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Via The New York Times.  Trump Administration Erases Transgender Civil Rights Protections in Health Care By Margot Sanger-Katz and Noah Weiland A rule finalized on Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services means that the federal government no longer recognizes gender identity as an avenue for sex discrimination in health care. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration … Read More

Via Indy Week.  Are You Afraid of Black Feminists? Or Just Your Own Freedom? BY ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS “If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free, since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.” —  Combahee River Collective Statement, 1977 This weekend at … Read More

Via Medium.  Letting Go: 8 Years After Losing My Life Partner to Police Violence By Brandon D. Anderson Well before I was born, my grandfather, Foster, organized a group of Black business owners against police harassment. Grandpa Foster owned a nightclub in Oklahoma City where police had harassed him and his customers, threatening their safety so … Read More

Via Penguin Random House.  Sister Outside By Audre Lorde ABOUT SISTER OUTSIDER Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. “[Lorde’s] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”—The New York Times  In this charged collection of … Read More