Joe Biden says he would restore LGBTQ rights lost under President Trump, but a truly transformative queer and trans political agenda isn’t merely about building protections onto an existing political structure.
The question of whether to show up to protests because of the potential risk is not a consideration that anyone should have to make—there is no reason that peaceful protesters should ever be attacked with chemicals.
It is not enough to say that we advocate for “culturally responsive” sex ed. We have to show that our sex education is as honest about racism as it is on any other topic.
Our country is still complacent toward and condoning of hatred; it could use more of the kind of swift kick in the ass championed by LGBTQ activist Larry Kramer.
Sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice should be at the center of our understandings of our bodies—and discerning how they have been and continue to be oppressed and politicized.
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