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Nov 22, 2022

The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
The shooting is a logical extension of politicians’ efforts to deny transgender people our safety, community, and families.
The shooting is a logical extension of politicians’ efforts to deny transgender people our safety, community, and families.
A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.
A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.
Nov 21, 2022

“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families is at Risk

Indigenous Justice
Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.
Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.
A woman holding a child.
A woman holding a child.
Nov 16, 2022

The Election's Over: Now What? 

Free Speech

The 2023 Legislative Session is right around the corner and with a slate of new and returning lawmakers, it's important to remain connected.   

The 2023 Legislative Session is right around the corner and with a slate of new and returning lawmakers, it's important to remain connected.   

Wyoming-capital-building
Wyoming-capital-building
Nov 15, 2022

Three Key Criminal Legal Reform Takeaways from the 2022 Midterms

Voting Rights
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.
Nov 11, 2022

Our Veterans Need Support, Not Incarceration

Smart Justice
Investing in community-based treatment instead of locking people up for the psychological wounds of war would honor veterans.
Investing in community-based treatment instead of locking people up for the psychological wounds of war would honor veterans.
Shawn Jensen (third row from bottom, ninth from left) pictured with the First Recon team in early 1968.
Shawn Jensen (third row from bottom, ninth from left) pictured with the First Recon team in early 1968.
Nov 10, 2022

At Liberty Podcast: Abortion Rights Won the Midterms Nationwide, Now What?

Reproductive Freedom

So far, we are cautiously optimistic and hopeful about the positive progress for civil rights and civil liberties.

So far, we are cautiously optimistic and hopeful about the positive progress for civil rights and civil liberties.

Protest sign that reads, “Keep abortion legal.”
Protest sign that reads, “Keep abortion legal.”