“All anti-oppressive and liberating issues are important to me, but I concern myself mostly with black and brown liberation, queer and trans liberation, anticapitalist redistribution of resources, and global warming.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: UNBEARABLE PRESSURE
For members of the Asian LGBTQ community, Boston can be solid ground for personal discovery and advocacy. Still, some stories remain untold.
TAIWAN, OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
This year, Boston Taiwanese for Equality marched in the Boston Pride Parade for a second year. The diversity, love, resilience, and solidarity displayed at the parade reaffirm our individuality, and inspire us to continue to build a more fair and inclusive world. This spirit applies not only to supporting our LGBTQ community, but also […]
THE BLEACHING OF STONEWALL
On this anniversary of the riots, let’s get closer to the truth of what happened in NYC
AS LONG AS POTUS ATTACKS TRANS TROOPS, AMERICA’S REAL WAR IS WITH ITSELF
If Trump had his way, he would militarily eradicate transgender people from existence.
NO HART: THE FOLLOW-UP
When DeGeneres invited Hart to her show at the start of this year, she provided a much broader platform for Hart to explain his nonapology for prior public homophobic statements.
DISCRIMINATION WITH A SMILE
From public accommodations to housing dissuasion, transgender rights are threatened in Mass
WHY CAN’T PUPPETS BE GAY?
A funny thing that I’ve learned as a lesbian is that the dominance of heteronormativity in society is always assumed—whether it’s above or below the waists of people or puppets.
SCRIPTURE AS A TEXT OF TERROR: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SESSIONS
Our LGBTQ community continues to be clobbered with biblical texts used to either scare us straight, or terrorize our everyday existence.
GUEST OPINION: COLORADO CAKE WALK
While the justices did not blatantly grant a license to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans, I, like so many in our community, was hoping the case would render once and for all a cease-and-desist order, thus resolving the God-versus-gay rights dispute for those who want to codify discrimination against us under the guise of religious freedom.
