Dallas’ Gory Punk Scene in Black and White
Vera "Velma" Hernandez brings her fans vivid photos from the heart of the beer- and grime-soaked mosh pit. Now she's taking her act on the road.
Kit OConnell
Kit O’Connell is a genderqueer movement journalist, and Digital Editor at the Texas Observer, who has lived in Texas since 1998. Their citizen journalism during Occupy Wall Street led to Kit becoming an editor at the formative political blog Firedoglake, where they broke the story of Occupy Austin’s infiltration by six undercover Austin police officers who entrapped activists into felony charges. Later, Kit spent four years writing about the hemp and cannabis industry as an editor at Ministry of Hemp and correspondent for Hemp magazine, where they influenced federal policy into giving Western hemp farmers access to water rights and allowing some people with drug convictions to re-enter the industry. Their journalism has also appeared in Truthout, Yes! Magazine, and the Austin Chronicle, among others.
Articles by Kit OConnell
Let’s Praise the Bravery of the Sandy Hook Families
“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis.”
There Is No Legitimate ‘Debate’ Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare
A recent New York Times article that experts called inaccurate and unethical now serves as evidence in Texas against transgender kids.
Middle Fingers Up In Austin After End of ‘Roe’
Hundreds took to the streets of Austin after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
From Pizzagate to Groomergate: Alex Jones Tries to Regain Influence Through Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry
‘He’s an elder statesman of bullshit.’
Texas Activists Protest Modern-Day ‘Slavery’ in Prisons
Prison abolitionists gathered in Austin on the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riots.
New Technologies Connect Prisoners to the Outside World
'Returning citizens' develop apps and initiatives to reduce recidivism.