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Tag: LGBTQ

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Posted inWomen's History Month

Five Black Southerners you should know this Women’s History Month

by Scalawag Editors March 31, 2023May 11, 2023

This story was republished with permission from Scalawag. Read the original story here. Who gets to be placed on a poster hanging in a classroom? Who are the go-to girls that teachers have to reassign students from so everyone doesn’t end up giving the same damn report? Hello, Helen Keller and Susan B. Anthony—you’re cool, […]

A group of people march along a street.
Posted inLGBTQ

How an anti-drag bill is creating fear among some Black LGBTQ Tennesseans

by Brandon Tensley, Capital B March 23, 2023May 11, 2023
A group of people look at books spread out on large tables.
Posted inEducation

Moving beyond ‘Hispanic’ one page at a time

by Andrea Morales and MLK50 Staff October 4, 2022May 12, 2023
Posted inLGBTQ

Federal judge rejects Tennessee’s transgender bathroom law

by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Posted inLGBTQ

2022 could break anti-LGBTQ legislation records

by Abby Lee Hood, Tennessee Lookout March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inLGBTQ

AT THE ROOT: A granddaughter’s gratitude

by Andrea Morales November 24, 2021December 27, 2021
Posted inGuest Column

Queer Memphians deserve respectful representation not bitter bigotry

by J. Dylan Sandifer November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Posted inLGBTQ

Here’s what allies should do when the anti-trans bathroom law takes effect

by Hannah Grabenstein June 4, 2021June 4, 2021
Posted inLGBTQ

Anti-trans bathroom law puts people, businesses at risk, critics say

by Hannah Grabenstein June 4, 2021June 4, 2021
Posted inUnsung - Black Women series

Before, she hid her identity. Now, she’s proudly queer, working to empower the LGBTQ community

by Celeste Williams May 21, 2021May 17, 2023
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