by admin | Jan 13, 2014 | Gender, LGBTQIA+, Profiles
Laverne Cox is an actress, producer, and transgender advocate who has become one of the most influential and inspirational figures in the LGBT community. In 2013, she broke ground in her role as transgender inmate Sophia Burset on the popular Netflix series Orange is...
by admin | Jan 10, 2014 | Articles, News, Women's Rights
There was palpable social and political turmoil regarding reproductive rights, family planning, and women’s bodies in the year 2013. The Affordable Care Act has made it easier than ever for most women to acquire birth control, Planned Parenthood has remained a...
by admin | Jan 6, 2014 | Articles, Equality, News
In a nation obsessed with the daily drama of our political royalty, there have been more scandals in recent history than you can shake a stick at. Think about Rob Ford’s fiasco with crack cocaine and Trey Radel’s little SNAFU with cocaine. Wait…wasn’t Radel the same...
by admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+
For transgender individuals and their allies, 2013 was a year filled with progress. As Parker Marie Molloy lists for The Advocate, “California’s School Success and Opportunity Act was signed into law, ‘Orange is the New Black’ became a binge-worthy powerhouse,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2013 | Articles, Equality, News
You may or may not know a member of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan. You may or may not know anything at all about that country. Sure, you know it’s in the Middle East. So, it’s like a desert and it’s hot, right? Women are suppressed there and have to wear...
