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Identity

IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women
Sports

IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women

In banning trans women from the Olympics and mandating strict gender testing, the IOC just set women’s rights overall back

By Mel Woods
How Kyiv’s queer nightlife is keeping community alive during wartime
Nightlife

How Kyiv’s queer nightlife is keeping community alive during wartime

Despite curfews, blackouts and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, queer clubs and raves are bringing people together in Ukraine’s capital city

By Finbarr Toesland
No, effeminate boys aren’t being ‘transed’
Media

No, effeminate boys aren’t being ‘transed’

Hiding my transness nearly killed me. Let’s work to build a world where trans people’s lives aren’t quite so hard

By Katelyn Burns
The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary
History

The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary

From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe

By Cody Corrall
Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead
Love Like Mine

Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead

As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself

By Victoria Hincapie Gomez
The drag king provocateur of the Harlem Renaissance
History

The drag king provocateur of the Harlem Renaissance

Gladys Bentley was a beloved and successful gender outlaw, but the world would ultimately fail her

By Cody Corrall
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NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier
Sports

NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier

Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
Catherine O’Hara was the mother any queer person would want
Culture

Catherine O’Hara was the mother any queer person would want

O’Hara perfected the ability to play inflexible characters capable of change and emotional growth, offering generations of queer folks a form of parental wish fulfillment

By JP Larocque
The first gay man to sue Scouting America becomes a Scout leader, 45 years later
Justice

The first gay man to sue Scouting America becomes a Scout leader, 45 years later

Tim Curran is enjoying the fruits of a hard-won, decades-long battle for gay inclusion in the organization

By Mike De Socio
Inside the censorship campaign against this 20th century lesbian novel
Censorship

Inside the censorship campaign against this 20th century lesbian novel

Radclyffe Hall’s “The Well of Loneliness” was the target of obscenity laws in 1928

By Cody Corrall
As a trans therapist, my trans clients teach me how to build a better future
Identity

As a trans therapist, my trans clients teach me how to build a better future

I share my client’s fears and struggles; they help me as much as I help them

By Leigh Hendrix
The year ‘post-woke’ broke
Rainbow Rewind 2025

The year ‘post-woke’ broke

In 2025, bigotry was trendy, and we found out who our friends really are

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong
Love Like Mine

When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong

Romantic feelings come much later. First, I must fall in love platonically

By Magan Carty
How did we choose what to cover—and not cover—this year?
Rainbow Rewind 2025

How did we choose what to cover—and not cover—this year?

It makes sense to want to be in the know. But what if being informed of every little thing happening in this big, wide world is actually hurting you?

By Katelyn Burns
Trans girls banned from U.K. Girl Guides following Supreme Court ruling
Justice

Trans girls banned from U.K. Girl Guides following Supreme Court ruling

The U.K. Women’s Institute also announced it will ban trans women from membership

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
‘Biology’ is backlash
Politics

‘Biology’ is backlash

Why do the arguments of men’s rights activists and TERFs sound so … similar?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
In the closet, I lost my voice. Queen gave it back to me
Consumed

In the closet, I lost my voice. Queen gave it back to me

As a kid, I felt I had to tamp myself down. Freddie Mercury proved I didn’t have to

By KC Hoard
Nearly half of all queer characters on TV will disappear next year
TV & Film

Nearly half of all queer characters on TV will disappear next year

An uptick in series endings and cancellations is bad news for queer and trans representation

By Cody Corrall
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