Unlearning Queerphobia
Schools are a powerful place to begin building an LGBTQ-affirming culture, as an antidote to fear and bigotry.
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Ballroom Is Still About Black Queer Joy
More than 130 years after the first ball was held, ballroom continues to be an essential place for Black and Brown LGBTQ people to find care, connection, and chosen family.
What鈥檚 in a Name? For Abortion Providers, Quite a Bit.
Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide.
Druze Women Balance Sexual Health, Pleasure, and Tradition
Sex education is often taboo in close-knit Druze communities, but a new generation is creating its own care networks.
Nature Welcomes Queer People When Society Doesn鈥檛
For the city鈥檚 LGBTQ community, Toronto鈥檚 outdoor spaces have been sites of both liberation and violence
Murmurations: Queering Abolition
鈥滱toms Never Touch鈥� offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine.
Trans Youth Are Teaching Schools How to Actually Support Them
The education system is failing transgender youth, but one school in Canada is striving to create a new support model.
Pride Is Power: How Queer People Are Defeating Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Faced with unprecedented numbers of anti-LGBTQ bills, queer people are taking to the state houses, courts, and communities to prove that love wins.
Back When TV Was Gay
Despite political repression in the 1980s and 1990s, LGBTQ people enjoyed surprising freedom on public access television networks.
Going Back Outside for Pride
We can no longer accept Pride events that only make room for one type of queer person鈥攐r that cater primarily to the corporations more invested in rainbow capitalism than collective liberation.
Colorado Prisons Just Got a Little Safer for Trans Women
A groundbreaking legal agreement mandates that Colorado cover gender-affirming health care for incarcerated trans women, and offers them the option to be housed with other women.
Tips for Cultivating Trans Joy
When everything that brings LGBTQ people joy is under attack, dancing, laughing, and celebrating our persistent existence are direct acts of resistance.
What Trans Men Found at Camp Lost Boys
This annual summer camp for trans men of all ages offers community, connection, and masculinity that鈥檚 rooted in love.
The Complex Reality of the Boy Scouts鈥� Gay Ban
This author learned that he was one of many queer kids who gravitated toward Scouting, only to later discover his identity rendered him an outcast鈥攐r worse, a scapegoat.
In Defense of Butch Bodies
There鈥檚 power in a viral clapback. But what of the already-marginalized people whose identities again become a public punchline?
Centering Queer (Self) Care in the 2024 Election
Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people鈥攁nd everyone.
Serious About Gender Exploration? There鈥檚 a Doula for That.
Just like birth doulas, gender doulas support people at all stages of their gender journey.
We Are All Responsible for Making Bathrooms Safer
Transgender and nonbinary people need more than policies to protect their safe access to bathrooms. They need allies.
Who Is Beating Back Book Bans?
Amidst a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ book bans, activists, authors, and librarians are organizing to make sure LGBTQ stories are still heard.
No Pride in Genocide: Calling Out Israel鈥檚 Pinkwashing
Israel continues to paint itself as a pro-LGBTQ haven in the Middle East, using this alleged tolerance as justification for its genocide in Gaza. Queer activists around the world are pushing back.
The Internet Has Always Been Trans
As early adopters鈥攁nd innovators鈥攐f the internet, transgender people carved out enduring, invaluable safe spaces to find community, support, and themselves online.
The Rainbow Connection
Intergenerational housing for LGBTQ elders and youth can relieve isolation and housing instability for both groups.
Menopause Matters
The end of menstruation has been stigmatized and misunderstood. The 鈥渕enopausal multiverse鈥� can change that.
Taking Back the Power (Literally)
Frontline communities from California to Puerto Rico lead the fight for energy democracy.
The Art of Queer Joy
What does queer joy look like in this political moment? Three queer artists respond.
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