lgbtq rights
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.”
By Angie Jaime
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.
By Orion Rummler, The 19th* and Kate Sosin, The 19th*
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.
By James Factora
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.
By Willow Defebaugh
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.
By Lex McMenaminPhotography by Bea Oyster
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.”
By Fortesa Latifi
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.
By Emma Specter
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."
By Fortesa Latifi
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.”
By Fortesa Latifi
8 Activists and Authors Share the Banned Books That Changed Their Lives
These students, teachers, and authors want to ban bigotry, not books.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
Colleges Are Getting Rid of Their LGBTQ+ Resources
Due to Republican state lawmakers’ crusade against LGBTQ+ rights and DEI.
By Mary Retta
These Are the Far Right-Groups Leading the Book Ban Explosion
During the 2022-2023 school year, book bans increased by 33%.
By James Factora
This Teen Activist Is Taking on Anti-Trans Laws in Utah
Veronica Takenaka has had enough.
By Nora Neus
Sylvia Swayne's Special Election Campaign Has a Lot of Firsts
Both for her and for the state of Alabama.
By Lex McMenamin
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.
By Samy Nemir Olivares
Republicans Are Trying to Censor LGBTQ+ History
In states like Alabama, anti-LGBTQ+ censorship is coming for the archives.
By Emma Banks
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.
By James Factora
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.
By James Factora
Almost Half of LGBTQ+ Youth Feel Unsafe at School, According to a New Survey
That number was higher for trans and gender expansive kids.
By James Factora