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Identity

This state secretly investigated a cis athlete’s gender after the parents of the students she beat complained
Sports

This state secretly investigated a cis athlete’s gender after the parents of the students she beat complained

Sources said the student wasn’t the only athlete subjected to an investigation

By Jackie Richardson
No U.S. state has ever repealed a conversion therapy ban. These lawmakers want to change that
Conversion therapy

No U.S. state has ever repealed a conversion therapy ban. These lawmakers want to change that

Utah outlawed any attempt to change a minor’s LGBTQ2S+ identity two years ago, but the policy is under attack

By Dika Ofoma
How much space should white-passing people take up in the antiracist movement?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

How much space should white-passing people take up in the antiracist movement?

I told my friend she needed to stop centring herself and step back, and she got upset. Was I being too harsh?

By Kai Cheng Thom
‘P-Valley’ tells Black queer stories you won’t find anywhere else
TV & Film

‘P-Valley’ tells Black queer stories you won’t find anywhere else

The series, wrapping up Season 2 this weekend, depicts the layered experiences of Black queer Southerners with care and authenticity 

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
A popular trans Twitch streamer was arrested after being targeted by transphobic swatting
Power

A popular trans Twitch streamer was arrested after being targeted by transphobic swatting

The attack is reportedly the latest in a series of anti-trans violence directed at Clara Sorrenti, who is known as Keffals

By Diamond Yao
This Black trans woman has been incarcerated in a men’s prison for nearly a decade. She’s finally free
Activism

This Black trans woman has been incarcerated in a men’s prison for nearly a decade. She’s finally free

Ashley Diamond has fought for landmark reforms around gender-affirming treatment for trans people held in Georgia prisons

By Oliver Haug
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More than 50 percent of LGBTQ2S+ employees aren’t comfortable being out at work
Business

More than 50 percent of LGBTQ2S+ employees aren’t comfortable being out at work

New report examines queer and trans experiences in the workplace

By Emma Bainbridge
Why I started a digital shrine to Justice Smith and Nic Ashe’s relationship
Identity

Why I started a digital shrine to Justice Smith and Nic Ashe’s relationship

The actor boyfriends are the possibility models I didn’t know I needed

By Mikelle Street
Oklahoma is requiring student athletes to sign ‘biological sex affidavits’
Identity

Oklahoma is requiring student athletes to sign ‘biological sex affidavits’

The policy comes in the wake of a law prohibiting trans youth from playing on the sports team that matches their gender

By Oliver Haug
A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey
Identity

A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey

Thirty-eight percent of young adults in sub-Saharan Africa said they want their governments to do more for LGBTQ+ rights

By Ursula Muñoz S.
This Ontario mom is throwing a gender reveal for her trans daughter
Identity

This Ontario mom is throwing a gender reveal for her trans daughter

Eight-year-old Ella is celebrating her new name and transition with family this weekend

By Maddy Mahoney
Trans and non-binary Manitobans face major delays in receiving corrected health card
Identity

Trans and non-binary Manitobans face major delays in receiving corrected health card

Some have waited months to years to receive updated cards, while others have never received a response

By Oliver Haug
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Canada pledges $1 million for monkeypox prevention amid botched vaccine rollout across North America
Health

Canada pledges $1 million for monkeypox prevention amid botched vaccine rollout across North America

The funding comes as the World Health Organization declares monkeypox a “global health emergency”

By Jackie Richardson
Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines
Media

Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has spent over four months covering the war like few others—becoming a target of Russian propaganda and right-wing attacks in the process

By Adam Zivo
Russia’s top female tennis star comes out, criticizes anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ ban
Sports

Russia’s top female tennis star comes out, criticizes anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ ban

Despite the fraught political situation in Russia, Daria Kasatkina hopes other LGBTQ+ people will someday feel safe to come out

By Nico Lang
How did Bette Midler get to tweeting anti-trans nonsense?
Culture

How did Bette Midler get to tweeting anti-trans nonsense?

OPINION: A well-orchestrated effort for years to pit cis women against trans folks is working through traditional mainstream media and straight to beloved stars

By Mel Woods
Elliot Page’s deadname trends on Twitter as social media platforms struggle to combat transphobia
Social Media

Elliot Page’s deadname trends on Twitter as social media platforms struggle to combat transphobia

Right-wing commentators say Twitter stifles free speech, but the rampant harassment of LGBTQ2S+ users proves otherwise

By Ursula Muñoz S.
This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 
Faith & Spirituality

This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 

The milestone reflects the work of groups advocating that homosexuality is not “haram”

By Chris Stoodley
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