Yasmin Nair is a writer and activist based in Uptown, Chicago. She’s a co-founder of the radical queer editorial collective Against Equality and the Volunteer Policy Director of Gender JUST. Her writing can be found at www.yasminnair.net.
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Orange Is the New Black's second season still falls flat on class and race.
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Laverne Cox: Transforming Hollywood
The trailblazing Orange is the New Black star has become a powerful voice for trans people, including CeCe McDonald.
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The Same-Sex Marriage Trap
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When XXX Doesn’t Mark the Spot
What censoring online porn means for queer youth (and everyone else)
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No More City on a Hill
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Saints and Sinners
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The tyranny of queer beauty.
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White Chick Behind Bars
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