LGBTQ
Catholic panel wrestles with gap between Biden, bishops on sexuality issues
February 2, 2021On poverty, climate change, racism, and the death penalty they are on the same page. Not so on issues of sexuality.
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Homage to Michael: My (East) German friend of half a century
January 15, 2021The World Federation of Democratic Youth, a pro-Communist network of student and young people’s organizations based in Prague, published World Student News, a magazine gently trying to promote peaceful coexistence and socialist politics. The magazine carried...
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LGBTQ, homelessness, family, prison at 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
October 26, 2020In what is likely my final report from this year’s Festival, here are more capsule reviews of short films from Hawaii being screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, which is taking place through...
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Privatization agenda for Trump isn’t just about capitalism; it’s about assaulting civil rights
October 5, 2020If we Americans want to protect ourselves, we need to recognize privatization as the backdoor route for eroding our most basic civil liberties.
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Oakland demonstrators say, ‘Black Trans Lives Matter!’
July 6, 2020“We’re in a time of change,” David J, one of the organizers, told us. “If we’re struggling for humanity, then we must fight to include everyone, including members of the Black trans community.”
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