LGBTQIA+

Transgender Youth Have History

Pax Attridge / History News Network Nov 22, 2022 Trans populations did not suddenly start existing en masse in the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Sounds the Alarm on Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Nov 27, 2019 In an op-ed for The New York Times, The Intercept co-founder decries the Brazilian government's encouragement of violence against the press. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bigoted Cops Show True Colors in Online Hate Groups

Will Carless and Michael Corey / Reveal News Jun 14, 2019 In public Facebook pages and private groups, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Straight People Should Be Glad They Don’t Need a Parade

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Jun 12, 2019 Contrary to what the organizers of Boston's "Straight Pride Parade" would have you believe, straight pride is already well represented. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

White Nationalism’s Most Powerful Accelerant

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 Big Tech is serving up hate on an industrial scale, radicalizing scores of young white men. Atrocities like Christchurch's are the result. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Colorado, Baker End Legal Spat Over Transgender Woman’s Cake

KATHLEEN FOODY / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2019 A baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds and state officials say they will end a separate legal fight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Smollett Developments Leave Some Baffled, Others Outraged

LINDSEY BAHR / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2019 The case of the attack on the “Empire” star has taken strange twists that some conservative pundits have gleefully seized on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Attack on ‘Empire’ Actor Investigated as Possible Hate Crime

DON BABWIN / The Associated Press Jan 30, 2019 Jussie Smollett tells police the men who assaulted him in Chicago yelled he was in "MAGA country," a reference to Trump's campaign slogan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Brazil’s New President Usher In a Return to Dictatorship?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 10, 2019 The signs aren’t looking good for the South American nation’s future, and they point to similar problems in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cornel West: We’re Staring Down Global Neofascist Rule

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Jan 2, 2019 The acclaimed author and civil rights activist calls for an international movement to combat the rising tide of authoritarianism worldwide. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscar Host Over Homophobic Tweets

JAKE COYLE / The Associated Press Dec 7, 2018 The actor and comedian issues an apology to the LGBTQ community, accepting responsibility for the "insensitive words" he used in the past. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Was It Wrong to Refuse Sarah Huckabee Sanders Service?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 25, 2018 The White House press secretary complained on Twitter about not being served at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va.  Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )