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    Will an Ambulance Dump You on the Side of the Road?

    Will an Ambulance Dump You on the Side of the Road?

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Imagine you’re a transgender person who after years of waiting finally has been able to have life-affirming gender confirmation surgery. But some unlikely and…

    Presidential Candidates Debate a Crucial Issue to the LGBTIQ Community

    Presidential Candidates Debate a Crucial Issue to the LGBTIQ Community

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Hours into the October Democratic Presidential Debate, four of the twelve candidates (Biden, Buttigieg, Castro, and Warren) were asked whether they would favor adding…

    Supreme Court Faces the Reality of Anti-LGBT Discrimination

    Supreme Court Faces the Reality of Anti-LGBT Discrimination

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court faced the reality of the vast diversity of human experience when it comes to gender, sexual orientation, and…

    Our Civil Rights Go Before the Supreme Court on October 8

    Our Civil Rights Go Before the Supreme Court on October 8

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– On Tuesday, October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in pivotal cases addressing whether discrimination against LGBT people constitutes unlawful sex…

    Forgetting History at Our Peril: The Foundation George W. Bush Laid for Donald Trump

    Forgetting History at Our Peril: The Foundation George W. Bush Laid for Donald Trump

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– A few days ago, a friend who is very active in the LGBTIQ rights movement quipped that things were so bad with Trump he…

    Is Anger Useless?

    Is Anger Useless?

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Anger is one of the most powerful and compelling emotions that humans experience. It can engulf a person completely and become blind rage, derailing…

    The Kansas City Blues and Women’s Reproductive Freedom

    The Kansas City Blues and Women’s Reproductive Freedom

    By John Lewis– When I was rummaging through old boxes from my childhood home recently, I came upon a decades-old newspaper that piqued my interest, not only because of its…

    Marriage Equality Breakthroughs from Ecuador to Northern Ireland

    Marriage Equality Breakthroughs from Ecuador to Northern Ireland

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Last week, Michelle Avilés and Alexandra Chávez tied the knot in the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, becoming the first same-sex couple to marry…

    Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred

    Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As many readers may know, queer demonstrators protesting among other things police presence and corporate participation in this year’s San Francisco Pride Parade delayed…

    Celebrating Saying No to the Normal: Stonewall 50

    Celebrating Saying No to the Normal: Stonewall 50

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– In the NPR podcast White Lies exploring the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s, African American activists recount the importance to…