Activism

Khartoum Sudanese women

The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring

Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.

Jun 25, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Gilbert Achcar

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The Gentrification of Queerness The Gentrification of Queerness

Christopher Street was once a haven for queer people of color. Its transformation into an outpost of white, upper-middle class respectability tells a larger story of exclusion.

Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Darnell L. Moore

The Undelivered Promise of the Gay Liberation Struggle

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

Gay Youth

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.

Jun 25, 2019 / Feature / Sue Hyde

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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 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

In Praise of Identity Politics and the Long History of Desire

In Praise of Identity Politics and the Long History of Desire In Praise of Identity Politics and the Long History of Desire

Fifty years after Stonewall, the much maligned politics of identity remains our best means to exert power collectively—and a starting point to freedom.

Jun 21, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / John Scagliotti

Kenya LGBT

How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia

Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.

Jun 21, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Fighting Poverty

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

Alicia Garza: Setting Ourselves Up to Win and Win Big

Alicia Garza: Setting Ourselves Up to Win and Win Big Alicia Garza: Setting Ourselves Up to Win and Win Big

That looks like creating the conditions for our resilience, and that means building infrastructure to make victory possible.

Jun 19, 2019 / Video / Alicia Garza

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