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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 power ranking: Follow the yellow brick power ranking
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 power ranking: Follow the yellow brick power ranking

Ranking here in this brand new world might be a fantasy, but it’s real to me

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 recap: Defying g-Ru-vity
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 recap: Defying g-Ru-vity

And you won’t bring them down!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’
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Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

ANALYSIS: A new document featuring the administration’s attempt to categorize ‘two sexes’ is needlessly convoluted and contradictory

By Mel Woods
In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance
Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 power ranking: Nailed it? Not quite!
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 power ranking: Nailed it? Not quite!

 A disappointing Snatch Game leads to a shocker elimination

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails

It’s time to bring rules and structure back to Snatch Game—but these judges won’t do it

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’?
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How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’?

ANALYSIS: While many queer and trans people might consider fleeing the U.S., it’s important to understand the complexities of Canada’s immigration system

By Mel Woods
How to survive the ‘shock and awe’ Trump news cycle
Video

How to survive the ‘shock and awe’ Trump news cycle

Two weeks into his second presidency, it has felt like a nonstop onslaught of news. Here are three ways to cope

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 power ranking: Wet and wild
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 power ranking: Wet and wild

12 queens, 36 looks—let’s get to power ranking!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 recap: Under the Sea
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 recap: Under the Sea

Down where it’s wetter, down where drag’s better, take it from me

By Kevin O'Keeffe
We must live for one another
Dangerous Space

We must live for one another

ANALYSIS: Community-based suicide intervention is about creating a web of life between our bodies where we can take turns resting and being held when we are overwhelmed

By Kai Cheng Thom
What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research?
Video

What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research?

ANALYSIS: The Trump administration’s directive to purge CDC research and data from mentions of gender will have broad impacts

By Mel Woods
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 power ranking: Repertory players
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 power ranking: Repertory players

Which queens secured themselves a new contract for RDR Live?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 recap: Live from the Werk Room …
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 recap: Live from the Werk Room …

RDR Live returns, which might inspire eye rolls—but it gives us a terrific episode

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults
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How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults

ANALYSIS: From rejecting WPATH to a chill on doctors, we break down how the president’s executive order might influence care for adults in addition to young people

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …

The queens pay tribute to the past, while we power-rank them in present day

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits

RuPaul’s latest queens reinterpret their predecessors’ most iconic lines in a very fun music challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How Trump’s gender executive order hints at reproductive rights fight
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How Trump’s gender executive order hints at reproductive rights fight

ANALYSIS: The focus on a person “at conception” forecasts more federal attacks on reproductive rights to come

By Mel Woods
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