The Equality March Hopes to Unify and Empower

Texas queers march on the Capitol Sunday to Demand Equal Rights

"...with eye-blinking speed, it’s important to stay active in our communities and continue the fight for equality. Just as..."

June 10, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

ICE Raid in Austin?

Federal immigration agency rumored to be in town for roundup

"...Services Network of Austin is directing those affected to resources and fact sheets from United We Dream and the..."

Feb. 2, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Green Room

Punks and Nazi skinheads meet in this tense yet lovely kick in the teeth

"...American History X. Having someone kick the back of your head while your open mouth rests against the edge..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

An Imperfect Perfect Score

City could do better on LGBTQ rights

"...This week, the Human Rights Campaign issued its annual Municipal Equality Index Scorecard. According..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Letters at 3AM: It Came From the White House

Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators support the NDAA, allowing the arrest of U.S. citizens without a warrant

"...warrant and to detain us without trial violates the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments of the Constitution. Feinstein proposed..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

A Queerbot by Any Other Name ...

Use your words carefully

"...in the military, less than half want "homosexuals" in our armed forces. Yes, you read that correctly...."

Feb. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

MassEquailty's Lessons

Melissa Threadgill, former communications director for MassEquality tell us how they did it.

"...voters were potentially going to rescind newly won marriage rights. Melissa and I also happened to go to college..."

Aug. 15, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Youth Shall Set You Free

Your friendly neighborhood Gay Place gets all viral with an exclusive 365gay.com interview with JointheImpact.com founder Amy Balliett.

"...Your friendly neighborhood Gay Place has gone national, securing a..."

Nov. 12, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Telling...

Does Parental Notification Bill Trod On Abortion Rights?

"...pro-choice or anti-abortion, says this bill is about parental rights, and should not be mired in a debate about..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Opinion: City Council Must Call for a Cease-Fire

Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take

"...context that on November 6, 2023, the Austin Human Rights Commission passed its Resolution on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Garrigan Stafford

Want to Strike? Ask a Sex Worker for Advice.

Artist and activist Lena Chen explains how the sex workers' rights movement is lifting up all workers

"...consciousness has emerged. Leading the way in the labor rights movement is a group of workers who have for..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature by James Scott

Cold Front

Are Austin's two new chain breweries a threat to local craft beer?

"...asks Jeff Stuffings, founder/owner of Jester King Brewery. "I'd encourage any brewery opening today to lean toward the former...."

May 13, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

You're a Mean One, Mister Governor

Bah, humbug! Abbott kicks Founding Fathers out of Capitol.

"...Thomas Jefferson, Lady Liberty, and even the Bill of Rights kicked out of the Capitol...."

Dec. 24, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Guns vs. Moms

Is the open carry movement going off half-cocked?

"...Rodríguez suggested everyone in the room supported Second Amendment rights. What happened next was not...."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

The Devil's in the LGBTtails

Part 2 of our interview with the Austin History Center on gaying up the archives

"...much more willing to allow donors to give certain rights, partial rights, exclusive rights, complete rights, whatever they're comfortable..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

Quee-r-eminiscence! -or- California Goddamn

Since the election I haven't come out of my hidey-hole...

"...The night Barack Obama became our President-Elect I was having chicken and steak at Charlie's..."

Nov. 12, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Page Two: Welcome to the Funhouse

Republicans' rhetorical sleight of hand has allowed them to distort this country's founding principles while seeming to uphold them

"...as did the cans placed on the kitchen counter. Our guide pointed out every incident of this seeming defiance..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...with its resulting utter waste of monetary and personal resources."..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Work for Hire

The RIAA amends a copyright law that labels "sound recordings" as "work for hire" thus robbing most musicians of right to their masters.

"...Four words was all it took -- buried in section..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...against them for their blatant violation of his constitutional rights. A civil rights lawsuit over his false arrest is..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories Worldwide

It’s the most listicle time of the year!

"...In the battle for queer rights, 2018 wasn’t our best year here in the United..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Ray Emerson

Casar Calls Out Landlords

Supports D4 renters' suit alleging breach of contract

"...paletas, free pizza, chicharrones, and chili-spiced fruit, and, of course, plenty of children playing. However, this year the festivities..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

All the Way

In Zach Theatre's staging of this epic political drama about LBJ, the fight for civil rights feels particularly urgent

"...the free and the home of the brave, where our lives be threatened daily because we want to live..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Psychedelic Acid Trope

Exhibits at the Bullock, Briscoe, and LBJ explore our recall of the Sixties

"...Close your eyes and say it out loud: "The Sixties."..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 5

Our Bill of Rights guarantees are breaking down in state justice systems across the country

"...In addition, "[t]he European Court of Human Rights ruled that a German car salesman..."

July 12, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...For the sake of sanity (our darling interns Sara Reihani, Angela Garner, and Trey Gerlich..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Back to the Color Line

Texas turns back the clock on racial justice

"...Latin American Citizens complaint to the Office for Civil Rights of the federal Department of Education, which calls into..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Rules to Watch Out For

Changes to passports have a broader subtext for transgendered

"...the end of the series' run: This generation's civil rights issue has and will continue to be the struggle..."

June 14, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Page Two: First Do No Harm

Our Constitution allows elected officials to follow principled beliefs while limiting the power of demagoguery

"...are almost never clear-cut. The most basic are the rights of the individual in the context of his or..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

David Van Os on Single-Member Districts

Texas attorney on the history of the "gentlemen’s agreement"

"...Austin at-large system under the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. We dissected the “gentlemen’s agreement” that reserved one..."

Feb. 28, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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