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Dec 10, 2024
We Need to Know More About State Supreme Court Cases
State Supreme Courts interpret laws that impact some of the most intimate parts of our lives. Communities have a right to know what’s on the docket.
State Supreme Courts interpret laws that impact some of the most intimate parts of our lives. Communities have a right to know what’s on the docket.
Dec 4, 2024
Wyoming’s Immigrant Community Needs to be Armed with Information
Immigrants' Rights
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Our communities shouldn’t live in fear because of what they don’t know.
By Antonio Serrano
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Our communities shouldn’t live in fear because of what they don’t know.
By Antonio Serrano
Dec 3, 2024
SCOTUS Trans Rights Case is About Human Right to Autonomy
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Navin Kariyawasam, a trans physician, explains why trans adolescents must have the autonomy and power to make decisions about their bodies without political interference and with the support of family and...
Navin Kariyawasam, a trans physician, explains why trans adolescents must have the autonomy and power to make decisions about their bodies without political interference and with the support of family and...
Nov 26, 2024
Decolonize Thanksgiving by Cultivating Authentic and Respectful Holiday Traditions
Indigenous Justice
For many of us, continuing to participate in Thanksgiving with integrity means breaking with traditions that rely on fictionalized accounts of history.
For many of us, continuing to participate in Thanksgiving with integrity means breaking with traditions that rely on fictionalized accounts of history.
Nov 20, 2024
How Biden Can Act Now to Limit Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda
Immigrants' Rights
In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can combat President-elect Trump’s plans to execute the largest mass deportation plan...
In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can combat President-elect Trump’s plans to execute the largest mass deportation plan...
Nov 20, 2024
On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief is My Power
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.