Political dog whistles are chosen for their seeming harmlessness, but their hidden messages point to hateful ideologies that threaten their targeted group
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Transsexual vs. Transgender Explained
Transsexual vs. transgender? Both terms have been used to refer to individuals within the trans community but they don’t carry the same connotations.
How Adding a Salary Range to Job Descriptions Could Help in the Fight for Equal Pay
Some states are now requiring companies to post a salary range in job descriptions. Here’s how that small change could help workers.
15 Free Black Lives Matter Posters & Wallpaper Art
Here are 15 sources for free Black Lives Matter posters and wallpaper art you can use to spread the message that Black Lives Matter and support the movement.
A Throwback to When I Used to Hate Pink Because of Internalized Misogyny
The color was beautiful until internalized misogyny made so many of us hate pink because it was “weak-willed, subservient, and stupid.”
Fact-Checking 9 Conservative Black Lives Matter Counterarguments
BLM is criticized by conservatives as a terrorist, Marxist, America-hating movement. Here are 9 conservative Black Lives Matter counterarguments and why they’re wrong.
What Does TERF Mean and How Can You Tell if Someone Is a TERF?
TERF stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. Here’s what that means.
Queer Books to Read Before the Next Year’s Pride
From queer love stories in ancient Greece to eye-opening insights into the Stonewall riots, these queer books can keep you entertained until next year’s Pride.
8 Poor People Things That Are Cool Only if You’re Rich
When poor people get handouts, they’re bums. When elites do, it’s “stimulating the economy.” Why? Because poor people things are only cool if you’re rich.
Why the Climate Crisis Is Harder on Women
It’s time we acknowledge and address the disproportionate harm the climate crisis is doing to women.
Why the L Goes First in LGBT
Figuring out why the L goes first in LGBT gives us an interesting clue into a painful period of LGBT+ history.
7 Queer-Coded Monsters That Still Have a Clawed-Grip on Our Hearts
During the painful decades of McCarthy-era persecution, queer-coded monsters were a campy yet quiet reminder that LGBT+ moviegoers weren’t alone.
Bi Erasure, Biphobia, and Transphobia Live on in “Progressive” Spaces and It’s Coming for Aro Aces
When you’re too queer for the straights and too straight for the queers. Bi erasure and similar forms of exclusion are hurting most letters in the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
We Need to Talk About Jesse Walsh: A Look Into Horror’s First Male Scream Queen
Jesse Walsh broke barriers (and careers) as one of horror’s first almost-openly gay protagonists.
What Is Straightwashing? A Brief History of Queer Erasure and 13 Would’ve-Been Queers
TV and movies have long downplayed or erased queerness in the stories they tell. Here’s an incomplete list of characters who’ve fallen victim to this straightwashing.
5 Ancient Civilizations Where It Was Okay to Be Gay
Conservatives pretend homophobia and enforced heteronormativity are deeply rooted human traditions. These ancient civilizations where it was okay to be gay prove otherwise.