Opinion

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is Dec. 17 — a day to raise global awareness of the epidemic of violence against sex workers. The day is marked worldwide by vigils, community gatherings, and political actions. Often, the names of sex workers slain that year are read during the events.Violence against sex workers […]

Right now, Trump has unspecified plans to ban all Muslims from entering the country. Why stop there? What prevents Trump from stopping at-risk LGBT asylum seekers from finding refuge in America? United States immigration law has been welcoming persecuted homosexuals since 1994. But this law, and others favouring homosexual rights, can be overturned by Trump’s anti-LGBT only

The Human Rights Campaign has blasted President-elect Donald Trumps potential appointees in several key areas.Trump is reportedly considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ_animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group. “Ken Blackwell is a man who has spent his entire career going after

This past Tuesday, I dug a long- forgotten pantsuit out of my closet to wear to what I thought – what millions of us thought – would be a momentous celebration. We all thought we would be celebrating the election of the first woman president of the United States. My pantsuit, and those of millions

Election 2016 produced stunning surprises, and if you are still looking for explanations, try this one used on an eight-year-old when he asked his grandfather, “I thought you said Trump was a bully?”The answer went something like this: “Sometimes, the bully wins.” And some-times, the bully changes his/her ways.It’s our best hope. Now for the

Since the middle of July, my home-away-from-home has been the Hillary Campaign Office. I have been spend¬ing as many of my waking hours there as possible. There are so many reasons why I am volunteering for Hillary. I believe in what she believes in – taking care of our children and families; paid sick-leave for

October 11th was National Coming Out Day, and it is also around this time of year, eight years past, that I first began to be honest with friends and family about my identity. I came out when I was fourteen. I lived in Mooresville, Indiana, and the number of other people I knew to be

It will surprise none of you to learn that I’ve been engaged in LGBTQ+ activism since I was a teenager. At 15, I joined a group of students in forming a Gay-Straight Alliance. I held leadership roles in that organization until I graduated, working in turns with and against my school’s administration and the wider