As queer and trans people are under attack in the United States--identified as "extremists" by the FBI as part of a mass far-right campaign to erase us, many are turning to underground networks of support and resistance. Queer and trans people are fighting for their survival, and as they have done for centuries, witches, folk magic practitioners, and pagans are utilizing their magic to protect and defend their communities under attack using spells for protection, herbal sachets for passing, and community solidarity as sacred practice.
Harnessing queer and trans protest magic
How magic has become a conduit to resist and demand justice
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