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Memorial image for Matthew Shepard with a young man beside a fence at sunset, a rainbow flag, flowers, and a candle, marking 28 years since his death in 1998.

October 12, 2026

Matthew Shepard, 28 Years Later: Memory, Truth, and the Work That Remains

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Editorial illustration of a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence-inspired figure between 1970s Iowa imagery and San Francisco’s Castro, surrounded by symbols of queer activism, AIDS education, fundraising, and community service.

September 29, 2026September 23, 2026

From Iowa City to Sister Porn Again: The Wild History of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

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A Sister of Perpetual Indulgence in purple and white forms a heart with their hands amid Pride flags and signs supporting HIV services, equality, compassion, and community care, with JD Vance pictured beside the words “Hate and lies do not.”

September 17, 2026

JD Vance Attacked the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Sister Roma Answered With the Record.

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Memorial image at sunset with a photo of two young men, John’s handwritten note, purple flowers, a glowing candle, and a book marked 1992 beneath the centered title If I Could Relive One Year.

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026

If I Could Relive One Year: 1992, John, and the Questions Suicide Left Behind

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September 12, 2026September 12, 2026

Lorena Borjas: The Trans Activist Who Carried a Community Through Queens

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August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

Happy Birthday, Marsha: America Loves Her Much More Now That Loving Her Costs Us Nothing

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Activist-style portrait of Sylvia Rivera surrounded by Stonewall, STAR House, transgender liberation, and LGBTQ+ protest imagery, with the headline “Sylvia Rivera Refused to Be Erased.”

August 12, 2026

Sylvia Rivera Refused to Be Erased: The Transgender Revolutionary Who Demanded Liberation Include Everyone

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Editorial graphic showing a rainbow Pride flag hanging in a dark closet beside the shadow of Donald Trump, with statistics about LGBTQ+ Americans becoming less visible and less open during his second term.

Back Into the Closet: Trump’s First Year Turned LGBTQ+ Visibility Into a Risk Assessment

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A richly detailed museum archive with medieval manuscripts, court records, artist sketches, abstract artifacts in a glass display case, adult scholars studying historical materials, a wheelchair silhouette, and soft lavender rainbow lighting symbolizing queer history and bodily autonomy.

June 26, 2026June 25, 2026

The Strap-On Was Never a Modern Corruption. The Archive Keeps Telling on Us.

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