Steven W Thrasher
Steven W Thrasher is writer-at-large for Guardian US. He was named Journalist of the Year 2012 by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, the Advocate and more. Follow him on Twitter at @thrasherxy or visit his website.
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The big, broad, beautiful American left: how marching in DC gave me hopeProtests against Donald Trump have revealed a willingness to have difficult conversations but still unite against a common enemy
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A year-end plea: don't let politics overshadow life's splendorIt’s foolhardy to chain your self-worth to the political cycle when we have but this one precious life to enjoy
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Out from the shadows: why cruising had a cultural moment in 2016From an acclaimed novel to an immersive theater experience, the divisive sexual practice made a comeback in art amid heightened anxiety over sex and gender
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Christmas music: an annual scourge or a holiday delight?It’s incessant, but is that a good thing or a bad one? Two writers weigh in
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Democrats: don't try to work with Donald Trump. Just say 'no'Any gestures toward bipartisan teamwork help normalize all that Trump says and stands for, and that’s the worst thing the left can do
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My dad's Reagan protests inspire me to stand up to Donald TrumpIt’s sad that our ancestors’ battle for equal rights may never end. But I will do my part as my father did
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How far is too far for Donald Trump? – videoSteven W Thrasher asks how far Donald Trump has to go before people stop seeing him as ‘just another president’
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Don't let Donald Trump become the new normalWe can’t look past things the president-elect has said about minorities and women in this country. Anyone who does is playing with fire
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This is a terrifying moment for America. Hold your loved ones closePeople of color, women, Muslims, queer people, the sick, immigrants: all are threatened by Donald Trump. Counter it with love, warmth, support
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Moonlight portrays black gay life in its joy, sadness and complexityAt a time when gay culture is overwhelmingly white, Barry Jenkins explores the experience of queer black men and the challenges we face
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Who won the third US presidential debate, Trump or Clinton?Clinton and Trump went head to head in Nevada for the third and final presidential debate, clashing on topics including immigration and Iraq
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Claudia Rankine: why I'm spending $625,000 to study whitenessThe poet on why she’s using her MacArthur genius grant to explore whiteness and how an Ohio prison explodes the idea that blackness equals criminality
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Hillary Clinton opens up 11-point lead in pre-debate poll – as it happenedFollow along for the latest updates from the trail, as Paul Ryan tells Republicans to focus on getting themselves re-elected
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'Clinton weaponized Trump’s words': the reaction to the presidential debateHillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head tonight in the first of three highly anticipated clashes. Here’s how they performed
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The Smithsonian's African American museum – a monument to respectability politicsThe museum tells the story of black Americans from slavery to the present day – yet in the age of Black Lives Matter, is the whole project a sham?
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No, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump isn't a laughing matterMessing up the candidate’s hair might seem like friendly fun. But it humanizes a man whose hateful rhetoric has dehumanized millions of Americans
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Is Burning Man becoming less overwhelmingly white?Last year I wrote about the absence of people of color at Burning Man – but this year it seemed that more black and brown festivalgoers were drawn to the Playa
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True grit: Black Cowboys – in picturesFrom Clint Eastwood westerns to anti-government protests, the cowboy is a symbol of freedom for white Americans. Andrea Robbins and Max Becher’s images of real-life black cowboys offer a powerful counterpoint
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President Trump says he'll keep you safe. It's a lie