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A photo of Liliana Bakhtiari's campaign website

She Is Running Charlotte Clymer Nov 1, 2017

Will Atlanta Elect a Queer Muslim Woman to Their City Council?

Charlotte Clymer Nov 1, 2017

If 29-year-old community organizer Liliana Bakhtiari wins Atlanta’s District 5 city council seat, she will become the first queer Muslim woman elected to office in United States history.

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equal rights Lisa Needham Oct 10, 2017

Religious Liberty Isn’t Liberty At All

Lisa Needham Oct 10, 2017

Jeff Sessions' “religious freedom” memo is the latest from an administration bent on destroying protections for women and LGBTQ people. And worse, it’s actually legal.

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civil rights Andrea Grimes Sep 12, 2017

Can Journalists Really Be Apolitical?

Andrea Grimes Sep 12, 2017

Credible journalism warrants that reporters present “both sides.” But is it reasonable to demand the artifice of reporters not having an opinion in these highly politicized times?

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Discrimination Lisa Needham Jul 27, 2017

The Trump Assault on Trans Rights Is the Canary in the Coalmine

Lisa Needham Jul 27, 2017

In a bigoted campaign launched with tweets, this administration has confirmed our worst fears about its anti-LGBTQ plans. How far can this go?

Carol Kera Bolonik Jul 7, 2017

I Just Can’t Quit You, ‘Desert Hearts’

Kera Bolonik Jul 7, 2017

The writer’s life was transformed 30 years ago when she first watched this lesbian love story, and rereleased this month. Does this tale of our queer past give us a glimpse of our queer future?

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Beyonce Tiffanie Drayton Jul 6, 2017

Has Jay Z Had a Feminist Awakening?

Tiffanie Drayton Jul 6, 2017

There is much to praise about Beyoncé’s husband’s new album, which documents the rapper’s reckoning with toxic masculinity. But is he due all the credit for his evolution?

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Discrimination Lisa Needham Jun 28, 2017

It Isn’t About the Damn Cake

Lisa Needham Jun 28, 2017

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the baker who claimed “religious reasons” for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, we're all in trouble.

A photo of graffiti that says "Seeds Of" and there are many hearts, and the word "hate" is crossed out.

community Darlena Cunha Jun 27, 2017

Where There’s a Wall, There’s a War of Words

Darlena Cunha Jun 27, 2017

What happens when a mural celebrating diversity is quickly defaced with hate messages? Is it just a fight among graffitists? Or is it a comments page writ large, reflecting a nation divided?

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Feminism Stacey Patton Jun 26, 2017

Is Outrage Addiction Derailing Our Most Important Conversations?

Stacey Patton Jun 26, 2017

Social media could be the ideal space to discuss our collective rage against an increasingly terrifying world. So why have we turned it into a boxing ring where we’re fighting each other?