“The Stonewall Rebellion is not over. We are at war, and we are still fighting back.”
Body Politics
How Including People With Disabilities Benefits Everyone
The presence of employees with disabilities can make companies and organizations more collaborative, inclusive, and attractive to job seekers.
Rebuilding the World through Queer Video Games
Video games will not fix a broken world, but queering them can show players and non-players alike how to reimagine ours.
The Fight to Preserve Medicaid for Disabled Children in California
A budget proposal from House Republicans could gut Medi-Cal. Families and advocates want to preserve a more certain future for their children’s care.
‘Patrice’ Captures the Fight for Marriage Equality for Disabled Couples
Disabled couples risk losing their benefits when they marry. A new documentary spotlights the fight to change that.
The Trans Organizers Building Better Housing Solutions
Safe housing eludes many trans people in the U.S. Trans-led organizations are meeting the need.
Report From Trans Day of Visibility
Hundreds of people gathered in Washington D.C. on March 31 to mark Transgender Day of Visibility and push back against the Trump administration.
Transgender College Student Speaks Out on Trumpism
As the Trump administration targets transgender Americans, trans college students are declaring their right to exist.
Reckoning: No Bodily Autonomy Without Gender Liberation
Conservatives want to control and own our bodies. We can’t let them.
Texas Abortion Providers Fight Back
As sepsis-related deaths spike for pregnant people in Texas, Ken Paxton is targeting abortion providers.
Murmurations: A Dream for Trans Belonging
We have so much cultural wealth and lived wisdom rooted in our will to survive like hell against all odds.
Above and Beyond Restoring Roe
Abortion rights aren’t enough. The best reproductive care outcomes result from meeting basic needs.
What Frogs Teach Us About Queerphobia in Science
Critical Toxicity Studies calls for the scientifically rigorous study of toxicants that handles all bodies and identities with care.
Safe Havens for Trans Migrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border
As asylum options dwindle in the U.S., Mexico is strengthening paths to citizenship for trans migrants.
A Beautifully “Wicked” Approach to Disability
Despite being pitied for the color of their skin or wheelchair use, the film’s characters don’t let society define them—or their power.
The Queer Organizations Protecting and Supporting Trans People
As more than 500 anti-trans bills circulate in the U.S., grassroots orgs are helping weather the storm and curb the harm.
A Feminism for the Many
It’s time to ditch the many forms of feminism that bolster oppressive systems.
Insulin Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege
Trump is attacking the policies aimed at making prescription medications affordable and accessible to all.
Organizers Brace for Resurrection of “Zombie” Abortion Laws
Despite conservative efforts to criminalize medication abortion using the 1873 Comstock Act, organizers continue to expand access to this necessary health care.
Rare-Disease Patients Know: We All Deserve Better Care
Often forced to become experts on their own treatment, rare-disease patients are modeling the collective care and mutual aid networks that can help ensure everyone's long-term survival.
Unlearning Queerphobia
Schools are a powerful place to begin building an LGBTQ-affirming culture, as an antidote to fear and bigotry.
A Liberatory Vision for Reproductive Justice
A progressive alternative to Project 2025's anti-abortion vision includes no-cost abortions, on-demand, for everyone who wants one.
Misogyny Didn’t Need a Mic During the Trump–Harris Debate
Despite muted microphones during the first debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, each candidate's face spoke volumes.
A Progress 2025 Vision for Health Care
Instead of gutting Medicare and Medicaid, as Project 2025 envisions, here's what a holistic, collective approach to health care would look like.
Progress 2025: A Vision for LGBTQ Rights
The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 has promised a dystopian vision for LGBTQ rights. Its ideas are consistent with authoritarian, Christian nationalist, and white supremacist objectives. It aims to criminalize the existence
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