How the respectability politics of fairness will lead us nowhere
Opinion: "We must fully reject respectability politics and those who espouse it — now is no time for capitulation or compromise," argues Marcie Bianco.
September 10, 2025
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Visions of Solidarity: Lesbian writers on how we save the world from fascism
New books by Sarah Schulman and the late Urvashi Vaid offer a blueprint for a common movement to fight against American authoritarianism and the rise of fascism worldwide.
April 25, 2025
17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.
March 29, 2023
Melissa Etheridge, LGBTQ+ Luminaries Pay Tribute to Urvashi Vaid
Creator of change Urvashi Vaid is remembered by Etheridge, the head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and more for her tireless activism and her ability to inspire others.
July 7, 2022
Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63
Vaid was a leader in several LGBTQ+ and other social justice organizations as well as an award-winning author.
May 14, 2022
Exclusive: 50+ LGBTQ Women, Nonbinary Activists Back Elizabeth Warren
Warren is "a strong progressive woman ... who will deliver on big, structural change for our country," the endorsers say.
December 24, 2019
Speakers Announced for National Equality March
Speakers for the October 11 National Equality March on Washington were announced on Thursday.
September 30, 2009
American LGBTQ+ Museum Moves Towards Reality
The New-York Historical Society announced work would start on the museum, dedicated to the U.S. queer experience, next year.
July 1, 2021
Lesbian Super PAC Breaks Out Checkbook for Tammy Baldwin
The U.S. Senate hopeful is the first candidate to receive a nod from LPAC, the super PAC founded to help lesbians play a bigger role in politics.
August 14, 2012
REPORT: U.S. Criminal System Discriminates Against LGBT People
A new report from the Center for American Progress lays out recommendations for changing the existing discriminatory patterns of incarceration that target LGBT and HIV-positive Americans.
May 11, 2014
Lesbian Super PAC Nears Fund-raising Goal for Baldwin
LPAC announced that it has nearly reached its goal of raising $100,000 for Tammy Baldwin, who could become the first openly gay U.S. senator.
August 21, 2012
The Rise of the Lesbian Super PAC
LPAC, a new super PAC created by influential lesbians, plans to raise at least $1 million this cycle to help elect pro-equality candidates and amplify women's voices in the political conversation.
July 11, 2012
20 Years Ago Today Massachusetts Made History by Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality
The ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court made Massachusetts the first in the nation with equal marriage rights.
November 18, 2023
Lesbian Super PAC Reveals 2012 Slate
Elizabeth Warren's Senate race in Massachusetts, ballot initiatives in Maine and Florida, Michigan Supreme Court candidates, and others join Tammy Baldwin on LPAC's roster.
August 23, 2012
