In one article, a prominent pro-choice advocate and author offers a take that is breathtakingly insulting and obtuse, particularly for us as Black women and reproductive justice leaders living and working in the Midwest and the South, where abortion access is most threatened.
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Burlesque: Using Our Bodies As A Form of Resistance
In this photo essay for #BodyPositivityInColor, burlesque performer Janna Zinzi (a.k.a. jazabel jade) writes about the transformative power of burlesque, its importance to Black and Brown dancers and body acceptance for non-normative bodies.
Artist Devan Shimoyama Puts Glitter All Over Toxic Masculinity
His work depicts a complicated relationship some queer men have with masculinity.
Sen. Anning’s Egg in the Head Reminds Us of Anita Bryant’s Pie in the Face
That’s one way to hold bigots accountable!
These Trans Latina Cosmetologists Are Fighting For Their Sisters
After years of discrimination, these cosmetologists are going into business for themselves.
Black Women Held Down The Most Traumatic News Cycle of 2019
From Gayle King’s interviews to ‘Leaving Neverland,’ that labor must be acknowledged.
Watch Rep. Deb Haaland’s Tearful Plea Against the #TransMilitaryBan
The Congresswoman shares empathy and insight at a service policy hearing.
Thank God Kevin Hart Didn’t Host the Oscars
The awards show was actually better without any host at all — least of all, one as problematic as Hart.
Don’t Be So Quick to Trust the Chicago Police Department
Author and organizer Charlene Carruthers is thinking twice about dismissing Jussie Smollett’s claims.
Black Trans Women Created the World’s First Trans Cultural District
When gentrification sought to take over queer and trans spaces in the Tenderloin, black trans women worked to take it back.