Tag: lgbtq

Pride: A History of Resistance

The history of LGBTQ+ rights is a history of radical resistance — but there hasn’t always been a need for LGBTQ+ people to fight back. For much of human history, there was no such thing as “being gay,” at least not in the way it is understood now. Across cultures and centuries, people lived, loved, […]

Defense of Trans Rights is Part of Larger Struggle

In recent years, attacks on LGBTQ people and specifically the transgender community have spread and intensified around the world. Here in the United States, right-wing religious organizations stoke hysteria over alleged men participating in women’s sports, over a few trans athletes possibly gaining unfair advantages over women, and over supposed indoctrination and mutilation of unsuspecting […]

Beyond Rainbows: Pride’s Radical Roots

The history of LGBTQ+ rights is as diverse as the community itself. Like other marginalized groups, the LGBTQ+ community’s journey towards liberation has been marked by struggle. With the rise in anti-trans and homophobic laws, opposition groups, and increased violence, it’s crucial to remember queer history and how any progress has been achieved. Let this […]

No Rights Without Trans Rights

The recent International Transgender Day of Visibility served as a celebration for all marginalized gender identities, and a reminder of the distance still to go until we have equality for all. The Right continues to use state legislation to scapegoat trans people and the whole LGBTQ+ community. There are constant and growing attacks on our […]

SON General Newsletter: March 4, 2024

Download as .pdf leaflet International Women’s Day: Give Us Bread, but Give Us Roses, Too! March 8th is International Women’s Day. This is a day to commemorate the working women who have struggled and fought to better their conditions. Today in the United States, the attacks on abortion and reproductive rights continue. The Alabama Supreme […]

The Supreme Court Slashes the Basic Rights of the Population

The Supreme Court last year blocked the right to have an abortion and now continues to slash away the basic rights of the population, targeting everyone, especially the rights of women, LGBTQ people, people of color, workers, students and more. Defending the Right to Discriminate Recently the court ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow […]

30 Years After LGBTQ March on Washington: We Are Still Fighting for Freedom

The March On April 25, 1993, more than a million people participated in a March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Despite being left out of the official title, protestors attended who were also concerned about transgender and other queer rights. Other marches had occurred during the decade before, with […]

A Horrific Mass Shooting in an LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado Springs

On Saturday night, a gunman walked into the Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, and opened fire with a semi-automatic long rifle, shooting at least seventeen and killing five people. The shooting started as patrons were drinking and dancing after a drag queen show earlier that night. The gunman was stopped and wrestled […]

Pride Month – A Time to Celebrate AND Fight Back!

June is Pride Month, dedicated to the struggles of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer people. It is a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ people, and recognize their many important contributions throughout history.   However, Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law what some are calling the Don’t Say Gay bill. The vague language of […]

Health Care for Trans Youth is Not Abuse

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas allowed the state to resume child abuse investigations into parents of transgender youth, something previously blocked by a lower court. Now, parents who provide their transgender or non-binary children access to gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, can be investigated by the Department of Family and […]