Queer art teacher targeted by LibsOfTikTok, fired due to harassment
Kris Martin was targeted in defamatory online attacks in August which led to them getting fired.
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Moms for Liberty: ‘Joyful warriors’ or anti-government conspiracists?
The 2-year-old group could have a serious impact on the presidential race
Abortion bans fuel a rise in high-risk patients heading to Illinois hospitals
The restrictive laws in other states have forced people to travel for care.
Illinois professor examines the overlooked role of food in civil rights struggle
“Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement” is the inaugural title in the Black Food Justice series by the University of North Carolina Press.
White men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different
Since Dobbs, more than 1,500 state legislators, who are overwhelmingly white men, have voted for full or partial abortion bans.
Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
Invoking biology is a way to sound objective, but it’s not so simple. Science itself is still grappling with the nature of sex and gender.
With ‘Goodbye Mary,’ Molly Tuttle extends country music’s lineage of reproductive rights songs to the post-Roe era
Although conservatives claim it as their own, country music has a long history of advocating for progressive causes.
ISU alum Kate Wajda finds home in Illinois Gay Rodeo Association
Kate Wajda has been able to combine a love of performing into supporting the community.
Why DeSantis’ war on ‘woke’ isn’t winning in the GOP primary
Analysis | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has centered his White House bid around fighting “woke ideology.” For many GOP primary voters, his crusade may be either too vague, or seem anti-LGBTQ+ or too racist.
‘Uncivil obedience’ becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US
Progressive groups are increasingly using religious freedom arguments, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, to justify exemptions from conservative policies.
