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    LGBTIQ Ukrainians Fighting for Their Lives

    LGBTIQ Ukrainians Fighting for Their Lives

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– We’ll never forget gazing out our train window at the beautiful golden domes of Kyiv as we traveled through Ukraine from Moscow to Bucharest…

    In Search of Queer Poetic Justice

    In Search of Queer Poetic Justice

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Oh boy, if you want to cheer my heart,You must give me kisses after serving me the wine. So reads a couplet from the…

    Beijing Olympics Shine a Light on LGBTIQ Crackdown

    Beijing Olympics Shine a Light on LGBTIQ Crackdown

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As a record number of openly LGBTIQ athletes proudly compete in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, we must not forget that the host country China…

    Sidney Poitier: ‘I Am the Me I Choose to Be’

    Sidney Poitier: ‘I Am the Me I Choose to Be’

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– When legendary actor and civil rights pioneer Sidney Poitier died earlier this month, we were struck to learn that Poitier credited the dignity he…

    LGBTIQ Afghan Refugee: ‘I Feel Like a Human Being for the First Time’

    By John Lewis– Years ago, I worked as an English teacher for refugee children from the wars in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos at a camp in the Philippines that housed…

    Forcing Women to Go Through Pregnancy Has No Place in American Society

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As we celebrate last week’s historic victory for marriage equality in Chile and take a break for the winter holidays, we must also remain…

    Don’t Forget Thanksgiving Amidst the December Holiday Frenzy

    Don’t Forget Thanksgiving Amidst the December Holiday Frenzy

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– For many Americans, Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. It precedes the frenzy of the consumerism, busyness, and attendant stress of the December holiday season,…

    U.S. Supreme Court: Transgender Discrimination Case Can Go Forward

    U.S. Supreme Court: Transgender Discrimination Case Can Go Forward

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– Five years ago, Evan Minton, a Sacramento-area transgender man, scheduled a hysterectomy as part of his gender confirmation surgery to be performed by his…

    Love Wins in Switzerland as the Struggle Continues

    Love Wins in Switzerland as the Struggle Continues

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– In late September, voters in Switzerland supported the freedom to marry by a nearly 2–1 margin in a nationwide referendum, making that nation the…

    Perseverance Paying Off in Chile

    Perseverance Paying Off in Chile

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– It’s nearly 10,000 miles from Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost community in the United States to Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of Chile. But…