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Nancy Reagan, gay men and the end of an ugly era
Her inaction on AIDS was reflective of a time when gay lives weren’t valued much.
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5 reasons why Trump reflects the modern Republican party (even though they deny it)
The next time you hear a Republican leader talk about how the party abhors bigotry, look for a fire extinguisher, because his pants are probably on fire.
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The danger of the ‘Acceptable Trans People’ narrative
The picture cis people and the media paint of transgender people is simplistic at best. We don’t want to hear about the messy cases.
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Gay Republicans who launched Trump’s political career now regret it
The founders of GOProud, the now defunct gay conservative Republican group, are publicly expressing regret that they gave Trump legitimacy as a candidate.
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Was Harper Lee a lesbian?
She has taken the answer about her sexual orientation to her grave, and may we all rest in peace with it.
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Make marriage work like disappearing ink
Marriage today is thrust down people’s throats as something that needs to last forever and a day, but both religious forces and the state have historic investments in that fantasy.
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Beyoncé’s “Formation” is unabashedly queer
Gay performers have been celebrated forever in New Orleans black culture. Their inclusion was not a stretch, but a shout-out.
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How to move the LGBTQ community beyond the priorities of the past
Oppression operates like a wheel with many spokes. If we work to dismantle only a few specific spokes, the wheel will continue to roll over people.
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Trans History 101: Transgender Expression in Ancient Times
History is written by the victors, and the victors were largely not transgender or homosexual/bisexual persons.
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The Latina lesbian Obama should nominate to replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
The hard reality is that an Obama appointee would mean the end of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.