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God Is Love: Why Finding Common Ground Is Paramount to LGBTQ Folks Feeling Welcomed In Religious Spaces
“God loves me radically. And any member of faith, any leader of faith should also love me radically.” — Alphonso David, President of the Human Rights Campaign Growing up, Alphonso David spent a lot of time at the Lord’s house. Whether he was attending his mother’s three and a half hour long Baptist services or…
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We Dream a World: Black & Queer in Milwaukee
On any given day, my partner, Lynnae* and I will be driving, engaged in our usual griping at the utterly reckless ways some Milwaukee drivers shit on safety laws while behind the wheel. It’s become a game of sorts; I’m usually the one who points out the utter disregard for red lights and how cars…
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'Safe Space for White Students' Backfires at University of Maryland
A counseling group for white students who feel nervous around people who dance on the beat and prefer seasoning was forced to rebrand itself after students at the University of Maryland objected to a flyer for a campus support group dedicated to discussing race. …But only for white people. “Do you want to improve your…
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This Is How Black Joy and Resistance Triumphed Over White Supremacy at D.C.'s Unite The Right Rally
White supremacists behind the original Unite the Right rally that terrorized Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 with violent protests, decided to have another riveting event. This time, in our nation’s capital. But the group was dwarfed by counter-protestors. This is their story. “The Black Lives Matter movement is such a place of hope and faith. To…
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Safety Pins Identify Allies Standing in Solidarity With Marginalized Groups
People who want to show that they stand in solidarity with the marginalized groups of people who now live in fear of an uncertain future for them and their loved ones in the wake of Tuesday’s election have a special and simple way of doing so. In the days since Donald Trump was declared the…