In June 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, one of the few places where queer and trans people could gather. The uprising that followed wasn’t the first act of queer/trans resistance, and it wasn’t the last. But it became a symbol, not of unity or safety, but of refusal. Refusal to stay quiet. Refusal to apologize. Refusal to disappear back into the closet.
Girlbossing Too Close To The Sun: Neoliberal Feminisms, Billionaire “Feminists”, and the Destruction of Our Planet
Eleven women were launched into space last month. For some, it’s being celebrated as a major feminist milestone. But here on Earth, where people are being evicted, flooded out, and left behind, it feels less like liberation—and more like a spectacle.