racism
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Election redux
It’s undeniable that many of the developments from this Tuesday’s election were disappointing to Democrats and progressive folk around the country. But I must admit that I had to pause this time before announcing another (mostly empty) threat to leave the country entirely, now that I – once again – live in one dark blue…
al franken, bill brady, brian brown, carl paladino, christine o’donnell, don’t ask don’t tell, emily haines, enda, homophobia, islamophobia, jim demint, joe miller, ken buck, metric, michele bachmann, midterm elections, muslim-americans, national organization for marriage, net neutrality, patrick murphy, racism, republicans, russ feingold, sharia law, sharron angle, university of wisconsin -
On remembrance
Last Thursday, November 20, marked the tenth anniversary of the recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day was originally conceived following the violent murder of Rita Hester in Boston. The negative media coverage and police treatment of the Hester case — which remains unsolved to this day — prompted the outcry from the…
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