Social Justice Taking Freedom Taking Freedom: Reclaiming Our Lineage: Organized Queer, Gender-Non-Conforming, and Transgender Resistance to Police Violence On the role that queer people of color play in resisting oppressive policing. Che Gossett, Reina Gossett & A.J. Lewis
Social Justice Why Xena’s Lesbian Love Matters Xena: Warrior Princess was a flawed, but crucial role model for many lesbian fans in the 1990s. Francie Diep
Social Justice It Gets Better, Except… All of that bullying is leaving a lasting impression. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice The Geography of Queer Folks Where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer folks live and move has long been of interest to some researchers. Francie Diep
Social Justice Why Lesbians and Gay Men Don’t Live in the Same Areas Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them? Lisa Wade
News in Brief Don’t Believe the FBI’s Most Recent Hate Crime Statistics Crimes targeting black and transgender Americans persist, but they are under-reported and under-recorded. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice Express Yourself: The Role Celebrity Can Play in Encouraging Social Acceptance For this Gay Pride Month, let’s thank Madonna for scandalizing the nation by embracing (sometimes literally) the LGBT community. Sharon Marcus
Social Justice Are We Getting Any Better at Caring for Children With Atypical Sex? Specialists have moved away from sex-changing baby males with small penises and recommending vaginoplasties in very young children as they become less phobic about sex atypical (but healthy) organs. Alice Dreger