Activism

Oregon

Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash

Industry and belligerence won out over climate legislation. 

Jun 28, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Wayfair Walkout

Wayfair Workers Walk Out Wayfair Workers Walk Out

Their action showed how workers can wield their collective power to fight injustice outside of the workplace itself. 

Jun 28, 2019 / Natalie Shure

Indian Queer Pride

The Enduring Harm of the West’s Moral Crusades The Enduring Harm of the West’s Moral Crusades

On Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, the US should reconsider its global war against sex work.

Jun 28, 2019 / Siddharth Dube

Stonewall Inn

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 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World

The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World The Movement for LGBTQ Rights Is On the March Around the World

But so is the backlash, fueled in part by homophobia exported from the United States.

Jun 28, 2019 / Ian Lekus

‘I Want LGBT Africans to Be at Home Everywhere’: A Q&A With Chike Frankie Edozien

‘I Want LGBT Africans to Be at Home Everywhere’: A Q&A With Chike Frankie Edozien ‘I Want LGBT Africans to Be at Home Everywhere’: A Q&A With Chike Frankie Edozien

The author of the memoir Lives of Great Men discusses the skewed coverage of gay life in Africa.

Jun 28, 2019 / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Trans rights activist Schuyler Bailar.

Stonewall’s Children—and Grandchildren—Are Alright Stonewall’s Children—and Grandchildren—Are Alright

On college campuses across the country, the next generation of LGBTQ activists is keeping the flame of Stonewall alive.

Jun 28, 2019 / StudentNation / Susan B. Marine

In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire

In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire In Honor of the People Who Have Bled for Our Desire

On Stonewall at 50.

Jun 28, 2019 / Diana Oh

Megan Rapinoe Kneel

Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali

US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe recalled an earlier era and spoke for many in her rejection of this administration. 

Jun 27, 2019 / Dave Zirin

South Dakota state welcome sign

How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation? How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?

The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.

Jun 27, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

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