In the middle of June—when coronavirus cases were rising and it was clear that the United States was deporting COVID-19-positive asylum seekers—the Trump administration released a proposed rule that, if implemented, would devastate the entire asylum system.

Swedish casino operator Casino Cosmopol has been praised for its work having remained operational longer than most casinos during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic with its ‘Corona Chat’ being hailed a ‘game changer.’

A long history of discriminatory practices and a University of Nevada, Las Vegas study that shows how those impact both workers and businesses, points to a need for industry-wide change.

By now, we all know that face masks are a crucial part of preventing the spread of coronavirus to others—but are all masks created equal? Antimicrobial face masks are the latest trend in COVID-19 prevention, but doctors and infectious disease experts are divided on their benefits.

Racial tensions have been simmering since the beginning of the United States.

Las Vegas casinos are modifying their smoking policies amid the pandemic.

Summer was cut short last week for 82 children and staff members who tested positive for the coronavirus at one of Kanakuk Kamps' overnight camps, in Lampe, Mo. The network of Christian camps is just the latest to contend with outbreaks amid a record-breaking crisis in America.

Between July 8th and July 13th, I had been following the updates because so many of my queer fandom friends were posting hopes, wishes and fears regarding the disappearance of Naya Rivera. Amid the brutal deaths of Vanessa Guillen, Breonna Taylor, and the continued persecution of undocumented immigrant children and adults, I’ve grown weary of grieving the loss of young women of color. A celebrity death, in context, serves as a reminder of the numbing reality that the world expects much of women of color in their life and death, their celebrity and the context of their death giving weight to the energy a greater public exercises in wanting more for them/us.