D'Anne Witkowski
Florida’s Governor Says Books and Black History Are Too Queer for Florida Students
In Florida, teachers are no longer legally allowed to choose books for their own classroom libraries because they might choose a book that offends the delicately hateful sensibilities of Gov. Ron DeSantis.DeSantis signed a law mandating all books [...]
The Trans Comic Artist Changing Minds One Panel at a Time
Sophie Labelle has been drawing comics ever since she was a kid. As a young trans activist and student at the Université du Québec à Montréal, she wanted to create something that would be relatable to her trans friends at [...]
Drag Queens Have Become Culture War Targets. So How Exactly Are Michigan’s Drag Performers Doing?
Drag performers are used to being center stage. What showgirl doesn’t love a spotlight? Unfortunately, in 2022 drag performers nationwide were in a spotlight not of their choosing and for all the wrong reasons.Drag performers have become [...]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Saves Arkansas Children From Racism, Equips Them to Thrive in a Racist Future
Following in her father’s footsteps, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the new governor of Arkansas. Which really sucks for the people of Arkansas and isn’t good for the rest of the country, either.You’ll remember that her dad, Mike [...]
Arizona Is Pouring Energy Into Protecting Kids (From Drag Queens, Not Guns or Poverty or Pollution or...)
Arizona starts the year off right by protecting children from lace front wigs, stoned tights and faces beat for the gods!The list of threats to children in the United States is very long. Off the top of my head I can name gun violence, car accidents, [...]
James Lindsay Pre-Blaming Drag Queens for Deaths and Violence He Eagerly Awaits
I don’t have time or patience for conspiracy theorists. Especially not ones who use their convoluted logic to further a right-wing agenda, something we’ve all had a front row seat to lately. The 2020 election, clearly and definitively won [...]
Creeps Pulled Out All The Stops in 2022, But the LGBTQ+ Community Refused to Back Down
Happy New Year everybody! Except for people who made it their life’s goal to attack LGBTQ+ people. I hope your New Year sucks.2022 was much better than the two years before it (I know, it’s a low bar).We saw some historic wins by LGBTQ+ [...]
Senator Mike Lee Is Coming for Your Porn (See What We Did There?)
If you were hoping your 2023 was going to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, and filthy, you’re going to be disappointed if Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) gets his way.On Dec. 16, Lee introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), which [...]
GOP Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler: I Don’t Always Cry at Weddings. Just Gay Ones.
258-169. That’s the final vote tally in the House of Representatives for the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), which repeals the odious anti-equality Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed in 1996.DOMA legally defined marriage as between “a [...]
Proud Boys Misunderstand What 'Slay, Queen' Means, Bring Guns to Drag Event
You know what the scariest thing about drag queen story hour is? The part where hooded men wearing body armor show up with assault rifles.That’s what happened at a holiday themed storytelling event featuring drag queens on Dec. 3 when the Proud [...]
Club Q Shooter’s Dad: My Child Might Be a Murderer, But at Least They’re Not Gay
Note: The Club Q shooting suspect identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. However, their father uses “he/him” pronouns when referring to his child and that is reflected in the quotes. There are a lot of bad parents out there. But I [...]
A Man Walks Into a Bar — Another Horrific Day in the United Guns of America
We’ve all been to a place like Club Q. An unassuming place tucked into a strip mall that doesn’t look like much from the outside, but offers a safe-haven for LGBTQ+ people and allies inside. A place where people can be themselves, hang [...]