LGBTQ+ prisoners in Mass stand up to a violent system that targets and dehumanizes vulnerable populations.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE CRUEL AND USUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN MASS PRISONS
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BEING FRANK: IS THE POPE’S SUPPORT OF CIVIL UNIONS MERELY LIP SERVICE?
"Since marriage equality is out of the question, can the LGBTQ community trust Pope Francis to follow through on civil unions?"
ACT UP FOUNDERS REFLECT ON AIDS ACTIVISM, TALK COVID AND CURRENT PROTESTS
“Anyone who thinks the Black Lives Matter movement is not doing a very good job should pay attention to the astonishing movement in public opinion. Sometimes you have to scream real loud or use a bad word.”
AG’S OFFICE BLOCKS ACCOUNTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHIELDS BAD ACTORS
Now records we have received from Healey’s shed light on why her office may be avoiding the issue—her office is also guilty of the same kind of questionable social media management.
HOW TRUMP EXPANDED POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT HARM LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE
It rolled back sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) nondiscrimination provisions in health care, employment, and housing, and expanded discriminatory religious refusal policies.
COP BLOCK: CHICOPEE POLICE CLAIM JOURNALISM IS AN ATTACK ON THEIR DEPARTMENT
While there have indeed been formal requests made for public information and several articles written about CPD misconduct, it is news to us that we are on the “attack.”
LOVING A CHURCH THAT DOESN’T LOVE YOU
The schism in the UMC, sadly, mirrors today’s ongoing battle among religious conservatives.
A CHICKEN FOR EVERY COP
The Western Mass police department that has hosted more than two-dozen events at Chick-fil-A
DUMP HIM: NORTHAMPTON PUNK QUARTET SWINGS TAIL END OF TOUR THROUGH CAMBRIDGE
“We write accessible music because it’s fun and we like to, but also lyrically we try to be thoughtful,” Jac said. “It’s for anyone that can relate.”
INTERVIEW: TRACY HUERTA (‘FACE VALUE: ART, MAKEUP & IDENTITY’ PREVIEW)
"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."
