LGBTQ
Jasmine ‘Star’ Parker, latest victim in epidemic of violence against Black trans people
February 1, 2023The 36-year-old was found murdered in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7.
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Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime
January 25, 2023Declaration comes ahead of his trip to Afirca where the laws of some countries make it a crime and the Catholic bishops support those laws.
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Drag against fascism: D.C. LGBTQ+ community raises funds for Club Q workers
December 2, 2022Fundraiser is third installment of Revolution!, a political education series hosted by Claudia Jones School and As You Are club.
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Despite the ban, queers made important contributions to U.S. Communist movement
December 1, 2022Bettina Aptheker knows whereof she speaks. The daughter of Party leader Herbert Aptheker, and a 17-year member of the Party herself, she adopts the “new journalism” approach to history.
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Historic same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
November 30, 2022The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue.
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