Zach Stafford
MSNBC Columnist
Zach Stafford is an award-winning journalist who recently served as editor-at-large of BuzzFeed, was the first Black editor-in-chief of The Advocate, and worked as an investigative journalist at The Guardian.
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We won’t respond to O’Shae Sibley’s stabbing death by toning down who we are
“They murdered him because he’s gay,” Otis Pena said of O’Shae Sibley’s stabbing death at a New York City gas station.
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Disney’s late and tepid opposition to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill justifies employee walk-out
Companies that say they’re against oppression will have to be consistent.
Opinion
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill will hurt LGBTQ teens
These new anti-LGBTQ bills are variations of old tricks trotted out by conservatives.
Opinion
Unvaccinated people dying of Covid doesn’t warrant your gloating
There are people among us who believe we should go so far as to celebrate the deaths of those who choose against vaccination.
Opinion
Jussie Smollett being found guilty of hoax will hurt LGBTQ folks reporting hate crimes
Jussie Smollett guilty verdict will be used by Trump supporters to prove Democrats wrongly label them villains.
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers being found guilty brings a small measure of relief
It’s been a hard time during the almost 10 years since Trayvon Martin was killed.
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Critical race theory panic is largely about white parents holding on to mythologies
Classrooms are more diverse, and students need to have the tools to coexist with one another.
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‘School-to-prison pipeline’ for Black children on shocking display in Tennessee
It’s time for school officials, police officers and judges to see Black children as children.
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LGBTQ community has reason to doubt Liz Cheney’s new support for gay rights
Cheney voted against gay rights legislation seven months ago.
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Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ makes space for Black queer men like me
The release of Lil Nas X’s album “Montero” is a moment Black gay men have been longing for.