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Democrats Take House, Governorships, State Legislatures in Blue Wave Election

Democrats swept up the majority in the US House and in several state legislative chambers in last night’s midterm election. In addition, Democrats flipped seven key governorships from red to blue in a massive rebuke to President Trump. In total…

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photo collage of artists performing on stage at Palomino Festival including Amythyst Kiah, Kacey Musgraves, and Valerie June
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Palomino Festival Displays Country Music’s Progress Toward Diversity
black and white comic by steph liu (she/her) titled "tied too tight". top panel depicts two girls, one with a high bun and the other with long hair. the former ties a red string around the others finger, a pool of thread on the ground beside her. text reads "i think i did it wrong". bottom panel depicts the two, bodies made up of the same string, dancing together and holding each other. text reads "i think i took this string that tied us together and wove it into a love story."
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Tied Too Tight
photo of The Mother Birdie, a white nonbinary person with short, bright red hair, bold red lips, and their chest painted with realistic planets and stars
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Drag, Deafness, and Defending Queer Youth with The Mother Birdie: Disability Pride (Month) Spotlight
simple illustrated 50s movie poster depicting a red-haired woman with a white headband, green eyes, pearl necklace, and yellow gingham dress behind a tan brunette with glasses and purple coveralls. behind them is a blurred interior of a movie theater. written by kristin haegelin, illustrated by christopher ikonomou. la rousse.
Creative Writing
La Rousse
digital painting of two pairs of young children. one shows a boy and girl kissing while the other are two shy girls holding hands in secret
Opinion
There is Not Only Sex in Homosexuality
photo of Walela Nehanda, a Black nonbinary person with dark braids threaded with colorful beads and shells, a beaded necklace, a deep yellow layered top, and tattoos. they stand in front of green foliage with a powerful expression
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Finding and Standing Up For Yourself with Walela Nehanda: Disability Pride (Month) Spotlight
photo of a Brown nonbinary person with shoulder-length black hair, glasses, a yellow sweater over a white button down, a black face mask, and black pants. they stand in the UCLA botanical gardens on their phone with a flower tucked behind their ear.
Creative Writing
Fragile Dandelions
digital illustration of cupid with pale skin, flowing blonde hair, and grand pink feathered wings. he winces and cries, struck by an arrow and bleeding pink glittery blood
Art & Illustration
Love Conquers All
Photo of Juniper, a white autigender person with a brown and blond mullet, neon green glasses, a colorful short sleeved dressed patterned with flowers, a colorful crayola themed tote bag, and black Dr Martens standing powerfully in its backyard.
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Colorfully Controlling One’s Identity with Juniper Harwood: Disability Pride (Month) Spotlight
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Violence in the Shadows of the Binary
Photo of Sky Cubacub, a Filipinx nonbinary person modeling a skin tight cap made of bright metallic pink, teal, and gold fish scales, teal lipstick, round pink fashion sunglasses, hoop earrings, and a spandex pink and teal halter top with a matching harness.
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Radical Visibility and Accessible Fashion with Sky Cubacub: Disability Pride (Month) Spotlight
graphic showing an iPhone screen with an iMessage conversation. the sender sends a red heart and question mark, the recipient represented by the rainbow flag sends a trans flag with a canceled symbol. below the phone reads "dating sucks" on a pink background
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What’s HER Problem?: 5 Issues in Trans Dating
photo of Rhiannon, a white nonbinary person with colorful makeup and a red Protect Trans Youth shirt
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Art as Activism with Rhiannon Salt: Disability Pride (Month) Spotlight
a digital illustration of Jackson, a white man with long, brown hair staring off to right wearing purple jacket with a flower pattern and white collar, a white scarf, and a white cowboy hat with an upside down pink triangle stitched in the middle. From left to right, the background fades from dark blue, light blue, purple, red, and dark purple
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Archaic
collage of 3 La Loteria cards on a blush colored background. Card 6, La Sirena depicting a mermaid. Card 22, La Bota depicting a tall black boot. Card 4, El Catrin depicting a tall Spaniard in a tuxedo.
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La Loteria Queered
Collage of words colored by a disability pride flag gradient on an almost black background. The words cluster around “disabled & queer” and include ADHD, Latine, cancer survivor, Black, nonbinary, autistic, chronically ill, mad, transgender, sick, lesbian, Deaf, Marfanoid, low vision, OCD, aromantic, Filipinx, acespec
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Disability Pride Month: An Introduction
equitable blood donation now. red and black text. white background.
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Letter To The Editor From CaHPSA
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To Be Ugly
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Achilles Lamenting The Death of Patroclus Queered
digital painting of a phoenix emerging with a flourish. its feathers are colored with the rainbow and trans pride flags
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Pride Born From Ashes
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