ACT UP NY

During the AIDS epidemic, drag queens united the community and provided a model for health activism that endures to this day.

While law enforcement’s involvement in Pride is one issue, it is far from what has caused the schism between the two groups dueling to put on the city’s top march.

We asked LGBTQ lobbyists working in DC how effective the national queer groups have been on Capitol Hill lately. Their answers might surprise you.

It’s joints for jabs!

One activist’s arm was broken and he required multiple staples to close wounds on his head, but he wasn’t given medical attention for the 11 hours he was held in custody.