I remember hearing stories. Stevie Ray Vaughan said he’d dreamt that Jimi Hendrix showed him secret techniques to playing the guitar. When he awoke, he reached for his Fender Stratocaster, but couldn’t remember anything Hendrix had shown him. Then there’s Eddie...
Bans Off Our Bodies: Fighting To Protect Reproductive Rights In America
Around the country, a great many people got a very rude awakening last Monday, May 2, when Politico published a draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, which appeared to indicate that the court would rule in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...
Arkansas Governor Signs Pro-Religious Discrimination Bill Allowing Doctors to Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients
Late last week, Arkansas's Governor signed into law the "Medical Ethics & Diversity Act," which -- in classic Republican doublespeak fashion -- actually legalizes discrimination against LGBTQ patients for reason of "conscience." Arkansas Republican Governor Asa...
Trump Has Chosen Right Wing Extremist Amy Coney Barrett for SCOTUS
Trump's latest nominee for the Supreme Court is an anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice religious conservative whose appointment to the court may put marriage equality at risk of being struck down. President Donald Trump has reportedly chosen a far right wing religious extremist,...
Trump and the GOP Are About to Give a Rabidly Anti-LGBTQ Judge a Lifetime Appointment
Part of a sweeping effort by President Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate to pack the courts with extremely conservative justices, Mississippi judge Cory Wilson has been open with his anti-LGBTQ political views. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee...
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