LGBTQ+ Americans: History Is on Our Side

This has been a difficult spring for LGBTQ+ Americans, to say the least. State governments and Supreme Court justices seem out to revoke hard-won protections, and seasonal feelings of pride have been subsumed by anger and fear. But let’s not forget that we’ve been at this kind of crossroads before, where the gains of LGBTQ+ activism were threatened by a powerful backlash, and LGBTQ+ rights have won out. And what’s more, this time we have even more powerful tools available to us to challenge the attackers.

Yes, recent events indicate that we are once again at a critical moment for LGBTQ+ rights. Florida’s “don’t say gay” law, passed this March, has inspired more than a dozen other states to consider similar restrictive legislation, banning LGBTQ+ content from school curricula and placing queer and questioning students in peril. Read Full Article »