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Music

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion

By Delia Harrington • February 17, 2023 at 11:40 am EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

A perfect queer day in NYC, Black history and a trans research takedown

A perfect queer day in NYC, Black history and a trans research takedown

This week, S. Bear Bergman’s Queer Culture Catch-up has got it all

By S. Bear Bergman • February 16, 2023 at 5:30 pm EDT
Transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive

By V.S. Wells • February 15, 2023 at 10:07 am EDT
Mental Health

Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive 

Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive 

Perhaps LGBTQ2S+ writers, creatives and historians can teach us how to do more than just get by

By Leigh Hendrix • February 14, 2023 at 1:33 pm EDT
Travel

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

At the capital’s Pride celebrations, the country’s we’re-all-in-this-together attitude shows that consensus is possible on LGBTQ+ rights

By Paul Gallant • February 13, 2023 at 12:40 pm EDT
Politics

As conservatives attack trans people, does Joe Biden still have our backs?

As conservatives attack trans people, does Joe Biden still have our backs?

OPINION: In his 2022 State of the Union address, Joe Biden told trans kids, “I will always have your back.” In this year’s speech, the president was silent on trans issues

By Katelyn Burns • February 9, 2023 at 10:51 am EDT
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Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

By Kevin Maimann • February 8, 2023 at 1:58 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition

We have a remarkably rare occurrence at the top of the charts this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 5, 2023 at 11:17 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

A gimmicky girl group challenge produces one of the strangest challenge winner edits in “Drag Race” herstory

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 5, 2023 at 1:50 pm EDT
Mental Health

The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds

The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds

The study also found that when a transphobic bill was defeated, the number of searches on those topics decreased 

By Diamond Yao • February 3, 2023 at 2:39 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

During Bolsonaro’s final year as president of Brazil, researchers say a queer person was killed every 34 hours in the South American country

By Denio Lourenco • February 3, 2023 at 2:07 pm EDT
Sexual Health

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource

By Quinn Rhodes • February 2, 2023 at 3:51 pm EDT
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Politics

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

OPINION: Conservatives are trying to protect political belief on human-rights grounds, betraying the whole reason human rights protections exist

By Dale Smith • February 2, 2023 at 3:09 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

REVIEW: The standout Sundance doc pays tribute to a musical icon who didn’t get his flowers

By Rendy Jones • February 2, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Trans Health

The ‘Utah-style compromise’ is dead

The ‘Utah-style compromise’ is dead

OPINION: In recent years, legislators in the state have occasionally shown compassion on LGBTQ2S+ issues. Utah’s recent anti-trans bill shows that empathy has run out

By Katelyn Burns • February 1, 2023 at 2:30 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

This latest data comes at the heels of the U.K. government’s decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill

By Diamond Yao • January 27, 2023 at 3:07 pm EDT
Gaming

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Originating in Japan, these games let you flirt, date, solve mysteries and more with a simple point and click

By V.S. Wells • January 27, 2023 at 1:46 pm EDT
History

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

A surge of proposed drag bans, which would bar “male or female impersonators” from appearing where children could see them, form part of a very contemporary moral panic—but the ideologies at their core are nothing new

By Kit Heyam • January 26, 2023 at 12:27 pm EDT
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