On April 12, 2019, the United States Military began to enforce its ban on transgender individuals joining the armed forces after the ban was announced nearly two years prior in a tweet by President Donald Trump. Will no one stand up not only for my rights but those of the millions of transgender people living in the United States?
This year, the Hong Kong protests have been all over the news. From news articles to social media, if you have access to the internet, the likelihood is, you’ve heard of them. These protests have slowly escalated over time, starting from peaceful marches and evolving to the violence that it has become today. But what caused them? Why are they happening? How did we get here?
There have always been people who have money and people who don’t. But the gap also affects the next generation. Generational wealth can explain why many minorities are still living in poverty or lesser conditions compared to many white people.
Biphobia is perpetrated by straight or generally homophobic people, but also by members of the LGBT+ community. To clear up misconceptions (and to explain why these misconceptions are incredibly harmful to bisexual people) here they are debunked.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death within American Indian communities. No matter the history and background, people, let alone children, can never be overlooked.
Healthcare, specifically who controls it and who receives it, has always been a difficult and controversial topic. With the topic of abortion so relevant, not only abortion, but reproductive and contraceptive rights are being discussed more than ever. Minor access to these items and the conversation of minor sexual education is something that is pertinent to discuss, especially at the crossroads we as a country are currently facing.
LGBT rights are once again at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court term. The Supreme Court will hear three cases and decide on whether the anti-discrimination protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act apply to gender and sexuality.
In an age where it seems free speech is being curtailed - on campuses, in workplaces, and in the public arena, the definition of free speech itself is continually being debated. Robert Post is the Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University, and the author of Democracy, Expertise, and Academic Freedom.