From minor league baseball, to allies, to the word ‘uprising:’ unsung heroes of Pride
Heroes of Pride season include not only public libraries and minor league baseball, but also transgender people, People of Color, lesbians and more.
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Category: Columns
“We belong:” the Leather community’s pivotal role in Pride
Every Queer person has seen these statements on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. • “That...
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Strong, sexy, busting stereotypes: “From My Lips to Yours” explores kink and leather
The lightbulb moment. We’ve all had them, and mine was when a man walked up to me 21 years...
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High school writers connect across chasms with Page Poetry Contest
IOWA CITY — With the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the trial of the officer who killed...
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Trans kids (and everyone): don’t listen to Caitlyn Jenner, misinformed fallen hero
That collective groan you heard recently? It was the transgender community nationwide learning...
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Lies, melodrama, and the hunger to control guns and drugs: roots of police brutality
Days after Derek Chauvin’s trial resulted in full convictions last week for George...
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A future to avoid on display with Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest
NEW YORK CITY — How do you persuade naysayers that climate change is real, that the earth is...
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Stealth agents, special agents: A lighter look at how COVID vaccines work
“As an ICU nurse, I’ve watched far too many die from COVID in the past year. I’m also...
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Virtual ‘dog eat dog’ world of vaccine access calls for new tone, greater sensitivities
We are now deep in the throes of pervasive vaccine inequity. No clearer illustration exists than a...
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Gun control has racist roots, gun ownership now a need for activists
The January 6, 2021 insurrection at our nation’s Capitol showcases the increasing boldness...
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