Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Killed in Springfield
by: Tony Merevick Note: This piece was originally featured on Chicago Phoenix and was republished with permission. You can find there original here. A bill that would amend the Illinois Religious […]
Category Archives: Politics
Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Includes LGBT Domestic Violence Survivors
by: Jamie Anne Royce The latest version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill would extend protections and programs to same-sex couples, indigenous tribes and undocumented immigrants. The bill—enacted in 1994 […]
Sisterhood is Powerful: Keeping Stone Park Off the Pole
by: Lisa Buscani The candle-lit processional meanders slowly down the Stone Park IL street, its homemade banners and signs flapping raggedly in the wind. The banners express the groups’ outrage […]
Invisible Children and “Kill the Gays” Pastor Martin Ssempa
by: The Qu Kony 2012 appears to have more skeletons in their closet than hiding finances. It seems that there may be a connection between Invisible Children, the organization responsible […]
Marcia’s Law: Let’s Finally Get a Separation of Church and State
by: Marcia Prichason Note: This is reposted with permission from The Qu, you can find the original here. “No one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers […]
Let’s Not Agree to Disagree: Back Your Argument Up When You Talk About Stripping My Rights
by: Johnny Gall I have a bit of a problem. I am entirely incapable of getting myself out of bad, heated political discussions. It’s a feeling akin to this xkcd […]
God, Guns and Gays: The Problem with Wedge Issues
by: Jimmy Garfield Wedge issues. Frankly, this should only be used when talking about the quality of cheese. But alas, what it refers to is something far more insidious than […]
A Large Separation By A Small Fence
by: ellie june navidson i was walking down the street and passed this inordinately tiny fence. It was this puny piece of plastic, poked into the dirt. There was only […]
Chicago Police May Create Transgender Detainees Policy
by: Jamie Anne Royce Note: This post was originally featured on Stuff Queer People Need to Know and was reposted with permission. You can read the original here. Alderman Joe […]
Barry and Evie: Obama On Trans Issues
by: Rebecca Kling The last few weeks have seen a rush of stories about Obama’s childhood nanny, a transgender woman named Evie. Evie was Obama’s nanny for two years, although she […]
