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Censorship Through Centuries: On the Long Fight for Queer Liberation

Censorship Through Centuries: On the Long Fight for Queer Liberation

Rebecca L. Davis Examines Battles Over Drag Story Hours and Book Bans Through the Lens of LGBTQ History

By Rebecca L. Davis | September 9, 2024

What We Can Learn From the Boy Scouts of America’s Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality

What We Can Learn From the Boy Scouts of America’s Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality

Mike De Socio on the Legal and Cultural Battle for Queer Rights and Recognition Within an All-American Institution

By Mike De Socio | June 28, 2024

How Walmart’s Business Model Encourages Gender Discrimination

How Walmart’s Business Model Encourages Gender Discrimination

Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, and Nancy Levit Explore the Impact of Extreme Cost-Cutting on Labor Rights

By Naomi Cahn, June Carbone and Nancy Levit | May 23, 2024

Hungarian authorities have fined the distributor of a children’s book featuring same-sex parents.

Hungarian authorities have fined the distributor of a children’s book featuring same-sex parents.

By Walker Caplan | July 7, 2021

The Hungarian government has ordered a publisher to put a disclaimer on inclusive children's books.

The Hungarian government has ordered a publisher to put a disclaimer on inclusive children's books.

By Dan Sheehan | January 20, 2021

How the Black Press Battled Military Discrimination and Won

How the Black Press Battled Military Discrimination and Won

Op-Eds, Dedicated Journalism, and a Successful Campaign

By Dan C. Goldberg | May 22, 2020

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"An act of cruelty and economic stupidity"

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Katy Simpson Smith on House Bill 1523

Katy Simpson Smith on House Bill 1523

“Maybe you should write a statement"

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Andrew Malan Milward on House Bill 1523

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“Religious Freedom has nothing to do with religion or freedom"

By Catherine Lacey | April 13, 2016

Five Mississippi Writers on Why They Oppose Their State's New Anti-LGBTQ

Five Mississippi Writers on Why They Oppose Their State's New Anti-LGBTQ "Religious Freedom" Law

Kiese Laymon, Katy Simpson Smith, Margaret Eby, Catherine Lacey, and Andrew Malan Milward

By Literary Hub | April 13, 2016