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[T]his painful moment requires solidarity and a more nuanced response. Image: kyasarin/Pixabay.

In Mourning And Solidarity, Local LGBTQ Leaders Warn Against Islamophobia

[H]ermelinda Cortes, organizer with the queer liberation organization Southerners on New Ground, told AlterNet that racist, xenophobic rhetoric further erodes the safety of LGBTQ people, many of whom are undocumented, refugees, Muslims and people of color.

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Sarah Lazare OF AlterNetRay Finch
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Texas Shutters Another Abortion Clinic, Leaves Women High and Dry

Thanks to H.B. 2 legislation there are now only 19 clinics in all of Texas—and things are about to get a helluva lot worse.

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Kelley Calkins