identity

"We have fought like hell for our freedom and we will continue to fight like hell."

I'm learning to shed the cultural shame.

And many of the school's students couldn't be more proud.

"When I’m on stage, I am fully myself."

"It's a family thing."

"I start coloring in my face, and I’m going in all different directions. But wax crayon and oil pastel don’t mix together."

It's institutionalized and systematic corruption laid bare.

"Schultz can claim he doesn’t see color because his whiteness doesn’t negatively impact the way he navigates his everyday life."

"I learned to love myself when I learned to love the tohono, or desert."

"When the person who taught you how to be both trans and proud of your faith has died, Islamophobia directed toward them is even more painful."

“It wasn’t their words, it’s that I started to believe them."

"Did it sound right? Did it feel real? Did it feel like home?"

But she wishes coming out weren't a thing at all.

A new report shows just how many LGBTQ young people are subjected to the harmful practice.

She told Teen Vogue what covering gender issues means to her.

Wow.

Wait, what?

He learned about a major bisexual stigma.

Periods do not equal womanhood.