Gender & LGBTQIA+

556 posts

From Chile to Chicago, protest song offers catharsis to sexual violence survivors worldwide

Around this time of year, an enormous Christmas tree in Chicago’s Millennium Park overlooks an ice skating rink. As people skate, holiday songs play in the background while tourists snap photos by the famous “ Bean” sculpture. On Saturday, a different kind of song was heard across the park—a

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6 Min
By: Alexandra Arriaga

I was sexually abused by a white doctor on my reservation, and I’m not alone

by Angelina Newsom In the United States, there’s a popular misconception that Native Americans receive healthcare from the federal government at no cost. Although Indian Health Services doesn’t exact a monetary charge on patients, for me and so many other children residing on Indian reservations, trips to the

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4 Min
By: Angelina Newsom

This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for these remarkable women of color

As She the People pushes forward with building an active political movement centering women of color, it’s important to remember the power our movement inherits from the women who came before us. There would be no She the People without the courage, defiance, and leadership of women of color

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2 Min
By: Aimee Allison

How organizers are working to protect marginalized female food vendors

Recently in New York City, two women selling churros were arrested and faced fines for vending in a transit station. The videos of their violent arrests went viral, shining a light on the ways that poverty, city bureaucracy, and law enforcement combine to make public spaces unsafe for Black and

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5 Min
By: Jamara Wakefield

‘She the People’ strategy centers women of color in 2020 electoral plan

While She the People founder Aimee Allison waited for candidates to step on stage in Atlanta for the fifth debate in the Democratic presidential primary, she welcomed listeners on a strategy call to discuss mobilizing women of color to lead Democrats to victory in 2020. The featured guest on the

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Arriaga

LGBTQ candidates sweep the polls with 80 wins

Tuesday’s election was a night of dramatic upsets, with Democrats winning the Kentucky Governor’s race and claiming control of the Virginia legislature. It also marked a wave of openly queer candidates winning public office. The LGBTQ Victory Fund, an organization that provides fundraising support for queer candidates at

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2 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez

Black mothers deserve to be freed from outrageous stereotypes

Last weekend, I popped, locked, and dropped it on top of a table in a tight black bodysuit. I had only known the people I was dancing with – mostly queer folks of color – for less than two days. But we mirrored each other’s moves like longtime friends. I found

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5 Min
By: Rochaun Meadows Fernandez

West Virginia’s ‘hidden communities’ and the complicated history of the fight for LGBTQ rights

Few comments demonstrate such concentrated bigotry as the ones that came out of the West Virginia legislature in 2019. It began in February, when Republican Delegate Eric Porterfield of Mercer County made remarks comparing “the LGBT” to the Ku Klux Klan, adding that he would see if his children could

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5 Min
By: Rosemary Ketchum

Four months ago, women of color set the stage for tonight’s debate

Tonight, 10 candidates will participate in the third national presidential primary debate taking place at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Back in April, this debate stage was set by She the People’s presidential forum, a historic first presidential forum that centered women of color. That event and the

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4 Min
By: Aimee Allison

There is a hidden epidemic of violence against transmasculine people

“There are no domestic abuse resources for trans men. Even though we experience at least as much violence and trauma as cisgender women, it’s harder for us to escape bad situations. There are no shelters and no support groups that will take us.” That’s one reason, Jack says,

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6 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez

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

Why America needs the leadership of black women

The media has given us a frustratingly sexist and racist narrative that the only formidable Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election is a white man. We have been bombarded with headlines and sound bites that reinforce the idea that only a white man can beat Donald Trump in 2020.

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8 Min
By: LaTosha Brown

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