For the author of a new memoir, North Dakota was a place of beauty and danger.
LGBTQ+
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.
An interview with the playful, prefigurative, beloved and sometimes banned author, T.J. Klune.
WeWha was a celebrity in the U.S. capital, and loved for their gender-fluid self at home.
Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.
To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.
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.
“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?”
“We all have a story to share, and I believe knowing someone’s story creates connection.”
Embracing joy as part of our everyday lives can expand our ability to heal ourselves and our communities.
A grassroots group in Kenya has found a slow-but-effective formula for converting anti-LGBT faith leaders into LGBT advocates.
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.
Exclusionary laws banning transgender youth from team sports are not only unsportsmanlike, they’re also rooted in falsehoods, says this trans journalist.
Often erased from history, scholars are now realizing that transgender and nonbinary people have existed in most human societies across time.
Research shows that family acceptance and affirmation can have a life-saving impact on transgender youth.
A new digital telenovela aims to put queer Latinx youth in charge of telling their own stories.
Changing ownership and wealth distribution, even at a small scale, presents a model for how to ultimately address the climate crisis.
“Give us our roses while we’re still here.”
Disrupting the gendered stereotypes that children encounter requires attention and intention, but it doesn't have to be complicated.
History has shown that people-power is one of the best ways to advance rights and win protections, especially when the courts are unreliable.
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.
How Nick and Jenny summoned the Devil and ushered in the apocalypse before they graduated from high school. (Also, they’re sorry about that.)
Many other things need to change before LGBTQ+ people can thrive in our workplaces, especially those of us who are Black.
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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