trans rights
How You Can Make Bathrooms Safer for Trans and Nonbinary People
Being an ally is not complicated — but can have a big impact in interrupting discrimination.
By Kate Sosin, The 19th*
This Teen Activist Is Taking on Anti-Trans Laws in Utah
Veronica Takenaka has had enough.
By Nora Neus
A Judge Has Tossed a Lawsuit Trying to Block a Sorority from Admitting a Trans Member
In his ruling, the judge recommended that any appeal include actual legal complaints.
By James Factora
It's Time for Hollywood Empires to Fall
If we can’t imagine other worlds, how can we possibly make them?
By Lex McMenamin
Can Sanctuary Laws Hold Up Against Anti-Trans and Antiabortion Politicians?
Current shield laws don’t go far enough, organizers say.
By Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn
This Jewish Activist Is the Reason We Use the Word Transgender
Leslie Feinberg helped change the way we talk about trans identity.
By Emma Breitman
What Ron DeSantis Just Did to Trans Rights in Florida
The so-called "Let Kids Be Kids" package is a disgrace.
By James Factora
How We Protect LGBTQ+ Youth While Centering Their Stories
“It simply is not safe for everyone to come out, to stand before a committee, to have their story published.”
By Kathryn Poe
What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court’s Latest LGBTQ+ Rights Case
303 Creative v. Elenis could have a profound impact on LGBTQ+ rights in the US.
By Catherine Caruso
What LGBTQ Students Are Asking for on This Day of Silence
In 2023, we’re calling on adults.
By Eris Robinson
How Parents Are Fighting to Get Their Trans Kids the Care They Need
One parent said they want to show their son they're "deserving of every normal, dumb, good thing.”
By Colleen Hamilton
How to Be an Advocate for Trans Student Athletes
" It’s up to all of us to protect each other.”
By Quispe López
What It's Like to Fight Bathroom Bans as a Trans Student
"My advice is, anytime you have the opportunity to talk to another trans kid, do it."
By Lex McMenamin, Wren Sanders, and Quispe López
Trans Maryland Teen Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland Was Killed in a Shooting
“She was a joy and made sure everyone she was around knew that they were loved.”
By James Factora
Tennessee’s Drag Ban Will Affect the Next Generation of Queer People
Visibility shows young LGBTQ+ people that “all are welcome here,” one drag performer says.
By Kailynn Johnson
This Nebraska Senator Filibustered for Three Weeks on Behalf of Trans Rights
Nothing but respect for Machaela Cavanaugh.
By Emma Specter
Jonathan Van Ness Is Hopeful About the Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
“I know who they are and where they come from and the power they have.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Zaya Wade Opens Up about Educating Her Trans-Affirming Family in Debut Cover
Just one week after making her runway debut.
By James Factora
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Are the Parents Every LGBTQ+ Child Deserves
The couple gave a moving tribute to their trans daughter, Zaya, at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.
By Emma Specter