“Leaving the language as it is could result in devastating consequences for transgender and queer lives.” Historically, LGBTQ+ Americans have not been given the same opportunities in the workforce as their cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. Currently, no federal law exists that protects queer Americans from discrimination in the workplace on the basis of gender identity…
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Everything I’d Tell Her in 10 Minutes
I would give the world for 10 minutes with her. Nanny Janice and I had known each other for 11 months before her passing in February 2003. Though we have plenty of photos, the pain felt by myself and my family from her loss will remain unchanged. Growing older, I learned more and more about…
Villainous Drag Queens
“The end of villainy on RuPaul’s Drag Race can only come when the social justice issues that the queens want to fight for are publicly acknowledged and represented on the platform.” “Whatever you want to be, you be.” These immortal words from the 1990 documentary, Paris Is Burning, perfectly describe the meaning of drag culture….