Remembering Lawrence Vs. Texas On this day in 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Lawrence v. Texas, striking down laws that criminalized same-sex intimacy. It was a turning point. For the first time, the highest court in the country affirmed that queer people had

Pride & Queer Spaces Queer spaces have never just been about gathering. They have been sanctuaries, lifelines, places where our bodies, stories, and joy could exist without apology. But today, those spaces are under attack. From drag bans and Pride event restrictions to bomb threats at queer libraries and

Pride & Immigration/Refugees Pride is a time to celebrate visibility and voice, but for many 2SLGBTQIA+ immigrants and refugees, visibility can be dangerous. Across the globe, people are fleeing persecution, war, and poverty, seeking safety not only as migrants but as 2SLGBTQIA+ people. In too many places, queerness is

Pride &Family All too often, the culture and the church present a very narrow and rigid definition of what family is. It is a definition built around bloodlines, legal contracts, and prescribed roles, often used to uphold patriarchy, white supremacy, and compulsory heterosexuality. But queer and trans communities have

Pride & Mutual Aid   2SLGBTQIA+ communities have always known how to care for each other when no one else would. From kitchen tables to underground networks, we have organized safety, housing, medicine, food, and connection not because it was trendy, but because it was necessary. This is mutual

Pride & Intersex Intersex people have always existed. Across cultures, histories, and geographies, intersex bodies bear witness to the beautiful diversity of human life. Intersex is an umbrella term for people born with natural variations in sex characteristics- such as chromosomes, hormones, or anatomy- that differ from cultural expectations

Pride & Asexuality Asexuality is a vibrant part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. It describes people who experience little or no sexual attraction, and it exists on a wide and diverse spectrum. Some asexual people are romantic, some are not. Some seek partnership, others do not. Asexuality invites us to

Pride & Juneteenth Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a day of mourning and memory, of survival and celebration. And within that story of liberation are Black

Pride & Bi+ Joy Bisexuality is expansive. It invites us beyond binaries and challenges the idea that love or identity can be easily categorized. Bi+ people have always existed in the in-between, not because we are indecisive, but because we refuse to be confined. That fluidity is not something to

Pride & 2SLGBTQIA+ Elders Pride would not exist without queer and trans elders. Every right we have, every space we gather in, every word we now speak aloud without shame was carved out by those who came before us, often at great cost. Many faced arrest, exile, institutionalization, or silence.