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January 10, 2020
Can Haiti Rise From the Ashes?
Over the past decade Haitians have suffered a devastating earthquake, a failed reconstruction effort, and chronic political corruption. But resistance continues, and there are signs of hope.
James North
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August 12, 2019
‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community
Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.
Robbie Corey-Boulet
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June 29, 2019
ACT UP Changed Everything
The HIV/AIDS protest group was the first great leap for the queer movement after Stonewall.
Jim Hubbard
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June 21, 2019
How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia
Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.
Robbie Corey-Boulet
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June 4, 2019
A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care
In a disturbing pattern, ICE won’t even count Johana Medina Leon’s death among those that occurred in its custody.
Nathan Craig and Margaret Brown Vega
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March 27, 2019
‘They Had Found Out That I Am Gay, and They Were Going to Kill Me’
The Nigerian asylee running New York City’s only homeless shelter for refugees.
John Washington
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February 21, 2019
A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis
Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.
Maia Szalavitz
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December 1, 2018
It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day
The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.
Steven W. Thrasher
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October 4, 2018
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Steven W. Thrasher
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August 1, 2018
In Tony Kushner’s America
When it first debuted, Angels in America helped mark the rising fortunes of the gay-rights movement in the 1990s and early 2000s. What does it tell us about today?
Benjamin Serby