Incarceration Tears Families Apart
Incarceration in prisons, jails, and detention centers tears families apart. Individuals who are incarcerated face cruel, inhumane conditions of living in a cage. They also face the devastation of being separated from their communities, including their loved ones. Those loved…
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act is Bad News for Sexual Expression
Yesterday, a member of the House GOP introduced a bill that threatens to deny schools, libraries and museums federal funding for discussing LGBTQ+ issues or providing even basic sex education to children. While it’s tempting to draw a comparison to Florida’s…
Abortion and Family Separation
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. The Dobbs decision has facilitated devastating harm, and it will continue to…
The Dismantling of Democracy: What’s at Stake this November
This program originally aired on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of The National LGBTQ Task Force moderates a panel of four LGBTQ+ leaders including Nadine Johnson of Equality Florida, Kendra Johnson of Equality North Carolina and Rodrigo…
Criminalizing HIV
The Center for HIV Law & Policy’s map of HIV criminalization in the U.S. is bleak. As of June 2022, thirty states have HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentencing enhancements applicable to people living with HIV (PLHIV). Across the country, people…
The Censorship of Sexual Freedom – Library and Advocacy Funding Conference 2022
This panel originally aired as part of the 2022 Library and Advocacy Funding Conference. Sexual freedom is a fundamental human right. The first amendment protects free speech. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 19 of…