Activism

The Power of Transgender Political Representation

The Power of Transgender Political Representation The Power of Transgender Political Representation

From pushing against bathroom bills to pushing for trans asylum seekers’ rights, each trans person that is elected has an outsize impact on the issues most affecting our lives.

Jun 27, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Ruben J. Gonzales

Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation

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

Stonewall Inn

As a Young Native American, I Internalized This Country’s Homophobia As a Young Native American, I Internalized This Country’s Homophobia

Then I made a pilgrimage to the Stonewall Inn.

Jun 27, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Wren Walker-Robbins

LGBTQ Pride

Dear Grown-Ups, It’s Time to Let LGBTQ Students Be Our Teachers Dear Grown-Ups, It’s Time to Let LGBTQ Students Be Our Teachers

We have a lot to learn from them.

Jun 27, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Takeru Nagayoshi

Marsha P Johnson

What We All Owe to Gay Liberation What We All Owe to Gay Liberation

Stonewall shows us what fighting back looked like in an era when state power was hostile.

Jun 27, 2019 / Editorial / Emily Douglas and The Nation

NYPD gay pride van

Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation

LGBTQ visibility is crucial, but it shouldn’t be confused with LGBTQ rights.

Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Harvey Milk murder demonstration in NYC

The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight

As we face a renewed backlash, we’d do well to remember that each effort to drive our movement back has unleashed new waves of creativity.

Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Shannon Price Minter

It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism

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

Solidarity Road

Solidarity Road Solidarity Road

Street intervention. Location: outside the ICE detention center in Tornillo, Texas, at the US border with Mexico, December 25, 2018.

Jun 26, 2019 / OppArt / Laurie Arbeiter / We Will Not Be Silent

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

A story of love and dancing the night away in Lebanon’s capital.

Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Sa’ed Atshan

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