, But It’ll Take Some Time for Abortion Clinics to Reopen

SCOTUS finds HB2 unconstitutional but it doesn’t mean things will be right back to normal; attacks at Istanbul’s International airport leave at least 36 dead and 140 injured; some helpful…

Yvonne —

Jun 29, 2016

gun control

gun violence

politics + activism

Democrats Sit In Over Gun Legislation while SCOTUS Releases Rulings Left and Right

So much news today! The Democrats’ sit-in in the House over gun legislation, SCOTUS rulings on affirmative action, the status of many undocumented people in the US, the Dollar General…

Rachel —

Jun 23, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

politics + activism

Trump Campaign Faces Firings, Lack of Funds, General Derision

Things aren’t going great for Donald Trump’s campaign this week, the dangerous SCOTUS ruling that says evidence obtained illegally can be used in court, Tamara Dominguez’s murderer charged, and more.

Rachel —

Jun 21, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

gun control

politics + activism

Democrats Force Vote on Gun Control as Republicans Block Vote for LGBT Employment Protections

Votes on gun control and a failure to vote on LGBT employment protections, more news in the aftermath of the Pulse shooting in Orlando, reading the Stanford rape victim’s letter…

Rachel —

Jun 16, 2016

gun violence

hate crime

politics + activism

What We Know About the Pulse Shooting in Orlando So Far

Links, updates, and further reading on the Pulse shooting, the aftermath, the victims, the gunman, gun control, politics, some resources and centering queer Latinx voices.

Yvonne —

Jun 14, 2016

LGBT youth

link roundup

politics + activism

The Movement to Save Sarah Proves “Praying Away the Gay” Still a Real Danger

How her extended family is trying to save Sarah from a Christian “pray away the gay” camp, new ads in NY affirming trans people’s bathroom rights, a lesbian chef attacked…

Rachel —

Jun 9, 2016

#blacklivesmatter

california

politics + activism

Jasmine Richards, Black Queer Woman and Activist, Going to Jail For “Lynching”

Jasmine Richards, founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Pasadena, was sentenced to 90 days for “lynching”; meanwhile, Brock Turner, convicted rapist, was sentenced to 6 months in jail;…

Yvonne —

Jun 7, 2016

barack obama

bathroom bills

politics + activism

11 States Sue Obama Administration Over Bathroom Guidelines for Trans Kids in Collective Tantrum

The lawsuit in response to the Obama administration’s guidelines on trans bathroom usage in schools, Desmond Tutu’s daughter can’t officiate as a priest after marrying her wife, backlash against the…

Rachel —

May 26, 2016