LGBTQ+ Rights

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“LGSMigrants is a queer activist group that, through fundraising and direct action, stand in solidarity with all migrants and refugees.｜Inspired by Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners in the 1980s we build on a proud history of queer solidarity to say: no one is illegal.”

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“【Description】About This Book Histories of gay and lesbian urban life typically focus on major metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York, opportunity-filled destinations for LGBTQ migrants from across the country. Yet there are many other queer communities in economically depressed cities with majority Black and Hispanic populations that receive far less attention. Though just a few miles from New York, Newark is one of these cities, and its queer histories have been neglected―until now. […]”

“【Outline】In Feels Right Kemi Adeyemi presents an ethnography of how black queer women in Chicago use dance to assert their physical and affective rights to the city. Adeyemi stages the book in queer dance parties in gentrifying neighborhoods, where good feelings are good business. But feeling good is elusive for black queer women whose nightlives are undercut by white people, heterosexuality, neoliberal capitalism, burnout, and other buzzkills. Adeyemi documents how black queer women respond to these conditions: how they destroy DJ booths, argue with one another, dance slowly, and stop partying altogether. Their practices complicate our expectations that life at night, on the queer dance floor, or among black queer community simply feels good. Adeyemi’s framework of “feeling right” instead offers a closer, kinesthetic look at how black queer women adroitly manage feeling itself as a complex right they should be afforded in cities that violently structure their movements and energies. What emerges in Feels Right is a sensorial portrait of the critical, black queer geographies and collectivities that emerge in social dance settings and in the broader neoliberal city.”

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“【Caption】The revolutions of the queer future beckon!”

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“【Description】On September 24th and 25th, we welcome all to join us at the heart of the city, where we dance, drink and celebrate each other, as well as celebrating Black Trans Women who fought/fight for our rights and highlighting the voices of QTIPOC people.”

“【Introduction】After our no cops in pride action our pride, our next instalment of LGSM Learns will take a deeper dive into what it means to be an abolitionist.”

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“【Caption】In this op-ed, news & politics editor Lexi McMenamin argues, “The threats against LGBTQ+ people are real, but we’re stronger.””

“【Caption】We should concentrate on what unites us, from sexual assault to healthcare inequality”

“【Caption】A Call to Action Against the Rise of Fascism”／“【Description】This was originally a speech given by the author at the Chicago Trans Day of Resistance Rally. It has been expanded for Spectre.”

“【Introduction】In Democracy in the Political Present: A Queer-Feminist Theory, Isabell Lorey argues that emancipatory politics today rests on forging democracy in the present tense. Initiating a valuable exchange between political activism and political theory, the book offers a concrete vision of action guided and instructed by queer-feminist protest movements, writes Julius Schwarzwälder.”

“【Introduction】The stakes right now are really high when it comes to queer and trans life. I can say in terms of my own lifetime, I haven’t felt like it has been this dangerous ever,” says journalist Melissa Gira Grant. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with Gira Grant about right-wing attacks on trans people, Republican school board takeovers, and how the right’s “groomer” discourse has expanded to include queer people, drag performers and public school teachers.”

“【Introduction】Ever since Johannes Radebe joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, he has been a firm fan-favourite among viewers, delighting with his extraordinary talent and contagious zest for life.”

“【Caption】In this op-ed, News & Politics Editor Lexi McMenamin criticizes mainstream media outlets for normalizing anti-trans rhetoric.”／“【Quot.】I am reluctant to engage in these discussions on the terms of bad faith actors, which these publications and others have proven themselves to be. As journalist Shon Faye, author of The Trans Issue ― released in 2021 in the UK and forthcoming stateside from Verso this fall ― wrote in her book’s introduction, “Such debates are time-consuming, exhausting distractions from what we should really be focusing on: the material ways in which we are oppressed.” Faye recalls an anecdote about the late author Toni Morrison speaking at a university in 1975 on distraction as the “very serious function” of racism.”

“【Caption】Ten years ago Argentina passed groundbreaking gender identity laws, a victory won through solidarity, diverse tactics and longstanding activist traditions. The experience has lessons for us all, write Alessandra Viggiano and Siobhán McGuirk”／“【Exordium】This is the story of #FuriaTravesti: a collective of people who faced persecution and brutality at the hands of the police, were often thrown from their homes and experienced extreme discrimination. Yet, even while they occupied ‘a non-place’ in the eyes of the state and society, they continued fighting to build new forms of citizenship and rights.”

“【Caption】“The people who want to harm, subjugate and destroy us have not been deterred by warnings that their political vision is too radical, or even impossible. We cannot afford to restrict our own aspirations in the face of such enemies,” says Kelly Hayes. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with author Shane Burley discuss the connection between attacks on abortion rights and the barrage of anti-trans laws that have passed in recent months.”

“【Caption】In the fight for LGBTQ equality, the law is often the last thing to change.”

“【Caption】The EHRC is no longer independent. That’s why we are seeking international intervention from the UN”／“【Exordium】Human rights must take precedence over personal beliefs and political whims. That is why there are strong international mechanics in place to ensure national human rights bodies can operate independently of their governments.”

“【Caption】Amid protests and a racist pandemic, politicians are trying to quietly backslide on trans rights by scrapping proposed amendments to the Gender Recognition Act.”

“【Introduction】 This article is part of KQED Arts' story series Pride as Protest, which chronicles the past and present of LGBTQ+ activism in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Learn more about the series here.｜Pride season is upon us, with its parties, parades and rainbow regalia. But none of it would be possible without the tireless advocacy and protest power of our LGBTQ+ elders. Their stories of fighting for queer and trans rights should be permanently ingrained in our memories and the memories of those to come.”

“【Caption】LAGAI's commitment to intersectionality keeps them from being engulfed by the mainstream politics of compromise.”