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In Alabama, Civil Rights Take More Than a Ruling
Elizabeth Ann ThompsonAs an African-American lesbian, the struggle for equal rights has always been personal for me. I was born in Kansas in 1957, three years after the Brown v. Board of Education U.S....
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Civil Rights, Surveillance Films Sweep 8th Annual Progie Awards
Ed RampellThe cinematic surge of civil rights-related cinema has swept the eighth annual Progies, awarded by the James Agee Cinema Circle to the year’s Best Progressive films and filmmakers. Ava...
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#BoycottIndiana Turns Up the Heat
Ruth ConniffThe threat of a nationwide boycott on the eve of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament sent Republicans in Indiana scrambling to amend their anti-LGBT Religious Freedom Restoration...
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Are We Married Yet?
Matthew KearneyThis article appeared in the April 2015 issue of our magazine. Subscribe to read the full issue online. When she hears the news, Mary drops her unfinished crossword puzzle, grabs Kate,...
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For Pride Month, Short Film Shines Light on a Coming-Out Story
Julia BurkeYoung transgender people face daunting struggles due to public ignorance and intolerance, isolation, rejection by family members, and, far too often, abuse. Dylan, a new short film by Emmy...
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Love Conquers All: Supreme Court Makes Historic Decision for Marriage Equality
National LGBTQ Task ForcePhoto by Suzette' FranckToday, the United States Supreme Court made a historic decision for marriage equality.“Today’s ruling creates unstoppable momentum for LGBTQ freedom,...
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LGBT Voices: What the Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision Means For Me
Kathi WolfePhoto by Stephen LukeThe U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding same-sex marriage is truly transformative for people like me.If you’re heterosexual, you may not realize the wide-ranging...
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The Confederacy Is Alive and Well in Texas
Jack CraverPhoto by Kevin DooleyPeople are so eager to tell us why we are lucky to live in Austin. They tell us about the live music, the tacos and, of course, how friendly and welcoming people are...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Heats Up Over Scott Walker Appointee's Anti-Gay...
Submitted by Bill Lueders on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 10:58amBill LuedersJustice Rebecca Bradley, a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, calls it a “blatant mudslinging campaign to distract the people from...
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The Long, Ugly History of Bathroom Segregation
Submitted by Elizabeth Ann Thompson on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 9:50amElizabeth Ann ThompsonHistorical photo by Esther Bubley.When I was growing up in Huntsville, Alabama (home of the U.S. Space & Rocket...
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What Will Congress do to Address Gun Violence? Pray.
Submitted by Mark Fiore on Thu, 06/16/2016 - 9:29amMark FioreNow that we have had the deadliest mass-shooting in the history of the United States, can we please do something to help stop the carnage?...
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Walker’s Supreme Court Pick: Affirmative Action as Bad as Slavery
Submitted by Bill Lueders on Mon, 07/25/2016 - 10:34amBill LuedersImage by authorWisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a past and possibly future GOP presidential contender, has just tossed a dripping hunk...
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Meet Pioneer of Gay Rights, Harry Hay
Submitted by Anne-Marie Cusac on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 7:00pmAnne-Marie CusacHarry Hay is the founder of gay liberation. This lovely interview with Hay by Anne-Marie Cusac was published in the September...
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Education Advocacy in the Time of Trump
Jeff BryantEducation activists meet at "Addressing Racism—Strategies for Systemic Change" panel discussion in Boston on November 17th. "At the count of three, SCREAM."That's what John Jackson suggested...
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