Michelle Garcia
'You Just Can't Say No': Muslim Essential Workers on Working Through Ramadan
Muslim essential workers across industries prepare for the challenges of working through the coronavirus pandemic while fasting for Ramadan.
Men Who Love Trans Women: The Cop
There was another cop we knew who was into trans women. Other officers found out and mocked him endlessly.
What It's Like to Be Quarantined, Isolated, and Gender Dysphoric
Many transgender Americans have been cut off from essential hormones, surgeries, and support.
Michigan's Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Knew About Flint's Toxic Water—and Lied About It
Six years after the city of Flint, Michigan, began using a toxic water source that sickened its residents, VICE uncovered payoffs, the silencing of a whistleblower, a shady financial deal, a coverup, and the former governor who presided over it all.
Gay Bars Bet on Virtual Happy Hours to Save Them From Extinction
"Our community’s gone through so many things, and to be taken out by this virus... I just can’t accept it."
Coronavirus Death Rates Are a Direct Result of Environmental Racism
Along with other forms of systemic inequality, environmental racism can cause many of the underlying conditions that make the virus particularly dangerous for black and brown communities.
Men Who Love Trans Women: The Guy in the Ballroom Scene
You may think that in the ballroom scene everyone is loving and accepting. Unfortunately you can be judged in any community.
What to Do if You Can't Pay Rent Because of Coronavirus
A step-by-step guide for dealing with your landlord during the worst economic catastrophe in living memory.
My Dying Coronavirus Patient Was Concerned About Their Hospital Bill
"It's completely abhorrent that this question should even come up."
8 Funds That Are Collecting Money for the People Who Need It Most Right Now
The coronavirus pandemic has hit undocumented people, domestic workers, homeless people, sex workers, and other marginalized communities hardest.
'Why Not Help the People?': These Are the Landlords Who Aren't Collecting Rent
Amid an unprecedented economic collapse, a few landlords are deciding that doing the right thing means giving people a break.
Capitalism's Response to Coronavirus Makes a Strong Case for Socialism
As financial markets crash and unemployment surges, it’s clearly not just humans, but also our economic system, that is acutely susceptible to this global pandemic.