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J-Pop Star Shinjiro Atae Comes Out as Gay
"I feared that even if I could accept the truth, the world would never accept me as an artist."
By Sara Delgado
Meet the Young Activists Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa
Teen Vogue spoke with 5 LGBTQ+ activists on their work fighting for change.
By Bolaji Akinwande
How Gentrification Erases Queer History and Community
“Gentrification is a replacement process.”
By Brian Zayatz
I Thought My Campus Was Safe, Then There Was A Violent Anti-LGBTQ+ Attack
"Hatred doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When left unchecked, it spreads like a poison."
By Nadia Aidan
Conservatives Are Falsely Blaming a Mass Shooting on Trans People Again
In reality, the shooter — who killed 5 people with an AR-15-style rifle over the weekend — was a cis man and Tucker Carlson fan.
By Lex McMenamin
Sex, Politics, Gay Boy Joy! Red, White & Royal Blue Trailer Is Here
Your new favorite queer rom-com is on the way.
By Kara K. Nesvig and Kaitlyn McNab
In Florida, It’s a Crime For Trans People to Use the Correct Public Bathroom
It’s unclear how the law will be enforced.
By James Factora
Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Are Being Blocked in Federal Courts Across the Country
The laws are being rejected as “unconstitutional, openly discriminatory and a danger.”
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
Heartstopper's Kit Connor Opened Up About Coming Out As Bisexual
"I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way.”
“The Day I Loved You” Stars Felt “Euphoric” After Filming
“It was nothing like I ever felt before,” Raynold Tan says.
By K-Ci Williams
Though LGBTQ+ People Are Under Attack, It's Still No Cops at Pride
"If you look at the suppression of our communities, you will find the marks of policing at every step."
By Lex McMenamin
Drag Bans Aren’t New — and Laws Haven’t Changed Much Since 1887
There’s a long history of gender-bending performance in the United States.
By Siriana Lundgren
Boygenius See Your Fixation on Their Sex Lives & They're Not Into It
“When I or Lucy get hate for not turning in our, like, gay paperwork, all I’m thinking about is the way I would have felt at f*cking age 11.”
By Lex McMenamin
What Is It About Gays and the Beach?
In queer movies and TV shows, the beach is a symbol of solace and freedom.
By K-Ci Williams
At House of LaBeija, Ball Culture Is About Love, Community and Resistance
“It’s seen as a form of resistance to all this strife.”
By Shahamat Uddin
Trans Representation On-Screen Alone Will Not Free Us
We are the most visible we’ve ever been as a community, and also the most vulnerable.
By Tre’vell Anderson
The Mental Health Crisis Is Disproportionately Impacting LGBTQ+ Youth
Born This Way Foundation’s 2023 Research found that financial barriers and community stigmas are the two main barriers to mental health resources.
By Livia Caligor
New York Just Became a Safe Haven State for Transgender Youth and Their Families
The new policy protects trans people from out of state who come to New York to access gender-affirming healthcare.
By James Factora
Liv Hewson Knows That Transphobes Are Just Chicken
"We're not going anywhere, and you're simply going to have to deal with that."
By Lex McMenaminPhotography by JJ Geiger
Astronaut Sally Ride Was a Queer Trailblazer—But Kept Her Personal Life Secret
Ride blazed a trail for women and queer people in space.
By Emily A. Margolis