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The Queers Left Behind: How LGBT Assimilation Is Hurting Our Community's Most Vulnerable

The Queers Left Behind: How LGBT Assimilation Is Hurting Our Community's Most Vulnerable

An opinion piece by Colin Walmsley for The Huffington Post

So while love may have won for middle and upper class gays, many transgender people, queer people of color and queer homeless youth instead find themselves left behind by a community that has become increasingly defined by the interests of its white, cisgender, middle and upper class members.

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4 LGBT Issues to Focus on Now That We Have Marriage Equality

4 LGBT Issues to Focus on Now That We Have Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage is a huge victory, but LGBT Americans still face high rates of violence, discrimination and poverty

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Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Black and brown people have been fighting for justice for centuries, and we celebrate the fact that more same-gender-loving couples can get married. But LGBT people of color are facing compounded discrimination based on our race, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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