Life in the Balance
The human body has become the battleground of political meaning, again
The Indypendent
Nicholas Powers
The End of White Respectability
"Flava Flav should run for president,” I told my friends. “Donald Trump? Really? We’ve got better celebrities.” They laughed…
How to Topple a Wall with a Heartbeat
"He won with a metaphor.” I pressed my hands against the air as if touching a surface. “He won with…
The Mourning After: Waking Up in Trump’s America
The blue morning painted my bedroom into a dark ocean. I was at the bottom of it. Sunken by…
In Praise of Allies: Wherever we’re going, we’ll only get there together
Dear Allies, You deserve praise. Yes, you. I imagine you thinking, “But I’m white or male, I’m straight or…
Or Does It Explode: How Police Brutality Created a Violent Backlash
He wasn’t the first. He won’t be the last.
The Gay Sura: Re-Writing the Koran
What if the Pulse victims could re-write the Koran?
Hetero-Terrorism: The Backlash Against Gay Liberation
Violence. It hovers over gay life like a dark cloud. Police cars and armored vehicles sped by. We watched…
Hetero-terrrorism: The Backlash Against Gay Liberation
Violence. It hovers over gay life like a dark cloud.