lgbtq rights
What Trans Youth at the Gender Liberation March Want You to Know
"To all the trans kids in the South, keep living, keep shouting, keep acting out and don't die. We need to live."
By Lex McMenamin
SCOTUS Blocks Expanded Protections for Trans Students From Taking Effect in 26 States
The 5-4 decision rejected the Department of Justice’s request to allow Title IX rules to take effect during court challenges.
By James Factora
New Federal Protections for Trans Students Take Effect—But Not Everywhere
In many school districts, the law will be enforced in some schools, but not others.
By Angie Jaime
This Olympic Teen Track Star Paved the Way for Queer Female Athletes
Helen Stephens was the fastest woman in the world.
By Laura Shimel
Trans Teens Fought Back in Rural Maine — and Won
Trans rights aren’t a “big-city” issue.
By Benjamin Perry
Get Ready With Four Gen Z Drag Queens Who Explain What Drag Means For Them
“[Drag] was all the things I was told I couldn’t be, wrapped up in a giant bow with all this fabulous hair.”
By Brittney McNamara and Sara Delgado
30 Years After Brandon Teena's Murder, Trans Youth are Still Blamed for Transphobic Attacks
"After his death, you saw similar accounts in the media that misgendered him and sensationalized his identity."
By Shahamat Uddin
A Second Trump Term Would Double Down on Erasing Trans Rights
Here’s how advocates are preparing.
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
Dwyane Wade and Zaya Wade Launch ‘Safe Space’ For Trans Youth
Dwyane Wade says he’s “damn proud” of daughter Zaya as the pair launch Translatable, a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth.
By Angie Jaime
This Republican Nominee for Governor Thinks Beyoncé’s Music Is ‘Satanic’
Mark Robinson also has an awful record on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and more.
By Rebecca Fishbein
The Changing Face of Conversion Therapy
The old guard of conversion therapy has closed up shop. The new wave of conversion therapy is more discreet but with the same old premises.
By Eliel Cruz
All Trans People Deserve to Be Heard This Trans Day of Visibility
#SpeakOUT
By August Dekker, Desi (Desmond is Amazing), Jazz Jennings, Kayden Asher, Lake Geslani, Samy Nemir, and Percy Batista-Pedro
Judith Butler Isn't Afraid of Gender — They're Calling Out Who Is
"The Nex Benedict story, I remember being bullied in that bathroom," they told Teen Vogue.
By Lex McMenamin
The NCAA Keeps Putting Marginalized Athletes in Harm's Way
The University of Utah women's basketball was recently harassed with racial slurs.
By Frankie de la Cretaz
Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans
"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."
By Katelyn Burns
A New Settlement Rolls Back Parts of Florida's “Don't Say Gay” Law
Teachers and students can once again discuss LGBTQ+ topics in school.
By James Factora
What It’s Like To Organize My Amazon Warehouse As A Young Queer Person
We're fighting for higher pay, safer work, and a union.
By Ash Judd
How Nex Benedict's Classmates Are Working to Make Their School Safer for LGBTQ Kids
“We’re out here taking action and that’s where my hope mainly comes from.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Ghana's Parliament Passed a an Anti-Gay Bill That Could "Legitimize Prejudice"
If the bill becomes law, "it will exacerbate fear and hatred," experts say.
By Angie Jaime