Shell Yeah: Soothing Photos of a Seashell Collecting Convention
When life's a beach, chill out with conches and the people who love to collect them.
LGBTQ
‘We Will Fucking Kill You:’ Gay Lawmaker Targeted With Bomb Threat, Called ‘Groomer’
“Someone had issued a bomb threat against me, listing my specific home address and also threatening to shoot up my Capitol office.”
LGBTQ Youth Are Under Attack. Why Are Democrats Pushing a Bill That Hurts Them Even More?
The Kids Online Safety act won’t make kids safer, but it will give bigots new tools to attack queer and trans kids.
Louisiana Launches Tip Line to Accuse Librarians of ‘Sexualizing Children’
The website is being launched amidst right-wing efforts to ban LGBTQ books and smear allies as ‘groomers.’
Gender
This Swing State Could Rewrite Abortion Access in the Midwest
On Tuesday, Michigan voters head to the polls to decide if they’ll enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Man Who Assaulted His Girlfriend Named Her ‘Amber Heard’ in His Phone
It’s not hugely surprising to some that Heard’s name was used as a nickname in a domestic violence case.
University Staff Warned They Could Be Fired for Providing Birth Control
A memo also warned faculty they must “remain neutral” in speaking about abortion at all.
Rights
Partying on the Picket Line with the Strippers Making Labor History
Dancers have been protesting outside a Los Angeles club since March. They’re on the way to becoming the only unionized strip club in the U.S.
Everyone Is Buying This Anti-Cop Book Thanks to Ted Cruz’s Dumb Ass
According to author Alex Vitale, it couldn't be more obvious that Cruz hasn't read a word of ‘The End of Policing.’
My LinkedIn Network Has a Ton To Say About Ukraine Right Now
According to experts, that's not a bad thing.
Race
Alex Reid Shares What It’s Like To Be K-Pop’s First Black, Non-Asian Idol
Though Alex Reid broke K-pop barriers at a breakneck pace, she reflects on the not-so-pretty aspects of being the odd woman out.
Police Use DNA Phenotyping to Limit Pool of Suspects to 15,000
The Queensland police department said that the DNA sample from the case generated a genealogy tree of “15,000 ‘linked’ individuals” and they have not been able to find a close match yet.
What It Feels Like to Relearn Your Own Black British History
"The only figure I remember vividly being taught about was Harriet Tubman. There wasn’t anything else."