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The older white gay men we often dismiss as undeniably privileged Castro-condo-dwelling elitists were attacked and arrested regularly in that same neighborhood not too far back, and suffered a plague that wiped out most of their friends, lovers, and chosen family. Our elder lesbian activists sought out separatist communities because gay men and straight women alike refused us access and power, because we lost our children after coming out, because physical and sexual violence against us was swept under the rug, because our identities were questioned and dismissed by families who thought we just hadn’t met the right man yet. It’s important for LGBTQ women to be reminded that straight women once attempted to boot lesbians from the women’s movement and to not do the same to our trans sisters. It’s important to feel a hard pit of disgust in your gut when you witness a black gay man in mourning and in desperate need of community, asked to leave a bar that provides said community but only to white men. We have to think about whether our allegedly communal spaces still bear traces of that racist exclusion, even if it’s not an official policy anymore.

Riese, 

“When We Rise” Is What The World Needs Now, Especially You

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Perhaps the best thing about recapping The Good Fight – besides getting to write about all these smart, complex women capable of crushing you with their knowledge of the penal code alone – is that this show hates Donald Trump. Like it really, really, really hates Donald Trump. And, as my slogan for the next four years goes, if you can’t say anything nice about Donald Trump, come sit next to me.

Dorothy Snarker, 

“The Good Fight” Episode 105 Recap: The Return of Elsbeth!

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Yesterday was a national day of action to protect, support, and amplify our black trans family and their voices. As you know, this intersection is at the highest risk for violence and hate from both our communities and the state.

As an ally, it is my job to amplify and spread the message—and I hope these images inspire you to continue the work through conversations with people in your life, standing up to injustice, and maybe even grabbing some chalk and spread the message in your neighborhoods!

Nothing will change if we don’t stand up, speak up (namely by listening and amplifying), and take action. Disrupt the status quo to change it.


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I danced on my own for a while, letting the warmth of being free and safe and surrounded by queer community wash over me as it tends to do, and then it happened. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” came on. I lit up and smiled, someone noticed, we danced, and then I had my first out queer makeout session in the middle of a bar full of my people singing their hearts out to Whitney Houston. No other experience I’ve had touches the beauty of that moment.

Reneice Charles, 

How Whitney Houston Taught Me the Greatest Love of All For My Queer Black Self

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fuckyeahautostraddle: “ autostraddle: “ We talked to One Day at a Time writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo, about gay representation on TV, how Autostraddle came to be in the script, their queer TV roots, what kind of LGBT stories are missing...
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We talked to One Day at a Time writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo, about gay representation on TV, how Autostraddle came to be in the script, their queer TV roots, what kind of LGBT stories are missing from TV and what’s in store for Elena in a potential next season.

Meet One Day at a Time’s Lesbian Writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo

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Yvonne: What queer TV impacted you while growing up, or up until now?

Michelle: I know she’s gay in real life and she wasn’t gay on the show, but I always felt like Darlene from Roseanne. That’s my gay icon, for sure.

Becky: And Jo on Facts of Life, for me. Which you two probably never watched…

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There’s a reason that freedom of speech is one of the most celebrated rights in the U.S. Constitution. Words are powerful. Your words can change hearts and minds. Your words can cut down bigots and assholes. Your words can change laws and rules. Your words can build community and spread love. Your words are power.

Especially in times like these, when the press are being shut out of the White House and marginalized groups are being told to be shut the hell up, our voices need to overcome fear.

KaeLyn, 

Be the Change: Using Your Words as Weapons of Resistance

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