Disabled people aren’t a monolith, and not every autistic person is on the ace spectrum. But for me, the two parts of my identity are linked

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 12

We rank 10 of the campiest, butchiest, limp-wristiest music acts at this year’s contest

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 5

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

Identity

How getting diagnosed with autism helped me embrace my asexuality

Beyoncé tour kicks off, FDA eases blood restrictions, mpox no longer an emergency, Poland remains worst place in EU to be queer and Elliot Page praises gender-affirming care

Just how queer is Eurovision 2023?

Sports cycling stands by trans winner, new queer advocacy org, Florida and Montana anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Yvie Oddly vs. Republicans and pro-gay Jesus angers EU officials

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