How Two Years News Today

"For many of us, leaving lockdown means facing the racism, sexism, transphobia and ableism we had found some degree of safety from in our homes."

"Because we were forbidden from yelling or singing, I could hear some fans letting out whimpers, as if trying to get out their emotions any way they could."

Italys Piacenza Hospital is dedicated to returning personal items from deceased Covid patients to their relatives – no matter how logistically or emotionally difficult it may be.

"Normally, I’m a fun-loving, soft-centered man. But this job makes you hard. You’ve got to be hard, internally, to cope with death every day."

Soyoka Yamamoto petitioned Tokyos governor to adopt a "partnership system" to protect same-sex partners. She hopes full marriage recognition is next.

"I was a really strong woman, and I became like a rag doll. It has taken me a lot of work to get back to my former self, but the pain in my soul is still there."

Soyoka Yamamoto petitioned Tokyos governor to adopt a "partnership system" to protect same-sex partners. She hopes full marriage recognition is next.

Italys Piacenza Hospital is dedicated to returning personal items from deceased COVID patients to their relatives — no matter how logistically or emotionally difficult it may be.

"He was my high school math teacher. ... I owe this man a big thank-you, because even as he was dying, I never stopped learning from him."

"Because we were forbidden from yelling or singing, I could hear some fans letting out whimpers, as if trying to get out their emotions any way they could."