In the wake of drag icon Paul O’Grady’s death, it’s time to excavate Britain’s radical drag history

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 3

OPINION: “I used to have a recurring nightmare that if I tried to transition, I’d be met with braying, angry Springer crowds”

“Delusion is the key to confidence,” says the trans drag alien probing North Americans, er, North America this summer

OPINION: I question what consuming so much doomerism will do to us as a community over the long term—and I want us to make more space for celebration

ANALYSIS: As Substack tries to be the new Twitter, we can’t forget its founders’ messy past or present

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 26

“Hopefully, the next person won’t have to fight as much”

OPINION: “Adult” “Human” “Female” is a highly problematic way to identify

ANALYSIS: While the algorithm has evolved, it’s still worth considering how search engines respond

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: April 14

“It violates my privacy and dignity.” Fallon Aubee says the government of Canada is exposing her personal information without consent

Once one of the most conservative women’s sports, NCAA gymnastics has gone all in on queer representation

U.K. transphobia is so severe that the country is known as “TERF Island.” In response, queer and trans fighters are teaching their communities to protect themselves and each other

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 5

“A Safe Girl to Love” sees the award-winning author grappling with her transition through literary fiction

The Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, who will build and operate the project, hope it will be the first of many Two-Spirit targeted housing initiatives in Canada

Dianna Boileau’s life is being celebrated in the small northwestern community of Fort Frances

Identity

British drag has always been radical

Uganda bill still viciously anti-gay, trans journalist thwarts swatting attempt, Harvey Guillén at the Met Gala, queer creators support WGA strike, Oregon moves to protect trans healthcare, gay playwright Robert Patrick dies

Jerry Springer’s legacy of discovery and disgust

Intergalactic beauty Juno Birch’s advice for mere mortals

‘The L Word’ visits White House, Disney sues DeSantis, anti-queer bigot runs for N.C. governor, Montana cancels session after protests, trans healthcare for adults under attack in Texas, iconic gay editor dies

Paralympian Ness Murby looks to Paris, and a brighter future for trans athletes

How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people

Billy Porter as James Baldwin, Florida travel advisory, book bans booming, Missouri trans nightmare and TIME’s notable queers

Indigenous trans woman seeks changes over ‘unnecessarily degrading’ prison policy

The rise of queer athletes in women’s college gymnastics

In the U.K., queer and trans self-defence classes are growing in popularity

Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights

Trans author Casey Plett’s debut story collection is reissued and finally back in print

Two-Spirit people across Canada face precarious housing situations. This project hopes to change that

A pioneering Canadian trans woman is being commemorated with a plaque in her hometown