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HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! 

As we get ready for 2016, here’s a look at the current state of LGBTQ equality. 2015 was a great year for progress in the U.S. and abroad but there are still major challenges that require us to keep the momentum up!

This list by the @humanrightscampaign​ is broken out into “Good News” and “Dangerous Developments” - sensitive readers are warned that this section contains coverage of human rights abuses and violence. The Good News” section comes first, so you can always stop there if you prefer.

Judge says cops caught sending racist and homophobic texts get to keep their jobs

At least fourteen officers were involved in the texting scandal. Authorities say that the offensive texts targeted blacks, Mexicans, Filipinos and gay men, and which make repeated use of racist and homophobic slurs, were sent between 2011 and 2012, according to the Associated Press.

‘It’s not against the law to put an animal down,’ an officer said, referring to a black man in Furminger’s house.

Court documents in the Furminger case said officers used their phones to text offensive messages. In the texts, Furminger used racial epithets, bragged that a relative was a slave auctioneer, and joked about the Ku Klux Klan. He also sent texts insulting Latinos and gay people, the documents said.

The offensive texts came to light during an FBI corruption investigation.

Prosecutors have been forced to review thousands of arrests linked to the officers, which has led to the dismissal of 13 criminal cases thus far, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. 

In 2016, let’s please do better.

bell hooks, “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center” (via

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Lol that’s what women on the feminist club at my school say too how lovely

The first column is titled: Brutal Honesty. Underneath is the text:

Makes only the truth-teller feel good

Assumes stupidity of the recipient

Isn’t necessarily vital for the recipient to know

Is usually expressed spontaneously

Is said out of irritation with the other person. 

The second column is titled: Loving Honesty. Underneath is the text:

Is difficult for both speaker and recipient

Understands that the recipient is intelligent and can make the best decisions about his/her life

Is vital that the recipient know

Is usually expressed after a great deal of thought