racism

prison-industrial complex

racism

gender

The Women of the 2015 Trans 100 Speak Up About Supporting Trans Women

The Trans 100 list is back to show us a bunch of awesome and inspirational trans women.

Mey —

Apr 2, 2015

Daily Fix

international news

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Religious Freedom Restoration Acts Suddenly Less Popular and Other News Stories

A hunger strike at an immigration detention center in Texas, a veritable cornucopia of RFRA news, water in California, Purvi Patel’s sentence in Indiana, a good day for a cat,…

Rachel —

Apr 2, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

crime

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Indiana’s Governor Doesn’t Know What the Fuss is About and More News Stories

Gov. Mike Pence can’t give us a straight answer, good news for Ferguson protestors, Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination lawsuit and more news for you!

Yvonne —

Mar 31, 2015

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Ted Cruz For Not President and More News Stories

A look at Ted Cruz’s horrible policy proposals, a bunch of college dudebros get punished for their misogynistic actions, Los Tigres del Norte win an award for singing about lesbian…

Yvonne —

Mar 24, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

racism

politics + activism

Pay Us Some Mind: On the “Tragic” Humanity of Black Trans Women

“The queer and trans community can’t continue to strip us of our racial oppression, just like the black community can’t solely blame our deaths on our gender identities. We’re targeted…

Raquel Willis —

Mar 18, 2015

greatest hits

homophobia

first person

Gay, Interrupted: On Navigating Gaybourhoods As A Queer Brown Woman

Gay districts are safer, more open and more profitable than ever before, but for whom?

Fikri —

Feb 18, 2015

barack obama

christianity

politics + activism

Obama Serves Real Talk On Racism & Religion At National Prayer Breakfast, Conservatives Wanted Pancakes

“Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred.”

Heather Hogan —

Feb 6, 2015

feminism

people of color

geekery

Women of Color in STEM Face Double Jeopardy, New Study Finds

The current body of social psychological work on gender bias in STEM has disappointingly (but not unsurprisingly) focused almost exclusively on the experiences of white women. This study does better.

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 29, 2015

baby-making

gay families

parenting & family

Adventures in Baby Making as a Single Black Lesbian

So maybe my pregnancy path isn’t as simple and straightforward as baby books would have you believe it should be because I’m a poor QPoC with anxiety, but it has…

Asher_Jak —

Jan 28, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall

“We recognize that not even a Black President will pronounce our truths. We must continue the task of making America uncomfortable about institutional racism. Together, we will re-imagine what is…

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 22, 2015

Daily Fix

eric garner

politics + activism

Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 6, 2015

eric garner

immigration

politics + activism

Burials in the Mist of Dawn

“But unlike the missing 43 from Ayotzinapa, I was going home. And it’s what I store in my memory each time I read an article or update about the disappeared.…

Mónica Teresa Ortiz —

Jan 5, 2015