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This author learned that he was one of many queer kids who gravitated toward Scouting, only to later discover his identity rendered him an outcast—or worse, a scapegoat.

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Strong family bonds help transgender people embrace joy even amid legislative attacks and reductive media portrayals.

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As early adopters—and innovators—of the internet, transgender people carved out enduring, invaluable safe spaces to find community, support, and themselves online.

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The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that.

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There’s power in a viral clapback. But what of the already-marginalized people whose identities again become a public punchline?

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Nicole Young argues that Black people’s conscription into America’s endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe.

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“We all have a story to share, and I believe knowing someone’s story creates connection.”

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Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety, for LGBTQ people—and everyone.

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Hip hop artists have protested police violence in their music for decades, just like Southern blues and jazz artists did in the late 1800s.

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To reach its full potential, the immigrants’ rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.

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Some educators are using their institutional positions to help create safe spaces for student activism and challenge policies that restrict free speech.

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A tribal college internship aims to train the next generation of stewards for a recovering prairie ecosystem—its land, animals, and people.

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A paradigm shift for our economy begins when we name and see the anti-democratic bias that lies at the heart of our capital-centric system.

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This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, let’s celebrate anti-war organizers.