sexual assault

kesha

rape culture

music

We Asked An Actual Entertainment Lawyer: Why Can’t Sony Help Kesha?

There’s only one (horrible) person responsible for the terrifying legal situation Kesha is in, and unfortunately he’s the only person who can actually set her free.

Stef —

Feb 26, 2016

bisexuality

personal essay

first person

How Rape Jokes Sound Inside Queer Bodies

If the performer had known that I write about the horrific violence against my community by day and process the trauma of that work in my journal by night, maybe he…

Adrian —

Feb 19, 2016

link roundup

sexual assault

politics + activism

Bill Cosby Charged with Sexual Assault Thanks to Out Lesbian Andrea Constand

Bill Cosby was taken in on charges of sexual assault against Andrea Constand in Pennsylvania, new abortion restrictions in Texas, protests against mass deportation, and more.

Rachel —

Jan 1, 2016

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Straight People Didn’t Get The Memo About Holiday Spirit, Are Being Real Assholes

A gay deaf woman was attacked in anti-gay crime in the UK, an NBA player apologizes for calling a ref an anti-gay slur, a hung jury in the first case…

Yvonne —

Dec 17, 2015

Daily Fix

link roundup

politics + activism

Dollar General SCOTUS Case Puts Native American Sovereignty (and Justice) on the Line

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could greatly impact Native Americans and their political sovereignty, two Muslim women were bombarded with racist comments at an Austin restaurant…

Yvonne —

Dec 8, 2015

fullscreen

international transgender day of remembrance

first person

On The 6: Confronting the Mortality of Girls Like Me

“Trauma wasn’t meant to happen at 9 a.m. on that August morning. Not when I was running on time, and somehow missed the long line for the day’s first cup…

Devan Diaz —

Nov 20, 2015

2016 presidential race

bernie sanders

politics + activism

Robber With a Record Charged With Murdering Trans Woman Keisha Jenkins

An arrest in the murder of Kiesha Jenkins, Planned Parenthood announces they’ll no longer accept payments for their fetal tissue donation program, investigators say killing of Tamir Rice was “reasonable,”…

Rachel —

Oct 13, 2015

amber rose

feminism

politics + activism

PHOTOS: Amber Rose’s Feminism is For Women Who Have “Been Through Sh*t” and I’m Here For It

Amber Rose’s Slutwalk truly embraced and celebrated the duality of women’s lives in the modern world, and it was a radically inclusive event — one with an explicit policy against…

Carmen —

Oct 6, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

bisexuality

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Mansur Ball-Bey Killed by St. Louis PD on Anniversary of Kajieme Powell’s Death and More News

Another death of a young black man at the hands of police in St Louis, the first ever openly trans White House staffer, why marriage licenses still aren’t being issued…

Rachel —

Aug 20, 2015

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

News Fix: South Carolina will Vote to Debate the Removal of the Confederate Flag and Other News Stories

A LGBT Latino mural was vandalized multiple times last week, Google will remove revenge porn from their search results, a Florida officer is suspended after forcing a teenage girl to…

Yvonne —

Jun 23, 2015

Daily Fix

news fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina’s Abortion Law and More News Stories

A group of activists disrupt Boston Pride, a survey finds college students disagree on some scenarios of what consent looks like, Rachel Dolezal resigns and more news stories!

Yvonne —

Jun 16, 2015

bisexuality

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: All the New Research You Can Shake A Stick At and More News

Research on nationwide LGBT legal equality, bisexuals in the UK, racism in the university classroom, and religion. PLUS updates on your fave/least fave Republicans, police practices overhaul in Cleveland, new…

Rachel —

May 28, 2015