Queer ecology embraces the plurality and paradox of nature, rather than forcing it into the binaries and categories that our society craves.
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Strong family bonds help transgender people embrace joy even amid legislative attacks and reductive media portrayals.
Drag bans like the one passed in Tennessee rely on fearmongering tropes about “protecting children” and “traditional values.”
On March 2, 2023, Tennessee became the first state to enact a law restricting drag performances. This law is part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers in numerous states to restrict or
“Along with the power of creation, we were given the power to choose.”
LGBTQ people have always been the ones to keep each other safe. But we shouldn’t have to.
Nonprofit organizations attract employees from diverse backgrounds, but often fail to create affirming workplace cultures for them.
“The Future Is Disabled” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha moves much-needed conversations on disability and mutual aid into the spotlight while pushing readers to confront their preconceived ideas about who belongs in the future.
Insecurity and powerlessness are the norm for immigrants navigating the U.S.’s immigration system—even when they are married to a U.S. citizen.
For the author of a new memoir, North Dakota was a place of beauty and danger.
A Black queer lawmaker posted a video on social media of herself twerking in a bikini. In response to the maelstrom of criticism, she’s reclaiming her bodily autonomy and pushing back with a new campaign.
An interview with the playful, prefigurative, beloved and sometimes banned author, T.J. Klune.
WeWha was a celebrity in the U.S. capital, and loved for their gender-fluid self at home.
Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.
To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.
2021 was the deadliest year on record for trans people, just like the year before. Reversing that trend requires trans solidarity built upon mutual aid.
“At the end of the day, how does the gender binary and heteronormativity support the extraction and moving of wealth to this handful of global elites?”
“We all have a story to share, and I believe knowing someone’s story creates connection.”
Embracing joy as part of our everyday lives can expand our ability to heal ourselves and our communities.
A grassroots group in Kenya has found a slow-but-effective formula for converting anti-LGBT faith leaders into LGBT advocates.
It was okay to be gay in the Marine Cooks and Stewards. And in the 1940s, MCS integrated to become one of the most progressive unions in the United States.
Exclusionary laws banning transgender youth from team sports are not only unsportsmanlike, they’re also rooted in falsehoods, says this trans journalist.
Often erased from history, scholars are now realizing that transgender and nonbinary people have existed in most human societies across time.
Research shows that family acceptance and affirmation can have a life-saving impact on transgender youth.
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