queer prisoners

Dueling with Depression: Nuance, a Dialogue

I often hear from those who spend their nights battling mental monsters that— What the…

Season 4 and 5 of Wentworth are Delightfully Queer

Spoiler Alert: This review gives away some of the plot devices from Seasons 4 and…

Breaking the Barrier: Black and Pink Keep Queer Prisoners Connected

At the age of 27, Dominique Morgan, a queer, black man from Nebraska, had just…

Oscars Sooooo Queer

My name is Rick Kitzman, and I’m an Oscar-holic. The 1962 Academy Awards ceremony is…

All Hail the Butch Superhero

Lea DeLaria, commonly known as Big Boo from Orange Is The New Black, flew to…

Incarcerated

A Former Inmate Talks Lesbian Relationships in Prison

Stripped naked. Spread apart. Finger and hand prints. Photos of your tattoos and birthmarks. You’re…

A Breakdown on the U.S. Detention Infrastructure

The United States boasts the largest immigration detention infrastructure in the world, and yet many…

The Intersections of Queerness and Disability

Disability rights activism has been changing and challenging the nation as we know it for…

The Prison Capital of Colorado: Fremont County’s Relationship to its Prisons

I have driven through Cañon City more times than I can count on my way…

Front Lines: The Queer, Cannabis-Fueled Legacy of Dennis Peron and Lynette Shaw

In 1995, something surprising happened. A local chief of police in Marin County, California, asked…