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Bullhorns and chants fill the air. Conservatives are gathered to protest a drag show. Mothers and fathers are walking with signs saying “Groomer Free Zone.” Some hold babies while others push their…

In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became even more of a secret. When RD first reported on Project Blitz in April 2018 the website featured…

Honestly, we blame ourselves. We should have known that releasing an episode of Keeping It 101 (A Killjoy ’s Introduction to Religion Podcast) about religion and RuPaul this past Wednesday meant we…

Even with a drag queen at the helm, the religion on display in Dancing Queen is decidedly not queer.

If the mass killings in Orlando and in Charleston have anything in common it’s that both the dance club and the church were thought to be “safe space.” The horrors that unfolded in both places tell us…

July 22 was recognized as the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime; the date was chosen to commemorate the victims of the 2011 massacre in Norway that claimed 77 lives. Jordyn Taylor reported on…

Queer spaces are sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are spaces of safety and freedom. When violence enters a sanctuary, that is a violation of sacred space. In the 1980s, as nearly a million Central Americans…

Islamic State: Nine men reportedly executed for sodomy; UN Security Council hears testimony Islamic State militants reportedly executed nine men on Sunday “on charges of sexual perversion.” The…

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22, calling on Member States to respect and protect transgender people against discrimination and to…

This week’s recap includes evidence of ongoing struggles over LGBT equality within Europe and between Europe and non-European countries, as well as the fraught intersections in many countries between…