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An illustration shows a yellow spotlight on a man in a green prison suit, standing in front of a book case.
Life Inside November 3
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By Michael Shane Hale
An illustration shows a picture on a refrigerator door of two Black people dressed up like Michael Jackson, wearing white shirts and black pants. The two of them are sitting on a bench. Other images and magnets of New York and Michael Jackson surround the picture.
Life Inside May 26
My Friend Jordan Neely Was Homeless and in Mental Distress. But He Was Not Expendable.
Jordan Neely was choked to death on a New York City subway car. Mentor and fellow Michael Jackson enthusiast Moses Harper recalls who he was in life.
By Moses Harper, as told to
News August 28, 2019
Same-Sex Couples in North Carolina Don’t Have Equal Abuse Protections
A lawsuit seeks protective orders even when queer couples don’t live together.
By
Feature January 14, 2019
We Are Witnesses: Becoming An American
A portrait of the U.S. immigration system in 12 short films.
By The Marshall Project
Life Inside September 6, 2018
My Gay Prison Gang Fights Neo-Nazis
They call us the Rainbow Warriors.
By Dennis Mintun
The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
News June 18, 2018
Supreme Court Declines to Hear ‘Gay Bias’ Case
Charles Rhines argued jurors sent him to death row in part because they knew he was gay.
By
Life Inside June 14, 2018
My Road to Acceptance as a Trans Man Began in Prison
“I won’t be swept under the rug anymore. This is me.”
By Ethan Ybabes as told to
South Dakota jurors sent Charles Rhines, pictured, to death row for fatally stabbing Donnivan Schaeffer.
Case in Point June 11, 2018
Was This Man Sentenced to Death Because He’s Gay?
His defenders say yes. South Dakota says no. The Supreme Court may soon weigh in.
By
Commentary January 24, 2018
How Post-Prison Reentry Programs Fail Queer Women
Having a man counts as a plan in some reentry programs.
Erin Kerrison
Life Inside December 21, 2017
When a Gay Inmate Loses the Ability to Blend In
Outed by Accident, More Vigilant by Necessity
By Stephen Wilson
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