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Dragging Transphobia

We’re teaming up with Persuasians, the first Asian drag house from the South, along with drag performers in Texas to celebrate trans liberation. Join us for a virtual drag night of celebration and FUN-raising for The Knights & Orchids Society: Dragging Transphobia!

  • Dragging Transphobia

    communities • Jun 5, 2023

    We’re teaming up with Persuasians, the first Asian drag house from the South, along with drag performers in Texas to celebrate trans liberation. Join us for a virtual drag night of celebration and FUN-raising for The Knights & Orchids Society: Dragging Transphobia! Read More

  • APRIL: DID YOU EAT YET?

    communities • May 4, 2023 • By Mehlam Bhuriwala & Kiran Waqar

    Mehlam and Kiran of HEART To Grow join us to talk Ramadan, reproductive justice, and gender-affirming, non-judgemental, and faith-inspired approach to sex education. Read More

  • FREE DOWNLOAD: No Arena in Chinatown!

    communities • Apr 27, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

    Say NO ARENA IN CHINATOWN! OUR CITY IS NOT FOR SALE! Read More

  • FREE DOWNLOAD: Liquor Store Dreams Resource Guide

    communities • Apr 27, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

    18 Million Rising partnered with Liquor Store Dreams to host a discussion panel and created a resource guide. Read More

  • Building Together: On Black & Asian Organizing in LA

    communities • Apr 27, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

    18 Million Rising partnered with Liquor Store Dreams to host a discussion panel and created a resource guide. Read More

  • MARCH: DID YOU EAT YET?

    communities • Apr 11, 2023 • By Yin Q & LOVE Queen Layla

    Yin Q & LOVE Queen Layla, core members & organizers of Red Canary Song join 18MR this month as guest editors to talk about massage and sex worker mutual aid, art activism, the Massage License Decriminalization Act, and remembering the loss of our sisters two years after the Atlanta-area shooting. Read More

  • FEBRUARY: DID YOU EAT YET?

    communities • Feb 15, 2023 • By Zen Sekizawa & Theo Henderson

    Zen Sekizawa from J-Town Action とSolidarity, and Theo Henderson from We The Unhoused, join 18MR this month as guest editors to talk about cross community collaboration, Black History Month, Year of the Rabbit, and much more. Read More

  • A lot of us are struggling, let's talk about it

    communities • Feb 7, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

    As we process our collective grief, we find ourselves struggling with the responsibility of condemning the shootings while navigating anti-Asian violence and respectability politics. We find ourselves forced to speak for all Asians everywhere, an impossible and unhelpful task. We’ve even been denied the space to grieve without others using this tragedy as an opportunity to push dangerous narratives. Read More