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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Cleve Jones

My friend Harvey Milk celebrated hope. This Pride month, unions provide it

Workers with signs saying berlin union outside on a nightclub
Chicago’s Berlin nightclub is likely the first LGBTQ+ club to unionize. Photograph: Unite Here/Facebook

These are dangerous times.

Every week we learn of new attacks on trans kids’ access to healthcare, restrictions on drag performances, and LGBTQ+ books banned from schools and libraries. Supreme court justices hint at reversals of decisions on marriage equality and the right to love. Rightwing extremists threaten the very foundation of our democracy with violence, misinformation and bigotry. And many of the cities and towns where we once found refuge are now too expensive for many LGBTQ+ people, especially our youth and elders.

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