Growing Up Gay in North Dakota
For the author of a new memoir, North Dakota was a place of beauty and danger.
LGBTQ+
Can Twerking Be an Expression of Power?
A Black queer lawmaker posted a video on social media of herself twerking in a bikini. In response to the maelstrom of criticism, she’s reclaiming her bodily autonomy and pushing back with a new campaign.
Happy Endings for Queer Characters
An interview with the playful, prefigurative, beloved and sometimes banned author, T.J. Klune.
The Two-Spirit Diplomat Who Mediated Two Worlds
WeWha was a celebrity in the U.S. capital, and loved for their gender-fluid self at home.
States Advance Anti-Transgender Agendas—Part of a Longtime Strategy by Conservatives to Rally Their Base
Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.
The Importance of Knowing AIDS History
To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.
This Is What Trans Solidarity Really Means
2021 was the deadliest year on record for trans people, just like the year before. Reversing that trend requires trans solidarity built upon mutual aid.
Queering Climate Activism
“At the end of the day, how does the gender binary and heteronormativity support the extraction and moving of wealth to this handful of global elites?”
What I Learned When I Came Out to My Asian Mother
“We all have a story to share, and I believe knowing someone’s story creates connection.”
Finding Joy in the Struggle
Embracing joy as part of our everyday lives can expand our ability to heal ourselves and our communities.
How Relationships Can Turn Faith Leaders Into LGBT Allies
A grassroots group in Kenya has found a slow-but-effective formula for converting anti-LGBT faith leaders into LGBT advocates.
On Board with Queer Labor and Racial Solidarity
It was okay to be gay in the Marine Cooks and Stewards. And in the 1940s, MCS integrated to become one of the most progressive unions in the United States.
Calling Foul on Laws Targeting Trans Athletes
Exclusionary laws banning transgender youth from team sports are not only unsportsmanlike, they’re also rooted in falsehoods, says this trans journalist.
The Trans History You Weren’t Taught in Schools
Often erased from history, scholars are now realizing that transgender and nonbinary people have existed in most human societies across time.
How Parents Can Support Their Trans Kids
Research shows that family acceptance and affirmation can have a life-saving impact on transgender youth.
Inconvenient Identity: Magnus’ Story
Magnus has a heartbreaking conversation with their mom as she dices onions. In this video, created in a filmmaking workshop led by Outside the Frame and Oregon State University, Magnus tries to make
Queer Latinx Youth Amplify Their Voices Using Telenovelas
A new digital telenovela aims to put queer Latinx youth in charge of telling their own stories.
The Queer-Led Groups Modeling a New Form of Land Access
Changing ownership and wealth distribution, even at a small scale, presents a model for how to ultimately address the climate crisis.
Support and Solidarity on Trans Day of Visibility
“Give us our roses while we’re still here.”
5 Ways Parents Can Avoid Gender Stereotypes for Kids
Disrupting the gendered stereotypes that children encounter requires attention and intention, but it doesn't have to be complicated.
Unions and LGBTQ Workers Could Be a Powerful Marriage
History has shown that people-power is one of the best ways to advance rights and win protections, especially when the courts are unreliable.
The Feminist Horror Comedy Novel That Centers LGBTQ and Disabled Teens
Author Sady Doyle says LGTBQ teens need more representation in horror. So they wrote the book they’d wished they’d read when they were young.
When the World Ends Before Graduation
How Nick and Jenny summoned the Devil and ushered in the apocalypse before they graduated from high school. (Also, they’re sorry about that.)
The Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Ruling Is Just the Beginning
Many other things need to change before LGBTQ+ people can thrive in our workplaces, especially those of us who are Black.
Pulse Wasn’t About Me. But Covering It Changed Me
As one of the few out queer journalists covering the tragedy on the ground, I learned that my identity served my work, not hindered it.
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