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3 ways to make queer dating apps less racist & more welcoming
These apps are a core part of queer culture. So how can we make them a better experience for people of color?
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I was stopped-and-frisked 4 times during the Bloomberg administration
Mike Bloomberg’s racist and anti-LGBTQ policies as New York’s mayor disqualify him as a Democratic contender.
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It will take more than apologies to ease the tension between LGBTQ people & the police
LGBTQ people nationwide are still suffering abuse at the hands of police. While NYPD’s apology 50 years after the fact is nice, what about the problems plaguing us today?
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Here are more things you can’t do now if you’re black or brown
When will white people stop calling the cops on people of color because they’re napping, golfing, moving, dancing, or taking their kid to the park?
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Lindsay Lohan stopped at London airport because she was wearing a headscarf
She says she was “racially profiled” while wearing a headscarf at Heathrow Airport.
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This bill would ask police to record “perceived” sexual orientation of drivers
Should police be required to write down their perception of a drivers’ sexual orientation?
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LGBT groups urge N.Y. city council to defend ban on ‘stop and frisk’ policy
NEW YORK — More than two dozen national and international LGBT advocacy organizations on Monday urged New York City legislators to defend legislation banning police profiling against a veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying the infamous “stop-and-frisk policy” unfairly targets LGBT people of color.
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The reality of coalition, collaboration between the LGBT community and communities of color
In the past month, we have seen milestone after milestone in the march toward LGBT equality. But there is a key element of this progress that we should shine a light on. What for many seemed like a red light at the intersection of race, class, sexual orientation and gender identity has turned yellow — even green — as we see diverse groups strongly and publicly supporting each other across issues and working for civil rights — human rights — for all people.