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
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 / John Scagliotti
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 / Robbie Corey-Boulet
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
That looks like creating the conditions for our resilience, and that means building infrastructure to make victory possible.
Jun 19, 2019 / Alicia Garza
New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land
The credit goes to the activists who pushed it for more than three years.
Jun 19, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
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