We’ll be slogging all week from Cleveland. HG We arrived in Cleveland last night and tried to get the lay of the land. What we found: Lots of journalists, lots of cops, and not much else. Before we landed, a largely peaceful march wound through downtown. Some protesters said they were met with roughness from […]
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Required Reading: Being Queer and Muslim in America
A view from the ground at the vigil outside New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Monday evening. SB The Village Voice’s Raillan Brooks (who, full disclosure, is a close friend) on the Orlando shooting: In the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old man entered Pulse, an Orlando gay club hosting an “Upscale […]
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Brock Allen Turner “Got Far More Than 97%-98% of Rapists Do”
According to Department of Justice statistics cited by Rebecca Solnit, police and prosecutors drop the ball on 87 percent of rapes reported to them. Africa Studio/Shutterstock Mad about Brock Allen Turner’s sentencing? Read this from Rebecca Solnit: Lorrrrrd, Rebecca Solnit has all the receipts and I just.. *faints* pic.twitter.com/6zoRDAGkeF— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) June 7, 2016 […]
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Obama Administration Will Issue Decree Telling Transgender Youth They Can Use Whatever Bathroom They Want
Obama administration: Trans rights are civil rights. Alex Garland YES: In the middle of a legal fight with North Carolina over transgender rights, the Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping decree telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. The […]
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FBI Director Tries to Calm Down Everyone Freaking Out About Apple
FBI director James Comey says that the debate around digital rights shouldn’t be resolved “by corporations that sell stuff for a living.” Ellica / Shutterstock.com Apple is fighting the FBI over a request to break into an iPhone recovered after the San Bernadino shooting. Today, FBI director James Comey posted a statement that urges everyone […]