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Culture
Kristen Stewart Felt “Enormous Pressure” to Be an LGBTQ+ Role Model
“But it wasn't put on me by the [LGBTQ+] community."
Sexual Health + Identity
Pride Month Is Ending But Police Violence Against LGBTQ People Isn't
Don't fall for rainbow stickers on cruisers.
TV
What Trans Teens Are Saying About Jules on 'Euphoria'
“Before the show started I was worried because a lot of transgender characters in the media are represented horribly."
Justice
A Trans Woman Died at Rikers. Her Family and Community Want Answers
"What we do know is that Layleen should be alive today."
Sexual Health + Identity
What It's Like to Date When You're Nonbinary
"Being nonbinary has obstacles, but I am so grateful to experience this love."
Sexual Health + Identity
A Teen Allegedly Recorded Videos Up Girls' Skirts at School
He also allegedly recorded his coworkers in the bathroom.
Health
A Teen's Allergy-Related Death During a Sleep Over Prompted a Law Allowing Police to Carry EpiPens
Annie LeGere was 13 when she died.
Sexual Health + Identity
The "Gay and Trans Panic Defense" Is Still Legal, But These Lawmakers Are Trying to Change That
"Gay and trans panic legal defenses reflect an irrational fear and bigotry toward the LGBTQ community."
Sexual Health + Identity
Ontario Is Scrapping Its Updated Sex-Ed Curriculum and Teaching Students Information From 1998
But why?
Mental Health
Police Shootings Are Killing Black Americans in More Ways Than One
A new study shows how these shootings are impacting black people's mental health.
Sexual Health + Identity
A Judge Said Transgender Teens Lack the "Maturity" to Change Their Names
But one boy's parents are fighting back.
Sexual Health + Identity
This Beauty Queen Is "Done With Pageants" After Someone Made a #MeToo Joke Onstage
She left the pageant and resigned her crown.