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        The Women Who Resisted and Persisted (Video)
    A roundup of the the women who resisted and persisted this week includes Elizabeth Warren, Melissa McCarthy, and MUNA.
 Allison Tate
          
          Feb 10, 2017
          
        
Allison Tate
Allison Tate is the Director of Editorial Video at Pride Media, and creates videos for The Advocate, OUT and PRIDE. She is a filmmaker, swing dancer, and enthusiastic Carol fan who works to amplify marginalized voices in media. 
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The Women Who Resisted and Persisted (Video)

A roundup of the the women who resisted and persisted this week includes Elizabeth Warren, Melissa McCarthy, and MUNA.

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The Women Who Resisted and Persisted (Video)

A roundup of the the women who resisted and persisted this week includes Elizabeth Warren, Melissa McCarthy, and MUNA.

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Appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Brown is confronting the Trump administration’s attacks on trans people and dismantling long-standing LGBTQ+ inequities.

Opinion: In an increasingly hostile world, New York City subway nights become a space where trans women of color keep each other in view and safe.

According to the U.S. Census, a record number of LGBTQ+ couples are living their best lives and society hasn't come to an end despite Republican warnings.

From launching investigations of school athletics to legal demands on health care providers, the Republican lawyer put enormous energy into attacking transgender children.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Social media is on fire as people are calling out the former Attorney General's failed alignment with the president.

The anti-LGBTQ+ politician is asking for "privacy," but the internet isn't giving it to her!

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

Justin Kralemann alleges St. Louis-based Food Outreach fired him over social media posts about immigration and Pride flags.

After the former DHS secretary’s husband, Bryon Noem, was accused of having a secret cross-dressing fetish, she no longer wants to be the center of attention, writes Josh Ackley.

Republican lawmakers say it’s about health data. Critics say it’s about tracking trans people.