InclusivCare has been helping underserved minority communities for 17 years. To celebrate Martin Luther King’s Day, they held a massive COVID vaccine drive. I spoke with CEO, Dr. Shondra Williams, […]
Category: Gender
State Representative Mandie Landry Fights to Decriminalize Prostitution
March 6, 2021Prostitution is one of the most dangerous professions in the world. In most of the United States, sex work is unregulated, thus denying rights that accrue to other workers. With sex […]
How Anti-Abortion Activists Capitalized on COVID-19
March 3, 2021Throughout the pandemic, anti-abortion activists and state legislatures have used COVID as a way to ban abortions across the country, including here in Louisiana. Many states who had been fighting to overturn Roe vs Wade were quick to close abortion clinics as nonessential during coronavirus shutdowns, even though abortion is considered healthcare.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana Attacks Transgender Teens in a Facebook Post
January 28, 2021Yesterday Bill Cassidy posted on Facebook, “Say it with me — biological males have no place in girls’ sports.” He paired the statement with a factually erroneous article titled, “Biden’s […]
Groundbreaking! First Openly Transgender Woman to Hold Political Seat in Louisiana
July 12, 2020It was a big night for transgender people in Louisiana. Peyton “Rose Michelle” Theriot, who goes by Peyton Rose Michelle, won her seat with the Democratic State Central Committee for […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions in 5-4 Decision
June 29, 2020In an historic re-affirmation of precedent, the United States Supreme Court held that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law for abortion providers was unconstitutional today. In this case, captioned June Medical Services […]
After Racist Statement to Customer, La Diva on Franklin Avenue Comes Under Protest
June 22, 2020This is a story, in Qween Amor’s own words, “of racism, transphobia, and violence, and how we respond to it.” This is also a story that major local news outlets […]
TGNC Mutual Aid Fund Offers Relief to Transgender Community
April 20, 2020Note: This article was originally published on the Tulane Hullabaloo. In light of financial crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus, the Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Crisis Funding Circle Louisiana has […]
Proposed Senate Bill Hopes to Force Genital Examination Trans High School Athletes
March 14, 2020As the Louisiana State Legislature convened for its first week of the Regular Session, a number of issues promise to take the political stage. While the regular topics like equal […]
FBI Report Shows Jews Were Most Targeted in Religion-Based Hate Crimes in 2018
November 13, 2019The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is urging both law enforcement and lawmakers to take action after a new FBI report showed Jews and Jewish institutions were the group most targeted in […]
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