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LGBTQ+ folks have a long & troubling history with police. Is mending fences ever possible?
The NYPD has apologized for its actions at the Stonewall Uprising, but there is so much more to atone for.
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Matthew Shepard’s killers tried to silence queer folks, but they made us louder than ever
Silent we are not, and silent we will never be again.
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Let’s break the Palestinian-Israeli impasse as we the people
I hope we as all the people will finally have a voice, a seat at the figurative and literal table.
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An informed populace makes it easier to challenge authority. That’s why they’re banning books.
And it’s all fueled by white Christian nationalism.
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The right-wing assault on education is squeezing the joy out of learning
The right misappropriates terms like “woke” into hate-filled epithets and in the process has taken away the true purpose of education.
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Narcissistic demagogues will devour this country if we don’t educate ourselves & vote
Democracy demands our personal responsibility to critically examine our politicians so we can make truly informed decisions.
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Ronald Reagan is a false and deadly Republican God
Republicans are obsessed with the man responsible for the deaths of people with HIV during what became a pandemic under his so-called “watch.”
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The right has never cared about the safety of youth. If it did, it would stop giving them guns.
There is a company out there literally selling guns for toddlers, and we’re worried about banning drag shows.
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Autocrats try to control bodily autonomy because it goes hand in hand with controlling minds
People with a sense of bodily and intellectual autonomy are less susceptible to internalizing propaganda and blatant lies.
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Learning hard histories could make students uncomfortable. That’s a good thing.
If we allow ourselves to stay in the discomfort, we can expand our sense of identity and community.