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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

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran

In a remarkable exchange, the senator rejects the notion that a “limited strike” on Iran is anything less than “an act of warfare” that could lead to catastrophe.

Jun 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Flower Power Weapons

Flower Power Weapons Flower Power Weapons

Give peace a chance.

Jun 24, 2019 / OppArt / India Tresselt

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 / 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 / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Cory Booker Kavanaugh hearing

Joe Biden and Cory Booker Should Debate One Another Joe Biden and Cory Booker Should Debate One Another

Two mainstream Democrats disagree on consequential issues arising from Biden’s rumination about working with segregationists.

Jun 20, 2019 / John Nichols

Belarus EU Games

The European Olympics’ Bad Romance The European Olympics’ Bad Romance

Holding the European Olympics in Minsk makes a mockery of the Olympic Charter.

Jun 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee Wins a House Vote to Stop the Blank Checks for Endless War Barbara Lee Wins a House Vote to Stop the Blank Checks for Endless War

Almost 18 years after Lee cast the sole vote against the open-ended AUMF, the House finally passed a bill that would sunset it.

Jun 19, 2019 / John Nichols

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