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TRANSGENDWars Are Undermining American Health Care

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● May 1, 2023

The attacks on transgender people and the lies that accompany them have stirred up a pattern of hate crimes and even murder.

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During these 16 Days of Activism, Don't Leave the LGBTIQ Community Behind

By Luiza Veado & Daina Ruduša ● Commentary ● November 22, 2021

Although this time period is typically viewed as a fight for women and girls, it also needs to be inclusive of LGBTIQ people. Especially now!

In Honor of Pride Month, our Executive Director Comes Out...Again

By Lori Sokol, Ph.D., Executive Director, Women's eNews ● LGBTIQ ● June 1, 2021

Because there is nothing as powerful a true life story, our Executive Director recalls ‘coming out' to her college professor, 33 years later...

The Concept of “Safe Spaces” under COVID-19

By Jessica Stern ● LGBTIQ ● May 10, 2020

COVID-19 containment measures have taken away the ability of even momentary escape, quite literally pushing LGBTIQ people back into the closet.

Marriage Story: What Heterosexual Relationships Can Learn from Queer Divorce

By Lauryn Bianco ● Commentary ● February 6, 2020

As the child of heterosexual divorce and as a queer stepmother now, I was warned not to watch Marriage Story.

Celebration and Protest at this Year's World Pride.

By Jessica Stern ● Commentary ● June 27, 2019

Whether pride takes the shape of celebration or protest or - as it will for me - both, it is undoubtedly the time of year when our movement is seen the most, and our hearts beat the loudest.

Transphobia and the Anti-Gender Movement

By Jessica Stern ● LGBTIQ ● May 16, 2019

Fundamental to the fight for gender equality has been the rejection of the definition of gender as the sum of our body parts.