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Mar 1, 2022

Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.

LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves...
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves...
Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.
Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.
Feb 25, 2022

It’s Time to End the Attacks on Abortion Care in Wyoming

Reproductive Freedom

This year, there’s not just one, but two anti-abortion bills up for debate in the Wyoming Legislature.

By Janna Farley

This year, there’s not just one, but two anti-abortion bills up for debate in the Wyoming Legislature.

By Janna Farley
It’s Time to End the Attacks on Abortion Care in Wyoming
It’s Time to End the Attacks on Abortion Care in Wyoming
Feb 24, 2022

Fairness in Women’s Sports Won’t be Achieved with Senate File 51

LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights

The only thing that Senate File 51 protects is the ability for people to discriminate against transgender people.

By Libby Skarin

The only thing that Senate File 51 protects is the ability for people to discriminate against transgender people.

By Libby Skarin
Trans athletes belong in Wyoming
Trans athletes belong in Wyoming
Feb 23, 2022

The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape

Racial Justice

For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.

For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.

A colorful collage of images related to voting rights activism.
A colorful collage of images related to voting rights activism.
Feb 17, 2022

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being...
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being...
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
Feb 10, 2022

The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Indigenous Justice
Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?
Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.