Human Rights
Defending America against Trump
This photo, surprisingly enough, is not an advertisement for Haisten’s Mattress & Awning Company. It is a news photo of nonviolent protesters being savagely beaten by Alabama state troopers for…
In a Small Texas Town, a New Private Detention Center for Transgender Migrants Brings Jobs — and Concerns
In a Small Texas Town, a New Private Detention Center for Transgender Migrants Brings Jobs — and Concerns https://t.co/w5rGMx8goA pic.twitter.com/Sg1d5NnlFf — Towleroad (@tlrd) January 15, 2017
Sen. Baldwin to vote against Sessions for attorney general
Sen. Baldwin to vote against Sessions for attorney general https://t.co/SbY4Ex2Et7 — Washington Blade (@WashBlade) January 15, 2017
For the fallen
I wish he could have grown old as we who were left grew old (to borrow a WWI text). His widow and orphans suffered most directly from his death at…
Ben Carson: LGBTQ Americans will not be given 'extra rights' for public housing
Ben Carson: LGBTQ Americans will not be given 'extra rights' for public housing https://t.co/x8X8UjEGWa pic.twitter.com/VdUIGRtgiL — GSN (@gaystarnews) January 13, 2017 If you can think of an “extra right,” I’d…
Marlon James on non-racist vs. anti-racist
Jamaican-born gay author Marlon James, whose novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won Britain’s Man Booker prize in 2015, discusses the difference between not being a racist and doing…
John Lewis stands his ground
(Spider Martin/Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York) In this photo from Sunday, March 7, 1965, the young man in the trenchcoat on the right is leading a group of 600…
Bowser and Mendelson slam undemocratic congressional effort to block Death with Dignity Act
DC Mayor Bowser & Council Chairman Phil Mendelson release statement's opposing congressmen's efforts to void local right-to-die legislation: pic.twitter.com/2ZAOcfrVPY — Andrew Giambrone (@AndrewGiambrone) January 13, 2017 Thanks to Mayor Bowser…
Keisling: "A Fight for #Obamacare Is a Fight for #LGBT Lives"
"A Fight for #Obamacare Is a Fight for #LGBT Lives" https://t.co/5sE2iXejkQ By @TransEquality's @MaraKeisling pic.twitter.com/jZalQ4amuX — The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) January 13, 2017 Thanks, Mara!
Rep. Chaffetz plans to block D.C. Death with Dignity Act
Catholic me, recoils at ending life; Republican me, rejects big gvt meddling; human me wants right to die w/dignity. https://t.co/r8p0pgUOwd — Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) January 10, 2017 Our usual congressional…