Stonewall Was the Moment Queerness Glitter-Bombed the World Stonewall Was the Moment Queerness Glitter-Bombed the World
Fifty years later, we commemorate the courage of our revolutionaries—and recommit to our fabulousness.
Jun 28, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation
Patriarchy, misogyny, and racism have held back progress for too long.
Jun 27, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Imara Jones
It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism
Fierce, direct action has always been our most urgent strategy—and messy, massive protest anchors every gain.
Jun 26, 2019 / Feature / Urvashi Vaid
It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections? It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections?
As we celebrate Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, it’s time to pass the Equality Act and make anti-LGBTQ discrimination illegal.
Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Senator Tammy Baldwin
The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle
What happened to the radical vision of the post-Stonewall activists who insisted on sweeping social transformation?
Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Martin Duberman
In 1969, I Had No Idea a Social Justice Movement Could Center a Kid Like Me In 1969, I Had No Idea a Social Justice Movement Could Center a Kid Like Me
Then, miles away from my small Illinois town, Stonewall happened.
The LGBTQ Struggle Has Always Been Intertwined With the Fight for Voting Rights The LGBTQ Struggle Has Always Been Intertwined With the Fight for Voting Rights
Now, as the right wing intensifies its attacks on voting rights, LGBTQ allies are needed more than ever.
Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Rashad Robinson
Reclaiming Stonewall: Welcome to the Celebration—and the Struggle Reclaiming Stonewall: Welcome to the Celebration—and the Struggle
As we reckon with the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, it is essential that we ask, “What still needs to be done?”
Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures
At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal.
Jun 20, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty
An historic forum revealed consensus on the need for policies like raising the minimum wage and affordable childcare—and some big differences.
Jun 18, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann