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The Push For Anti-Trans Legislation Can Have Violent Consequences

"[Nex Benedict's] death is a stark reminder that laws like S.B. 615 have a real-world effect.”

Has Life Improved for Transgender Americans in the Last 10 Years? Not Really.

The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey shows that trans people face steep economic and health disparities while anti-trans state laws have caused thousands to flee their homes.

Ohio Just Became the 22nd State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids

And the 24th to ban trans girls and women from playing on school sports teams consistent with their gender.

Evolution Is a Human Right. That’s Why I Let Nature Guide My Transition

As new laws continue to attack trans people, we can look to nature as our guide to fight back.

New College in Exile: Hampshire College

Teen Vogue speaks to students forced out of New College of Florida by the school’s conservative hostile takeover.

Florida Schools Now Require Parental Consent for a Nickname, and Trans Students Say It Targets Them

Students tell Teen Vogue that a new board of education rule requiring parental consent to use a different name leaves their identities “split at the root.”

What to Know About Mike Johnson, the New Speaker of the House

Johnson is a conservative Louisiana lawmaker known for his opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

State Sen. Kim Jackson on Making History As the First Openly LGBTQ+ Senator in Georgia

"I wish that there were other people who could do it with me. So there is that pressure. But it's also a gift."

This Trans Teen Won't Let Trolls Ruin Her Homecoming Queen Win

“If I focus on the hate, I'm never going to be happy.”

8 Activists and Authors Share the Banned Books That Changed Their Lives

These students, teachers, and authors want to ban bigotry, not books.

Colleges Are Getting Rid of Their LGBTQ+ Resources

Due to Republican state lawmakers’ crusade against LGBTQ+ rights and DEI.

These Are the Far Right-Groups Leading the Book Ban Explosion

During the 2022-2023 school year, book bans increased by 33%.

This Teen Activist Is Taking on Anti-Trans Laws in Utah

Veronica Takenaka has had enough.

Sylvia Swayne's Special Election Campaign Has a Lot of Firsts

Both for her and for the state of Alabama.

Sylvia Rivera Is Still Influencing the Fight For Trans Rights, Well After Her Death

In this op-ed, for Latinx Heritage Month, Samy Nemir Olivares remembers the trans icon.

Republicans Are Trying to Censor LGBTQ+ History

In states like Alabama, anti-LGBTQ+ censorship is coming for the archives.

Anti-LGBTQ Laws Are Pushing More Trans People to Run for Office

A new survey finds that the recent, massive wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is motivating queer candidates to run.

California Just Became the First State to Declare a Transgender History Month

The resolution cited California’s long history as an epicenter of trans activism.

Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Youth Feel Unsafe at School, According to a New Survey

That number was higher for trans and gender expansive kids.