Orion Rodriguez

Orion Rodriguez

Orion Rodriguez (he/they) is a nonbinary writer, artist, and activist. His writing has been published in Salon, Lightspeed Magazine, Inhabitat, and elsewhere. He is currently working on "The Life and

17 posts
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Gender & LGBTQIA+

When you’re not legally male or female, showing ID can be a nightmare

A year ago, I started the process of legally changing my name and gender. It was a leap I never thought I was going take, for one simple reason: For most of my life, I’d had no reason to believe the government would legally recognize my gender. I’m

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5 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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minnesota

Huge crowds of supporters welcome Rep. Ilhan Omar home to Minnesota

It’s been a long week for Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar—first, she was told by the president to “go back” to her home country of Somalia rather than criticize his policies, and then she faced chants of “send her back” from the crowd at one of Trump’s rallies.

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3 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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Race

Twitter lights up with massive support for Congress’ women of color squad

This week, Donald Trump’s tweets made the news again—this time, for attacking what’s become known as “The Squad” of progressive women of color in Congress. His remarks were aimed at Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib. Despite the fact that all of these

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5 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez
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News

Join Prism at Netroots Nation This Week!

Are you in Philadelphia this week for Netroots Nation 2019? We’ll be there, too! We’d love to get the chance to meet you and tell you a little more about our mission, and give you the chance to get to know a little bit more about our inaugural

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By: Orion Rodriguez
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Formerly incarcerated citizens across Louisiana are celebrating their right to vote

This week, the Black Voters Matter Fund is taking to Louisiana streets with a bus and a cause—registering as many new voters as possible. Thousands of formerly incarcerated people are eligible to register following a new bill signed into state law in 2018, and the organization wants to spread

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5 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez

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