Nearly one in four women in the U.S. has experienced abuse at the hands of an intimate partner or former partner. The rate is even higher for Native American women. We’ve gathered a list of resources for victims of abuse, including hotlines for immediate help, and organizations that provide advocacy. Read More
Millions of gay people around the world are also deeply religious. In some of the major religions, lay organizations have grown to help serve LGBT parishioners who might struggle to reconcile their identities with the teachings of their faith traditions. Here is a list of some of those groups… Read More
More Than a Mapp is a free iPhone and iPod app that allows users to discover and contribute to the African American history that exists all around us. The location-enabled application can reveal sites of significance to black history in your city, and allows you to upload map points of… Read More
In the 1850s, deafness was considered to be so unique and such a marker of difference that Congress considers establishing a western state for the deaf to live together, free from prejudice, within their own culture and community. Alexander Graham Bell’s mother was hearing impaired; ironically his invention of the… Read More
On nearly every continent, and dating back through recorded time, cultures that recognize, celebrate, and revere multiple gender identities have thrived worldwide. From Siberia to Samoa, explore societies that acknowledge three, four, five or even more genders. Read More
The soundtrack to America’s civil rights movement before the mid-1960s was predominantly made up of gospel standards and spirituals, with a smattering of popular folk. But by the late 1960s,…...
Tom Miller committed a long period of his life — 14 years — to his film Limited Partnership, and it became a true labor of love, appropriate for what is…...
Decades before The Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, one gay couple, a Filipino American and an Australian, fell in love and over the course of 40 years took on the U.S. government to fight for marriage and immigration equality. Read More
Tony Sullivan is no stranger to practicing the art of patience. He navigated through decades of legal fights with the U.S. government over both his own legal status as an…...
Kumu Hina, which won the Frameline Jury Award for Achievement in Documentary, was called "a subtle but inspiring tale" by Alice Lytton in IndieWire. "This is a film which could, if given…...
A native Hawaiian mahu, or transgender, woman uses traditional culture to create a place in the middle where every student is accepted. Despite the respect and admiration she’s achieved in her community, Hina still longs for true love. Read More
[caption id="attachment_6841" align="alignnone" width="600"] Hina performing with some of her students, from Kumu Hina[/caption] In tandem with the PBS film Kumu Hina, we created this Spotify playlist compiling some of the greatest…...