republicans

2016 election

donald trump

news

Rebel Girls: Donald Trump Be Damned! The GOP Really Doesn’t Care About Us

Where does the GOP set the bar for what it considers “bigotry,” or sexism, or just plain offensive bullshit?

Carmen —

May 25, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

news

Dems Mad As Hell Over Failed LGBT Rights Amendment, Not Gonna Take It Anymore

House Democrats were in an uproar yesterday when Republicans sneakily scrambled to keep their anti-LGBT bill intact.

Yvonne —

May 20, 2016

bathroom bills

Daily Fix

news

The Other Shoe Drops: North Carolina and Mississippi Both Face Federal Lawsuits for Anti-LGBT Laws

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says some truly awesome words to trans people and against North Carolina’s HB2, The ACLU of Mississippi is challenging the state’s “religious freedom” law, a group…

Yvonne —

May 10, 2016

bathroom bills

news fix

politics + activism

News Fix: North Carolina Democrats Motion to Repeal HB2, Don’t Get Your Hopes Too High

North Carolina Democrats file to repeal HB2 and 54 protestors are arrested; Florida’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion is halted — for now; three teenage girls drowned in a…

Yvonne —

Apr 26, 2016

2016 presidential race

donald trump

gender

Rebel Girls: Hegemonic Masculinity 101, As Exemplified By Donald Trump

When it comes to embodying the kind of toxic bullshit gender politics our culture has praised in men for eons, Donald Trump takes the cake.

Carmen —

Apr 13, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

Tennessee Jumps Back on the Anti-Trans Bandwagon, Resurrects Dangerous Bathroom Bill

Tennessee has resurrected its bathroom bill that would hurt trans teens, what really happened with the judge’s verdict on Kesha’s lawsuit, new statistics about sexual assault, and more.

Rachel —

Apr 7, 2016

alsoalsoalso

homophobia

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: A Queer from North Carolina Gets Real With You and Other Stories for Your Weekend

A cat is skiing, abortions are happening or not, Uggs still, this radical doula I love, eat these things before you drink alcohol, we are buying so very much legal…

Laneia —

Apr 1, 2016

link roundup

news fix

politics + activism

Mississippi Passes US’s Most Sweeping Anti-LGBT Rights Bill with HB1523, Strikes Fear into Hearts

Mississippi makes anti-LGBT history with HB1523, police who killed Jamar Clark won’t be charged, new studies about Islamophobia, surveillance and more, and lots on the aftermath of HB2 in North…

Rachel —

Mar 31, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

GOP Fear Tactics and Transmisogyny Are Colliding, with Trans Women in the Crosshairs

How trans women became the victims of the latest conservative backlash, Jian Ghomeshi’s acquittal, the horrors inherent in seeking asylum, Islamophobic threats from Trump and Cruz, and more.

Rachel —

Mar 24, 2016

barack obama

link roundup

politics + activism

So Who the Heck is this Merrick Garland Guy

We find out a little bit more about Obama’s pick for the next Supreme Court justice, anti-LGBT discrimination laws in several states, Tuesday’s primaries, laws about protests, and MAGIC.

Rachel —

Mar 17, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

link roundup

politics + activism

Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal Makes Missouri History Attempting to Filibuster Anti-LGBT Bill

A heroic attempt to filibuster for LGBT rights in Missouri, lots of new data from police violence to environmentalism, a terrifying transphobic Tennessee law, and more.

Rachel —

Mar 10, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

link roundup

politics + activism

A Tale of Two LGBT Anti-Discrimination Stances in Virginia and West Virginia

A look at the current state of anti-discrimination laws in two states, students walking out of Boston public schools to protest funding cuts, NYC protecting trans people’s bathroom access, and…

Rachel —

Mar 8, 2016