Yasmin Nair

Florida lesbian teen won’t take plea on sex crime charge [Windy City Times Special Investigative Series: LGBTQs and the Criminal Legal System]

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 24, 2013

A Sebastian, Fla., teenager is being charged with a crime that could potentially place her on the state’s sex offender registry. At the same time, some publicly disseminated statements about her case appear to be inaccurate.

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Puerto Rican activist discusses life, poems

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 22, 2013

Luzma Umpierre-Herrera, a leading and out lesbian Puerto Rican poet and critic, was in Chicago this past week to present on her work.

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Beth Richie on race, gender and the ‘prison nation’

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 22, 2013

“Excerpt: I realized that in some ways the closing of the buildings doesn’t change all that much, because as we close more buildings, we put more people in ankle bracelets, under house arrest, or make their probation longer.”

Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Howard Brown still facing struggles

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 21, 2013

Howard Brown Health Center’s (HBHC) former CEO and president Jamal Edwards departed the organization in August 2012, amid a flurry of complaints and questions about his management style and strategies.