First Person Lily Burana Dec 9, 2021

I Am Here to Remember the Forgotten

Lily Burana Dec 9, 2021

The writer reflects on how to grieve and most faithfully honor the life and work of L.A.-based artist and activist Diviana Ingravallo, who emerged during the AIDS pandemic and died an indirect casualty of COVID, rendered invisible by legacy media.

Trans Rights Dianna Anderson Nov 10, 2021

The Anti-Trans and Anti-Abortion Connection

Dianna Anderson Nov 10, 2021

Anti-trans and anti-abortion protesters are trying to control the bodies of everyone who isn't a cis male. And they've proven they're willing to kill for it.

TV Marcie Bianco Sep 9, 2021

I Want My Lesbian TV

Marcie Bianco Sep 9, 2021

Growing up in the 1980s, there was little in the way of queer representation on TV. Now we've shattered the celluloid closet. But is this progress restricted to our small screens?

First Person Melissa Hart Jun 17, 2021

The Game Was Rigged All Along

Melissa Hart Jun 17, 2021

The DSM removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses in 1973. So why did the author's mother lose everything—including her kids—when she left her abusive husband for a woman in the late 1970s?

soccer goal net with ball on a trans flag backdrop

Trans Rights Matilda Young Jun 10, 2021

Protecting Trans and Nonbinary Kids Is a Life-or-Death Issue

Matilda Young Jun 10, 2021

GOP lawmakers around the country claim they’re “protecting women and girls” in school sports. But, as this genderqueer writer attests, these humiliating, discriminatory laws can have devastating consequences on our kids.

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Language Matters Dianna Anderson May 25, 2021

In the Trans Identity Discourse, Words Matter

Dianna Anderson May 25, 2021

When two cis-female anti-trans professors were uninvited to give talks, they were presented in the U.K. press as “victims” of cancel culture. But in the fight for trans rights, framing harmful rhetoric as personal opinion shouldn’t get a platform.

LGBTQ Deirdre Sugiuchi Dec 17, 2020

“Conversion Therapy” Is Abuse

Deirdre Sugiuchi Dec 17, 2020

In recent years, the destructive practice of anti-LGBTQ "therapy" was being outlawed across the country. Then Trump-appointed judges decided that the bans were a violation of free speech.

First Person Brucie Cleveland Jul 13, 2020

What Coronavirus Can Teach Us About Consent

Brucie Cleveland Jul 13, 2020

As we navigate interactions with strangers and loved ones amidst a public health crisis, it's more important than ever to define and assert our boundaries.

Disappearing Data Christine Grimaldi Mar 24, 2020

When Will the Census Count Everyone?

Christine Grimaldi Mar 24, 2020

Progress to include LGBTQ people and families in the census has been decades in the making. Now the Trump administration wants to erase them.

All the Rage Jude Doyle Oct 24, 2019

The Irony of the TERF War Over “Feminine” Products

Jude Doyle Oct 24, 2019

Transphobic TERFs believe they're the last true feminists for refusing to conform to outdated gender norms. So why are they upset that Always maxi-pads has ditched the "lady" symbol on their packaging?