affordable care act

lesbian health

politics + activism

Republicans Forge Ahead with ACA Repeal, Promise to Definitely Figure Out Replacement Later

Republicans haven’t been able to figure out what they think should replace the Affordable Care Act since it was introduced in 2010, and repealing it now will leave millions of…

Rachel —

Jan 9, 2017

be the change

donald trump

politics + activism

Be the Change: 5 Ways to Stand Up to Trump’s Tyranny Right Now

Let’s start a discussion about what we can do as activists, right now in this moment, in the wake of the apocalypse/election.

KaeLyn —

Nov 14, 2016

2016 election

2016 presidential race

politics + activism

Ted Cruz Makes an Anti-Gay Gamble in Iowa as Trump Sits This One Out

Ted Cruz reassures voters in Iowa that he’s still very uncomfortable with LGBT people, Donald Trump says he’s boycotting tonight’s debate, a bisexual Nigerian woman denied asylum in Ireland, and…

Rachel —

Jan 28, 2016

Daily Fix

genderqueer

politics + activism

US Marine Found Guilty in Jennifer Laude’s Death but Not of Murder, Given Short Sentence

Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted for the death of transgender woman Jennifer Laude, the New York Times uses the gender-neutral honorific Mx., Canada welcomes LGBT Syrian refugees and more news!

Yvonne —

Dec 1, 2015

Daily Fix

hate crime

politics + activism

Black High School Student Assaulted by School Cop, Bystander Who Filmed It Gets Arrested

Texas health investigators raided Planned Parenthoods across the state and obtained patient record information, a school district outside Chicago could lose up to $6 million in federal funding for not…

Yvonne —

Oct 27, 2015

2016 presidential race

link roundup

politics + activism

Paul Ryan Is In (the Running for House Speaker), Joe Biden Is Out (of the Presidential Race)

Joe Biden won’t run for President, the IHS will provide better access to emergency contraception for Native women, Kim Davis’s emails released, and more.

Rachel —

Oct 22, 2015

feminism

local politics

health

What Planned Parenthood Means to LGBT Women: The Roundtable

Autostraddle and A-Camp staff and family members are here to talk about what PP means to us as LGBT folks, and why we need it to be around for a…

Carmen —

Oct 14, 2015

LGBT women's health

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

9 Lies They’re Spreading about Planned Parenthood (and the Facts to Fight Them With)

You’ve probably heard a lot of alarming claims made about Planned Parenthood over the past few months — now here are the facts that prove them wrong.

Rachel —

Oct 1, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

Caitlyn Jenner

politics + activism

There Won’t Be A Government Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood (Yet)

A Planned Parenthood government shutdown is stalled for now, Memories Pizza just catered a gay wedding, new report on bisexual visibility at work, and more.

Rachel —

Oct 1, 2015

2016 presidential race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: House Passes Two Anti-Choice Bills, Really Really Wants to Defund Planned Parenthood and More News

Planned Parenthood created a new video series about consent, an infographic on the issues bisexuals face, a mother and daughter were assaulted in an anti-gay attack, Shadi Petosky, a trans…

Yvonne —

Sep 22, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: The Season of GOP Debates Is Upon Us and More News

A wedding venue in Missouri that’s legally turning away a lesbian couple, Piper Kerman testifying before Congress about what it’s like for incarcerated women, Charly Keunang’s family is suing, and…

Rachel —

Aug 6, 2015

Daily Fix

hate crime

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Senate Democrats Blocked a Republican Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood and More News

Six were stabbed, leaving one teen girl dead, at Jerusalem’s Pride parade; an arrest has been made in India Clarke’s murder; a teen lesbian couple was attacked at Six Flags…

Yvonne —

Aug 4, 2015