Gay Rights Archives - Pacific Standard

Home Gay Rights

Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema participates in the pregame coin toss before the game between the Utah Utes and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 3rd, 2018, in Tempe, Arizona.

Education

A Legislative Battle Looms Over Arizona’s Repressive LGBT Education Laws

It is one of seven states with laws that prohibit the promotion of homosexuality and that expressly forbid teachers of health and sexuality education from discussing LGBT issues in a positive light—if at all.

Riker Pasterkiewicz & Sabia Prescott

A member of the LGBT community celebrates the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in Mumbai, India, on September 6th, 2018. In a landmark victory, the ruling overturned the ban, which had been at the center of years of legal battles for gay rights advocates.

Viewfinder: Celebrating India’s Landmark LGBT Victory

A member of the LGBT community celebrates the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in Mumbai, India, on September 6th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Reclamando Nuestro Linaje: Resistencia Organizada, Queer, no Conforme Con el Género y Transgénero a la Violencia Policial

Este artículo trata sobre el papel que desempeñan las personas queer de color en la resistencia a la vigilancia policial opresiva.

Che Gossett, Reina Gossett & A.J. Lewis

Protestors at the #ResistMarch during the 47th annual L.A. Pride Festival in Hollywood, California, on June 11th, 2017.

Social Justice

Has LGBT Acceptance Come as Far as We Claim?

Depending on where you're born, things might not have gotten that much better.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Social Justice

Latent Homophobia Looms Over Blood Donation Waiting Periods

Despite some advances in how the FDA treats donations of blood from gay men, there's a long way to go to equality.

Riker Pasterkiewicz

Social Justice

There Aren’t as Many Gay People as You Think

New research finds overestimation of the homosexual population is linked with lower support for gay rights.

A man raises a fist while marching along the parade route during the San Francisco Pride parade in San Francisco, California, on Sunday, June 25th, 2017.

Social Justice

The Double-Edged Sword of Queer Visibility

Recent studies suggest an uptick in violence against LGBTQ Americans.

Brandon Tensley

News in Brief

How Should We Frame the LGBT Movement?

As far as political issues go, is the gay rights movement more like the Civil Rights movement of…

Pacific Standard Staff

obama kenya president

News in Brief

To Be Gay and African Should Not Be a Crime

Time for African leaders to heed President Obama’s urgent call on gay rights.

George Reginald Freeman